{"id":154133,"date":"2026-07-10T08:42:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T12:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=154133"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:42:49","slug":"ucf-sport-business-students-stand-out-in-competitive-u-s-golf-internship-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-sport-business-students-stand-out-in-competitive-u-s-golf-internship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Sport Business Students Stand Out in Competitive U.S. Golf Internship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Knights affiliated with the <a href=\"https:\/\/business.ucf.edu\/devos\/\">UCF DeVos sport business management program<\/a> are landing some of the most sought-after opportunities for professional experience on the biggest of stages.<\/p>\n<p>Alums<strong> Erica Carnegie \u201926MSBM \u201926MBA<\/strong>, <strong>Aliya Everett \u201926MSBM \u201926MBA<\/strong> and current graduate student Zuri Sims represented UCF in the United States Golf Association\u2019s (USGA) 2026 Pathways Discover Program during this summer\u2019s 126th U.S. Open Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Through the hands-on learning experience, students had access to professionals from some of USGA\u2019s partners including Deloitte, NBCUniversal, Ally, American Express, Cisco, Lexus and Rolex.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154137\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-154137 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/USGA-interns-devos.jpg\" alt=\"Three Black women wearing red sweaters pose for a selfie while working at a table with a scanner and monitor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/USGA-interns-devos.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/USGA-interns-devos-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/USGA-interns-devos-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/USGA-interns-devos-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/USGA-interns-devos-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-154137 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Three Black women wearing red sweaters pose for a selfie while working at a table with a scanner and monitor\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/USGA-interns-devos.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/USGA-interns-devos-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/USGA-interns-devos-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/USGA-interns-devos-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/USGA-interns-devos-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/USGA-interns-devos.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">(From left to right): Aliya Everett \u201926MSBM \u201926MBA, Zuri Sims and Erica Carnegie \u201926MSBM \u201926MBA on the job during the U.S. Golf Association&#8217;s Pathways Discover Program. (Courtesy of USGA photography team)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of the 25-member intern class for 2026, UCF\u2019s three accounted for more than any other university in the country. The cohort was selected from the largest and most competitive applicant pool in the Pathways program\u2019s five-year history, with 782 applications submitted from candidates representing 44 states and nine countries.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt is a tremendous honor that the USGA continues to choose DeVos students for these positions.\u201d \u2014 Adrien Bouchet<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAliya, Erica and Zuri represent all the best qualities of the DeVos program,\u201d says Adrien Bouchet, who serves as Richard &amp; Helen DeVos Foundation endowed chair and eminent scholar of the DeVos sport business management program. \u201cThey are ambitious, hard-working, and community focused. It is a tremendous honor that the USGA continues to choose DeVos students for these positions.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Resume-Building Experience<\/h2>\n<p>Over the 10-day program in June, participants benefitted from an immersive internship experience designed to introduce students from a wide range of backgrounds to career opportunities across the golf industry through networking, mentorship, executive leadership sessions and hands-on operational learning with golf-industry executives and senior business leaders.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154136\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-154136 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-comcast.jpg\" alt=\"Woman wearing red sweater draped around her shoulders with blue top and white skirts poses in front of gray slate building with the NBC logo and Comcast Building etched in gold lettering\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-comcast.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-comcast-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-comcast-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-comcast-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-comcast-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-154136 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Woman wearing red sweater draped around her shoulders with blue top and white skirts poses in front of gray slate building with the NBC logo and Comcast Building etched in gold lettering\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-comcast.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-comcast-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-comcast-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-comcast-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-comcast-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-comcast.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Erica Carnegie \u201926MSBM \u201926MBA says her biggest takeaway from the internship experience was realizing just how many job opportunities are tied to the professional golf industry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Everett, who is now working as a creative services marketing fellow for the Minnesota Timberwolves in a post-graduate internship, says she feels she most benefitted from conversations with members of the USGA Executive Committee at The Meadow Club of Southampton, and a fireside chat with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe gave us some insight into her perspective on the recent WNBA-CBA negotiations, and the committee members were genuinely curious to learn our stories and passionate about our aspirations, so both opportunities were more of the exclusive parts of this experience that I am very, very grateful for,\u201d Everett says.<\/p>\n<p>The program also connected this year\u2019s interns for one-on-one mentorship with 25 alumni of the program, who could help advise how to best leverage the invaluable experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m looking forward to applying what I learned about the business side of sport from the USGA to my coursework as well as my day-to-day at my business strategy and innovation residency with the Orlando Magic this year,\u201d Sims says.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154135\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-154135 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-US-Open-2.jpg\" alt=\"Woman in white outfit with red sweater draped over shoulders poses in front of a sign that reads Welcome to the 126th U.S. Open\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-US-Open-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-US-Open-2-300x200.jpg 300w, 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-US-Open-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-US-Open-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-US-Open-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-US-Open-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-US-Open-2-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2026\/07\/Erica-Carnegie-US-Open-2.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Recent UCF grad Erica Carnegie on site at the 126th U.S. Open Championship as part of the 2026 Pathways Discover Program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>UCF-USGA Connections<\/h2>\n<p>USGA has turned to UCF before when it needed qualified candidates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andy Smith \u201923MSBM 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He now serves as an account manager for partnership marketing for Brooklyn Sports &amp; Entertainment, the parent company of New York\u2019s Barclays Center, the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Liberty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiesha Scott \u201924 \u201926MSBM \u201926MBA<\/strong> was named to the inaugural class of the Pathways Launch Internship program this year. Her paid internship opportunity is with the LPGA in Miami.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UCF landed three spots \u2014 more than any other university \u2014 in a 25-member cohort selected from nearly 800 candidates representing 44 states and nine 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