Is Stephen Curry as good as people say. Or is it just a rumor?

[BallMarker]

Stephen Curry is playing on the Web.com this week.

Is he, and other pro-athletes like Tony Romo, really that good, or is it just rumors and hype?

[pganapathy]

Steph Curry is definitely athletic and would definitely be up there with the better amateurs.  At a pro level he just does not practice enough to challenge them.  The small differences are what matter when it comes to being 1st or say 5th (maybe 2 strokes differentiates the players).

[Elmer]

21 minutes ago, BallMarker said:

Stephen Curry is playing on the Web.com this week.

Is he, and other pro-athletes like Tony Romo, really that good, or is it just rumors and hype?

I think a little of both.
 I think celebrities and athletes can be good golfers, but may not be good competitive golfers.
However he is on a sponsorship exemption, and this is the Web tour, at very least it will boost interest in a minor league golfing event. 

[saevel25]

34 minutes ago, BallMarker said:

Stephen Curry is playing on the Web.com this week.

Is he, and other pro-athletes like Tony Romo, really that good, or is it just rumors and hype?

I know Tony has tried to qualify for the US Open before. I think he's made it a few rounds into the qualifiers.

Steph supposedly has a .2 handicap. He clearly has a pretty good swing.

 

Edited August 2, 2017 by saevel25

[lumpuckeroo]

I think it's great that athletes from other sports are into golf, it helps grow the sport, but being a scratch handicap at your local club and playing golf for a living just aren't the same.  IMHO, the pressure on a golf course effects you different than pressure on the basketball court or football field.  I'm sure we all face pressures at work and we handle them, but we also know the pressure of standing over a 3 ft. putt for a birdie to beat your old golf buddie and they don't feel the same.  Every athlete says how standing on the first tee was the most nervious they have ever been, which might be the case, but it might just be a different set of nerves and it take tons of practice to overcome those, just like the nerves I'd face trying to make a freethrow to win and NBA championship.

[Ernest Jones]

I think people tend to underestimate the gap that exists between a scratch golfer and a +6. These guys are not even on the same planet. 

[Zeph]

Speaking of handicaps. Is there such a thing as an estimated average handicap for players on the Web.com tour?

[iacas]

10 hours ago, Zeph said:

Speaking of handicaps. Is there such a thing as an estimated average handicap for players on the Web.com tour?

It'd be just below that of the PGA Tour. +3.5 to +4.5 or thereabouts.