Is NBA superstar Steph Curry better at golf than basketball?

GOATs of basketball
Golf life
Winning
Eagle
Stableford
Leading till the end
'Something you dream about'
Hole in one
Making history
Charity
Can he become a pro?
Korn Ferry Tour
‘Good amount of club head speed’
He isn't good enough
‘Best guy in your rec league’
Not just yet
GOATs of basketball

As everyone knows, Steph Curry is one of the greatest basketball players of all time and the best shooter in NBA history.

Golf life

After a poor loss in the NBA Playoffs to the Los Angeles Lakers, Curry has recently shown the world he can compete with the pros in the golf game.

Winning

The Golden State Warriors star man won his first celebrity golf tournament at the weekend, securing the American Century Championship.

Eagle

Curry finished his tournament in style, sinking an 18ft putt for Eagle on the par five 18th hole at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.

Stableford

Under the modified Stableford rules, Curry scored six points for his eagle on the 18th, finishing him on 75 points, two points ahead of second place Mardy Fish.

Leading till the end

Fish was three points ahead of Curry going into the 18th hole, but he parred the last, helping Curry take his first piece of golf silverware home.

'Something you dream about'

According to dailymail.co.uk, Curry said: "I don't do this for a living, so it's something you dream about. I've been playing in this tournament for almost a decade, and now I've got some hardware to show for it."

Hole in one

If an eagle to win wasn't enough, Curry went viral on Saturday, acing the 152-yard par three seventh hole, showing everyone his excitement as he raced up the course to pick his ball from the hole.

Making history

Curry is the first black winner of the tournament since its inaugural showing 34 years ago. He also becomes the fifth active athlete to win the American Century Championship.

Charity

His first-place purse of $125,000 will be donated to charity as Curry is an amateur golfer.

Can he become a pro?

The question on people's minds now is, is Steph Curry good enough to play professionally on one of golf's pro tours?

Korn Ferry Tour

Curry has competed on the Korn Ferry Tour, the G-League comparison to the NBA, posting respectable scores in the 70s but failing to make a cut.

‘Good amount of club head speed’

According to sfgate.com, Samuel Puryear, head coach of Howard University, said: "He generates a good amount of club head speed through the impact zone and, especially on his approach shots, he puts a lot of spin on the ball."

He isn't good enough

Andrew Larkin, a former professional golfer and now head coach at Santa Clara University, believes Curry isn't good enough to make it to the pro level.

‘Best guy in your rec league’

Larkin said: "It's almost the equivalent of the best guy in your rec league trying to say he can go make it through the G-League."

Not just yet

It's safe to say Steph Curry will not become a professional golfer any time soon, with his focus still on bringing more championships to Golden State. However, in the future, who knows where he will be?

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