Norcross, GA (October 24, 2005) – The 5th annual Sandy Chiu Caddy Scholarship Tournament took place October 24, 2005 at the highly acclaimed Golf Club at Cuscowilla, in Eatonton, Georgia. This year, nine deserving caddy scholars were awarded scholarships worth a total of $36,000, bringing the total amount of caddy scholarship money raised and distributed in the five years of the tournament to an impressive $118,000.
"We are extremely proud to have the opportunity to reward such fine caddies, scholars, and gentleman as this year’s nine recipients," said Bob Chiu, Vice President, Corporate Relations, Mizuno USA, Inc "Mizuno’s corporate philosophy is ‘To contribute through society through the advancement of sports and quality sporting goods’ and this is another way that to illustrate that."
The eligibility criteria for the scholarships is as follows; each applicant must be a full-time college student with a Grade Point Average of at least 2.5 and have caddied for Cuscowilla for at least six months. Once meeting the minimum requirements, the applicants are asked to write an essay discussing their experiences as a golf caddy at the Golf Club at Cuscowilla, and why they believe they are deserving of one of the caddy scholarships.
Mizuno USA, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mizuno Corporation, one of the largest specialty sporting goods manufacturers in the world. Mizuno USA, Inc. manufactures and distributes baseball, golf, softball, running, track & field, and volleyball equipment, apparel, and footwear for North America. Mizuno USA, Inc. is based in Norcross, Georgia.
Contact:
Iver Maple
Mizuno USA
(770) 453-7832
Iver.maple@mizunousa.com
