WALKWGA CADDIE SCHOLARSHIP FUND PLAY 2019 ANNUAL REPORT GIVE2019 ANNUAL REPORT PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE quite successful, allowing us to award a larger amount to each of our caddie scholars. We are quite excited about our lineup of clubs this year, particularly our Pro-Am to be held at Sleepy Hollow in July. Our fund’s success was somewhat bittersweet, as we lost two past presidents, Mr. Robert J. Bluestone and Mr. John J. Pinto; and two long-time board members, Mrs. Gloria Bogle and Mr. Oliver Lazare. Our sincere condolences to their families. ACH YEAR, the President of the Caddie Scholarship We are very proud to announce that last month, Fund addresses our friends, donors, scholars and all one of our local caddies from Winged Foot Golf Club E associated with this worthy and rewarding effort to was awarded a prestigious Westchester-Evans full tuition review the successes of the past year and to preview what and board scholarship to his chosen university. These the coming season will bring. scholarships are co-sponsored by the Evans Scholars At this moment in time however, the coronavirus Foundation and our WGA Caddie Scholarship Fund. has pushed our country into a crisis, the likes of which Over the few years that Evans has been awarding none of us have ever seen, and for the foreseeable future, scholarships in our area, we have found a community of business will not proceed as usual. interests with them, and continue to look for ways to Despite these dire circumstances, we know that we create a synergy that benefits our local kids. will regroup, our economy will restart and our children We hope to see all of you at our events during the will return to school to pursue their dreams. And we season, but at the risk of repeating advice you have heard know that, with your help, we will be there to assist those over and over again, please do the smart thing, follow in need. the appropriate health guidelines and above all keep By normal standards, the past year was a successful one your safety and those of your loved ones uppermost in for us, as we awarded over $1.1 million to 273 students in your mind. the 2019/20 academic year. We were blessed with several We will get through this, and we may be battered, unsolicited endowed donations from Bob Thomas, the but we will be unbroken. American Seniors Golf Association on behalf of Joe Germano, and an overwhelming outpouring of support in memory of caddie scholar alumnus Tommy Goff. Our annual fundraising events, including the bag tag program, our Pro-Am, our Marathon, the Christopher C. Alan T. Nahoum Hickey Invitational and our alumni tournament were all President, WGA Caddie Scholarship Fund Cover photo by Alex Chiorean featuring Thomas J. Minafra, Brae Burn Country Club Caddie Scholar, Pace University ‘23 and Dave Christie, Hudson River Club Caddie Scholar, Manhattan College ‘71. 2 3 WGA CADDIE SCHOLARSHIP FUND OUR MISSION FUNDING The WGA Caddie Scholarship Fund (CSF) fosters The CSF finances scholarship awards primarily through the core values of personal responsibility, integrity and contributions from individuals, local golf and country perseverance by giving young men and women in clubs, alumni, corporations, and foundations. service to golf the opportunity to further enhance their NAMED AND ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS lives through the pursuit of higher education. The Fund Named and endowed scholarships give donors an provides college scholarships to qualified candidates opportunity to celebrate their commitment to education based on financial need. and golf. These special scholarships provide an enduring OUR HISTORY legacy for individuals, families and organizations to pay The WGA Caddie Scholarship Fund was established tribute to an individual or organization. in 1956 by renowned amateur golfer Willie P. Turnesa and his good friend Udo Reinach. With 2,811 recipients since its founding, the Caddie Scholarship HOW YOU CAN HELP Fund has provided in excess of $22,000,000 in • Join the Club! scholarship funding. Receive a customized bag tag with your name to acknowledge OUR SCHOLARSHIPS your generous support of the WGA Caddie Scholarship Fund. The CSF is one of the largest organizations of its kind Bag Tag Club Levels in the nation. Caddie scholarship awards range from Hole in One $2,500+ $1,000 to $10,000 per year for undergraduate study Double Eagle $1,000+ or for study at an accredited trade school. Maximum Eagle $600+ awards are awarded to exceptional students with Birdie $300+ exceptional need. Par $150+ ELIGIBILITY • Establish a named or endowed scholarship Applicants must demonstrate financial need, have • Participate or pledge to support a participant applied to or currently attend an accredited school, and in the Golf Marathon have worked a minimum of two seasons in service to • Become an event or hole sponsor at one of our events golf at a local club in Westchester and other surrounding • Make a birthday or memorial contribution counties in NY and CT. Service to golf includes caddieing, golf course maintenance, and work in the HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? golf shop, bag room or on the practice range. Club Please call us at (914) 347-2340 or email us at members and their children are not eligible to apply. [email protected] The WGA Caddie Scholarship Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. 