Western Golf Association

Founded in 1899, the Western Golf Association (WGA) is one of the United States' oldest golf organizations, and its headquarters are located in Golf, Illinois. The WGA sponsors three prestigious golf tournaments: the Western Junior, the Western Amateur and the BMW Championship, a FedEx Cup playoff event. In 2016, the organization announced that it will manage the 2018 Constellation Senior Players Championship, to be held at Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park, Illinois. Founded in 1899, the WGA has also administered the Chick Evans Scholarship Program for deserving caddies since its inception in 1930 through the Evans Scholars Foundation.

More than 460 member clubs, organizations and affiliations are part of the WGA. Par Club members and 100,000 golfers participate in the WGA Bag Tag Program in support of the Evans Scholars Foundation, one of the nation's largest individually funded scholarship programs. The program is also supported by 25 affiliated golf associations and proceeds from the BMW Championship, a PGA Tour FedEx Cup Playoff event whose 2017 edition will be held September 12–17 at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois.

In addition to a dedicated staff made up of many Evans Scholars Alumni, the WGA's mission is furthered by officers who volunteer their time to operate the organization. They are called WGA Directors. David Robinson is the current Chairman of the WGA/ESF and John Kaczkowski is the current President/CEO.

Since 1930, the Evans Scholars Foundation has awarded full tuition and housing scholarships to deserving caddies across the country. The foundation was started by Charles "Chick" Evans Jr. It is overseen by the WGA and aided by affiliated U.S. country clubs.

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