Penncrest Senior Earns Golf Caddie College Scholarship

MEDIA, PA — A Penncrest High School senior who has worked as a golf caddie has earned a full housing and tuition college grant.

Media's Ronan Donaghy is a caddy at Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield and was recently named one of three local recipients of the Platt Evans Scholarship.

The Penncrest senior plans to study business.

"My experience caddying and the membership at Rolling Green Golf Club have been sculpting me for the journey of college," he said. "I look forward to the opportunity to pay it forward."

The result of a partnership between the Western Golf Association’s Evans Scholars Foundation and the Golf Association of Philadelphia's J. Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust, Platt Evans Scholars are chosen based on showing a strong caddie record, excellent academics, demonstrated financial need and outstanding character.

This marks the 11th year of the partnership between the ESF and the J. Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust.

"As the Chairwoman of J. Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust, I am thrilled to welcome our 2024 Platt Evans Scholars," Tina Gregor, Chairwoman of J. Wood Platt, said. "Their academic excellence, community engagement, personal character and commitment to caddying reflects our mission and inspires our support."

The Western Golf Association, headquartered in Glenview, Illinois, has supported the Chick Evans Scholarship Program through the Evans Scholars Foundation since 1930. Known as one of golf’s favorite charities, it is the nation’s largest scholarship program for caddies.

A record 1,130 caddies are enrolled at 24 universities across the nation as Evans Scholars, and more than 12,040 caddies have graduated as Evans Scholars since the program was founded by famed Chicago amateur golfer Charles "Chick" Evans Jr.