Alumni Support, Caddie Story, Spotlight
The Gift of Giving: How Ethan Penha Found His Calling In Public Health
The golf community is known for being tight-knit, familial in a lot of ways. Whether it’s the camaraderie born from four-hour conversations on the course, or that which manifests itself in teaching the next generation the game, golf has always had its own little family. The Westchester Golf Association Caddie Scholarship Fund is proud to […]
News Update, Spotlight
Robert J. Bluestone Endowed Scholarship Completed
The WGACSF is proud to announce that the Robert J. Bluestone Endowed Scholarship is officially complete, and the fund is pleased to be able to watch Rob’s legacy live on through this award. Over many years, Rob, a long-time member and former Club President of Rockrimmon Country Club in Stamford, Connecticut, and Portmarnock in Ireland, […]
Caddie Story, News Update, Spotlight
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 […]
