ELMSFORD, N.Y. (February 20, 2025) — Christian Vinas has been around golf his entire life. His dad introduced him as a young kid, and he played his first round when he was around five years old. He played for his high school team and caddies, and he wants to continue to be around golf by…
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GLENVIEW, Ill. – Five students from New York have been awarded the Long Island Evans Scholarship – a full housing and tuition college scholarship for deserving caddies – following selection interviews held Feb. 4 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J. The result of a partnership between the Western Golf Association’s (WGA) Evans Scholars Foundation (ESF)…
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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 6, 2025) – The MGA Foundation will host three caddie academies in the LICSF footprint in 2025. Related: Registration Garden City Country Club, Rockaway Hunting Club, and The Seawane Club will host academies this April. Garden City’s will take place on April 10, Seawane will host on April 24, and Rockaway Hunting…
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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (November 27, 2024) – Long Island National Golf Club is this year’s Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund’s Club of the Year. In 2024, the club was the number one contributor to the Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund among Long Island member clubs. The club and its members donated more than $45,000 to the…
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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (November 1, 2024) – The Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund mourns the passing of former Long Island Golf Association President and LICSF Board Member, Alan R. Finkelstein. Alan was a well-respected leader in golf on Long Island and served as LIGA President from 2013-14. He was an active LICSF board member since 2000.…
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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (October 22, 2024) – Eduardo Yepez, a caddie and outside services worker from Rockaway Hunting Club, is the latest Keefe Family Foundation Scholarship recipient. Eduardo is a rising sophomore majoring in economics at the University of West Florida. Eduardo has been working at Rockaway Hunting for the last two years. Additionally, Eduardo worked…
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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (October 1, 2024) – The Royal and Ancient Golf Club Scholarship announced its inaugural scholarship recipients and LICSF Caddie Scholar Timothy Manzello was one of 10 recipients. The R&A received over 200 applications worldwide for the first class of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club Scholarship. “Receiving The Royal and Ancient Golf Club…
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GLEN HEAD, N.Y. (September 25, 2024) – The Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund’s annual golf marathon was held at Brookville Country Club last week. The event featured a handful of fundraisers who came out on a beautiful day on Long Island to play as many as possible to benefit the Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund.…
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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (September 20, 2024) – Four hours can be a long time to spend with someone, especially someone you may not know. Part of a caddie’s job is to break through that barrier of unknown and accompany their player or players on their walk around the course. Those four hours can be instrumental for…
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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (September 16, 2024) – Applications for LICSF scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year are now open. LICSF Scholarship awards cover up to 4 years of undergraduate study or study at an accredited trade school. After the initial award, students submit annual transcripts and class schedules showing that they are continuing their education to…
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