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.