Group will begin college in the fall of 2022
Glenview, Ill. – Twenty-seven caddies from the state of Ohio have been awarded the Evans Scholarship, a prestigious full housing and tuition college grant offered to golf caddies, following online selection interviews held Jan. 13.
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 most attending The Ohio State University in Columbus or Miami University in Oxford. 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 Scholars 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 are being held with applicants nationwide through the spring. When the 2021-22 selection meeting process is complete, an estimated 315 caddies from across the country 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.
Name |
City |
Club |
High School |
University |
Jack Smith |
Akron |
Portage CC |
Revere HS |
Miami |
Casey Higgins |
Amelia |
Coldstream CC |
McNicholas HS |
Ohio State |
William Pollack |
Chagrin Falls |
Canterbury Golf Club |
Kenston HS |
Ohio State |
Anthony Holmes |
Cincinnati |
Losantiville CC |
La Salle HS |
Ohio State |
Henry Hoskins |
Cincinnati |
Hyde Park CC |
Walnut Hills HS |
Ohio State |
Josiah Jackson |
Cincinnati |
Maketewah CC |
Colerain HS |
Miami |
Jacqueline Martini |
Cincinnati |
Clovernook CC |
Mercy McAuley HS |
Miami |
Ciara Perry |
Cincinnati |
Maketewah CC |
Clark Montessori |
Ohio State |
Charles Ricke |
Cincinnati |
Clovernook CC |
St. Xavier HS |
Ohio State |
Owen Roark |
Cleveland Heights |
Canterbury Golf Club |
Saint Ignatius HS |
Northwestern |
Ryan Sommer |
Columbus |
Scioto CC |
Upper Arlington HS |
Ohio State |
Michael Duckro |
Dayton |
Moraine CC |
Carroll HS |
Ohio State |
Nicole Kemer |
Elyria |
Elyria CC |
Midview HS |
Ohio State |
Julia Reitz |
Elyria |
Elyria CC |
Elyria HS |
Miami |
Emma Beegle |
Hudson |
Canterbury Golf Club |
Hudson HS |
Miami |
Anas Musaimi* |
Kettering |
Moraine CC |
Kettering Fairmont HS |
Ohio State |
Ethan Patchett |
Luckey |
Inverness Club |
Eastwood HS |
Ohio State |
Adrian Gonzalez Brana |
Maumee |
Inverness Club |
Saint John's Jesuit HS |
Ohio State |
Logan McGuire |
Miamisburg |
Moraine CC |
Miamisburg HS |
Miami |
Martine Hue |
Park Hills, KY |
Kenwood CC |
Notre Dame Academy |
Miami |
Chelsea Fall |
Sylvania |
Inverness Club |
Notre Dame Academy |
Miami |
Tamara Salameh |
Sylvania |
Sylvania CC |
Notre Dame Academy |
Ohio State |
Lauren Boyd |
Toledo |
Inverness Club |
Notre Dame Academy |
Ohio State |
Parker Boyd |
Toledo |
Inverness Club |
Notre Dame Academy |
Ohio State |
Caylee Bunker |
Toledo |
Inverness Club |
Notre Dame Academy |
Miami |
Bella Luna Carl |
Toledo |
Inverness Club |
Sylvania Northview HS |
Ohio State |
Troy Holt |
Winchester |
Terrace Park CC |
North Adams HS |
Ohio State |
*Awarded the Evans Scholarship for three years as they are currently a freshman in college.