Steph Curry gives boost to HBCU golf program

Sam Puryear, Howard University golf coach, joins the show to talk about Steph Curry's generous gift that helps revive the HBCU's men's and women's golf programs after a 40-year break

Bo Van Pelt | Dec 16, 2020

Steph Curry gives boost to HBCU golf program /

With a generous donation from NBA star Steph Curry, Howard University's golf program is being revived after 40 years of dormancy. Sam Puryear, a 50-year-old Winston-Salem, N.C., native, is charged with building the men's and women's programs at the HBCU in the nation's capital.

With co-hosts Bo Van Pelt and Farrell Evans, Puryear shares his vision for the program and how golf can be an agent of change in the life of young people, a lesson he chronicles in his new book, Diamonds in the Rough, about his years at the East Lake Foundation in Atlanta.

Published Dec 16, 2020

BO VAN PELT

PGA Tour pro Bo Van Pelt was born in Richmond, Ind., and resides in Tulsa, Okla. He has six professional victories worldwide and has been a PGA Tour member since 2004. He started the First Tee chapter in his hometown and has been a dedicated supporter of Habitat of Humanity for 13 years. Van Pelt also has donated three homes to families in need. He, along with his longtime friend Farrell Evans, co-hosts the podcast “Both Sides of the Ball,” which airs on the Morning Read Podcast Network. Twitter: @bovanpeltBoth Sides of the Ball: @boandfarrell