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WESTERN GOLF ASSOCIATION

WOMEN’S WESTERN AMATEUR WOMEN’S WESTERN JUNIOR
The WGA partners with the Women’s The WGA partners with the Women’s
Western Golf Association to administer Western Golf Association to administer
the Women’s Western Amateur. Held the Women’s Western Junior, which was
without interruption since 1901, this first held in 1920. The championship
event is one of the oldest annual features an outstanding field of
championships in women’s amateur golf. competitors, many of whom go on to
The list of past champions includes become top amateur and college
current stars and legends of the LPGA players. Notable past champions include
TOUR, including Ariya Jutanugarn Cristie Kerr (1994), Grace Park (1993)
(2012), Stacy Lewis (2006), Brittany and Nancy Lopez (1972–74).
Lang (2003), Grace Park (1998), Cristie
For more information,
Kerr (1995) and Nancy Lopez (1976).
visit www.wgaesf.org.

Davis Riley at the 2018 Western Amateur

FACTS AT A GLANCE

OUR CHAMPIONSHIPS OUR EVANS SCHOLARS PROGRAM FUNDING
• In 2019, we are conducting six • 280 full tuition and housing awards • Nation’s largest scholarship
of the nation’s most prestigious this year program for golf caddies
golf championships
• 985 Evans Scholars enrolled at • More than 32,500 annual
• More than 335 championships held 18 universities for the 2018–19 Par Club members
for professional and amateur golfers academic year
• Program ambassadors include more
since our founding
• Evans Scholarship Houses at than 700 WGA Directors nationwide
• 70 top PGA TOUR players compete 16 universities
• More than $385 million in tuition
in the BMW Championship
• Comprehensive selection criteria and housing scholarships awarded
• 2,500 volunteers at our championships includes academics, financial need, all-time
caddie record and strong character and
• Average total value of an Evans
leadership
Scholarship is more than $120,000
• Campus leaders in academic and over four years
extracurricular activities
• Alumni have contributed more than
• Cumulative GPA is 3.3 $154 million to the Program

• Graduation rate is 95 percent • $23 million in annual scholarship
costs to be paid in 2018–19
• More than 10,800 Evans Scholars
academic year
Alumni

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