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Western Golf Association

standouts Tiger Woods, Rickie Fowler, WOMEN’S WESTERN
Collin Morikawa and Scottie Scheffler. JUNIOR
The tournament, the oldest national
The WGA partners with the WWGA
junior championship, is an invitational
to administer the Women’s Western
competition, with competitors ages 15
Junior, which was first held in 1920. The
to 19 and a handicap of three or less
championship features an outstanding
eligible to apply.
field of competitors, many of whom go
on to become top amateur and college
WOMEN’S WESTERN players. Notable past champions
AMATEUR include Cristie Kerr (1994), Grace Park
The WGA partners with the Women’s (1993) and Nancy Lopez (1972–74).
Western Golf Association to administer For more information,
the Women’s Western Amateur. Held visit wgaesf.org.
without interruption since 1901, this
event is one of the oldest annual
championships in women’s amateur
golf. The list of past champions
includes current stars and legends
of the LPGA Tour, including Ariya Marissa Wenzler, winner of the 2021 Women’s Western
Jutanugarn (2012), Stacy Lewis (2006), Amateur
Brittany Lang (2003), Grace Park (1998),
Cristie Kerr (1995) and Nancy Lopez
(1976).

FACTS AT A GLANCE
Our Championships Our Evans Scholars Program Funding
• In 2022, we are conducting six • 315 full tuition and housing awards • Nation’s largest scholarship program
of the nation’s most prestigious this year for golf caddies
golf championships
• 1,070 Evans Scholars enrolled at • More than 34,000 annual
• More than 345 championships held 21 universities for the 2021–22 Par Club members
for professional and amateur golfers academic year
• Program ambassadors include more
since our founding
• Evans Scholarship Houses at than 1,000 WGA Directors nationwide
• 70 top PGA TOUR players compete 17 universities
• More than $435 million in tuition and
in the BMW Championship
• Comprehensive selection criteria housing scholarships awarded
• 2,500 volunteers at our includes academics, financial need, all-time
championships caddie record and strong character
• Average total value of an Evans
and leadership
Scholarship is more than $125,000
• Campus leaders in academic and over four years
extracurricular activities
• Alumni have contributed more than
• Cumulative 3.4 GPA $188 million to the Program

• Graduation rate is 95 percent • $27 million in annual scholarship
costs for the 2021–22 academic year
• More than 11,550
Evans Scholars Alumni

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