ELMSFORD, N.Y. (October 31, 2024) – Chase O’Briskie of Mount Kisco Country Club is the latest Bobby ‘O’ Omond Memorial Scholarship recipient.
O’Briskie is a senior at Fordham University majoring in Digital Technology & Emerging Media with a minor in Business Administration. O’Briskie is also an MGACSF Caddie Scholar.
Omond was the caddie manager at Knollwood Country Club for 38 years. He was a beloved mentor, father figure, and friend. In August of 2012, family and friends organized a golf outing in honor of Bobby ‘O’.
Endowed and named scholarship funds provide additional aid opportunities. These unique and memorial scholarships are awarded according to guidelines established by the donor. Some are for specific fields of study or caddies from specific clubs, and some are awarded above and beyond the general MGACSF scholarship.
About the MGA Caddie Scholarship Fund
The MGA Caddie Scholarship Fund (MGACSF), formerly called the Westchester Golf Association Caddie Scholarship Fund, Inc. (WGACSF), is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational, nonprofit organization, that provides financial need-based scholarships to caddies and others who work in service to golf at local participating golf and country clubs throughout the following counties: Fairfield (CT), Bronx, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester (NY) Counties. It was founded in 1956 by renowned amateur golfer Willie Turnesa and his good friend Udo Reinach. Today, the Fund awards an average of 250 scholars a year, representing an annual one-year tuition commitment of $1.0 million. The MGA Caddie Scholarship Fund is one of the largest organizations of its kind in the country.
