Caddie Scholarship Foundation Recognizes Top Supporting Clubs
CLIFTON, N.J. –– On Tuesday, Sept. 22, the New Jersey Golf Caddie Scholarship Foundation hosted its annual Appreciation and Awards Dinner at Upper Montclair Country Club. This event recognizes the generous support the Foundation received during the previous year from the entire New Jersey golf community. It is also an evening when the Foundation expresses its sincere appreciation to its benefactors and everyone who, through the gifts of their time, talent, and treasure, ensure that the Foundation will continue to provide scholarships to qualified and deserving member club caddies pursuing higher education.
Brian Hunt, Chairman of the Caddie Scholarship Foundation, recognized the top participating and the top contributing clubs. Not only have the memberships at these clubs made remarkable financial contributions to the Foundation, but they are also deeply committed to preserving and promoting youth caddying. Year after year the generosity of the New Jersey golf community continues to show boundless limits, as clubs, individuals, corporations, and foundations contributed almost $1.25 million in 2025, which enabled the Foundation to provide a record-breaking $1,025,500 in scholarships ranging from $4,000 to $10,000 to 190 Caddie Scholars attending over 90 colleges and universities for the 2026-2027 academic year.
The top 5 clubs by number of Par Club donations (gifts of $100 or more) for 2025 are:
- Baltusrol – 1,171
- Manasquan River – 605
- Ridgewood - 578
- Echo Lake - 544
- Upper Montclair – 525
The top 5 clubs by total donations for 2025 are:
- Baltusrol - $124,790
- Canoe Brook - $89,125
- Upper Montclair - $73,250
- Ridgewood - $63,800
- Hackensack - $61,500
Ridgewood Country Club was honored as the Foundation’s Club of the Year and was inducted into the Foundation’s Diamond Society. Clubs inducted into the Diamond Society have contributed $1 million since the Foundation’s 50th anniversary in 1997. Since 1997, Ridgewood’s membership has contributed over $1,007,778 to the Foundation, which has awarded scholarships to 164 of the club’s caddies. The Foundation is deeply appreciative of the long-standing, generous support it has received from Ridgewood and its membership’s deep commitment to “keep the caddie in golf.”
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