Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Tyler Markovich. Markovich talks about the connections he has made on the course while caddying.
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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, 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.
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, Jack LaRosa. LaRosa speaks about his experiences while caddying and his advice to new caddies.
Click here to open positions at Platt J. Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust The J. Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust was created in 1958 by the Golf Association of Philadelphia...
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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.
Excerpt from the Fall 2021 issue of the GAP Magazine To some, caddying is a skill learned over time. For Brooke Burgfechtel, the job was a natural fit. “Golf has...
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Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Justin Malley. Malley talks about his involvement at Penn State and his experience with Gil Hanse, the famous golf architect, and Chris Solomon, a founder of No Laying Up.
Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Eric Plessett. Plessett talks about his internship at Bald Head Island Conservancy and how he is protecting the sea turtles.
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 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, Jim Blaisse. Blaisse talks about his journey in PA school at DeSales University.
Excerpt from the Summer 2021 issue of the GAP Magazine Nathan Engler unexpectedly found his introduction to caddying in a time of sorrow. He was attending his Uncle Joe Gioia’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.
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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Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Brandon Vattima. Vattima speaks about his physical therapy experience which led him to become a physical therapist himself.
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, Joseph Daye. Daye speaks about his experience with JWP in graduate school at West Chester University.
Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Matthew McCormick. McCormick speaks about how J. Wood Platt helped him build his professional network.
Excerpt from the Spring 2021 issue of the GAP Magazine The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in some give and take for Kevin Finlayson. The 22-year-old Platt Caddie Scholar was busier than...
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Q&A with this month’s #PlattProfile, Parker Bria. Bria speaks about her experience in the Platt Evans house at Penn State.
