Students are among the first awarded Evans Scholars this year
Glenview, Ill. – Sixty-five Chicago-area students have been awarded the Evans Scholarship, a full housing and tuition college grant offered to golf caddies. They are among the first group of recipients awarded following selection interviews that will continue across the country through the spring.
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.
They will begin college in the fall of 2022 as Evans Scholars, with awarded universities to be finalized April 1. The Evans Scholarship is valued at more than $120,000 over four years. Winners are listed below.
“These young men and women are part of an exceptional incoming class of New Scholar caddies from around the nation,” said WGA Chairman Joe Desch. “They represent what the Evans Scholars Program has been about since 1930.”
The Evans Scholars selection interviews will continue to be held with applicants nationwide through the spring. When the 2021-22 selection meeting process is complete, an estimated 315 caddies are expected to be awarded the Evans Scholarship.
The Western Golf Association, headquartered in Glenview, Illinois, has supported the Chick Evans Scholarship Program through the Evans Scholars Foundation since 1930. Known as one of golf’s favorite charities, it is the nation’s largest scholarship program for caddies.
Currently, a record 1,070 caddies are enrolled at 21 universities across the nation as Evans Scholars, and more than 11,500 caddies have graduated as Evans Scholars since the program was founded by famed Chicago amateur 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.”
Scholarship funds come mostly from contributions by nearly 35,000 supporters across the country, who are members of the Evans Scholars Par Club program. Evans Scholars Alumni donate more than $17 million annually, and all proceeds from the BMW Championship, the penultimate PGA TOUR Playoff event in the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup competition, are donated to the Evans Scholars Foundation. In 2022, the BMW Championship will be held at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware, from Aug. 16-21.
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Name |
Hometown |
High School |
Club |
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Saul |
Galvan |
Berwyn |
Nazareth Academy |
Sankaty Head Golf Club (MA) |
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Bridget |
Danaher |
Burbank |
Marist HS |
Beverly CC |
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Hugo |
Arias |
Chicago |
La Lumiere School |
Beverly CC |
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Lydia |
Asare |
Chicago |
Woodlands Academy |
Knollwood Club |
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Mark |
Buzin |
Chicago |
Lake View HS |
Evanston Golf Club |
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John |
Castro |
Chicago |
Saint Patrick HS |
Ridgemoor CC |
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Jack |
Doelger |
Chicago |
Saint Patrick HS |
Ridgemoor CC |
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Anna |
Fagan |
Chicago |
Mother McAuley HS |
Ridge CC |
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Alex |
Flores |
Chicago |
Loyola Academy |
Indian Hill Club |
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Cora |
Haworth |
Chicago |
GCE Lab School |
Ridgemoor CC |
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Desmond |
Jones |
Chicago |
De La Salle Institute |
North Shore CC |
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David |
Jozwik |
Chicago |
William Howard Taft HS |
Ridgemoor CC |
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Hannah |
Kaczor |
Chicago |
Northside College Prep |
Bryn Mawr CC |
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Myron |
Neal |
Chicago |
Roycemore School |
Briarwood CC |
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Eden |
Ortiz |
Chicago |
John Hancock College Prep |
Park Ridge CC |
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Melanie |
Ovalle |
Chicago |
Regina Dominican HS |
Lake Shore CC |
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Shania |
Partee |
Chicago |
King College Prep |
Briarwood CC |
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Elliott |
Sanders |
Chicago |
Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences |
Beverly CC |
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Brian |
Soto |
Chicago |
Marist HS |
Sunset Ridge CC |
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Luis |
Soto |
Chicago |
Latin School of Chicago |
Sunset Ridge CC |
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Melanie |
Tapia |
Chicago |
Concord Academy |
Onwentsia Club |
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Niyah |
Williams |
Chicago |
Holy Trinity HS |
Skokie CC |
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Nelson |
Benitez |
Cicero |
Christ the King College Prep |
Oak Park CC |
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Krish |
Patel |
Des Plaines |
Maine East HS |
