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2022 Kaiser Cup Team Rosters
The 26th Kaiser Cup matches supported by Levelwear will kick off the Kentucky PGA's 2022 season on April 4-5. The Ryder Cup-style event will be contested at Belterra Golf Club in Florence, Indiana. Monday's opening day of competition will feature five 18-hole four-ball matches before ten singles matches conclude the competition on Tuesday.
Each team is composed of ten of the top players from the 2021 season. One features top Member Professionals in the Section while the other features some of the best Assistant Professionals and Associates throughout Kentucky. The Member team will be vying for its fourth consecutive victory in the event and for the second consecutive year, it will be captained by Andrew Stephens, PGA. In 2021, he won the ROLEX Larry Gilbert Player of the Year which he also did in 2020.
The Assistant/Associate team will be led by Nick Johnston who is the reigning ROLEX Assistant Player of the Year. This will be Johnston's first time serving as captain in the event after making his debut Kaiser Cup appearance in 2021. The full rosters of each team are as follows:
MEMBER TEAM
Andrew Stephens, PGA (captain) - Director of Instruction at The Stephens Golf Center
Mitchell Moore, PGA - Director of Instruction at Hopkinsville Golf and Country Club
Jesse Massie, PGA - Director of Instruction at Woodhaven Country Club
Andrew Lardner, PGA - Head Golf Professional at Polo Fields Golf and Country Club
David Huffman, PGA - Head Golf Professional at South Park Country Club
Tom Walters, PGA - Head Golf Professional at Summit Hills Country Club
Carson Stone, PGA - Director of Instruction at Bluegrass Golf Academy
Sara Stephens, PGA - General Manager at The Stephens Golf Center
Robert Costello, PGA - Head Golf Professional at Nevel Meade Golf Course
Aaron McDowell, PGA - Head Golf Professional at Lakeside Golf Course
ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE TEAM
Nick Johnston (captain) - Head Golf Professional at Wildwood Country Club
Josh Griffin, PGA - Assistant Golf Professional at Hurstbourne Country Club
Daniel Iceman III, PGA - Assistant Golf Professional at Weissinger Hills Golf Course
Eric Voss, PGA - Assistant Golf Professional at Bowling Green Country Club
Bobby Newberry, PGA - Assistant Golf Professional at Louisville Country Club
Matt Bloom - Assistant Golf Professional at South Park Country Club
Jacob Schakat, PGA - Assistant Golf Professional at Indian Hills Country Club
Austin Burke - Assistant Golf Professional at Audubon Country Club
Matt McCrady - General Manager at Man O' War Golf
Johnny Vidal - Head Golf Professional at Perry Park Golf Resort