If you’ve watched the PGA championship, you’ve no doubt noticed several players and caddies wearing rainbow ribbons on their hats at TPC Harding Park and you may wonder why.
Unfortunately, the reason is heartbreaking.
Last month, Mia Villegas, the 22-month-old daughter of the PGA Tour pro Camillo Villegas, died of cancer. Tests earlier this year showed he had brain and spine tumors.
According to a tweet from the PGA Tour, Mia loved rainbows, which inspired the idea of ribbons as a tribute to the little girl and her family.
According to the PGA Tour website: “Thanks to the support of events like the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for care, travel, lodging or food, because all of which family should care is helping their child live. “
To further honor the Villagas family, many players continued to wear the ribbons this week in San Francisco.
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