With or without fanfare, you can expect disaster relief help from the PGA Tour and its players.
It's part of the Tour's mission.
PGA Tour Charities is a large part of the golfing world, supporting more causes than I can list here. Some are obvious - the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis is a major contributor to the world-famous St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
The Tour's just concluded event, the Quicken Loans National, is known as Tiger Woods' tournament, with the Tiger Woods Foundation a beneficiary. With the Tiger Woods Learning Center and the Earl Woods Scholarship, the foundation aims to be "fierce and unwavering advocates for the transformative power of education."
Woods is far from the only player with a foundation. Bubba Watson's "Drive to a Million" has raised for more than that for a number of his favorite causes.
Broadly categorized, PGA Tour Charities also gives to military, environment and disaster relief causes. The Tour and its tournaments generated $160 million in charitable donations in 2015.
I have seen this question a few times: Will the Tour and its players, in light of the cancellation of the Greenbrier Classic, give to flood relief efforts?
With or without fanfare, they will.
Players at the Quicken Loans event in Bethesda, Maryland, all saw the picture and video Watson shot taken from the flooded Old White TPC course. I don't think anybody in the golfing world - emphasis on "world" - didn't see it.
They had the same reactions a lot of us away from flooded areas had - awestruck at first, yet optimistic of a quick cleanup. Eventually, the realization set in that the flooding around the resort and around the state was much more grave than first though.
Golf was becoming an afterthought.
They know that several locations are tragically affected, but I think the fact that White Sulphur Springs was hit so hard struck a nerve. It tempered the mood of Billy Hurley III, who won at Congressional Sunday.
"It's a great tournament and a great place at The Greenbrier," Hurley said. "Obviously, it's got to be pretty bad over there in West Virginia to actually cancel a PGA Tour event ... so our thoughts and prayers go to the residents and the people over there in West Virginia."
Hurley has been here three times, contending in 2014. He's only one of about 350-400 different players who have teed it up at Old White, many of whom show their appreciation by returning.
They love the course, they love the setting, they love the gallery, they love the resort. They'll miss this tournament, and will eagerly come back next year.
Remember, the golfers aren't the only visitors to White Sulphur Springs. There was maybe the most star-studded pro-am set up for July 6 - NASCAR drivers, TV stars, NBA and NFL legends, etc.
I've little doubt they'll help the cause.
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The Secondary School Activities Commission has developed a Facebook page dedicated to assisting schools affected by the floods - Richwood, Clay County, Elk Valley Christian, Herbert Hoover and anybody else.
I know Clay County's football program lost everything, and the athletic fields have major mud issues. I figure the others have similar issues.
Search for "SSAC-Flood Relief" on Facebook. At SSAC headquarters, executive director Bernie Dolan will meet with his staff Tuesday to coordinate efforts.
High school sports might be an afterthought at the moment in the affected towns, but getting the young athletes back on the field this fall will lift their spirits and help community morale and a community's spirits.
If and when you can, give these folks your help.