Furyk & Friends event on PGA Tour Champions still searching for a home in 2026 and beyond
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Furyk & Friends PGA Tour Champions resumes after brief weather suspension
The Constellation Furyk & Friends was briefly suspended on Sunday because of standing water on some of the greens at the Timuquana Country Club.
Tournament host Jim Furyk said that the event will not be played at Glen Kernan Country Club due to timing issues.
Furyk is looking for a venue that offers a challenging course, scenic location and supports charitable efforts.
The PGA Tour Champions Constellation Furyk & Friends still needs a new home for 2026 and beyond.
Tournament host Jim Furyk told the Times-Union on Friday that the event will not be played at the Glen Kernan Country Club, which had been speculated widely because Furyk is supervising the renovation of the private course near the Intracoastal Waterway that was purchased in January of 2024 by an ownership group that includes 2022 Players champion Cameron Smith.
The five-year contract with the Timuquana Country Club, the tournament venue since 2021, runs out after the 2025 tournament, Oct. 3-5. Timuquana's membership voted in 2023 to not renew the contract.
However, Furyk has been adamant that the tournament will stay on the First Coast, especially title sponsor Constellation renewed for another five years.
"We are focusing on new options that will provide a challenging course for our players, a scenic location to share the beauty of NE Florida on our television coverage, somewhere fun for our sponsors and fans, and a great partner to help us continue our charitable efforts here on the First Coast," Furyk told the Times-Union in a text.
When asked why Glen Kernan is no longer being considered a landing spot for Furyk & Friends, Furyk said it was an issue of timing.
"The club has been closed for 18 months and right now [the club] is focused on getting settled in and working with the members and homeowners on providing the best experience they can day-in and day-out," he said. "The timing is not ideal at this time."
Furyk did not speculate on a new site. Possible courses are the San Jose Country Club, the TPC Sawgrass Dye's Valley, one of the World Golf Village courses (either the Slammer & Squire or King & Bear), the Sawgrass Country Club (where Furyk & Friends was played for 10 years before becoming a PGA Tour Champions event), the Omni Amelia Resort or perhaps the Golf Club of Amelia Island (part of the Ritz-Carlton).
Glen Kernan purchased in 2024 by Corner Lot
Glen Kernan was purchased a year ago by Corner Lot, a development firm owned by Jacksonville University graduate Andy Allen. Smith, a Ponte Vedra Beach resident, won the British Open after winning The Players, but then left the PGA Tour to play for the LIV Golf League.
Hampton Golf will manage Glen Kernan and the club recently hired former TPC Sawgrass general Bill Hughes to fill a similar position.
Plans are for the course to open for member play in June.
Golfweek contributed to this report.
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