Ernie Els in a red shirt

The Team

Meet the key personnel at the head of Ernie Els Design operations

Mike Kenny

Michael P. Kenny is 37 years old and President of Ernie Els Design. Previously, Mr. Kenny served as Vice President of Business Development at Nicklaus Design from 1999 - 2001. He then joined EED and was tabbed early on to assist Els with building his brand and establishing EED into a premier international golf course design company.

Prior to joining Nicklaus, Mr. Kenny was an associate at a prominent Florida law firm in the hospitality practice area. His practice area focused on representation of developers of golf oriented master planned communities and resorts.

Mr. Kenny is a 1997 graduate of Stetson University College of Law and is a member of the American Bar Association, the Florida Bar Association and Urban Land Institute. He has lectured on the topic of golf course design agreements for a national legal education conference.