Eric Cole is a baller, both on and off the golf course.
PGA Tour rising star’s incredible $20,000 donation after historic win at Frank B. Fuhrer Invitational
Eric Cole is a rising star on the PGA Tour and his actions in Pittsburgh may bring him more notoriety.
Jack Milko has been playing golf since he was five years old. He has yet to record a hole-in-one, but he did secure an M.A. in Sports Journalism from St. Bonaventure University.
Following the Travelers Championship, where he tied for 24th, Cole drove eight hours from Connecticut to Pittsburgh to play in the Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational, a 72-hole tournament at Pittsburgh Field Club.
He won the tournament by nine shots and received $20,000, a far cry from the millions won each week on the PGA Tour.
But Cole, who has won almost $3 million on tour this season, donated his winnings back to the Fuhrer family to donate to charity.
“It’s something that fits the theme of what Mr. Fuhrer did with his life as far as generosity and charitable giving,” Cole said to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. “It’s not really about the money for me. It’s about being here.”
Cole set the course record and won the tournament by nine shots, the largest margin of victory in the tournament’s history, per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Along with having a heart of gold, Cole can clearly play.
He has spent the last few years playing on mini-tours and the Korn Ferry Tour. He finally earned his PGA Tour card at the 2022 Korn Ferry Championship.
Now the 35-year-old is in the running for the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award.
Cole has made 16 cuts this season and almost won the Honda Classic in February. But he lost to Chris Kirk in a playoff at PGA National.
He also has two top-tens to his name, as he tied for 5th at the Mexico Open in April and 6th at the RBC Canadian Open in June.
Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @jack_milko for more golf coverage. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough too.
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