GCWGA Scholarship Foundation History
The GCWGA Scholarship Foundation was founded in 2007. The purpose and mission of the GCWGA Scholarship Foundation is to grant one-time scholarship(s) to female high school seniors who meet a specific range of qualifications. Candidates are selected based on their academic achievement, character excellence, and involvement in the sport of golf. After all, these young women are our future! In 2008, the first two $1,000 scholarships were granted.
Since 2008, $246,200 in scholarships has been awarded. The Scholarship Foundation is funded through generous private donations from our members, as well as through their scheduled Foundation Days at their respective clubs. The GCWGA provides additional funding, and the SHE (Scholarship for Higher Education) Tournament is held annually in September, marking the final fundraising event of the year.
If you know a girl who loves the sport of golf and meets the requirements, encourage her to apply for the scholarship. The annual deadline is March 1st of every year.
Executive Board
The Greater Cincinnati Women’s Golf Association (GCWGA) grants scholarships to local female high school seniors. They are selected based on character, achievements, and involvement in golf. In 2025, we awarded $3,500 scholarships to 11 women to help with their tuition.
The President and Secretary of the GCWGA Executive Board also serve rotating positions on the Board of the Foundation.
Scholarship Recipients 2008-2026
Scholarship Recipients-Updated 7/2026-Congratulation Class of 2026
GCWGA Scholarship Foundation Summary of Awards| YEAR | NAME | HIGH SCHOOL | ST | UNIVERSITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Datillo, Ava | Mason HS | OH | Ohio State Univ |
| 2026 | DiNovo, Zoe | Seton HS | OH | Mount St Joseph Univ |
| 2026 | Guo, Janne | Walnut Hills | OH | Univ of Pennsylvania |
| 2026 | Haas, Elizabeth | Fenwick HS | OH | Indiana Univ |
| 2026 | Okuda, Anika | Larry A Ryle HS | KY | Centre College |
| 2026 | Shafer, Lillian | Cinti Country Day | OH | Univ of Cinti |
| 2026 | Soller, Charlotte | Mariemont HS | OH | Ohio University |
| 2026 | Treml, Alexandra | Mt. Notre Dame | OH | Purdue Univ. |
| 2026 | Williams, Audrey | Lakota West | OH | Univ of South Carolina |
| 2026 | Zellen, Norah | Turpin HS | OH | Ohio State Univ |
| 2025 | Bass, Sophia | Seton | OH | Ohio University |
| 2025 | Brugger, Ayla | Anderson HS | OH | Univ of Cinti |
| 2025 | Fernandes, Ella | Mason HS | OH | Indiana Univ |
| 2025 | Fischesser, Nora | St. Ursula | OH | Miami Univ |
| 2025 | Kohler, Rachel | Kings HS | OH | Miami Univ |
| 2025 | Laker, Emma | Bishop Brossart | KY | Thomas More U |
| 2025 | Lynch, Jenna | Little Miami | OH | Thomas More U |
| 2025 | Oberjohann, Taylor | Harrison HS | OH | Earlham College |
| 2025 | Rush, Sophia | Fenwick HS | OH | Eastern Ky Univ |
| 2025 | Seiter, Maggie | Harrison HS | OH | UC Blue Ash |
| 2025 | Zhang, Tanya | Mason HS | OH | Univ of CA, Berkeley |
| 2024 | Blackburn, Taylor | Lakota West HS | OH | Ohio Northern Univ |
