MGACSF Archives - Caddie Scholarship Fund

News Update, Spotlight

Club Spotlight: Knollwood Country Club

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (September 20, 2024) – Knollwood Country Club was a fitting venue for the MGA Caddie Scholarship Fund Golf Marathon on August 19. The Fund’s co-founder Willie Turnesa was an honorary member of the historic club. Since its founding in 1956, the MGACSF has helped thousands of young people who have caddied and worked […]

News Update

MGACSF Scholarship Application for 2025-26 Now Open

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (September 16, 2024) – MGACSF scholarship applications for the 2025-26 academic year are now open. The deadline for applications is May 15, 2025. A candidate must have completed a minimum of two seasons in “service to golf” at a participating member club. “Service to golf” includes caddieing, working in the golf shop, bag […]

Event Recap

Tenth Friends of the Fund Invitational Held at Hudson National

CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (September 12, 2024) – The 10th edition of the Friends of the Fund Invitational returned to Hudson National Golf Club on Thursday. Related: Photos The purpose of the event is to introduce younger cohort to the caddie scholarship fund. The event is a great way for those who have given to the CSF […]

News Update

Dudek Named First Lyski Memorial Scholarship Recipient

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (August 9, 2024) – The first recipient of the Wayne Lyski Memorial Scholarship is Matthew Dudek from the Tuxedo Club. Dudek has been a caddie scholar since 2021 and is a rising senior at James Madison University where he is majoring in accounting. Dudek is originally from Mahwah, New Jersey, and graduated from […]

Event Recap, News Update

Forty-Ninth Alumni Reunion Held at Rockrimmon

STAMFORD, Conn. (July 22, 2024) – The 49th Alumni Reunion featured over 80 MGA Caddie Scholarship Fund supporters—many alumni—on Monday at Rockrimmon Country Club. Related: Photos The annual event brings together generations of alumni and friends to reminisce, celebrate, and reconnect with other former caddies. Twenty-one groups competed on the Robert Trent Jones design in […]

Spotlight

Joe Pica’s Passion for Youth Caddieing on Full Display

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (July 19, 2024) – Rockrimmon Country Club in Stamford, Conn., has been synonymous with the MGA Caddie Scholarship Fund since the Fund’s inception, and its new caddie manager, Joe Pica, has an equal passion for youth caddieing. “It hits very close to home,” said Pica. “I caddied in my youth but never knew […]