ELMSFORD, N.Y. (December 1, 2024) – The Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund has named Brookville Country Club as the 2025 LICSF Club of the Year. For the past three consecutive years, Brookville has hosted the LICSF Marathon: the fund’s most significant one-day fundraising event that directly supports the scholarship aid awarded to the current class…
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BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (September 16, 2025) – For the third straight year, Brookville Country Club hosted the annual LICSF Golf Marathon. An enthusiastic group of golfers played close to 10 rounds of golf on the Seth Raynor layout. The fundraisers enjoyed a perfect Long Island September day. Related: Photos “I grew up as a caddie, and…
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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (August 5, 2025) – For the third straight year, Brookville Country Club will host the LICSF Golf Marathon. This year’s golf marathon will be held on Tuesday, September 16, at the Seth Raynor layout. The LICSF Marathon is held annually to raise money in a creative way. Supporters race around a course, trying…
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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (May 20, 2025) – From growing up in Rosedale, Queens, to selling yardage books to Jack Nicholas and Arnold Palmer, and then becoming involved with over 140 course restorations, Bradley Klein’s successful career wouldn’t have been possible without caddieing. When his family would spend summers at the beach in Rockaway, N.Y., Klein became…
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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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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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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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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (August 7, 2024) – The Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund is proud to announce its newest class of scholars for the 2024-25 academic year, featuring 30 young men and women representing 17 clubs from Long Island. The 30 scholars, all who caddie or work in service to golf, will attend 27 different colleges…
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LICSF President Michael Sullivan (left) with LIGA President Jay Sessa ELMSFORD, N.Y. (July 12, 2024) – The Long Island Golf Association (LIGA) is pleased to make a significant donation to the Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund (LICSF) in support of youth caddies and those who work in service to golf on Long Island. The LIGA has made a gift…
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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. (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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Though he has never played The Old Course at Saint Andrew’s, Harry Cowen’s earliest memories in golf revolve around arguably the most famous course in the world. “My grandpa gave me some pictures of the old course, like how it was created and designed, when I was super young,” said Cowen. “Those always interested me…
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Many describe the golf community as “a family”. For the Campbell brothers, golf is truly a family game. Brendan and Connor Campbell are Garden City, New York natives and Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund recipients who were introduced to the game of golf at an early age. Connor, the eldest brother, is a senior at the University…
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