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The Evans Scholars Foundation
Record number of students awarded full college scholarships

This past winter, a record 315 students
from across the country were awarded
the Evans Scholarship, a prestigious
full housing and tuition college grant
offered to golf caddies.
Each caddie has a unique story that
reflects the scholarship’s four selection
criteria: a strong caddie record,
excellent academics, demonstrated
financial need and outstanding
character. Recipients were interviewed
at one of more than 20 selection
meetings across the country, from
November through March.
They will begin college as Evans
Scholars this Fall, attending one of 22
leading universities across the nation.
There are 1,070 Evans Scholars in school.
The Evans Scholarship is valued at
more than $125,000 over four years. The Western Golf Association, are members of the Evans Scholars Par
headquartered in Glenview, Illinois, has Club program. Evans Scholars Alumni
“These young men and women are part
supported the Chick Evans Scholarship donate more than $17 million annually,
of an exceptional incoming class of New
Program through the Evans Scholars and all proceeds from the BMW
Scholars from around the nation,” said
Foundation since 1930. Known as one of Championship, the penultimate PGA
WGA Chairman Joe Desch. “They
golf’s favorite charities, it is the nation’s TOUR Playoff event in the PGA TOUR’s
represent what the Evans Scholars
largest scholarship program for caddies. FedExCup competition, are donated to
Program has been about since 1930.”
the Evans Scholars Foundation. In 2022,
Currently, a record 1,070 caddies are
the BMW Championship will be held
enrolled at 21 universities across the
at Wilmington Country Club in
nation as Evans Scholars, and more
Wilmington, Delaware, from Aug. 16–21.
than 11,500 caddies have graduated as
Evans Scholars since the program was To learn more about the WGA and ESF,
founded by famed Chicago amateur visit wgaesf.org.
golfer Charles “Chick” Evans Jr.
“These young students have each shown
excellence in the classroom, in their
communities and on the golf course,”
said WGA President and CEO John
Kaczkowski. “We are proud to welcome
them to the Evans Scholars family.”

The support of local golf and country
clubs and partnering golf associations
has been an integral part of the success
of the Evans Scholars Program.
Scholarship funds come mostly
from contributions by nearly 35,000
supporters across the country, who
A caddie on the green Evans Scholars living in community

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