Rich Beem creates charity for paralyzed Cowboys scout

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IRVING, Texas -- Days after the recent collapse of the Dallas Cowboys practice facility, 2002 PGA Championship winner Rich Beem hatched a plan to help Cowboys scouting assistant Rich Behm, who was left paralyzed below the waist.

Rich Beem (left) and Rich Behm

"I couldn't imagine how much Rich and his family are struggling with this tragedy but I wanted to help them cope with it," Beem said. "Our names are pronounced the same, we're both family men, both passionate about our roles in professional sports, so it was a natural for me."

The Beem Fore Behm plan went into action Tuesday at the HP Byron Nelson Championship at the TPC Four Seasons Resort, just six miles from the Cowboys headquarters, and continues next week at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

Beem has pledged $100 for every birdie he makes to the Behm family. With the help of the PGA TOUR and the Cowboys, pledges will be taken at both tournaments, where fans can name their own donation for birdies made by Beem or any other player in the field. Those pledges will be collected, and the donors who come closest to guessing the total number of birdies made each week will win a set of custom-fit Callaway Golf clubs.

In addition, Beem's golf bag, signed by other players, is being offered as a silent auction item in the Cowboys tent at the TPC Four Seasons Resort.

"The help we've gotten from the TOUR, the events, other players and the Cowboys has just been tremendous," Beem said. "The money we raise is important but the thrill for me is seeing how many people are stepping up to help a good young man and his family caught in a terrible situation. I'm happy with my idea but I'm humbled by the response to it."

Donate to Beem Fore Behm

Donations will be made to PGA TOUR Charities, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charity, and 100 percent of the monies collected, net of credit card fees of approximately 3 percent, will be donated to the Gene and Jerry Jones Family Foundation, also a 501(c)(3) charity, to be used in support of the Behm family. To make a donation online, please click on the "DONATE" button below: * Online donations are not part of the onsite Callaway Golf club contest.

If you wish to write a check, please do the following: • make it payable to "PGA TOUR Charities, Inc." • write "Beem Fore Behm" in your check's memo line • send it to this address: Beem Fore Behm c/o PGA TOUR Charities, Inc. PO Box 1065 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32004 SPONSORED BY: PGA TOUR Charities, Inc. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling toll-free within the State of Florida (800) 435-7352. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the State of Florida. PGA TOUR Charities, Inc.'s registration number issued by the Department of Agriculture Division of Consumer Services under Chapter 496 of the Florida Statutes is CH-8173.