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Woodlands student wins Chick Evans scholarship
Bridgett Riverol, a senior at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest, recently won a Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship. | Special to Sun-Times Media
About the Scholarship
In 1929, famed golfer Chick Evans, Jr., asked the Western Golf Association to administer the fund he had established some years earlier to send deserving caddies to college.
In 1930, the WGA awarded its first two scholarships to caddies who would attend Northwestern University, the same school where Chick Evans had studied.
Until World War II, all Evans Scholars continued to attend Northwestern, and it was here that the first Evans Scholars Chapter House was established.
Updated: January 14, 2013 6:13AM
LAKE FOREST — Being a caddie is not what 17-year-old Bridgett Riverol thought it was going to be. Recalling jokes she heard about caddies from high school musicals, the Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart senior did not know what to expect when she became a caddie at the River Forest Country Club in Elmhurst when she was a freshman. And she never imagined her caddie skills would help her to earn a full scholarship to college. An honors student, Riverol was notified recently that she is among an elite group of students who received the much-coveted Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship. She is among more than 800 caddies awarded the four-year tuition and housing scholarship each year. Riverol received the honor for her good grades, outstanding character and a strong caddie record. She says being a caddie helped her break out of her comfort zone.
Q. Why did you become a caddie?
A. I’m part of the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation. They offer a caddie position to students in the Chicagoland area. I found out about the Evans Scholarship in 8th grade.
Q. What do you enjoy about being a caddie?
A. I really like the social aspect of it. There are so many other kids there, it’s great. It’s fun, but you also have to know what you’re doing and be on your toes.
Q. What does it take to be a good caddie?
A. Definitely not being afraid to look stupid. You have to be willing to step out of your comfort zone. It’s an active job. You are going to have a different golfer every time.
Q. Do you golf yourself?
A. I play when it’s there, but I’m not really a golfer.
Q. Where will you attend college and what will you major in?
A. Right now I’m thinking Marquette. I will stay at the Evans House there with other scholars. I’m planning to study speech and language pathology.
Q. Will you still be a caddie when you’re in college?
A. I am done for the season, but the Evans Scholarship does a good job of finding you a caddie job (near your college).
