Will begin college as Evans Scholars this fall

Glenview, Ill. – More than 120 students from the Chicago area have been awarded the Evans Scholarship, a prestigious full housing and tuition college grant offered to golf caddies.

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.

In 2022, a record 315 students were awarded the Evans Scholarship. Recipients were interviewed at one of more than 20 selection meetings across the country, from November through March.

They will begin college as Evans Scholars this fall, attending one of 22 leading universities across the nation. The Evans Scholarship is valued at more than $120,000 over four years. Winners, listed by hometown, are 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 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

Andrea

Parent

Addison

Medinah CC

Addison Trail HS

Miami

Joaquin

Barba

Antioch

Merit Club

Antioch HS

Minnesota

Connor

Costello

Arlington Heights

Rolling Green CC

Hersey HS

Missouri

Devin

Roser

Arlington Heights

Twin Orchard CC

Buffalo Grove HS

Indiana

Marina

Paniagua

Aurora

Stonebridge CC

West Aurora HS

Illinois

Rosie

Edwards

Bartlett

Medinah CC

Bartlett HS

Illinois Chicago

Kyle

Mayr

Bensenville

River Forest CC

Immaculate Conception

Missouri

Elijah

Bolger

Berwyn

Riverside GC

Fenwick

Marquette

Saul

Galvan

Berwyn

Sankaty Head GC

Nazareth Academy

Oregon

Leonardo

Saavedra

Berwyn

Ruth Lake CC

Nazareth Academy

Marquette

Riley

Heydenburg

Buffalo Grove

Royal Melbourne CC

Stevenson HS

Marquette

Bridget

Danaher

Burbank

Beverly CC

Marist

Illinois Chicago

Finley

Albinak

Chicago

Bryn Mawr CC

Lane Tech

Illinois

Natalie

Archacki

Chicago

Ridgemoor CC

Fenwick

Illinois Chicago

Hugo

Arias

Chicago

Beverly CC

La Lumiere School

Wisconsin

Lydia

Asare

Chicago

Knollwood Club

Woodlands Academy

Illinois

Ryan

Bender

Chicago

Ridgemoor CC

St. Patrick HS

Marquette

Kai

Billups

Chicago

Knollwood Club

Chicago Lab Schools

Illinois

Lena

Bryan*

Chicago

Beverly CC

Mother McAuley

Illinois

Mark

Buzin

Chicago

Evanston GC

Lake View HS

Wisconsin

John

Castro

Chicago

Ridgemoor CC

St. Patrick HS

Notre Dame

Jack

Doelger

Chicago

Ridgemoor CC

St. Patrick HS

Kansas

Anna

Fagan

Chicago

Ridge CC

Mother McAuley

Illinois Chicago

Alex

Flores

Chicago

Indian Hill Club

Loyola Academy

Illinois Chicago

Julian

Flores

Chicago

Exmoor CC

De La Salle Institute

Illinois

Anthony

Gawenda

Chicago

Oak Park CC

Lincoln Park HS

Illinois Chicago

Stephen

Goonan

Chicago

Skokie CC

Lane Tech

Illinois

Sean

Greene*

Chicago

Bryn Mawr CC

Notre Dame Prep

Illinois

Catherine

Gruszka

Chicago

Bryn Mawr CC

Taft HS

Illinois Chicago

Cora

Haworth

Chicago

Ridgemoor CC

GCE

Illinois

Freddy

Jaramillo

Chicago

Northmoor CC

Northridge Prep

Illinois

Desmond

Jones

Chicago

North Shore CC

De La Salle Institute

Missouri

David

Jozwik

Chicago

Ridgemoor CC

Taft HS

Wisconsin

Hannah

Kaczor

Chicago

Bryn Mawr CC

Northside Prep

Wisconsin

Isabela

Kulis

Chicago

Ridgemoor CC

Taft HS

Illinois Chicago

