GLEN COVE, N.Y. (June 28, 2024)—Nassau Country Club hosted the 69th Ike Stroke Play Championship this week, and a pair of caddie scholars–William Merkel and Noah Rubin–carried bags for competitors during the 54-hole event. Merkel is a caddie scholar at the University of Notre Dame, and Rubin attends Elon University (N.C.). Both of them carry…
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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 13, 2024) – The 2024 edition of the Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund Golf Marathon will return to Brookville Country Club on Tuesday, September 17. Brookville is hosting the event for the second straight year. During the golf marathon, golfers play as many holes as possible to raise money for the Long…
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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (May 1, 2024) – The 2024 Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund deadline is June 1, one month away. The Long Island Caddie Scholarship is available for young men and women who work in service to golf at participating clubs on Long Island. LICSF Scholarship awards cover up to four years of undergraduate study…
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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (April 8, 2024) – James Colgan’s connection with golf stems from his father and grandfathers. James is named after both of his grandfathers, and he shares his passion for golf with them. His love of the game grew in the caddie yard and on the golf course at the Rockville Links Club, and…
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GLENVIEW, IL– Four students from the state of New York have been awarded the Long Island Evans Scholarship, a full housing and tuition college scholarship for deserving caddies, following a selection interview held at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, on Feb. 6. The students will begin college this fall as Long Island…
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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 4, 2024) – The MGA Foundation is proud to share that the first two recipients of the Jay Mottola Scholarship, Eikoh Hayashi (2022 recipient) and Sam Masters (2020 recipient), have graduated from college. The young men shared post-college updates with the MGAF. Where did you attend college, and what did you study?EH: I…
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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (December 23, 2023) – The Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund wishes all its friends and supporters a safe and happy holiday season and new year. The LICSF offices will be closed from December 25 to January 2.
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (December 19, 2023) – The Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund had another successful year in 2023. Before we flip the calendar to 2024, we look back on 2023. The LICSF welcomed its latest class of scholars in the 2023-24 academic year, pushing the total number of scholars currently in college to 83. For…
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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (November 28, 2023) – This GivingTuesday, the Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund will inspire generosity by supporting the young men & women who work as caddies & other jobs at our Long Island Clubs with their pursuit of higher education. GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their…
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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (November 22, 2022) – The 2023 LICSF season officially ended with its annual meeting on Tuesday evening at The Cherry Valley Club. The evening wrapped a very successful calendar year for the fund. The golf marathon raised over $60,000 and saw an increase in participants, and the number of scholars in the…
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