CSF News

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 […]

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

WGACSF Partners With CareerSpring

The WGA Caddie Scholarship Fund is excited to announce a new partnership with CareerSpring, a non-profit organization that helps first generation college students and pell eligible students realize their greatest career potential through their platform. CareerSpring offers career information, a network of professional contacts, and job placement services. Click here for an introductory video. Through […]

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. […]

Alumni Support, News Update, Spotlight

Deuayne Crawford Named Alumni Committee Chair

The Westchester Golf Association Caddie Scholarship Fund is thrilled to announce Deuayne Crawford, CSF Class of 2006, as the new Alumni Committee Chair for the 2022 season. Crawford brings exceptional life experience to the position and the unique perspective of living the CSF experience himself. Crawford was formally welcomed as the Alumni Committee Chair during […]