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Steph Curry To Sponsor The Golf Program At Howard University

<p>It looks like golf is officially making a comeback at Howard University thanks to the help of Steph Curry&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;espn&period;com&sol;golf&sol;story&sol;&lowbar;&sol;id&sol;27419500&sol;howard-bringing-back-golf-assist-curry">ESPN<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; on Monday&comma; Steph announced that he would financially support the Bison&&num;8217&semi;s golf teams for the next six years&period; Howard plans to have their men and women’s golf teams up and running for the 2020-2021 season&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The idea of bringing golf back to Howard came about earlier this year after meeting Howard senior and golfer Otis Ferguson IV during a visit to the campus to watch a documentary&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Steph said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The idea around re-creating Howard&&num;8217&semi;s golf team and turning it into a Division I program for men and women was born on that specific night&period; Now&comma; seven and a half or eight months later&comma; we&&num;8217&semi;re here&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Howard previously competed at the Division II level&period; According to school officials&comma; they believe the team disbanded some time during the 1970s&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a previous release&comma; Steph <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;steph-curry-to-sponsor-the-golf-program-at-howard-university&sol;">said<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Golf is a sport that has changed my life in ways that are less tangible&comma; but just as impactful&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s a discipline that challenges your mental wherewithal from patience to focus and is impossible to truly master&comma; so when you hear about these passionate student-athletes who have the talent but don&&num;8217&semi;t have a fair shot at the game&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s tough&period; I feel really honored to play a small role in the rich history of Howard University&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1163498374680719362" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; 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