17 Students at Coastal Carolina, Eastern Kentucky, Methodist, Mississippi State, Nebraska-Lincoln, N.C. State, Penn State and UNLV earn $8,000 Scholarships
17 students at eight colleges have been awarded scholarships through the PGA REACH PGA WORKS Golf Management University Scholarship Program for the 2022-2023 academic school year. The $8,000 scholarships were presented to talented and motivated students from diverse backgrounds who are working toward PGA Membership through one of the 18 accredited PGA Golf Management University Programs across the nation. However, no African Americans are among the recipients.
Designed as an initiative to evolve the demographic composition of the golf industry’s workforce and the PGA of America’s Membership, PGA Works to leverage fellowships, scholarships, career exploration events and the PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship to inspire and engage talent from diverse backgrounds to pursue key employment positions across the golf industry.
The selected students pursue bachelor’s degrees in a golf industry-compatible major, with the ultimate goal of obtaining PGA Membership.
Since its inception in 2018, a total of 47 individuals have earned PGA WORKS Golf Management University scholarships, with a total of $376,000 of overall scholarship support delivered to date. 5 African American students have received the scholarship out of a the total 47 recipients overall, according to Michael Abramowitz, Director of Public Relations for Membership & Inclusion for the PGA of America.
“PGA REACH is proud to award these outstanding students with a PGA WORKS Golf Management University Scholarship, as they pursue their dream of attaining PGA Membership,” said PGA President Jim Richerson. “These 17 aspiring PGA Members represent the next generation of golf industry leaders, and we are delighted to support their journey.”
Scholarship recipients were selected on the basis of academic record, leadership demonstrated through participation in school and community activities, honors and work experience, a statement of goals and aspirations, unique personal or family circumstances, an outside appraisal, active participation in the game of golf and playing ability.
Ingrid Steingrimsen Natalie Brosig Daniel Tuma Nikolas Pitris 
Abigail Brooks Jamie Rush Emily Gustafson Leah Im Wei Li Loo Mark Howard Mason McKenna Addyson Meadows Willow Merry lexandra Carr Lydia Pils Teagan Richards Emily Nelson
2022-2023 PGA WORKS Golf Management University Scholarship Program Recipients
Abigail Brooks
Kings Mountain, N.C.
North Carolina State University
PGA Golf Management University Program Class of 2025
Natalie Brosig
Erie, Pa.
Methodist University
PGA Golf Management University Program Class of 2025
Alexandra Carr
Vermillion, S.D.
Mississippi State University
PGA Golf Management University Program Class of 2024
Emily Gustafson
Holdrege, Neb.
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
PGA Golf Management University Program Class of 2024
Mark Howard
Lexington, Ky.
Eastern Kentucky University
PGA Golf Management University Program Class of 2023
Leah Im
Las Vegas
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
PGA Golf Management University Program Class of 2023
Wei Li Loo
Singapore
Penn State
PGA Golf Management University Program Class of 2024
Mason McKenna
Olathe, Kan.
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
PGA Golf Management University Program Class of 2026
Addyson Meadows
Troy, Ala.
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
PGA Golf Management University Program Class of 2026
Willow Merry
Michie, Tenn.
Mississippi State University
PGA Golf Management University Program Class of 2026
Emily Nelson
Brentwood, Tenn.
Mississippi State University
PGA Golf Management University Program Class of 2026
Lydia Pils
Gainesville, Ga.
Eastern Kentucky University
PGA Golf Management University Program Class of 2026
Nikolas Pitris
Cyprus
Mississippi State University
PGA Golf Management University Program Class of 2025
Teagan Richards
Baton Rouge, La.
Coastal Carolina University
PGA Golf Management University Program Class of 2025
Jamie Rush
Canonsburg, Pa.
Methodist University
PGA Golf Management University Program Class of 2025
Ingrid Steingrimsen
Norway
Methodist University
PGA Golf Management University Program Class of 2024
Daniel Tuma
Marriottsville, Md.
Mississippi State University
PGA Golf Management University Program Class of 2026
To ensure success and perpetuity of the program, as well as objectivity in the selection process, PGA REACH retained Scholarship America as a third-party administrator. Scholarship America is the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship, tuition assistance and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations and individuals to help students achieve their college dreams.