| 2024 | Burns, Maureen | Mt. Notre Dame | OH | Youngstown State U. |
| 2024 | Fesenmeier, Molly | CHCA | OH | Auburn Univ |
| 2024 | Johnson, Riley | Homeschool | OH | Univ of Dayton |
| 2024 | Kelly, Gracey (Kathryn) | St Ursula Academy | OH | The Ohio State Univ |
| 2024 | Lord, Elaina | Kings HS | OH | Miami U |
| 2024 | McManis, Lily | Milford HS | OH | Univ of Cinti |
| 2024 | Puthoff, Ella | Ursuline | OH | The Ohio State Univ |
| 2024 | Sievers, Anna | Turpin HS | OH | Univ of Vermont |
| 2024 | Thompson, Caroline | Sycamore | OH | Univ of Richmond |
| 2023 | Childs, Megan | Seton | OH | Thomas More U |
| 2023 | Heidemann, Kylee | Mercy McAuley | OH | Univ of Dayton |
| 2023 | Isgrig, Piper | Indian Hill | OH | Univ of Alabama |
| 2023 | Kautz, Elli | Lakota West | OH | Purdue Univ. |
| 2023 | Lynch, Emily | Kings HS | OH | The Ohio State Univ |
| 2023 | Madding, Andrea | Lakota East | OH | Miami Univ |
| 2023 | Rosenfeld, Emily | Seven Hills | OH | Georgia Tech |
| 2023 | Surrey, AnnaLucy | Highlands | KY | University of Cincinnati |
| 2023 | Thiemann, Cara | St Ursula Academy | OH | Univ of Dayton |
| 2023 | Zirpoli, Olivia | Ursuline | OH | Auburn Univ |
| 2022 | Coyle, Abbey Jo | Harrison HS | OH | Montreat College |
| 2022 | Frey, Anna | St Ursula Academy | OH | University of Cincinnati |
| 2022 | Gavin, Sydney | Seton | OH | Mount St Joseph Univ |
| 2022 | Kaminski, Natalie | Cinti Country Day | OH | Belmont Univ |
| 2022 | Madden, Ally | Mason HS | OH | Univ of Dayton |
| 2022 | Marty, Lillian | Wyoming HS | OH | Univ of Kentucky |
| 2022 | Miller, Hannah | Kings HS | OH | Miami Univ |
| 2022 | Myers, Ellie | Lakota West | OH | Bryant Univ |
| 2022 | Perry, Alyssa | Harrison HS | OH | Mount St Joseph Univ |
| 2022 | Selby, Izzy | Seton | OH | Wittenberg Univ |
| 2022 | Shay, Jessica | Milford | OH | York College of Penn |
| 2022 | Xie, Nicole | Mason HS | OH | The Ohio State Univ |
| 2021 | Baumlein, Rebekah | Kings | OH | Ohio Northern U |
| 2021 | Bryan, Megan | Anderson | OH | Kentuckey Wesleyan |
| 2021 | Dargie, Hannah | Larry A Ryle HS | KY | Thomas More U |
| 2021 | Fluker, Ariana | Princeton | OH | Ohio State U |
| 2021 | Hudepohl, Eleanor | Ursuline | OH | Creighton U |
| 2021 | McNair, Halley | Fenwick | OH | Wittenberg U |
| 2021 | Meyer, Nora | Ursuline | OH | Ohio State U |
| 2021 | Rowland, Ellen | Highlands | KY | Univ of Florida |
| 2021 | Stegemann, Hailey | Clermont NE | OH | Tennessee Tech Univ |
| 2021 | Swartz, Grace | Lebanon | OH | Univ of Kentucky |
| 2021 | Zhang, Grace | Sycamore | OH | Emory U |
| 2020 | Bihl, Brooke | Newport Ctrl Cath | KY | Northern Kentucky U. |
| 2020 | Brown, Emma | Sycamore | OH | Rose-Hulman Inst |
| 2020 | Chamberlin, Elizabeth | Turpin HS | OH | Transylvania U. |
| 2020 | Lee, SeungRi (Victory) | Wyoming | OH | Yale University |
| 2020 | Rountree, Allison | Loveland | OH | Ohio Northern U |
| 2020 | Simons, Audrey | Sycamore | OH | North Carolina State U. |
| 2020 | Sonne, Ellie | Ursuline | OH | University of Notre Dame |
| 2019 | Abner, Lauren | Notre Dame Acad | KY | Eastern Kentucky U. |
