February 19, 2014 the Evans Scholars Foundation announced their plans to build a new chapter house at the University of Oregon. It is the first new Scholarship House in 27 years. In addition to those universities at which houses exist, scholarship recipients attend several other universities around the country. More than 800 caddies currently attend college on an Evans Scholarship. Death and legacy Evans died on November 6, 1979 at age 89. His wife, Esther, had died in 1967 after 40 years of marriage. They had no children. The Chick Evans Golf Course in Morton Grove, a north suburb of Chicago, is named in his honor. Tournament wins (22) 1907 Chicago Amateur, Western Junior, Western Interscholastic 1908 Chicago Amateur, Western Interscholastic 1909 Western Amateur 1910 Western Open 1911 French Amateur, North and South Amateur, Chicago Amateur 1912 Western Amateur 1914 Western Amateur, Chicago District Amateur 1915 Western Amateur 1916 U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur 1920 U.S. Amateur, Western Amateur 1921 Western Amateur 1922 Western Amateur 1923 Western Amateur 1925 Kansas City Open Professional major championships Wins (1) Results timeline Note: As an amateur, Evans was ineligible to play in the PGA Championship. LA = Low amateur NYF = Tournament not yet founded NT = No tournament CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Amateur major championships Wins (2) Results timeline M = Medalist DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play Sources: Amateur Championship: 1911, 1914, 1921, 1926, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955 U.S. national team appearances Amateur Walker Cup: 1922 (winners), 1924 (winners), 1928 (winners) References External links USGA – Looking Back: 1916 U.S. Amateur at Merion Official Site of the Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation Evans Scholarship Chapters American male golfers Amateur golfers Winners of men's major golf championships World Golf Hall of Fame inductees Golfers from Indiana Golfers from Chicago Northwestern University alumni Sportspeople from Indianapolis 1890 births 1979 deaths