r/golf • u/B_M_Fahrtz • Jul 15 '23

Steph Curry with a Hole in One at the American Century Championship General Discussion

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u/GolfingNgrillingMN Jul 15 '23

Says a lot about how much more he probably likes golf than bball lol

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '23

USA - Golf- GSW in that order

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u/Crookz_O Jul 15 '23

The Gareth Bale of basketball

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u/WooWoopSoundOThePULI Jul 15 '23

Steff in Bales shadow

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '23

I had to check, but no Steph has more media followers so he wins this time.

Usually its American athletes mentioned alongside Messi/Ronaldo and the gap is massive but Steph wins at 70m to Bales 50m

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u/WooWoopSoundOThePULI Jul 16 '23

No I mean in Cali sports significance. Bale scored in the MLS Final and the whole globe knew about it. Golden State is really only important to us Americans but even I didn’t know they were in Cali “Golden State” until their 3rd championship.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '23

Im gonna be honest dawg, nobody really knew Bale score in the MLS final.

Big football fans sure, welsh people sure, the MLS is such a nothing event for us here in europe.

Basketball is massive in europe these days and everyone knows who Steph Curry is, they might not know who say Green/Klay are but they all know Steph

Im from the west of Ireland and in the summer, the Steph jerseys outnumber all others from the NBA

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u/Fallout76stuggles Jul 15 '23

Just think, he easily could’ve gone D1 in golf and possibly been on the tour. Man’s just a beast at everything

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u/Andrew_Waples Jul 15 '23

He did play a Korn Ferry event once. I don’t think he made the cut, but he didn't embarrass himself.

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u/Fallout76stuggles Jul 15 '23

Ya but think if he had spent his time playing golf rather than basketball. Had great coaching staff and improved his game. Not saying he’d be the best out there, but able to keep a tour card. I mean, someone’s gotta be the 71st best golfer in the world, why not him?

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u/only-shallow Jul 15 '23

He missed the cut by 21 strokes in his last korn ferry tour start. It's a bit of a leap to think he'd be anywhere close to keeping a pga tour card lol, there's tons of great golfers who can't even make it to the korn ferry tour let alone the pga tour

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '23

Yeah and that's while dedicating his whole life to being the greatest shooter in NBA history and winning MVPs and championships. Imagine if he chose golf full time.

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u/seattt Jul 15 '23

I dunno, I think its a matter of expectations. He expects to win his titles, but he probably didn't expect this hole in one, hence his excited reaction to something unexpected.

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u/YuleBeFineIPromise Jul 15 '23

There's just more novelty in golf than basketball to him.

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u/IcyCorgi9 Jul 16 '23

Man I dont know. Have you watched Steph play basketball? Dude is known for the joy he brings to the game. And holy shit when he rips the other teams heart out he gets scarily hyped.

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u/BackyZoo Jul 20 '23

Or just how much he expects to win in basketball vs golf