The Georgia GCSA announced 10 recipients of the 2022 Legacy Scholarships. Scholarship committee leaders Brandon Hayes, Scott Slemp and Tommy Hewitt named winners of the scholarship that offers educational aid to children and grandchildren of Georgia GCSA members. The awards are funded by the Georgia GCSA and sponsored by Jerry Pate Company.
Hayes, from the Great Waters course at Reynolds Lake Oconee, Slemp, from Piedmont Driving Club, and Hewitt, from The Country Club of the South, led the scholarship interviews with help from Jamie Pate of Jerry Pate Company.
Applications were reviewed independently by the Georgia GCSA scholarship committee. Criteria for selection included academic achievement, extracurricular and community involvement, leadership and outside employment. Students were required to submit an essay stating a positive change that they have noticed in their Georgia GCSA parent or grandparent since the onset of the pandemic.
To be eligible, one or more of the applicant's parents or grandparents must have been a Georgia GCSA member for five or more consecutive years and must be a current Georgia GCSA member in one of the following classifications: A, B, C, Retired A, Retired B superintendent or AA Life. Students must be enrolled full-time at an accredited institution for the next academic year.
This year’s recipients included:
- Addison Griffith, daughter of Scott Griffith, University of Georgia Golf Course (top scholar)
- Hayes Miller, son of Bryan Miller, Cartersville Country Club
- Molly Miller, daughter of Bryan Miller, Cartersville Country Club
- Jackson Thebeau, son of Tom Thebeau, The Chimneys Golf Course
- Mack Morris, stepson of Tim Busek, St Ives Country Club
- Charles Wilder, son of Gary Wilder, ClubCorp
- Brian Petrelli, son of Chris Petrelli, Eagle’s Landing Country Club
- Lucy Hunt, daughter of Bill Hunt, Athens Country Club
- Thomas Scott, son of Andy Scott, Newnan Country Club
- Garrett Northam, son of Charlie Northam, Hamilton Mill Country Club