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.