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2005 Evans Scholars
Opportunities await for caddies
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| Justin Berry |
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| Jana Rogers |
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| Angela Gill |
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| Nicole Iwuoha |
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| Greg Lagreid |
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| Andrew Clark |
Only seven Evans Scholarships were awarded in Oregon and Washington
this spring, down from totals usually twice that many.
The reason for the reduction of scholarships had nothing to do with funding, even though the four-year tuition and housing scholarship to the major universities in the Northwest are worth roughly $30,000 for the four years.
The reason for the shortage is qualified applicants, particularly when it comes to meeting the caddie requirements.
And it doesn't take a major undertaking or involvement in a formal caddie program to secure the minimum 25 caddie jobs, or loops, needed each summer before an applicant's junior and senior year in high school to qualify.
Applicants can simply coordinate with golf professionals at courses in their area and make themselves available on an "on-call" basis for anyone in need of a caddie. This could include the golf pros themselves, or players at the pro's home course, or relatives. A golf pro would need to verify and monitor the number of caddie jobs the applicant successfully completes.
The other requirements of the Evans Scholarship are high academic achievement, community involvement and financial need.
Four high school seniors from Oregon and three from Washington are the latest to join the long list of Evans Scholars.
The scholarships are in honor of Charles "Chick" Evans and are administered by the Western Golf Association in Chicago. The idea is to assist young adults who come up through the ranks of being a caddie to attain college educations.
In Oregon, JUSTIN BERRY of La Salle High School was honored with the Elon Ellis Award. He did his caddying at Waverley Country Club and will attend Oregon State.
JANA ROGERS of Bandon High School was given the Cecil and Mary Stevens Award. She did her caddie work at Bandon Dunes and plans to attend the University of Oregon.
The other Evans Scholarship winners from Oregon were ANGELA GILL of Jefferson High. She did her caddying at Heron Lakes and will be attending Oregon State. KEVIN MOUA of Roosevelt High also did his caddie work at Heron Lakes and will go on to Oregon State.
In Washington, NICOLE IWUOHA of Nathan Hale High impressed the selection committee. She did her caddying at Seattle Golf Club and will be attending the University of Washington.
GREG LAGREID also caddied at Seattle Golf Club, where his father, Art Lagreid, is an assistant golf professional. He is from O'Dea High School and will attend Washington State.
The third scholarship winner from Washington was ANDREW CLARK of Riverside High in Chattaroy. He did his caddying at Deer Park Golf Course.
Funding for the Evans Scholarships in the Northwest comes largely from the Evans Cup tournaments held each year, and in the past year, the generosity of Tournament Golf Foundation, Inc., and the LPGA Tour's Safeway Classic in Portland, which made a large $33,000 donation at the Evans Cup of Oregon tournament.
The Evans Cup of Oregon tournament is set for Aug. 29 this year, at Waverley Country Club. The Evans Cup of Washington is set for Sept. 12 at Overlake Golf & Country Club in Medina.
More information on the scholarships is available by visiting the web site of the Pacific Northwest Golf Association (www.thepnga.org), the Oregon Golf Association (www.oga.org), the Washington State Golf Association (www.thewsga.org), or the Western Golf Association (www.westerngolfassociation.com).
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