| Awards for Achievement and Excellence |
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Each year the WGAM celebrates and honors the Anne Marie Tobin Player
of the Year, a WGAM member who has compiled an outstanding record
of amateur golf achievement during the past season, based on a Player
of the Year point system. Starting in 2007, the WGAM will present
a Mid-Amateur Award to the Class A Player over the age of 25 with
the lowest combined scores from two of our major championships: The
WGAM Amateur Championship (qualifying round) and the Keyes Cup. Finally,
the WGAM acknowledges every member who has achieved a "Hole-in-One"
during the last season. They are listed in the blue book and also
receives a "Hole-in-One" pin in recognition of their accomplishment.
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| Awards for Excellence and Service |
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Two awards are given to recognize excellence. The Dolly Sullivan
Junior Award, first given in 1994, is given each year to a high school
senior who has played in WGAM events and who best exemplifies, in
her spirit and behavior, the ideals and values of Dolly Sullivan,
a beloved member of the WGAM. The May Jackson Award, first given in
1988, honors outstanding women who have contributed to the growth
and continuity of the WGAM.
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| Scholarships and Other Financial Assistance to Junior Golfers |
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The WGAM interviews high school seniors and recommends qualified
candidates to The WGAM Junior Scholarship Fund, Inc., founded in 1985
as a separate entity from the WGAM. The Fund is exempt from federal
income tax as a charitable organization. The purpose of the WGAM Junior
Scholarship Fund, Inc.is to provide recognition and scholarship aid
to deserving junior golfers who have participated in the WGAM Junior
Golf tournament program.
The Anne Ravinski Fund, funded by contributions from friends of Anne
Ravinski, a member of Franklin Country Club, is administered by the
WGAM to provide funds for WGAM Junior golfers for travel to USGA,
New England and other tournaments played far from home.
The Ouimet Fund strongly encourages women to apply for its scholarship.
In 2006-2007, the Ouimet Fund awarded 321 scholarships, of which,
44 were awarded to female Ouimet Scholars. In addition to the WGAM/Dolly
Sullivan Scholarship, the Ouimet Fund has 70 endowed awards open to
Ouimet Scholars, several of which are for females only, including
an endowed scholarship for young women in honor of former WGAM President,
the late Mildred Gardinor Prunaret.
Applicants need only apply for the Ouimet Scholarship and the Ouimet
Committees match scholars with specific endowed awards.
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