| 2019 | Bell, K.C. | Ursuline | OH | Sewanee: Univ of the South |
| 2019 | Breckenridge, Julia | Ursuline | OH | Wake Forest |
| 2019 | Bruck, Heather | Sycamore | OH | Univ of South Carolina |
| 2019 | Owens, Madeline | Lebanon | OH | Walsh Univ |
| 2019 | Schutte, Alexandra | Colerain | OH | Thomas More Univ |
| 2019 | Skarda, Samantha | Loveland | OH | Ohio State Univ |
| 2019 | Soh, Rachelle | Ursuline | OH | Ohio State Univ |
| 2019 | Wilson, Bree | Lakota East | OH | Rhodes College |
| 2018 | Bode, Sydney | Lakota East | OH | U. of Cincinnati |
| 2018 | Brumfield, Leyton | Ursuline | OH | Ohio State Univ |
| 2018 | Eichhold, Lindsay | Mother of Mercy | OH | Univ of Louisville |
| 2018 | Grotjan, Brooke | Ursuline | OH | Texas Christian Univ |
| 2018 | Hallinan, Katie | Walnut Hills | OH | Univ of Illinois |
| 2018 | Karbowski, Caroline | Summit Ctry Day | OH | Ohio State Univ |
| 2018 | Richter, Marie | Seton | OH | Xavier U. |
| 2018 | Roch, Elizabeth | St. Henry Dist | KY | Eastern Kentucky U. |
| 2018 | Schraer, Allison | Ursuline | OH | Mississippi State U |
| 2018 | Smith, Madison | Randall K Cooper | KY | Middle Tennessee State |
| 2018 | Swayne, Alexandra | Kings | OH | Clemson U |
| 2017 | Egbers, Katelyn | Notre Dame Acad | KY | U. of Cincinnati |
| 2017 | Klare, Abigail | Ursuline | OH | U. of Cincinnati |
| 2017 | McCrabb, Hannah | Springboro HS | OH | Asbury Univ |
| 2017 | Olthaus, Isabella | Seton | OH | Mt Saint Joseph U |
| 2017 | Sletto, Olivia | Beechwood | KY | Univ of Kentucky |
| 2017 | Su, Vivienne | Mason | OH | Ohio State Univ |
| 2017 | Walter, Haley | Seton | OH | Ohio University |
| 2017 | Wang, Orchid | Sycamore | OH | Ohio State Univ |
| 2017 | York, Isabel | St. Ursula | OH | Tennessee Tech Univ |
| 2016 | Akiyama, Alyssa | Seven Hills | OH | Carleton College |
| 2016 | Alsip, Kellen | Sycamore | OH | Univ of NC at Asheville |
| 2016 | Bowen, Morgan | Cinti Hills CA | OH | Methodist University |
| 2016 | McCarthy, Emily | Kings | OH | Ohio University |
| 2016 | McGuire, Jenna | Beechwood | KY | Eastern Kentucky U. |
| 2016 | Pugliano, Amy | Notre Dame Acad | KY | Northern Kentucky U. |
| 2016 | Satterfield, Allison | Indian Hill | OH | Purdue Univ. |
| 2016 | Selby, Megan | Seton | OH | Wittenberg Univ. |
| 2016 | Swenson, Abby | Milford | OH | Ohio Dominican U. |
| 2016 | Wessels, Kelsey | Oak Hills | OH | Northern Kentucky U. |
| 2015 | Begnoche, Alexis | Highlands | KY | U. of Cincinnati |
| 2015 | Bradfish, Kacie | Cinti Country Day | OH | Purdue |
| 2015 | Creager, Megan | Milford | OH | Youngstown State U. |
| 2015 | House, Emily | Mother of Mercy | OH | Ohio State U. |
| 2015 | Innes, Nadine | Ryle | KY | Murray State U. |
| 2015 | Kehling, Emily | Oak Hills | OH | Xavier U. |
| 2015 | Mauer, Megan | Dixie Heights | KY | Indiana State U. |
| 2015 | Pease, Samantha | Wyoming | OH | Hanover College |
| 2015 | Schaffer, Morgan | Mason | OH | Miami U. |
| 2015 | Webb, Emily | Mt. Notre Dame | OH | Xavier U. |
| 2014 | Brinkmann, Christina | Lakota East | OH | Trine University |