Noah

Melendez

Chicago

Park Ridge CC

Lane Tech

Illinois

Myron

Neal

Chicago

Briarwood CC

Roycemore

Illinois

Gloria

Neequaye

Chicago

Glen Oak CC

St. Ignatius

Northwestern

Catherine

Novo

Chicago

Bryn Mawr CC

Loyola Academy

Illinois

Eden

Ortiz

Chicago

Park Ridge CC

John Hancock Prep

Illinois

Melanie

Ovalle

Chicago

Lake Shore CC

Regina Dominican HS

Marquette

Shania

Partee

Chicago

Briarwood CC

Christ the King Prep

Illinois

Elliott

Sanders

Chicago

Beverly CC

Chicago Ag Sciences

Wisconsin

Brian

Soto

Chicago

Sunset Ridge CC

Marist

Ohio State

Luis

Soto

Chicago

Sunset Ridge CC

Latin School of Chicago

Purdue

Melanie

Tapia

Chicago

Onwentsia Club

Concord Academy

Northwestern

Niyah

Williams

Chicago

Skokie CC

Holy Trinity HS

Illinois

Nelson

Benitez

Cicero

Oak Park CC

Christ the King Prep

Marquette

Emerson

Genzlinger

Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake CC

Prairie Ridge HS

Illinois

Molly

Savage

Darien

Ruth Lake CC

Hinsdale South

Notre Dame

Luke

Brenner

Des Plaines

Park Ridge CC

Brenner Academy

Miami

Krish

Patel

Des Plaines

Glen View Club

Maine East

Illinois

Ewa

Trochimowicz

Des Plaines

Park Ridge CC

Willows Academy

Illinois

Robert

Rowland

Elmhurst

Butterfield CC

York HS

Colorado

Jack

Schnoebelen

Elmwood Park

Oak Park CC

St. Patrick HS

Illinois

Daniel

McQuillan

Evergreen Park

Ridge CC

Evergreen Park HS

Indiana

Grace

Novick

Evergreen Park

Beverly CC

Mother McAuley

Illinois Chicago

John

O'Connell

Evergreen Park

Ridge CC

Brother Rice

Kansas

Francis

Signorelli

Evergreen Park

Ridge CC

St. Rita

Marquette

Jack

Bojan

Frankfort

Prestwick CC

Lincoln-Way East

Illinois

Shane

Palmer

Frankfort

Prestwick CC

Lincoln-Way East

Kansas

Matthew

Cavender

Glenview

Park Ridge CC

Glenbrook South HS

Missouri

Liam

Hand

Glenview

North Shore CC

Loyola Academy

Miami

Nicholas

Wessel

Glenview

Sunset Ridge CC

Glenbrook South HS

Kansas

Vanessa

Avila

Gurnee

Skokie CC

Warren Township HS

Marquette

Luis

Martinez

Gurnee

Northmoor CC

Warren Township HS

Illinois Chicago

Esveyda

Uriostegui

Hampshire

Evanston GC

Hampshire HS

Illinois Chicago

Mac

Nanberg

Highwood

Exmoor CC

Highland Park HS

Illinois Chicago

Quinn

Finder

Hoffman Estates

Inverness GC

Conant HS

Marquette

Kevin

Ruddy

Homer Glen

Edgewood Valley CC

Providence Catholic

Marquette

Casey

Hart

La Grange

La Grange CC

Lyons Township HS

Illinois

Caroline

Hart

La Grange

La Grange CC

Lyons Township HS

Illinois

Connor

Reblin

La Grange Park

Chicago Highlands

Lyons Township HS

Colorado

Jake

Ryan

La Grange Park

Butterfield CC

Brother Rice

Colorado

Gabriel

Lazarski

LaGrange Park

Riverside GC

Lyons Township HS

Wisconsin

Vincent

Caruso

Lemont

Crystal Tree CC

Providence Catholic

Kansas

Ella

Baffico

Libertyville

Knollwood Club

Libertyville HS

Colorado

Jared

Hughes

Lindenhurst

Ivanhoe Club

Grayslake North HS

Illinois Chicago

Michael

Colella

Medinah

Medinah CC

Lake Park HS

Miami

Samantha

Corte

Melrose Park

River Forest CC

