Kevin Buggy serves as the Chairman for the Western Golf Association (WGA). Buggy is the WGA’s 68th Chairman. Buggy is a member at the Park Ridge Country Club, where he is a Seven-time club champion. Buggy is a graduate of Villanova University.
“I’m honored to lead the WGA, an organization that has left an unmistakable mark on the game of golf and the lives of countless young men and women,” Buggy said. “Our prestigious championships are second to none, and I’ve seen firsthand how the work of the Evans Scholars Foundation has made a life-changing difference for thousands of caddies and their families.”
Since becoming a director for the WGA in 2008, Buggy has served in several areas, including three years as the co-chair of the scholarship committee. Buggy’s term as WGA Chairman will run two years.
During this time Buggy hopes to continue the Evans Scholars Foundation growth from coast-to-coast, as the WGA and the Evans Scholarship hopes to reach more caddies and young people than before.
Interview questions:
Q1: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your role as Chairman with the Board of Governors for the Western Golf Association.
Q2: Part of your work at the Western Golf Association is to support and oversee the Evans Scholars Foundation. Share with us how the Evans Scholars Foundation is changing lives by helping to send deserving high school students and high-achieving golf caddies to college on full-tuition and housing scholarships.
Q3: A unique aspect of the Evans Scholars program is the positive community living experience provided to students in the various scholarship houses around the country. The Evans Scholars Foundation recently purchased an amazing property in College Park to serve as the future home of the Evans Scholars at the University of Maryland. Tell us about that process, how it was made possible and about the historic property that will serve as the Caves Valley Evans Scholars Scholarship House.
Q4: All of us here in Maryland are very excited for this summer when the 2021 BMW Championship will be played August 22-29, 2021 at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills featuring the best PGA players in the world. Tell us about what we can expect at the BMW Championship and how it supports the work and impact of the Evans Scholars Foundation.
Q5: Tell our viewers how they can learn more about the BMW Championship and the Evans Scholars Foundation.
Q6: Thanks very much for joining us today.
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