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April 27, 2016

SEVIERVILLE, TN — The Captains Club today announced that the 16th Annual Carl Spackler Open Awards will take place on Saturday, June 11, 2016 inside the pavilion at Sevierville Golf Club.  

"The decision on the Awards Presentation was made during the process of securing the venue," says Matt Pritchard, Senior Vice President of Awards. "The decision includes dinner, but will not start for hours after Round 3 play."

The Presentation will be used to announce winners and losers. The Golden Jacket and Championship Trophy is the gravy. Allan Hench, the present champion, will assist the new champion with their fitted Golden Jacket.

The Horses Ass Trophy, jackass behavior of the weekend, will be distributed to a golfer. The Carl Spackler Outfit will be worn by the loser. The Noonan Award will be distributed to the rookie scoring the most points. The Skills Challenge Contest will also have another short game master. The Dooty and Stroke Awards will also be awarded to the worst and best putter based on long-putt points.

The golfer in last pace on Friday evening with dawn the Al Czverik Outfit during Round 3 play. "This outfit is a reminder to the golfer in last place that the Carl Spackler Outfit is 18 holes away." History shows that the Czverik Outfit does get last place out of last place quickly.

"My personal favorite is the new Fanatic Award," says Pritchard. "It is great to see somebody without so much dedication to the event get recognized."

The 2016 Carl Spackler Open will be held at Sevierville Golf Club in eastern Tennessee near Knoxville. There are between 64 golfers expected to participate in the 16th annual event. There is a practice round scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.