Member of the Year

The Farmhouse Classic recognizes a Member of the Year.

This honor is bestowed upon the player who best exemplifies The Farmhouse Classic’s core values on and off the course. The Farmhouse Classic Member of the Year demonstrates a commitment to:

  • Friendship: They go above and beyond to help friends in need, they identify new participants for The Farmhouse Classic, and they create a welcoming environment for all participants.
  • Sportsmanship: They honor the game of golf and are committed to growing it and its associated values.
  • Charity: They support charitable organizations and their community to make a marked difference in providing for the less fortunate, building strong communities, and doing good for the whole.

Eligibility

  • The candidate must have played in at least one Farmhouse Classic prior to the nomination year.
  • The candidate must be playing in The Farmhouse Classic in the year they are nominated.
  • All contributions and achievements used in the nomination must have been made between the preceding Farmhouse Classic and the nomination date.

Submission

There are two ways someone can be considered for Member of the Year:

1. As part of each participant’s registration they will be asked to provide as self-nomination:

  • The number of volunteer hours they completed since the previous Farmhouse Classic.
  • The number of dollars they contributed or raised for charitable organizations since the previous Farmhouse Classic.
  • An impact description of the type of support they provided, including the names of organizations.

2. As part of each participant’s registration, they will have the option to nominate another participant they believe exemplifies the core values of The Farmhouse Classic. Nominations must include the name of the nominee and a short description of their charitable impact.

This information will be collected to determine finalists for the Member of the Year, as well as track the broader impact The Farmhouse Classic, is having in our local communities.

Selection

A panel of judges will select a group of finalists from the nominations, based on their charitable impact. Finalists are notified several weeks before the tournament of their selection. The panel of judges will then select the individual Member of the Year from the finalists.

Recognition

All Member of the Year finalists are recognized in the program and are honored during the Friday Awards Ceremony.

From the finalists, one Member of the Year will be selected and will hit the ceremonial first tee shot for that year’s Farmhouse Classic, receive a custom needlepoint bag tag, and will be a judge in the following year’s Member of the Year selection committee.