Golf Handicaps Of The Rich And Famous
The golf handicaps for top athletes and celebs is a fun read. Golf Digest lists the more well-known rich and famous. Some might be more of the vanity variety, but worthy to gaze at nevertheless. Make sure to read the entire list.
We expanded that list of 100 by contacting each team’s communications staff in the four major sports leagues, along with the overall communications leader in other sports leagues. To fill in gaps, we worked with sports agents, sports agencies such as Octagon, Wasserman, Newport Sports Management, Excel, CAA, and Tandem Sports and Entertainment, as well as online search engines and research services of journalistic periodicals. We supplemented that with in-house research and GHIN.com. Some handicaps are estimates from players or representatives.
It makes sense that hockey might have the best sticks given their outstanding hand-eye coordination while on skates.
BASEBALL
TYLER CLIPPARD
+1.9 | Toronto reliever travels to the golf course in his pickup truck with 15 to 20 pairs of golf shoes. One of our editors can attest to this: Clippard can hit a 3-iron 260 yards.
JOHN SMOLTZ
+1.5 | Hall of Fame pitcher qualified for the U.S. Senior Open this summer at The Broadmoor and missed the cut after rounds of 85-77. Has eight holes-in-one, including one on a 334-yard par 4. Plays out of Hawks Ridge in Atlanta.
BASKETBALL
STEPHEN CURRY
0.0 | Golden State superstar competed in the Web.com Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic the past two years, shooting 74-74 in 2017 and 71-86 this year. One career ace, with a pitching wedge on the 142-yard third hole at the Ocean Course at Half Moon Bay in California.
Read more about Stephen Curry →
RAY ALLEN
0 | Two-time NBA champ will go into the Hall of Fame this year and has held the Ray Allen Ray of Hope Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament. Has made four holes-in-one.
MICHAEL JORDAN
1.9 | GHIN.com says his number hasn’t changed since 2013. Has been a high-profile U.S. team supporter at the Ryder Cup.
FOOTBALL
RYAN SUCCOP
+2.2 | Titans kicker was a scratch in our 2015 ranking.
MATT RYAN
+1.2 | The 2016 NFL MVP for the Falcons holds his Celebrity-Am Classic at TPC Sugarloaf to support the Matt Ryan Foundation and Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
BRETT KERN
+0.8 | Titans Pro Bowl punter is a member at Nashville G. & Athletic Club.
TONY ROMO
+0.4 | Former Cowboys QB retired to the TV booth and dabbles in pro golf. In March, he shot 77-82 during his PGA Tour debut at the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship. In August, he got to the first stage of Web.com Tour qualifying. He won twice in the summer, including the American Century Championship. Plays at Dallas National G.C., Trinity Forest G.C. and the Four Seasons G. & Sports Club. Was a 3-handicap in our 2015 ranking.
JOHNNY MANZIEL
6 | “Johnny Football” from Texas A&M didn’t make it in Cleveland, but the quarterback is starting over with Montreal of the CFL. His golf handicap has improved by two strokes since 2015.
HOCKEY
ANTHONY MANTHA
+3.2 | Detroit’s 6-4 wing led the team last season with 24 goals and plays in several charity golf outings during the summer.
NICK SORKIN
+3 | Now with the Worcester Railers of the ECHL, Sorkin qualified for the 2016 U.S. Amateur. Has had his only ace (when he was 18) and holds the course record of 63 at Lakewood C.C. in Maryland from its full 7,119 yards.
JAMES WISNIEWSKI
+1.9 | Longtime NHL defenseman won the 2012 Muirfield Village club championship and plays frequently with Jason Day.
TENNIS
PETE SAMPRAS
0.5 | Winner of 14 Grand Slam titles doesn’t have recent scores posted, but his golf swing says scratch player.
ANDY RODDICK
1.5 | The 2003 U.S. Open winner has had a golf event in the past for the Andy Roddick Foundation. His home course is Spanish Oaks G.C. in Austin.
IVAN LENDL
2.3 | Winner of eight Grand Slam titles, he plays mainly at Torrington C.C. in Connecticut and the Windsor Club in Florida.
RAFAEL NADAL 2.5 | The 17-time Grand Slam winner puts his game on display in charity events and was in Tiger Woods’ gallery at the 2017 Hero World Challenge. In 2018, he hosted the first Rafa Nadal Golf Challenge.
