About Evans Scholars
21st Annual Evans Scholars Caddie Classic
The tournament is an annual event held by Ohio Evans Scholar's Alumni to benefit the Evans Scholars Foundation. This year's tournament will be held at the Hyde Park Golf & Country Country Club on Monday, July 28, 2008. The 2007 Caddie Classic raised over $200,000 and was held at the Moraine Country Club, in Kettering, OH, on Monday, June 25.
The Evans Scholars Foundation is the nation’s largest privately funded college scholarship program. The Foundation, established by famed Chicago golfer Chick Evans, has provided college educations to more than 8,600 caddies while making tuition scholarship payments totaling more than $100 million.
More than 830 caddies annually attend college on Evans Scholarships. Most Evans Scholars attend one of the 14 universities where the Foundation owns and operates a Scholarship House. The scholarships are funded through contributions from more than 100,000 golfers, including 37,000 WGA Par Club members. All proceeds from the BMW Championship also benefit the Program.
The "Chapter House Concept" and many other benefits of fraternal living make this program unique. For most Evans Scholars, their campus homes are the Chapter Houses maintained by the Evans Scholar Foundation at 14 Major Universities. These Evans Chapters, and the years in which the were founded, are:
For additional information about the Evans Scholars see our Foundation's website or some of the links from that site presenetd below: