Sweetens Cove Community Rallies Behind Matt Adamski: Your Ultimate Guide to the Outpouring of Support

Matt Adamski, left, general manager and head professional at Sweetens Cove, is pictured with course designer Rob Collins, right, and former PGA Tour player and golf podcaster Colt Knost

From his first visit to Sweetens Cove Golf Club in the fall of 2019, Matt Adamski felt an instant connection to the unpretentious vibe and culture of the highly-acclaimed nine-hole course in South Pittsburg.

Despite the impracticality of uprooting his family from their life in Ohio, Adamski followed his internal voice and loaded up to head south. He exchanged the comforts of a regal clubhouse for a portable shed, defying naysayers who warned of career suicide.

Adamski has become the official greeter and ambassador of the Sweetens Cove story, embodying the anti-establishment, no-rules golfing playground that has become a modern-day golf phenomenon.

Recently, Adamski suffered a fractured femur and torn ACL in an unfortunate accident while doing some excavating work at his property in nearby Jasper. As a result, an online fundraising opportunity has been established by Rob Collins, the mastermind golf course designer of Sweetens Cove, to help defray a portion of the financial burden facing Adamski in the coming months.

Collins emphasized, “Matt’s lucky to be alive. He embraced everything about Sweetens Cove and has become a larger-than-life figure. It’s a chance to help repay him and his family for all he’s done.”

Thus far, more than 550 donors have raised close to $62,000 to support Adamski and his family as he faces a lengthy recovery.

Jeff Howard, the lone local member of Sweetens Cove, expressed his appreciation for Adamski’s impact at the club, stating, “It’s hard to put into words what Matt means to the golf course. He sets the tone for the guests each day and makes them feel like they are a member for the day.”

With Adamski unable to put weight on his surgically repaired leg for up to 12 weeks, the Sweetens Cove family has shown their support and love for Adamski and his family during this challenging time.

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