Proposal: WGC Dell Match Play Proceeds To Help Save Muny
/Year three of the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play is in the books and while there is still quibbling over the format, this is very much a PGA Tour success story combining course, sponsor and operations to make a tricky venue work.
As I explain in this Golfweek item with news on the future, the Austin vibe that has been embraced by this event should extend in the tournament's charitable giving.
Having attended the Save Muny party Friday night, it's apparent that the sense of community in Austin would embrace a one or two-year donation of charitable proceeds to saving Lions Municipal. This is not to suggest the tournament's current beneficiaries aren't find charities, but given how many golf courses are under siege in the United States and how consistently the Five Families have passed at opportunities to help them survive as genuine "grow the game" facilities, wouldn't it be fun to see Muny saved by tourney proceeds?
Charity is at the heart of the PGA Tour!
Here's a good background story on the proposal and pleas from Ben Crenshaw.
Some images from Friday night's fundraiser hosted by the good folks at Criquet Shirts.
