NORTON, Mass. -- Bobby Gates got lucky. His family's home, about 30 miles north of downtown Houston, sits 300 yards above a bayou, leaving them unharmed by Hurricane Harvey, but with a unique vantage point of its destruction.
Coming off a few years of injuries, Gates bounced between the PGA and Web.com tours this season, which left him ineligible for either this week. So rather than competing like so many of his fellow Houston-area professionals, he's been at home, witnessing the storm first-hand and doing anything he can in the aftermath.
Earlier this week, he'd heard about some family friends, including an 85-year-old grandmother, who were stranded in their home.