Eleven individuals – seven returnees and four first-time awardees – have been selected to receive CDGA Scholarships for the 2026–27 academic year as part of the burgeoning CDGA Scholarship & Grant Program. It is anticipated that the program will award nearly $100,000 in total aid this year. Each student was selected based on a combination of academic and extracurricular merit by a committee of CDGA Directors. Awards are being dispersed via four different scholarships – the CDGA | UVS Swing Club Veteran Scholarship, the CDGA | IWGA Julia Dodds Scholarship, the CDGA | JPGA Walter & Nettie George Speedy Scholarship and the CDGA | Brent Wadsworth Scholarship. Each selected individual will receive $5,000 for the 2026–27 school year.
The CDGA Scholarship & Grant Program is made possible due to the generosity of annual donors as well as legacy gifts contributed by caring individuals and volunteer organizations that have entrusted their legacy of service through the game to the CDGA Foundation. The CDGA will match all donations made to Scholarship Funds dollar-for-dollar, up to $50,000, through the end of its fiscal year on Nov. 30. A complete list of scholarship funds and winners, and links to donate, is available at CDGA.org/Scholarships.
Chicago native and Medinah Country Club member Daniel Stringfellow rebounded from a disappointing Championship Match defeat in 2024 to claim the 2026 CDGA Amateur Championship, June 25 at North Shore Country Club. He bested Homer Glen’s Brody McCarthy, 5 and 4, in the title tilt of the event’s 106th iteration. Visit CDGA.org/ CDGAAm for full coverage from the event.
Chicago native and CDGA Director Tracy Raoul (right) received The Foundation Award for Community Impact from the Chicago Parks Foundation at the inaugural Parks Gala on June 27 at the new Obama Presidential Center. Raoul, who was presented the award by fellow CDGA Blue Coat Matt McIntee (left), serves as President of the Jackson Park Golf Association and was inducted into the African American Golfers Hall of Fame in 2024 along with her husband, Philip. The award recognizes her commitment to creating opportunities for young people in Jackson Park to experience golf.
Glen Ellyn native and University of North Carolina junior Grant Roscich claimed the 85th Sunnehanna Amateur on June 20. The event, considered one of the most prestigious on the amateur golf circuit, is contested annually on the A.W. Tillinghast-designed Sunnehanna Country Club located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Roscich emerged victorious by one stroke, birdieing the final hole to finish at 10-under overall.