4 5 SPONSORS 2019 CONTRIBUTORS Thank you to the 2019 CSF Event Sponsors: We gratefully acknowledge the following donors for their support during the 2019 calendar year. GRAND PATRONS — $5,000+ American Seniors Golf Mr. Peter L. Malkin Association Mr. Patrick F. McCormack Mr. Ernest Abrahamson Mr. & Mrs. Paul McEvoy, Jr. DEUTSCH FAMILY WINE & SPIRITS Mr. David M. Petrie/The Blue Metropolitan Golf Association Peter Deutsch, owner of the White Plains-based Buffalo Co., Ltd Foundation Mrs. Rona Balco Metropolitan Golf Writer’s Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, is Mrs. Janet Castricum Association helping rye to reclaim its status in America with Mr. Neil A. Clark Mr. William V. Nardiello Redemption Rye Whiskey. Mr. Thomas L. Cole Mr. & Mrs. Leland B. Paton Dr. Donald S. Dworken Mr. James Piereson www.redemptionwhiskey.com Mr. Wayne Edwards Mr. Peter Roth Mr. & Mrs. Bud Gruenberg Mr. George J. Russ Mr. & Mrs. Jon Gruenberg (posthumously) Mr. Gregory Hickey Mr. Bob J. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Edwin B. Howard, Jr. Mr. Roy C. Young Mr. Philip J. Iovieno Mr. George Zahringer III Mr. Jesse J. Libby Westchester Seniors Golf Association MORELL STUDIOS Mr. Robert A. Lonergan Founder and Creative Director Pat Morell has spent HOLE-IN-ONE— $2,500+ his entire career perfecting and developing Mr. & Mrs. William D. Anderson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Katz unique product lines for the most discerning of Mr. John D. Assumma Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin C. Mr. Mark Bezos Kirschenbaum customers. Morell Studios has over 40 years of Mr. Ronald F. Bjorklund, Jr. Mr. James R. Martell experience providing museum quality custom awards, Bonnie Briar Women’s Golf Mr. Ric Nadel/Ice Air LLC plaques and trophies. All products and components are Association Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Nolan Mr. & Mrs. Ross J. Buchmueller Mr. & Mrs. Bob Noonan manufactured in the U.S. and assembled at a production Mr. William R. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Peter P. Post facility in Florida under Pat’s direction. Mr. John F. Connor Mr. Robert Pruzan www.morellstudios.com Mr. Louis DiFrancesco Mr. Robert Shamis Mr. Joshua Gladstein Mr. Murray C. Stoltz Dr. & Mrs. Jack C. Goldfrank Dr. Joseph M. Terry Mr. Morgan L. Gregory The Veterans of Foreign Wars Mr. Chris Hill Post 1156 Mr. David A. Hirsch Mr. John C. Williams DOUBLE EAGLE CLUB — $1,000+ TITLEIST Mr. & Mrs. Norman W. Alpert Mr. Darren Bernstein We are grateful to Jay Hill Mr. Kenneth Anderson Mrs. Barbara Bluestone Mr. Hushang Ansary Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Bunder and Titleist for their longtime support. AOH Division One Caddie and Golf Services www.titleist.com Bencivenga, Ward, & Co. Managers Association Bronxville Women’s Derby Mr. Frank J. Carroll III Mr. James S. Baumann Mr. Stewart M. Casper Mrs. Nancy Beers-Nix Mr. Steve Clemens Mr. Andrew Benerofe Mr. Gerald L. Cohen 6 7 DOUBLE EAGLE CLUB – CONTINUED 2019 CONTRIBUTING CLUBS Mr. & Mrs. Philip Cohenca Mr. Alan Nahoum The Apawamis Club Golf Club of Purchase Mr. Frank Contey Mr. Jahangir Nazemian Ardsley Country Club Quaker Ridge Golf Club Mr. Ted Coyne Mr. Steven G. Nelson Bedford Golf & Tennis Club Rockland Country Club Mr. Andy Cullen NY State Troopers PBA The Blind Brook Club Rockrimmon Country Club Mr. Philip J. Cuthbertson Signal 30 Fund Bonnie Briar Country Club Rolling Hills Country Club Mr. Mark F. Dalton Ms. Brittany Padilla Brae Burn Country Club Round Hill Club Mr. William B. Deakins Mr. & Mrs. Jean Pierre Paquin Brooklawn Country Club The Saint Andrew’s Golf Club Mr. Lou DiFrancesco Pepsico Burning Tree Country Club Salem Golf Club Mr. Antoni DiPietrantonio Mr. Robert Persico Century Country Club Scarsdale Golf Club Mr. Michael L. Endler Mr. & Mrs. Adam Raboy The Country Club of Darien Shorehaven Golf Club Mr. Philip M. Fitzgerald Mr. Trevor Randolph Country Club of New Canaan Siwanoy Country Club Mr. & Mrs. Craig Fountain Mr. Daniel Rifkin Doral Golf Club Sleepy Hollow Country Club Mr. & Mrs. Joel E. Freedman Mr. Erwin J. Riven Fairview Country Club Sunningdale Country Club Mr. William F. Gilligan Mrs. Lindsey Robertson Fenway Golf Club Tamarack Country Club Mr. Howard J. Golden Rose Demolition & Carting, Inc. GlenArbor Golf Club The Stanwich Club Mr. & Mrs. David M. Granger, Jr. Mr. Alan Rosen Greenwich Country Club The Tuxedo Club Mr. Andrew Greenland Mr. Robert Rosen Hudson National Golf Club Waccabuc Country Club Mr. William J. Guzman Dr.