The Western Golf Association's championships rank among the oldest and most prestigious in the United States. We use our tournament legacy and reputation to further our charitable mission: the Evans Scholars Foundation, which awards college scholarships to caddies from modest means.
Our championships
- We host three of the nation's most prestigious golf championships
- More than 313 championships held for professional and amateur golfers since our founding
- 70 top PGA TOUR players compete in the BMW Championship
- 1,700 volunteers at our championships in 2011
- 422 golf or country clubs are WGA members
Our scholarships
- More than 200 full tuition and housing awards each year
- 825 Evans Scholars currently enrolled at 18 universities
- Evans Scholarship Houses at 14 universities
- Comprehensive selection criteria – academics, financial need, caddie record and character and leadership
- Campus leaders in academic and extracurricular activities
- Nearly two-thirds of Scholars maintain a B average or better
- Graduation rate of 90 percent
- More than 9,400 Evans Scholar Alumni
Program funding
- Evans Scholars is among the nation’s largest privately funded college scholarship programs
- Golf’s favorite charity with over 100,000 contributors
- Average grant valued at more than $70,000 over four years
- Alumni contribute more than $4 million annually and over $50 million cumulatively
- Operating budget: $12 million
- Program costs: Tuition, 80%; housing, 10%; program administration, 10%
- Program funding: Par Club and Bag Tag, 50%; BMW Championship, 15%; special events and contributions, 20%; endowment fund contribution, 15%
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