Old Barnwell Golf Club has awarded $171,000 in scholarships through its student caddie program. Students from eighth grade through college can receive this money. The private club in Aiken started just two years ago, but already hires 150 young people as caddies, including 50 from USC Aiken.
Students work as caddies while picking up skills and meeting club members. Ed Brockner runs the program. He said it helps students gain experience for what comes next in their lives.
“This is an opportunity for them to gain experience and to pursue the careers they might like to… we want to continue to have more and more students at USCA and throughout the Aiken community to be part of it,” Brockner said, according to The Post and Courier…