Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship

Established in 1930 by the Western Golf Association and golfer Chick Evans, the Evans Scholarship covers full tuition and housing for caddies with a strong caddie record, excellent grades, demonstrated financial need, and strong character. 380 scholarships were awarded for the 2026-27 academic year (from 1,060 applicants in 2025), and the application — including the High School Evaluation, high school transcript, test scores, and Caddie Evaluation — is due September 30. Scholars live in Evans Scholar chapter houses (or a designated residence hall where none exists) at a partner university tied to their home state; the number of partner universities is cited inconsistently across the sponsor's own pages, ranging from 27 to 29.

Eligibility

DemographicsRequires a strong caddie record, excellent grades, and demonstrated financial need (official current language no longer specifies a minimum years-caddying or numeric GPA threshold); scholars attend one of the program's designated partner universities for their home state/region (roughly 27-29 nationwide per the sponsor's own inconsistent counts) rather than any college of their choice.

Applying

Full tuition and housing; commonly cited at $125,000+ over four years, though the official pages describe the benefit as 'full tuition and housing' without restating that dollar total