Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation
Andrew Kitick has a diverse work experience in the field of communications. Andrew started their career as a Manager of Communications at the Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation in 2018. Andrew then progressed to become a Senior Manager and later a Director of Development Communications at the same organization.
Prior to their role at the Western Golf Association, Andrew worked at the University of South Carolina for a significant period of time. Andrew was the Associate Media Relations Director from 2001 to 2017, where they served as the primary media contact and publicist for the baseball team. Andrew oversaw communications and public relations efforts, coordinated press conferences and media opportunities, managed the press box, and worked with local and national media outlets. Andrew also contributed to the design and construction of the press box and media room at the baseball facility.
Andrew Kitick earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where they studied from 1997 to 2001.
Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation
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The Western Golf Association conducts six national golf championships and sponsors the nationally acclaimed Evans Scholars Foundation. Headquartered in Glenview, Illinois, the organization was founded in 1899 by 11 Chicago-area golf clubs to promote their interests in golf. In addition to the BMW Championship on the PGA TOUR and the Evans Scholars Invitational on the Korn Ferry Tour, the WGA conducts four prestigious amateur championships, the Western Amateur, the Western Junior, and the Women’s Western Golf Association’s Amateur and Junior championships. Established by the WGA and famed amateur golfer Charles Chick Evans Jr., the Evans Scholars Foundation provides full housing and tuition scholarships to high-achieving caddies across the country. Currently, a record 1,045 caddies are enrolled in 19 universities across the nation as Evans Scholars. The Program, which is supported by the WGA, is funded by contributions from more than 33,000 Par Club members, including Evans Scholars Alumni, as well as proceeds from the BMW Championship. Since the Program’s inception in 1930, more than 11,320 caddies nationwide have graduated as Evans Scholars.