On Friday August 14, 2026, the Suffield Rotary will be sponsoring the 35th Annual Glenn T. Packard Memorial Golf Tournament. This year it will be at Crestview Country Club. While the tournament will continue, at the request of the family, this is the final year with that name, which will be renamed the Suffield Rotary Memorial Golf Tournament.
For all these years this tournament, memorializing Glenn, has benefited the Town of Suffield and its athletes while bringing together old and new friends. For those who do not know, for thirty-five years this golf tournament has honored the memory of Glenn T. Packard, who at the age of 31 was tragically killed in an accident on Route 91. Glenn was a National Honor Society student at Suffield High School where he played three varsity sports – soccer, basketball, and baseball. He was an All-State soccer player and a member of the State Soccer Championship Team in 1978. Following his tragic death, his friends created a foundation in his name, funded by an annual memorial golf tournament. The objective of the foundation is to enhance the quality of educational and recreational sports in Suffield. The tournament, now run by the Suffield Rotary Club, continues to honor Glenn and raise money for worthwhile town projects, while providing a venue for old and new friends to come together.
Over the years, proceeds from the tournament have funded or contributed to the funding of the Suffield Rotary Hut at Suffield High School (SHS), the Packard Soccer Field at Bruce Park, dugouts and batting cages for baseball and softball teams at SHS, the Bruce Park’s pavilion, athletic field emergency defibrillators throughout the town, the Sunrise Park playground; new baseball/softball batting cages for Suffield Little League; tennis and basketball courts at the Suffield Recreational complex, playscapes at Spaulding and Bridge Street schools, lights at the SHS track (including lacrosse and soccer fields), the timing System for the SHS Track teams, goals for SHS Field Hockey, scoreboards (soccer at Packard Field, SHS Lacrosse, the SHS Swim Team, the Middle School and McAlister School basketball courts), goals for soccer fields at Bridge Street and Spaulding Schools, bleachers and benches at various athletic fields throughout town, and more.
Tournament registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start for eighteen holes of golf. This is followed by a post golf lunch (with hot dogs, hamburgers, bone in chicken, two chilled salads, potato chips and dessert.) For the first hour post-golf, there will be a complimentary keg, as well as iced tea and lemonade available. There is, as always, a first-rate raffle and goody bags for all golfers. If you wish to receive a registration form, just email me at JayPresser@gmail.com. If you don’t have a full five golfer team, you may register as an individual player or a group of less than five golfers, and we will attempt to pair you with other players. To make registration easier, payment can be made via Venmo. (See QR code to the right)
Team prizes will be awarded to the three teams with the lowest gross and to the team with the highest gross. There is a 50/50 raffle and we have brought back “Long Drive”, closest to the line, and closest to the pin for all par-threes. Finally, everyone has a chance to participate and win a fun-filled raffle with great prizes.
If you can help us by sponsoring the tournament, please call or email Paul Muska (muskafamily425@gmail.com or 860-966-2825). Please join us for a wonderful time honoring Glenn while helping our town.