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decided the scholarship recipients. In all, 270
caddies received college scholarships, each is
valued at over $100,000. In Ohio, candidates
receive tuition, plus room and board to either,
Miami University or the Ohio State University.
There are currently 935 former caddies enrolled
in colleges across the country and more than
10,400 have graduated and are now Evans
Scholars alumni.
“Based on their excellence in the classroom
and their service to their schools and
communities, there is little doubt that these
young men and women have earned this life-
changing opportunity,” said John Kaczkowski,
WGA President and CEO. “We welcome them
to the Evans Scholars family.”
It takes a community to raise a child and it
takes thousands of golf club members, Evans
alumni and interested individuals to make
this worthwhile program successful. Evans
generates over $16 million each year to fund
the current crop of students. They have a goal
to grow to over 1,000 caddies in college by the
year 2020.
Scholarship funds come primarily from
contributions by 28,700 golfers across the
country, who are members of theWGA Par Club
program. Evans Scholars Alumni donate more
than $11 million annually, and all proceeds
from the BMW Championship, a FedEx Cup
Playoff event, are donated to the Evans Scholars
Foundation.
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