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Alumni Support, News Update, Spotlight

Alumni Spotlight: Daniel Ghajar

D A N I E L G H A J A R Burning Tree Country Club, caddie | University of Connecticut | Class of 2017 The first WGA Caddie Scholar Alumni under the spotlight is Daniel Ghajar, a former four-year caddie at Burning Tree Country Club. He recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in […]

News Update

WGA Caddie Scholarship Fund Announces the Class of 2018-19

The WGA Caddie Scholarship Fund has announced its scholarship recipients for the 2018-19 academic year. A total of 73 young men and women joined the class of 2018; a total of 271 students from 65 Westchester area clubs and golf affiliations will receive more than one million dollars in scholarship aid this year. A full […]

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Scholar Spotlight: William Phillips

W I L L I A M P H I L L I P S The Apawamis Club, caddie | SUNY Buffalo | Class of 2021 William graduated in the top 10% of students from Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, New York. He is entering his Sophomore year at SUNY Buffalo, studying computer science. […]

Event Recap

37th Annual Pro Am Returns to Century

Purchase, N.Y. (June 19, 2018) – Century Country Club hosted the 37th Annual Caddie Scholarship Fund Pro Am, a special tradition to the program’s operation. Proceeds from this event directly fund the need-based college scholarships awarded annually to an average of 290 young men and women who work in service to golf in the Westchester area. […]

Caddie Story, Event Recap

Caddie Scholar Places Second in Westchester Amateur Championship

(photo: MGA) Gray Barnes, WGA Caddie Scholar from Trump National – Hudson Valley, and senior at the University of Tampa, had a run at the title of 99th Westchester Amateur Champion. Representing Centennial Golf Club, Barnes held the match with defending champion Christian Cavaliere until the very end. Cavaliere of Boston College, won 2-and-1. From […]

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Obituary: Mike Turnesa Jr.

The Westchester Caddie Scholarship Fund mourns the loss of Mike Turnesa Jr., the longtime head golf professional at Rockville Links Club, and former assistant at Knollwood Country Club. Turnesa passed away on May 10. Obituary Born into one of the greatest golf family dynasties, Mike got his start as an assistant golf professional when he […]