PGA Tour player and his Twitter followers found a cool way to raise $10K for St. Jude

PGA Tour player Max Homa, who picked up his first win on Tour earlier this season, turned a frustrating moment during this past weekend’s WGC-Fed Ex St. Jude Invitational into an awesome storyline that ended with $10,000 being raised for St. Jude Hospital by fans of his on Twitter.

It all started after his first round on Thursday when, after a finishing with a 4-over 74, he tweeted about not caring about how his play was hurting anyone’s fantasy golf lineups.

That led to a back and forth with many fans that eventually led to a movement being made in which fans would donate money to St. Jude for every birdie Homa made going forward:

Somehow this fantasy golf discussion has started something great. Some of u guys have decided to donate money to St Jude for every birdie I make tomorrow. I appreciate u guys! I challenge more of u to do the same. I made 1 whole birdie today so don’t be shy

— max homa (@maxhoma23) July 26, 2019

Now this is awesome. I’m doing this too. I appreciate u! Let’s give it to @StJude Thanks! https://t.co/9dObmDCjpu

— max homa (@maxhoma23) July 26, 2019

Alright I’m doing $50 a birdie from “Max” (if that’s even your name) for Friday’s round to St. Jude … if he makes 10+ birdies i might need to borrow some cash from one of y’all https://t.co/V6r7ZhNvPd

— Shane Bacon (@shanebacon) July 26, 2019

Homa, who finished the tournament T-61, was happy to share some good news on Monday:

Yoooo just found out we raised around $10k this week for St. Jude!! It’s times like this that I realize social media isn’t just a black hole of pessimism and political debates. Way to come together everyone. Can’t thank u all enough!

— max homa (@maxhoma23) July 29, 2019

Now that’s just awesome. Way to go, Twitter.