PGA Tour Woefully Short In The Move To Help Houston

Houston needs our help.

It needs everyone’s help.

The events brought on by Hurricane Harvey passed the “devastation” mark days ago.

What’s happening there is simple, unprecedented horror.

Thousands are homeless, the damage count now starts with a “B” as in billions of dollars.

Houston needs are help and a lot of high-profile sports folks are joining in and so are members of the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour itself.

Biggest step-up so far has come from Houston Rockets Owner Leslie Alexander, who pledged $10 million toward the relief efforts.

Houston Astros owner Jim Crane has pledged $4 million, Texans owner Robert McNair, $1 million.  Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk, daughter of original Houston Oilers owner Bud Adams has pledged $1 million to J.J.  Watts and his efforts to raise $2 million.  There’s a lot more on the way from other teams.  The Patriots have pledged to made all public donations to Red Cross and have committed to no less than $1 million.  Rockets guard Chris Paul stroked a check for $50,000.

Now it’s the PGA Tour’s turn to step up.

The Tour is one of the richest organizations in all of sport.  Someone else (the sponsors) pay the players, all the folks who work at tournaments are volunteers.

Golf in Houston will be paralyzed by this event, but that is the least of the country’s worries.

The Tour needs to stroke a massive check.

Did they?

Alas, no.

The PGA Tour came up woefully short.

And it should be ashamed that they are giving $250,000.

That’s right,  $250,000.

They drum up $10 million from FedEx to lay on one of their members in a few weeks.

This is sad, very sad.