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Here’s a ranked list of top athletes (non-golfers by profession) who are known for their elite golf skills, ordered by handicap (lowest to highest), along with how long they’ve been playing and interesting facts about their golf background:
🥇 Tony Romo
Sport: NFL (former Dallas Cowboys QB)
Handicap: +3.3 (scratch and better)
Golfing Since: Childhood (started playing around age 10)
Facts:
Tried to qualify for the U.S. Open multiple times.
Played in PGA Tour events via sponsor exemptions (Safeway Open, AT&T Byron Nelson).
Won the American Century Celebrity Championship 3 times (2018, 2019, 2022).
Known for a composed short game and competitive fire.
🥈 Steph Curry @stephcurry
Sport: NBA (Golden State Warriors)
Handicap: +1 to 0
Golfing Since: Early teens (started playing with his father, Dell Curry)
Facts:
Competed in Korn Ferry Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic in 2017 and 2018—shot respectable rounds in the 70s.
Won the 2023 American Century Championship with a dramatic eagle on the final hole.
Helped fund and launch the Howard University golf program.
Plays frequently in offseasons and supports youth golf initiatives.
🥉 Michael Jordan
Sport: NBA (Chicago Bulls legend)
Handicap: Historically between 1 and 3
Golfing Since: Mid-1980s (became passionate during NBA days)
Facts:
Known to play 36–54 holes a day during retirement.
Built his own private golf course, The Grove XXIII, in Florida.
Famously competitive; bets heavily on matches with friends and pros.
Played with Tiger Woods, Charles Barkley, and Barack Obama.
4️⃣ John Smoltz
Sport: MLB (Hall of Fame Pitcher)
Handicap: +1 to 0
Golfing Since: Late teens
Facts:
Qualified for the 2018 U.S. Senior Open.
Won the Diamond Resorts Invitational celebrity event.
Known for a powerful game and accurate iron play.
Played golf regularly throughout his MLB career.
5️⃣ Aaron Rodgers
Sport: NFL (New York Jets, formerly Packers)
Handicap: 4–5
Golfing Since: Early adulthood
Facts:
Won the 2023 Pebble Beach Pro-Am (team event with pro Ben Silverman).
Appeared in multiple editions of The Match.
Stays calm under pressure—often praised for clutch putting in celebrity events.
Plays frequently during offseasons and injury downtime.
6️⃣ Mark Mulder
Sport: MLB (Pitcher)
Handicap: +1 to 0
Golfing Since: College years
Facts:
Won American Century Celebrity Championship 3 times in a row (2015, 2016, 2017).
Known for consistency and calm demeanor on the course.
Swings like a pro—smooth and powerful.
7️⃣ Tom Brady @tombrady
Sport: NFL (GOAT QB)
Handicap: 8–9
Golfing Since: College
Facts:
Played in The Match alongside Phil Mickelson, Aaron Rodgers, and others.
Famously holed out from the fairway during The Match 2020.
Known more for raw athleticism than fine-tuned golf skill—but improving.
Loves golf as a post-retirement hobby and workout replacement.
8️⃣ Josh Allen
Sport: NFL (Buffalo Bills QB)
Handicap: 9–10 (est.)
Golfing Since: College
Facts:
Regular in celebrity events and charity matches.
Plays with a grip-it-and-rip-it style.
Powerful but inconsistent; still improving with pro coaching.
