Grief changes everything. For Corey Pereira, it has reshaped not just how he plays golf, but how he sees life. In his first Tour-sanctioned start since the passing of his wife, Leah Bertuccelli, the 29-year-old carries both deep emotion and a special tribute to her on the course.

Pereira plans to honor Leah by carrying a sunflower garland on his bag, a symbol of sarcoma patients. “It’s funny, I was going to tie, I don’t know what to call it… I was going to put it on my bag, and I just flat-out forgot this morning. It’ll be on the bag tomorrow,” he said at his Procore Championship press conference. For him, it’s a way to keep Leah close on every walk through Napa’s fairways.

The couple got engaged in Napa last December during the Asher Tour. Less than a year later, Leah is gone. Pereira

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