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How Matt Parziale went from fighting fires to playing alongside Tiger at Augusta

Everyone around Matt Parziale knew he had big potential, especially his father, Vic. This week, the golfer’s dreams will become a reality as son and father take the course at the Masters.

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HOUSTON — When devastating Hurricane Harvey and the resulting floods hit the Houston and Southeast Texas area this fall, World Golf Hall of Famer Mark O’Meara didn’t have to turn on the TV or check the Internet to see the destruction. All he had to do was go a half-mile down from his Houston home to see the flooding in person. “When it first happened, I didn’t know what to do,â€� O’Meara said. “With a storm this big, the healing and hope won’t happen overnight, but this will certainly help.â€� That’s why O’Meara joined more than a dozen PGA TOUR players — including event organizers and Houston residents Chris Stroud and Bobby Gates — to hold the Texas-sized Hurricane Harvey Relief charity tournament at Bluejack National Golf Club on Tuesday, with the goal to raise $1 million. With the PGA TOUR and players over-arching goal to serve as a charity conduit to help others, along with the Lone Star theme of “Everything is Bigger in Texas,â€� the two-day celebration that included a dinner and charity auction turned out to be quite a celebration of help and hope, surpassing the financial goal with $1.2 million raised. Stroud, who has been calling on his professional golfing friends to help for more than two months, said the devastation in his hometown served as the perfect reminder of people in need after his most successful seasons in 12 years as a PGA TOUR pro. “It was a huge reality check,â€� said Stroud, who collected his first PGA TOUR win in 2017 and earned more than $2 million in prize money. “The first thing I thought of when the hurricane hit was this could have been me or somebody in our family.â€� “The great thing is we can use our platform to raise money for our community. God has given us a talent and a platform to help others and this is our chance to do this for neighbors and friends.â€� Among players taking part in the day-long event at the first Tiger Woods-designed course in the U.S. were World Golf Hall of Fame member and former Masters winner Ben Crenshaw, PGA Championship winner Jimmy Walker, U.S. Open winner Hale Irwin, Ryder Cup veteran Patrick Reed and dozens of other players from the PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions along with the LPGA, all with a strong Texas connection. The Houston Golf Association, which operates the Houston Open, along with Bluejack National management also stepped forward to help. “’I’m very proud to be a Texan. We had great friends who were in danger here,â€� Colleyville’s Ryan Palmer said. “With the chance to give back to fellow Texans, we have great friends, great events and great players to help out. “I want to see the impact of my work and what my work is doing. With the event being this close to home, I was happy to help. It was a no-brainer.â€� Fort Worth’s J.J. Henry said the outpouring of support for the Hurricane Harvey relief was part of the TOUR’s ongoing efforts to help others through a wide variety of charity programs. “I’m not sure everyone knows that the TOUR gives more money away to charity than all the other pro sports combined,â€� Henry said. “As Texas pro golfers, we are willing to do what we can to help out. It’s just the TOUR family coming together and being willing to help out.â€� “My wife grew up in Houston and while this didn’t affect our life personally, it really hit home with some of the people we know. The reality hit home, what can we do and what needs to be done here?â€� Along with some of his fellow TOUR competitors pitching in to help out at the Bluejack National course, Stroud also called on his good friend, Houston Astros owner Jim Crane, to come in and aid the cause. At Monday night’s pro-am pairings party, Crane delivered the Astros World Series Trophy, which was on prominent display for photos and visits. He also donated his private jet for a foursome to fly to his golf course in Florida, The Floridian, and brought a signed Astros Jersey from American League MVP winner Jose Altuve, which was one of the more coveted items in the silent auction. There was a wide variety of autographed memorabilia donated from the various golfers in the field along with a unique package with a two-person lesson and lunch with Bluejack course designer Woods. The silent and live auction raised nearly $600,000 — including $210,000 for the unique lesson and lunch with Woods. 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Davis-and-Goliath showdown on tap Sunday at The American ExpressDavis-and-Goliath showdown on tap Sunday at The American Express

LA QUINTA, Calif. - Davis Thompson doesn't hesitate when the question is posed. The PGA TOUR rookie is still in the prove-it stage of his career at the highest level. It's his seventh start as a TOUR member, and although his accomplishments are bountiful on the amateur and pathway circuits, the wider golf world reserves final judgment until a resume is built on TOUR. He might share the lead with Jon Rahm into the final round at The American Express, but he's perfectly OK with the consensus that he's seen as the underdog. Does he feel like the underdog? "For sure," Thompson said. "I'm playing against Jon Rahm. I feel like everybody would pick me as the underdog. But I mean, I kind of relish that label. I just try to go out and do my own thing and try to not let anything bother me." Think of it as a Davis-and-Goliath showdown of sorts. Rahm has won three of his past four starts worldwide, including the Sentry Tournament of Champions two weeks ago where he made up a six-stroke deficit in his final seven holes. He's laser-focused on stacking up wins and regaining the No. 1 spot on the Official World Golf Ranking; he's currently No. 4. Thompson is mere months into his PGA TOUR career, having earned his card via the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List. He hadn't even played a full nine holes at PGA West's Stadium Course until Saturday afternoon, whereas Rahm has abundant experience at this event, with three top-15s in four starts including a 2018 victory. But the PGA TOUR works in a clear way: shoot the scores and earn the spotlight. Thompson equaled Rahm at 23-under through 54 holes at The American Express. The event utilizes a three-course rotation, with all players competing at PGA West's Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta CC across the first three days. 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"A lot of people could have said that (a veteran had the advantage) the first time Jordan Spieth won, the first time I won, the first time a lot of people won. So do you have an advantage? I don't know. I mean, I have the experience of being there, if it goes down to the wire. But he's no slouch, obviously. He's done what he's done." Thompson has indeed done plenty. He represented the United States in the 2020 Palmer Cup and 2021 Walker Cup, and he finished No. 2 on the inaugural PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Ranking in 2021 to earn automatic Korn Ferry Tour membership upon turning pro that summer. He won the Korn Ferry Tour's UNC Health Championship presented by STITCH last spring en route to comfortably earning his TOUR card via the season-long points race. Back in his college days, Thompson was described by a fellow Georgia Bulldog, Keith Mitchell, as pulling off the seemingly impossible feat of acting like a TOUR pro as a college kid in Athens, Georgia. In a way, he's been building toward this moment for a long time. "I guess I kind of sacrificed some things in college," Thompson said Saturday in the Coachella Valley. "I wasn't the most social guy. I really just focused on my schoolwork and my golf. Just got better and better every year. Really tried to emulate what these guys do out here on TOUR." As Thompson completed his post-round interview Saturday in the gloaming, music could be heard in the background. A Darius Rucker concert was about to start, adjacent to the range, and the golf vibe was gradually morphing into a nightlife scene. Would Thompson be attending the concert? Nope. He had some business to prepare for, the final round of The American Express. Alongside one of the golf world's household names. "I remember when he came out of college and he was just playing really well right out of the gate," Thompson said of Rahm. "I thought that was very impressive to do that at such a young age. Then obviously watched him win the U.S. Open in 2021 ... those putts he made on 17 and 18 (at Torrey Pines) were pretty special." Now Thompson enters that arena - and Rahm knows the rookie has no intention of going away. "The level of talent on the TOUR is only increasing," Rahm added. "(Davis) is doing a phenomenal job and he's playing amazing golf and showing it."

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