This video will be on the professional athletes that don’t play golf professionally but are really good at it. And we’ll be naming the top eight. And we’ll be starting this list off at number eight with Josh Allen, a professional NFL quarterback for the Buffalo Bills. His handicap is an estimated 9 to 10 and he’s been golfing since college. the regular in celebrity events and celebrity charity matches. He plays a grip and rip it type style, powerful, unconventional, and more importantly, still improving, but pro coaching is involved. So, he’s getting better fast. Let’s take a look now at number seven. We have Tom Brady. Tom Brady is an NFL goat quarterback. His handicap is listed as a nine or eight and he’s been golfing since college as well, but early documents say that he’s been playing since early 8th grade. He played a match against Phil Mickelson, Aaron Rogers, and others. He famously hauled out from a fairway during the match of 2020 and he’s known for his raw athleticism and then fine-tuned golf skills, but still improving. He loves the game post retirement as a hobby and a workout skill. Now, let’s head on over to number six, Aaron Rogers. Aaron Rogers is an NFL quarterback and is a four to five handicap. He’s been golfing since early adulthood and is won the 2020 Pebble Beach ProAm. He’s also appeared in multiple editions of the match. He stays calm and precise and frequently plays during the off seasons and whenever he doesn’t have injuries. Let’s take a look now at number five, the GOAT himself, Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan is historically a one to3 handicap. He’s an NFL professional retired goat basketball player. You have to know who this person is and he’s been golfing since 1980s. His passion kind of started in the early NBA days. He’s been known to play 36 to 54 holes of golf during retirement and he’s built his own private golf course in Florida. His famous competitiveness is reason he bets very high on matches with friends and pros and he’s played with Tiger Woods, Charles Barkley and Barack Obama including some other he’s this is the goat. Probably should have put him at number one but he’s listed handicap. There’s some that are better. And speaking of which, let’s head on over to our number fourth spot on this list. We have Mark Moulder. Now, this is a professional MLB player that is a pitcher with a handicap of plus one to zero. He’s been golfing his whole life. He’s won the American Century Celebrity Championship three times in a row and is known for his consistency, calm demeanor on the course. He swings like a pro, has per hour powerful swing, and he’s built like a true athlete and golfer. Outside of that, there’s not much information that we could find in regards to his actual golf game, but rest assure he’s number four on this list. He’s probably should be a little bit higher, but you know, he’s not a Michael Jordan. So, let’s take a look now at number three. We hit number three. We have John Smoltz, a MLB Hall of Fame pitcher, a plus one to zero handicap and he’s been golfing since his late teens. He’s qualified for the 2018 US Senior Open and he’s won the Diamond Resorts Invitational celebrity event. He’s known for his powerful game and accuracy with his iron play, and he’s played golf regularly throughout his MLB career. Now, before we head on over to our number two and number one spot, we want to make sure that you subscribe down below or write down more importantly anyone we miss. We want to turn this into a Reddit type feel. We would love to have you subscribe, but it’s probably not going to happen. We want to know if we need to do an update video based on the information provided. We’re just putting something together pretty quickly, but we also am interested in improving this method down the road. So, any information would be greatly appreciated. As we close out number three here with John himself, the professional pitcher, we also want to document that he has been listed as a plus two at some points in his career. But because he’s on the senior tour, we wanted to make sure that we left room for improvement here. With number two, we have Steph Curry, a plus one and zero in golfing in his early teens. He played golf with his father and he competes in the corn ferry tour in 2017 and 2018 and shot a remarkable round in the 70s. He’s won the 2023 American Century Championship with a dramatic eagle on the final hole and he’s helped fund and launch Howard University’s golf program. He plays frequently during the off seasons and more importantly helps youth influence in the golf around his community. He’s someone that we admire and we look forward to his everlasting improving golf game. I’m sure after retirement he’ll be playing a lot more of the sport. That does leave us now with our number one, the famous and controversial Tony Romo. A NFL quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys formerly and a handicap of a 3.3 scratcher better. Now, he’s been golfing since early childhood and he started playing around the age of 10. He’s tried to qualify for the US Open multiple times and he’s played in PGA events like the Safeway Open and AT&T event. He’s won the American Century Championship three times 2018, 19, 20, 22, and he’s known for his remarkable short game and competitive fire. He is the best golfer that we were able to find based on the quick documentations that we were able to put together. But there might be someone better and there might be a list. So, be sure to add that in the comment section below. That’s going to do it for this video. Keep a lookout for more videos to come.