| 2014 | Burck, Brianna | McAuley | OH | Miami U. |
| 2014 | Duetenberg, Corrine | Seton | OH | U. of Cincinnati |
| 2014 | Dubler, Miranda | Mason | OH | Bowling Green State U. |
| 2014 | Meece, Anna | Fairfield | OH | Coastal Carolina U. |
| 2014 | Meyer, Emma | Ursuline | OH | U. of Dayton |
| 2014 | Specker, Sarah | Seton | OH | U. of Cincinnati |
| 2014 | Stuart, Stacey | Kings | OH | Bowling Green State U. |
| 2013 | Elsaesser, Catherine | Wyoming | OH | Cornell |
| 2013 | Gooderson, Haley | Seton | OH | Ohio U. |
| 2013 | HubbardMacy | Mason | OH | Wittenberg |
| 2013 | Lang, Alicia | Ursuline | OH | New York University |
| 2013 | Laumann, Mackenzie | Oak Hills | OH | Northern Kentucky U. |
| 2013 | Macke, Sarah | Seton | OH | U. of Cincinnati |
| 2013 | Reinhold, Marybeth | Sycamore | OH | Miami U. |
| 2013 | Sanzere, Jaime | Oak Hills | OH | U. of Cincinnati |
| 2013 | Toth, Andrea | Seton | OH | U. of Dayton |
| 2012 | Banfill, Sarah | Seton | OH | U. of Cincinnati |
| 2012 | Bettner, Abigail | St. Ursula | OH | College of Mount St. Joseph |
| 2012 | Braun, Tenley | Kings | KY | Ohio State U. |
| 2012 | Cheesman, Allison | Notre Dame | OH | Bellarmine University |
| 2012 | Cocks, Emily | Anderson | OH | Ohio State U. |
| 2012 | Dafler, Allyson | Fairfield | OH | U. of Cincinnati |
| 2012 | Dipali, S M | Sycamore | OH | New York University |
| 2012 | Garanich, Meghan | Ursuline | OH | Bucknell |
| 2012 | Mack, Erin | Milford | OH | Brigham Young |
| 2012 | Meiners, Madeline | St. Ursula | OH | Xavier |
| 2012 | Policastro, Marie | Loveland | OH | William & Mary |
| 2012 | Sandy, Madija | Colerain | OH | U. of Cincinnati |
| 2012 | Swisher, Hannah | Little Miami | OH | Belmont |
| 2012 | Thomas, Cassidy | Sycamore | OH | Ohio State U. |
| 2012 | Tiberghein, Hayley | Fairfield | OH | Franklin |
| 2011 | Chalk, Hayley | Kings | OH | U. of Cincinnati |
| 2011 | Fronk, Sara | St. Henry | KY | U. of Louisville |
| 2011 | Jones, Somalia | Walnut Hills | OH | U. of Michigan |
| 2011 | Leist, Katherine | Kings | OH | Ohio State U. |
| 2011 | Ransdell, Katherine | Villa Madonna | KY | Bellarmine University |
| 2011 | Shroder, Megan | Lakota West | OH | Miami U. |
| 2011 | Strasser, Kara | Ursuline | OH | Georgia Tech |
| 2011 | Wooliver, Katie | St. Ursula | OH | Northwestern |
| 2011 | Wright, Emily | Mason | OH | Wake Forest |
| 2010 | Hamilton, Allison | Indian Hill | OH | Ohio State U. |
| 2010 | Williams, Elizabeth | Wyoming | OH | North Carolina State U. |
| 2010 | Brinkman, Kara | Mt. Notre Dame | OH | Ohio U. |
| 2010 | Carroll, Megan | St. Ursula | OH | U. of Toledo |
| 2010 | Hartman, Alaina | Oak Hills | OH | College of Mount St. Joseph |
| 2010 | Wessinger, Adrienne | Sycamore | OH | Hanover (switched to UC) |
| 2009 | Redfield, Jordan | Beechwood | KY | Georgetown |
| 2009 | Kehling, Alison | Oak Hills | OH | Xavier |
| 2009 | Schultz, Allison | St. Ursula | OH | U. of Toledo |
| 2008 | McGehee, Laura | Villa Madonna | KY | U. of Kentucky |
| 2008 | Steen, Marissa | Lakota West | OH | U. of Memphis |