J. Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust is excited to welcome Andrew Downs as the new Director of Education. As a former caddie, Platt Alumnus, and previous member of our Board...
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Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Brady McCormick. McCormick gives advice to younger caddies.
Excerpt from the Fall 2022 issue of the GAP Magazine By John T. Iswalt Most of the operations that take place inside the gates of famed Pine Valley Golf...
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On October 22, 2022, over 100 friends and family of the late Chris Chizauskie gathered at Back Creek Golf Club in Wilmington, DE for the inaugural golf outing to honor...
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The 2022 EMPOWER Golf Outing to benefit the J. Wood Platt Women’s Endowment Fund was a SUCCESS! On October 24th at Huntingdon Valley Country Club, J. Wood Platt held the...
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Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Jonathan Papp. Papp speaks about his first time caddying at Trenton Country Club.
Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Ryan Morgan. Morgan speaks about advice given to him on the course that he applies to all aspects of his life.
J. Wood Platts *NEW* video series is here! Check back monthly for new episodes being released as Platt alumni speak about their time with the Trust and as they share with us what they are up to now.
J. Wood Platt is excited to welcome our part-time employee, Carrie Simunov, as the new full-time Assistant Director of Development to the Trust staff. During her two-year position as a...
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On August 15th, at the Golf Association of Philadelphia's 125th Gala, USGA CEO Mike Whan presented GAP Executive Director Mark Peterson with a commemorative plaque celebrating our Association's 125th anniversary as...
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On Thursday, August 11th, 2022, these four competitors played a literal recreation of "The Match" at Llanerch with the Pro’s (Vince Covello & Billy Stewart) competing against the Am’s (Michael...
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J. Wood Platts *NEW* video series is here! Check back monthly for new episodes being released as Platt alumni speak about their time with the Trust and as they share with us what they are up to now.
The Gardner-Heidrick Pro-Am at the 2022 BMW Championship was held on August 17, 2022 at Wilmington Country Club. The Gardner Heidrick Pro-Am provided the opportunity for amateurs to play Wilmington...
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Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Mikayla Viola. Viola talks about how confidence goes a long way on the course.
Excerpt from the Summer 2022 issue of the GAP Magazine By John T. Iswalt It takes a village to raise a child. Fourteen years ago, Joseph Daye joined the village...
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On July 26th, J. Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust held our first annual EMPOWER Scholar Leadership Summit at Union League Liberty Hill, which featured keynote speaker Kevin Negandhi ESPN's SportsCenter/...
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Robert M. Aiken, Jr. Endowed Scholarship (Presented to a caddie from St. Davids Golf Club, or who attends the University of Pennsylvania) Steven Coelho, St. Davids Golf Club, St. Joseph’s...
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J. Wood Platts *NEW* video series is here! Check back monthly for new episodes being released as Platt alumni speak about their time with the Trust and as they share with us what they are up to now.
Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Ross Charlton. Charlton talks about his experience caddying for the winner of a tournament.
Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Tyler Markovich. Markovich talks about the connections he has made on the course while caddying.
J. Wood Platts *NEW* video series is here! Check back monthly for new episodes being released as Platt alumni speak about their time with the Trust and as they share with us what they are up to now.
Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Michael Larkin. Larkin speaks about his time as president of the J. Wood Platt Evans house.
Excerpt from the Spring 2022 issue of the GAP Magazine By Joe Juliano Abby McNamee wanted to find a summer job somewhere before leaving her home in West Chester,...
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J. Wood Platts *NEW* video series is here! Check back monthly for new episodes being released as Platt alumni speak about their time with the Trust and as they share with us what they are up to now.
Flyers give Snider Hockey high schooler a special surprise for a job well done
The J. Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust’s new mission is to financially aid and empower qualified caddies and those working in golf operations in their pursuit of higher education. For...
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Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Michael Mitnick. Mitnick talks about his golf social media pages where he gives tips and tricks to fellow golfers.
Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Frank Yocum. Yocum talks about what it is like living in the Platt Evans house at Penn State University and his encounter with the President of the United States.
J. Wood Platt is pleased to welcome Kale Beers as the new Director of Development to the Trust staff as Lindsay Myers, former Director of Development, takes on a new...
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J. Wood Platts *NEW* video series is here! Check back monthly for new episodes being released as Platt alumni speak about their time with the Trust and as they share with us what they are up to now.
Eight students from the Philadelphia area were recently named recipients of the Platt Evans Scholarship, a full housing and tuition college grant awarded to golf caddies.
Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Patrick Murphy. Murphy talks about his dreams of working for a Big 4 accounting firm.
Under the leadership of Chairwoman Tina Gregor, the J. Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust saw marked growth in the past year with the debut…
The 2021 J. Wood Platt’s annual Caddie Brunch was held virtually due to COVID-19 on January 27, 2022 at 7:00 PM EST. JWP streamed the caddie brunch on YouTube Premier...
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By Tony Regina Hard work is a value embraced by Michael Reilly. A value others notice within Reilly and embrace. Hard work is responsible for his pursuit of caddying. It’s...
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Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Luke Lanzone. Lanzone talks about his dreams of working in sports.
On December 8, the Trust was honored to participate in an event held at St. Davids Golf Club. Over 100 guests joined award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Tom...
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Mary Clay Platt Lee, 90, died peacefully on December 6, 2021 at her home in Gladwyne, PA in the company of her three sons, John, James, and Henry and her...
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Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Charles Sheehan. Sheehan talks about his involvement in the Gaelic Athletic Association and his future plans to be an engineer.
