11-year-old golfer raises $1,000 for hurricane victims

CARL JUNCTION, Mo.: The clink of the putter meeting the golf ball on a sunny Labor Day morning sounded like aid to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston. Dozens of people took to the green at Briarbrook Country Club in Carl Junction for a putting competition organized by 11-year-old Jack Spencer, a local golfer who decided to do something about the destruction he saw on TV.

“We watched a lot of coverage of Hurricane Harvey,” said Kristi Spencer, Jack’s mother. “He was really impacted by the stories he was hearing.”