Colorado PGA REACH Foundation News
Meet Our 2019 PGA of America and Colorado PGA Scholarship Winners
Expanded Colorado PGA REACH College Scholarship Program Increases Support for PGA Professionals and Their Families It’s another big year for PGA Scholarship recipients PGA of America John Cox in the Centennial State. Colorado PGA Professionals’ family members have been awarded 10 National Scholarship & Colorado Scholarships and 21 Colorado Section Scholarships. A Colorado applicant was even the recipient of one of PGA REACH Foundation the coveted $5,000 John Cox Scholarships. Scholarship The Colorado Section and the PGA of America continue their charitable commitment to higher education by providing scholarships to golfers and non-golfers alike. Over the last 11 years, recipients from Colorado have been awarded more than $324,000 in funding to assist them with their higher education aspirations – more than $192,000 from the Section and $132,000 from the PGA of America.
In 2019, the Colorado Section modified its scholarship policy to better support Colorado PGA Professionals and Members. The Colorado Section no longer limits its students who qualify for a National PGA Scholarship from being considered for a Section Scholarship. Thus, all children of Colorado PGA Members who met the qualifications to be considered for a PGA of America Scholarship, whether they received PGA of America funding or not, were eligible to be considered for financial aid from the Colorado Section. Twenty-one Colorado students will be receiving $1,000 scholarships for the 2019-2020 academic year from the Colorado PGA REACH Foundation. Meet the recipients this year’s Section Scholarships:
Tessa Kauffman Daughter of Martin Kauffman, PGA Attending Metropolitan State University
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