The GCSAA is again helping children of association members defray the cost of a college education through its Legacy Awards program. Recently, the association awarded 20 college scholarships to a deserving student. Each grant is for $1,500 and is funded by the GCSAA Foundation.
Criteria for the award are:
- Must be a senior in high school or enrolled in an institute of higher learning
- Must be a child or grandchild of a GCSAA member.
- Past winners may reapply after a one-year hiatus.
- Applicants from within the same family are eligible.
Awards are based on academic achievement, community involvement, extracurricular activities and leadership skills. Applicants must be enrolled full-time at an accredited institution of higher learning, or for high school seniors, accepted at such an institution for the next academic year.
2026 Legacy Award winners are:
- Tyler Bauder, North Carolina State University (Jason Bauder, Mill Creek Golf Club, Mebane, North Carolina)
- Sarah Berry, Anderson University (Chad Berry, Golden Hills Golf & Country Club, Lexington, South Carolina)
- Preston Ellis, University of California (Craig Ellis, Eldorado Country Club, Indian Wells, California)
- Payton Freitag, Gonzaga University (David Freitag, Juniper Preserve Pronghorn Club, Bend, Oregon)
- Graham Gobbel, Texas Christian University (Robert Wolverton, Fall Line Golf Course, Mauk, Georgia)
- Juliana Holt, University of Oklahoma (Daniel Holt, CGCS, The Territory Golf & Country Club, Duncan, Oklahoma)
- Chloe Honaker, West Virginia University (Brian Keith Honaker, The Resort at Glade Springs, Daniels, West Virginia)
- Lillian Honaker, West Virginia University (Brian Keith Honaker, The Resort at Glade Springs, Daniels, West Virginia)
- Elizabeth Hopkins, University of Georgia (Tad Hopkins, Fenmoor Golf Club At Reynolds Lake Oconee, Greensboro, Georgia)
- William Mahl, Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College (Jason Mahl, City of Savannah [Georgia] director of park and tree department)
- Matthew Nesheim, Purdue University (Michael Matchen)
- Landyn Schraer, Ohio State University (Scott Schraer, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., Delaware, Ohio)
- Joseph Schurman, University of Nebraska (Scott Schurman, Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma)
- Ashlyn Sexton, Murray State University (Jeffrey Sexton, CGCS, Evansville [Indiana] Country Club)
- Hastings Smith, College of Charleston (Theodore R. Smith III, Cape Fear Country Club, Wilmington, North Carolina)
- Audrey Snowden, Western Carolina University (Ryan Snowden, Burlingame Country Club, Sapphire, North Carolina)
- Gavin Trout, Clemson University Turfgrass (David Trout, DiamondBack at Woodland Valley, Loris, South Carolina)
- Ella Waddle, Drake University (Brandon Waddle, Lake Panorama National Golf Course, Panora, Iowa)
- Anneliese Yanez, University of California-Davis (David Yanez, The Country Club of Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, California)
- Ines Yanez, Stanford University (David Yanez, The Country Club of Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, California)
