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Five Students Awarded Westchester Evans Scholarship For Caddies

GLENVIEW, IL – Five students have been awarded the Westchester Evans Scholarship, a prestigious full housing and tuition college grant offered to golf caddies, following a final selection interview held Feb. 8. The result of a partnership between the Western Golf Association’s Evans Scholars Foundation and the Westchester Golf Association Caddie Scholarship Fund, Westchester Evans […]

Caddie Story, Spotlight

Thrown For A Loop: Caddieing For The Last Turnesa Brother

Written by Rick Lipsey (From Sports Illustrated Vault, 2001) During my 11 years as a caddie I carried the bags of CEOs, movie stars and Tour players and made more than 1,500 loops, but I remember only one in living color: the July day in 1979 when I worked for Willie (the Wedge) Turnesa at […]

Caddie Story, Spotlight

Willie and the Red-Headed Kid

Written by Polly Sparling Founded in 1956, the Westchester Golf Association Caddie Scholarship Fund was the brainchild of two golf buddies: stockbroker and Quaker Ridge member Udo Reinach and Willie Turnesa, champion amateur golfer and youngest brother of what has been called “golf’s royal family.” Willie — along with his six siblings, all professionals — […]

Alumni Support, Caddie Story, Spotlight

Ryan Rodriguez Is Chasing The Dream

For most people, golf is played once a week, with a group of friends and minimal warmups. Saturdays or Sundays in the summer are reserved for tee times, wayward drives, and a few laughs. For WGACSF Alumnus Ryan Rodriguez, golf is far more than a weekend hobby. In fact, quite literally, golf is his life. […]

Caddie Story, Spotlight

Kisco Caddie: How Caddieing Helped Shape Gus Kelley

Gus Kelley’s earliest golf memories begin away from the golf course, but still with a golf club in hand. “I’d say I probably remember chipping in my front yard the most,” said Kelley. “I remember being a lot better than I expected and golf was always an interest, but my first memory would probably be […]

Alumni Support, Caddie Story, Event Recap, News Update, Spotlight

CCH Invitational Has Record Setting Year

On October 4th, the Country Club of Darien played host to the 6th Annual Christopher C. Hickey Invitational. Started in 2016 by WGA Caddie Scholarship Fund board member Greg Hickey, the CCH Invitational serves as a very special event paying tribute to his late twin brother Chris. Photos Thanks to a tremendous turnout, one of […]

Caddie Story, News Update, Spotlight

WGACSF 2021-22 Class Announced

The WGA Caddie Scholarship Fund has announced its newest class of scholars for the 2021-22 academic year to include 164 returning scholars and 41 new scholarship recipients. The 205 caddie scholars will receive just over $900,000 in scholarship aid for the upcoming year. These students represent clubs, courses, and associations from Westchester and the eight […]