ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Perspective is briefly provide in skilled golf as the sport endures a dramatically shifting panorama, however Tuesday at The RSM Basic, Brian Harman provided a somber different to the bickering.
Following Harman’s press convention, which just about solely centered on the PGA Tour’s transfer to smaller fields and fewer members beginning in 2026, he revealed a current household tragedy.
“After I was in China [for the SJM Macao Open in October], my spouse took my children and our household pal Cathy Dowdy to Ponte Vedra [Fla.] for trip,” an emotional Harman stated. “My son was out boogie boarding with considered one of his actually good buddies, acquired ripped out to sea by only a rip present.”
Dowdy tried to rescue Harman’s 6-year-old son when she was taken by the identical rip tide. A bystander went within the ocean and saved Harman’s son.
“Cathy was injured actually badly within the water. She’s been in a coma for happening six weeks now and so clearly our world down right here was form of turned on its head,” stated Harman, who described Dowdy as a “household pal” earlier than including, “they’re household.”
Harman stated Dowdy is at the moment in a hospital in Savannah and stated he hoped to “carry consciousness” to her plight.
“They disregarded their very own security, went into the water, saved my son and the way do you thank folks like that? I don’t know aside from to only say what you suppose,” Harman stated.
“I believe that bravery and doing one thing like that for individuals who aren’t your blood is simply essentially the most stunning factor you are able to do on this life.”
A GoFundMe has been established by the Dowdy household.
