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LA Students Score Full-Ride Scholarships Caddying

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Five LA high school students secure full-ride college scholarships through caddying, thanks to the Evans Scholarship. The Western Golf Associations Caddie Academy trains them, focusing on discipline, patience, and responsibility. With over 1200 caddies in the program, the scholarship covers tuition and housing, totaling over $125,000 over four years.

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LA Students Score Full-Ride Scholarships Caddying

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California News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!LA Students Score Full-Ride Scholarships Caddying. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

Five Los Angeles High School students just scored full-ride college scholarships for cadding on the golf course, Amaya Diaz and Marley Gomez from St. Mary's Academy, Joel Ariaga Lopez and Sarah Mahia from Compton Early College High and Cesar Sierra from. Salizian are the lucky ones thanks to the Evan Scholarship covering tuition and housing. The Western Golf Association's Cadi Academy puts these kids through summer training in Illinois, building their skills loop by loop. These are Sierra nailed it when he say Cadiing builds discipline, patience and responsibility, key traits that shine through in the program's tough. Criteria of solid Cadi experience, top grades, real financial need and standout character. Now get this, a record of 1,260 caddies are in the program across 27 universities with over 12,000 Evans. Scholars graduating since 1930, that scholarship packs a punch at over $125,000 over four years, turning fairway hustlers into college grads and keeping the dream alive for

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