The golf world, like so much of the world, is responding to the crisis by giving of themselves to do what they can to help people in need.
Some businesses in golf have shifted at least a portion of their day-to-day business to make personal protective equipment, typically free of charge, for those on the front lines. Pro golfers have donated money, memorabilia or time to help out. Golfers at clubs with caddie programs have been pitching in to help caddies make up for lost wages by donating money to funds specifically for them.
Here are some of the acts of kindness that the golf community is doing to help in these difficult times.
Donating money, gifts or time
Brooks Koepka has donated $100,000 to the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties for relief in his home county in Florida.
Tony Finau has committed to helping 500 vulnerable kids have meals to eat in Utah during the epidemic through the For the Kids nonprofit.
Eight pros, including Rory McIlroy and Jack Nicklaus, have donated memorabilia to raise money for charitable relief.
Billy Horschel has donated his share of The Players Championship purse to help Feeding Northeast Florida, an area food bank, and helped get the unused food from The Players to the food bank.
Max Homa raised $40,000 from fans who pledged money so that Homa, who is notoriously hairy, would shave his legs and arms.
Augusta National has pledged $2 million to help local coronavirus response in the Augusta area.
Helping fill gaps for lost wages
Larry David and Lloyd Braun created a GoFundMe fund for caddies at Riviera Country Club, surpassing their $100,000 goal.
Members at Los Angeles Country Club have raised more than $300,000 for their caddies, now out of work
Pinehurst Resort held an incredible online auction to raise money for furloughed employees and caddies
Making personal protective equipment
Seamus Golf has shut down its day-to-day operations to ramp up mask production for first responders and front-line health-care workers, free of charge.
Rose and Fire is also making masks for first responders, free of charge.
Birth Golf Death, which is founded by a veteran and a nurse, are working to make masks for first responders.
Stitch Golf has started making masks for frontline health workers, starting April 2 and making more than 4,000 the first day.
Oakley has started mass producing face masks for PPE for frontline health workers, and they’ve donated 20,000 pieces of protective eyewear they had.
Special merchandise for charity
Linksoul is taking orders for a limited-edition T-shirt, with 100% of sales proceeds going to supporting hourly wage workers and those who have lost work amid the coronavirus pandemic
Waggle is selling a Scramble Against COVID-19 series of T-shirts, with $12 from each shirt sold through April 12 supporting the CDC Emergency Response Fund.