Mackenzie Hughes, competing in the Valspar Championship this week, said it was “heartbreaking to hear news” of Tuesday’s fatal automobile crash that killed nine people, including six members of the University of the Southwest golf teams as well as the coach. Two people in the other vehicle involved in the head-on collision were also killed.
Two other members of the men’s golf team, Dayton Price and Hayden Underhill, both from Ontario, Canada, survived the crash and were taken to hospitals and were reported to be in critical condition.
Hughes is also from Canada. After his first round Thursday about 1,400 miles away in Palm Harbor, Florida, Hughes posted a message of condolence on Twitter while also offering to help the victims and families of the crash.