Glen View Club |
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Ewa |
Trochimowicz |
Des Plaines |
Willows Academy |
Park Ridge CC |
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Francis |
Signorelli |
Evergreen Park |
St. Rita of Cascia HS |
Ridge CC |
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Jack |
Bojan |
Frankfort |
Lincoln-Way East HS |
Prestwick CC |
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Luis |
Martinez |
Gurnee |
Warren Township HS |
Northmoor CC |
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Esveyda |
Uriostegui |
Hampshire |
Hampshire HS |
Evanston Golf Club |
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Mac |
Nanberg |
Highwood |
Highland Park HS |
Exmoor CC |
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Kevin |
Ruddy |
Homer Glen |
Providence Catholic HS |
Edgewood Valley CC |
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Casey |
Hart |
La Grange |
Lyons Township HS |
La Grange CC |
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Caroline |
Hart |
La Grange |
Lyons Township HS |
La Grange CC |
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Connor |
Reblin |
La Grange Park |
Lyons Township HS |
Chicago Highlands Club |
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Vincent |
Caruso |
Lemont |
Providence Catholic HS |
Crystal Tree Golf & CC |
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Hugo |
Nunez |
Lyons |
Fenwick HS |
Oak Park CC |
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Michael |
Colella |
Medinah |
Lake Park HS |
Medinah CC |
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Samantha |
Corte |
Melrose Park |
West Leyden HS |
River Forest CC |
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Andrew |
Scarnavack |
Mokena |
Lincoln-Way Central HS |
Olympia Fields CC |
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Luka |
Tesla |
Mount Prospect |
John Hersey HS |
Rolling Green CC |
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Christian |
Tsevis |
Mount Prospect |
John Hersey HS |
Rolling Green CC |
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Carlos |
Chaires |
Mundelein |
Vernon Hills HS |
Conway Farms Golf Club |
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Jenna |
Kuhny |
Naperville |
Naperville North HS |
Medinah CC |
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Jose |
Elizondo |
North Riverside |
Riverside Brookfield HS |
Riverside Golf Club |
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Hannah |
Smith |
Oak Forest |
Victor J. Andrew HS |
Midlothian CC |
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Nicholas |
Smith |
Oak Forest |
Oak Forest HS |
Midlothian CC |
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Grace |
Burke |
Oak Lawn |
Oak Lawn Community HS |
Beverly CC |
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Matthew |
Martin |
Orland Park |
Providence Catholic HS |
Ruth Lake CC |
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Laura |
Flores |
Park City |
Warren Township HS |
Indian Hill Club |
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Melanie |
Garcia |
Park City |
Warren Township HS |
Ivanhoe Club |
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Grayson |
Poindexter |
Park Ridge |
Maine Township South HS |
Park Ridge CC |
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Pablo |
Vicencio |
Posen |
Bremen HS |
Midlothian CC |
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Nicole |
Yspango |
Posen |
Bremen HS |
Edgewood Valley CC |
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Michael |
Strozak |
Prospect Heights |
Saint Viator HS |
Ravinia Green CC |
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Isaac |
Narmandakh |
River Forest |
Oak Park and River Forest HS |
Oak Park CC |
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Daniel |
Ruggie |
River Forest |
Fenwick HS |
Oak Park CC |
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Thomas |
Sullivan |
River Forest |
Oak Park and River Forest HS |
Oak Park CC |
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Amelia |
Krewer |
River Grove |
Resurrection College Prep HS |
Oak Park CC |
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Trey |
McCallister |
Roselle |
Lake Park HS |
Medinah CC |
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Hana |
Dedić |
Skokie |
Niles North HS |
Westmoreland CC |
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Luke |
Buhmann |
Warrenville |
Wheaton Warrenville South HS |
Chicago Golf Club |
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Emmanuel |
Cardenas-Wence |
Waukegan |
Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep |
Lake Shore CC |
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Janissa |
Gutierrez |
Waukegan |
Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep |
Onwentsia Club |
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Allison |
Edgar |
West Chicago |
St. Charles East |
St. Charles CC |
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Evan |
Neuhart |
Woodstock |
Woodstock HS |
Crystal Lake CC |