West Leyden HS

Illinois Chicago

Sofia

Miceli

Melrose Park

Oak Park CC

St. Ignatius

Wisconsin

Philip

Donaghey

Mokena

Crystal Tree CC

Lincoln Way Central

Missouri

Andrew

Scarnavack

Mokena

Olympia Fields CC

Lincoln-Way Central

Illinois

Andrew

Fusco

Morton Grove

Glen View Club

Loyola Academy

Minnesota

Luka

Tesla

Mount Prospect

Rolling Green CC

Hersey HS

Northwestern

Christian

Tsevis

Mount Prospect

Rolling Green CC

Hersey HS

Northwestern

Carlos

Chaires

Mundelein

Conway Farms GC

Vernon Hills HS

Illinois

Jenna

Kuhny

Naperville

Medinah CC

Naperville North HS

Illinois

Jose

Elizondo

North Riverside

Riverside GC

Riverside Brookfield HS

Marquette

Keleigh

Birk*

Oak Forest

Midlothian CC

Oak Forest HS

Illinois

Hannah

Smith

Oak Forest

Midlothian CC

Victor J. Andrew HS

Notre Dame

Nicholas

Smith

Oak Forest

Midlothian CC

Oak Forest HS

Illinois

Grace

Burke

Oak Lawn

Beverly CC

Oak Lawn HS

Indiana

Kellen

O'Keefe

Oak Lawn

Ridge CC

Marist

Illinois

Zechariah

Daley

Oak Park

Oak Park CC

Fenwick

Washington

Matthew

Martin

Orland Park

Ruth Lake CC

Providence Catholic

Illinois

Madeleine

Viz*

Orland Park

Midlothian CC

Benet Academy

Notre Dame

Donald

Carl

Palatine

Inverness GC

Fremd HS

Northwestern

Laura

Flores

Park City

Indian Hill Club

Warren Township HS

Missouri

Melanie

Garcia

Park City

Ivanhoe Club

Warren Township HS

Missouri

Grayson

Poindexter

Park Ridge

Park Ridge CC

Maine South

Indiana

Pablo

Vicencio

Posen

Midlothian CC

Bremen HS

Illinois Chicago

Nicole

Yspango

Posen

Edgewood Valley

Bremen HS

Notre Dame

Michael

Strozak

Prospect Heights

Ravinia Green CC

St. Viator HS

Illinois

Isaac

Narmandakh

River Forest

Oak Park CC

Oak Park River Forest

Indiana

Daniel

Ruggie

River Forest

Oak Park CC

Fenwick

Missouri

Thomas

Sullivan

River Forest

Oak Park CC

Oak Park River Forest

Miami

Amelia

Krewer

River Grove

Oak Park CC

Resurrection Prep

Illinois Chicago

Anastasia

Shkibara

River Grove

Oak Park CC

Fenwick

Indiana

Trey

McCallister

Roselle

Medinah CC

Lake Park HS

Illinois

Hana

Dedic

Skokie

Westmoreland CC

Niles North HS

Northwestern

Charles

McQueeny

South Elgin

Elgin CC

St. Edward Catholic

Illinois

Owen

Jager

Spring Grove

McHenry CC

Marian Catholic

Marquette

Luke

Buhmann

Warrenville

Chicago GC

Wheaton Warrenville S

Illinois

Emmanuel

Cardenas-Wence

Waukegan

Lake Shore CC

Cristo Rey Prep

Illinois

Janissa

Gutierrez

Waukegan

Onwentsia Club

Cristo Rey Prep

Illinois Chicago

Allison

Edgar

West Chicago

St. Charles CC

St. Charles East HS

Indiana

Gabriella

Cavalieri*

Western Springs

Butterfield CC

Fenwick

Marquette

Allison

Heniff

Wheaton

Cantigny Golf

Wheaton Warrenville S

Miami

Filip

Zlatanovski

Willowbrook

Ruth Lake CC

Hinsdale Central

Kansas

Evan

Neuhart

Woodstock

Crystal Lake CC

Woodstock HS

Northwestern

Zion

Golliday*

Yorkville

Glen Oak CC

Wheaton Warrenville S

Illinois Chicago

 

*Awarded the Evans Scholarship for three years, as students are currently freshman in college.