Brandon Matthews’ support and generosity played a pivotal role in transforming Michael Miller’s career, offering him a lifeline when things seemed bleak. In 2023, Matthews, a PGA Tour member, invited Miller to a pro-am event in the Philadelphia area, an event he and his wife Danielle had been organizing to raise funds for local charities, including children’s hospitals. This wasn’t just any pro-am; it boasted a $100,000 purse for the professionals, and Matthews made a point of including mini-tour players like Miller.

According to the recent post reported by Monday W Info on their official X account, “At the time Michael was $33,000 in credit card debt. The chipping yips can be costly for a pro. But he worked his ass off to overcome them.” He was so broke that he could not even afford to live in a hotel that week, and spend the night in his car in the parking lot of some club. The next morning, before the championship, he would shower every morning in the club. 

But as it turns out, his bad days were soon about to come to an end. “And he won the event. Won $65,000. Paid off his credit card. Got his career back on track,” reported the page. And well a year down the lane, Michael Miller has managed to almost earn the Challenge Tour status. He has finally acquired his dream and with it a place to play. “I love this f**king game,” concluded the post.

Well, this was a blast from the past. But it is needless to say that the story did indeed manage to leave the golf community overwhelmed.

The Golf Community appreciates Brandon Matthews’s kindness

Most of the golf updates these days are bad news. Either a twisted turn in the rift between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf or about the new dates introduced by Jay Monahan and his team. This has left the entire golf community, from fans to pros frustrated with all the dosage of updates. Coming across this humbling story has brought about happiness between the fans.

While talking to this, one of them simply commented, “Now that’s a hell of a story!!” Another complimenting the club Located in Clarks Summit, the clubhouse is perched atop a picturesque hill, overlooking the endless greens of the 27 Hole Championship Golf Course. They wrote, “To be fair, the showers at CC of Scranton are otherworldly and worth sleeping in the lot for. If you ever get the chance to play CC of Scranton, make sure to give yourself time. Amazing story Ryan, and why this feed is the best on X.”

Back in 2007, Brandon Matthews’s life changed forever, because of a severe neck injury and paralysis from the mid-chest down. He was pegging a Magnolia tree for a climber stand. He managed to paddle his sneak boat. In the afternoon, a branch gave way and he slipped and fell. He lay on the corn for 21 hours. 

Taking to this, one of them inquired, “I know Brandon has long had back issues and had a tough year in 2023 losing his card – do you know what his plans are regarding playing on a tour ? Great kid”.

Last year at the Zurich Classic Brandon Matthews was paired with Sean O’Hair. Despite his impressive birdie, they finished with a T7. Even though he was disappointed, he still was amazing with his fans.

Taking to this one of them commented, “Took my daughter to the @Zurich_Classic in 2023 and followed @B_Matthews12 and his partner for about 5-6 holes.@dmatthews924 talked with my kid a little and appeared legitimately interested in her responses. It doesn’t seem like much but it meant a lot to my kid. Nice of him”.

While another being nostalgic simply wrote, “Remember this guy from the local events in Junior golf. He would show up if his real tournament schedule had an opening or if it was a cool course. Would win by like 10 shots in single-day rinky-dink events. Cool to see he’s still fighting to turn that talent into a pro career”. What are your thoughts on Matthews? Let us know in the comments section below!