Congratulations to chapter student Jayda Dookie for earning The Evans Scholars Caddie Scholarship! The Evans Scholars Foundation is a charitable trust that provides full, four-year tuition and housing college scholarships to deserving caddies. The Foundation is overseen by the Western Golf Association. To earn the scholarship, students must demonstrate a strong caddie record, exemplary grades, financial need and leadership and community service.
Jayda is a senior at Suncoast Community High School in the International Baccalaureate Program (IB) and Innovative Interactive Technology (IT) magnets. During high school, she caddied at Seminole Golf Club and completed a total of 90 loops. She plans to study Business Administration and International Studies at college.
“This was a big commitment and to be honest, I was not sure I could pull it off as a Suncoast IB student while also playing competitive golf,” said Jayda. “The caddie experience changed my life because of the people I met and their mentoring me to choose a career path.”
Our chapter has partnered with seven clubs in Palm Beach County that have teens caddying to eventually apply for the scholarship. The clubs currently involved are The Bear’s Club, Seminole, Old Marsh, The Country Club of Florida, Gulfstream, Pine Tree and Boca Rio. If your club is interested in helping teens, please contact [email protected] for more information.