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LPGA pro shares catastrophic effect of Kentucky tornado; fellow pros offer support
The world watched astounded as tornadoes ripped through Southern and Midwest states last Friday evening, with the Southeastern state of Kentucky one of those hardest hit.
LPGA player and Kentucky native Emma Talley was clearly one of the most concerned, tweeting, “Please pray for my hometown of Princeton, KY…tornado hit hard and lots of houses completely gone. We are hoping everyone is safe but won’t know until the morning. Pray pray pray, please. So scared.”
Sadly the scale of the destruction started to emerge over the next few hours, with at least 80 Kentucky residents among at least 90 fatalities reported in the region.
Just after the weekend, Talley, posting as @ertalley, shared shocking images of her hometown in ruin, and the website continue with a heart-wrenching statement that ‘with a population of only 6,000, Princeton residents are doing everything they can to piece together their homes, including sorting through the debris by hand.’
Talley informed of the devastation, writing, “Here are a few pictures of my hometown. It got beat up by the tornado a few days ago. My mom says it is way worse than the pictures. So many of our friends lost everything. My parents have been going through rubble of friends’ homes to try and find sentimental items.”
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The local Chamber of Commerce has organized a GoFundMe appeal fund to provide disaster relief to families badly affected by the ravaging tornadoes, a plea shared by the player herself. Her story then struck the hearts of several LPGA and PGA Tour players, who quickly offered their support and shared the fundraising effort on their own social media platforms.
Justin Thomas, a fellow Kentucky native, posted the appeal on his Instagram, spreading awareness about Talley’s hometown and the disaster relief efforts.
Thomas wrote, “So sad. Thinking of @ertalley and her friends/families and everyone affected. Every cent/dollar helps.”
Along with JT, Nelly Korda, the leading player on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking, also expressed her sympathy for those affected by the destruction and encouraged her followers to contribute to relief efforts: “So, so sad. Help spread the word and donate to the people affected by this awful tragedy.”
The GoFundMe that Talley and others have shared currently has raised over $83k in disaster relief.
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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage
GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.
We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.
We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.
Check out links to all our photos, below.
General Albums
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #1
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- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #1
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WITB Albums
- Justin Thomas – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Rose – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Chandler Phillips – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Nick Dunlap – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
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- Austin Eckroat – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Jason Day – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
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- Ludvig Aberg – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Collin Morikawa – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Sam Burns – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Stephen Jaeger – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
Pullout Albums
- Wyndham Clark’s Odyssey putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- JT’s new Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Thomas testing new Titleist 2 wood – 2024 RBC Heritage
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- Christian Bezuidenhout – testing new Callaway Ti 340 mini driver – 2024 RBC Heritage
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- Byeong Hun An, two new L.A.B. Golf putter builds with “T” alignment – 2024 RBC Heritage
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