At 14, Daniella Penaloza lost her father and her love of golf. At 17, an unusual act of kindness turned a caddying job at Old Barnwell into a $125,000 tip.
Old Barnwell’s caddies are kids from Aiken, South Carolina. One of them is Daniella Penaloza, who lost her father in 2022, put down her clubs, and found her way back to golf carrying other people’s bags. This spring she stood in front of a room of golf bigwigs and answered the question that had followed her for four years: how are you going to pay for college? This is the story of how the lowest-ranking employee at a private golf club became one of its most indispensable people — and how that club used an uncommon act of kindness to deliver her a $125,000 tip.
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Amazing story and definitely had me tearing up! especially knowing there are many wonderful kids across this country experiencing. this is what I think of when i hear "grow the game"…using golf as a tool to help others, helping people that otherwise could not be involved in golf get involved, and passing on lessons for life!
go daniella go!
i'm not crying, you're crying 😉 awesome motivation/story
Amazing young girl! God bless her journey.
amazing stuff
So much dust in my home, I didn't cry!
Nick and the team at OB continue to inspire. What a special place 👏🏻
Evans should really be giving out 1000 ’s of scholarships per year.
Congratulations! Well deserved!
This is so cool. Literally golf at its BEST!! Thank you.
I’m not crying, you’re crying.
The real people of golf 👏🏻👏🏻
I worked at Old Barnwell as a starter for the first two years and the way you explain Nick is so true. He’s a hell of a person and runs the most amazing concept at Old Barnwell.
Who is chopping onions?! It's 7 in the morning!
Such an amazing opportunity!!
This truly is an amazing story and I’d be lying if I said I did not cry a bit. Listening to this young woman speak makes me confident that they chose the right person for one of those scholarships. She will definitely touch so many more people’s lives and I’m sure in an amazing way! Congratulations and good luck!!
Quite the young lady! She should go far in this world. Good luck to you, Daniella Penaloza, you TOTALLY deserve all the good things coming your way! 🙂
Daniela and Nick. Two incredible human beings!
Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 God bless you 🙏 and the people who put her in this path to be successful
AWESOME !! & DO WELL IN COLLAGE !!
I hate when the internet makes me cry
What a beautiful kid. 😊 cheers from Australia 🇦🇺 🦘
Great story but man that course looks in rough shape….🤷♂️
Must be hot in here my eyes are sweating❤
Cool story – Old Barn Owl is the name of your course though…
Wonderfull!! So glad she won. I'm glad there are good people out there who watch out for those who are so deserving!
what a fantastic human. this young woman is a huge credit to humanity and im genuinely happy that this video came onto my feed.
Hard work. Attitude. Mindset.
What an incredible opportunity.
That community really has some very special people in it for opportunities like this to just even exist.
What a great story.