Thomas Grzywinski taught in the Toledo public school system for 35 years with 30 of those spent at Woodward High School, his high school alma mater. He also served as a baseball and football coach for 25 years, plus he officiated high school and college basketball in the Mid-American, Big East, Horizon, Mid- Continent and Great Lakes Valley conferences.
During the summer months, Tom mentored and developed caddies for Toledo-area golf clubs.
Grzywinski was a caddie master for a total of 37 years, 33 of those at Sylvania Country Club where he continues to mold young men and women to be successful caddies, as well as better people.
His caddie mentorship has resulted in 112 caddies being awarded the Evans Scholarship, representing a monumental $11 million in full-ride tuition and housing to a university.
To recognize his many years of service creating caddies, he was inducted into the National Caddie Hall of Fame.
Grzywinski was also inducted into the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at the Plumbrook Country Club in 2020.
The Caddie Hall of Fame recognizes the vital role of caddies in golf and honors those who have used their platform to help improve lives. His induction places him among legends such as Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Gene Sarazen, Charles “Chick” Evans, Steve Williams, Jim “Bones” Mackay, Peter Ueberroth, and Joe LaCava.
Tom Grzywinski has helped two generations of young people grow and learn life lessons through caddying. His induction into the Caddy Hall of Fame is a well-deserved honor.
