Full college scholarships awarded to 22 Indiana caddies

Evans Scholars will begin school this fall

GLENVIEW, Ill. – Twenty-two caddies from across the state of Indiana have been awarded the Evans Scholarship — a full housing and tuition college grant offered to golf caddies — following selection meeting interviews held at Briar Ridge Country Club in Schererville and Meridian Hills Country Club in Indianapolis on Jan. 28 and 29.

The students will begin college this fall as Evans Scholars, with most expected to attend Indiana University in Bloomington or Purdue University in West Lafayette. Final university placements will be determined this spring. The Evans Scholarship is valued at more than $125,000 over four years. A full list of recipients is included below.

To qualify for the Evans Scholarship, each student must meet the Program’s four selection criteria and show a strong caddie record, excellent academics, demonstrated financial need and outstanding character.

The Western Golf Association (WGA), 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.

“Indiana has a long and proud tradition of producing outstanding Evans Scholars,” said Brian Specht, a WGA Director and the state chair of Indiana. “This group of young caddies has earned this opportunity through years of hard work, character and commitment, and we look forward to seeing the impact they will make on campus and beyond.”

Currently, a record 1,260 caddies are enrolled at 27 universities nationwide as Evans Scholars, including 51 at Indiana University, 40 at Purdue and 48 at Notre Dame. More than 12,575 caddies have graduated as Evans Scholars since the Program was founded in 1930 by famed Chicago amateur golfer Charles “Chick” Evans Jr.

Selection meeting interviews will continue nationwide through spring. By the end of the 2025-26 selection process, an estimated 380 caddies from across the country are expected to receive the Evans Scholarship.

Evans Scholars have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 and a 98 percent graduation rate. An estimated 40 percent are first-generation college students, and 96 percent are employed or enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduating.

Funds for the Evans Scholarship come mostly from contributions by more than 43,500 supporters across the country, who are members of the Evans Scholars Par Club program. Evans Scholars Alumni donate more than $15 million annually, and all proceeds from the BMW Championship, the penultimate PGA TOUR Playoff event in the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup competition, benefit the Evans Scholars Foundation. In 2026, the BMW Championship will be held at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri, from Aug. 18-23.

Below is a full list of recent winners with awarded universities to be finalized by spring.