Stephen Curry, whose initial $6 million donation revived the Howard University golf program after 40 years being dormant
Hosted a fundraiser for the team to continue its remarkable success at famous Pebble Beach Golf Links in California last week for a fundraiser.
No doubt the investment in Howard golf has been a great one with a great return.
Since the program started play in 2021, they have won two of the three Division I HBCU National Championships as determined by the PGA Works Collegiate Championship.
Last season was the breakout season, after holding the lead for the first two days of their initial campaign after the program’s restart,
They would succumb to the Prairie View A&M Panthers who took home the 2021 title. Since then, it’s been all Bison. Last year behind the stellar play of Gregory Odom Jr., HU would capture their first-ever PGA Works Collegiate Championship. This year, it was no contest. From day one the Bison dominated the field, winning the championship by 57 strokes. This year Everett Whiten Jr. would be the medalist, turning in the lowest score, followed by Odom.
Hu head coach Sam Puryear is ecstatic about the opportunity the young men are receiving as six Howard University golfers are taking part in the tournament and playing on a world class course that is set to host the Women’s U.S. Open.
“It’s neat to have an opportunity right now to come out and have a fundraiser at Pebble Beach,” said Puryear. “If you’re matching Pebble Beach with Howard at this point it’s just a beautiful thing. We’re trying to create some funding that will sustain the program long term and allow us to operate and be competitive. This fundraiser is essential in our development right now.”
Curry upstaged everyone on last Sunday though. Playing on the famous course, he hit a perfect drive to within 97-yards of the green. He pulled out a wedge, hit it high past the cup and spun it back in for an eagle that electrified the crowd following him. Curry is better known for his long-distance shots as the NBA’s most prolific three-point shooter.
Puryear sees Stephen Curry as one of the ingredients for his team’s success…a key ingredient. Following the PGA Works Championship, he stated that four things contributed to their success: Support from the university and athletics department, great recruiting of athletes, solid coaching and execution by the players strategies and the funding Curry injected into the program. Puryear doesn’t waver from that recipe.
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Source: USA Today
