published: Jan 29, 2026

updated: Jun 7, 2026

Plus 2?! You won’t believe some of these celebrity golf handicaps

Matt Chivers

We take a look at the best golfers from the on-screen world to find out which celebrities have the lowest handicaps

NFL star Travis Kelce waving on the course during a tournament.

The standard to which celebrities play golf has always been to the intrigue of us club golfers.

Here and there, you hear of your favourite faces on the television screen playing golf and referring to it in their respective spheres. You might even see them at your own golf courses if you share the same membership.

Celebrity Ryder Cup match

There was even a celebrity golf match that took place at the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black. The likes of Brooklyn Beckham, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John McEnroe, and Tom Felton and Oliver Phelps of Harry Potter were involved.

There were four pairs on each side for Europe and America. The format of the match was a Two-Person Scramble competition, playing holes #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 (11 total holes).

Celebrity golf handicaps

Famous faces usually pop up at pro-ams before professional tournaments, such as at the British Masters at the Belfry and the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Your favourite footballer, comedian or actor can be seen sharing the fairways with some of the best players in the world.

Footballers, usually retired ones, often circulate these pro-ams. John Terry, Gareth Bale and Jimmy Bullard are among the footballers who have swapped boots for golf shoes.

A host of retired footballers compete in the Icons Series held at Robinswood Golf Club, which is a team event played between England and the rest of the world.

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But away from the football world, we want to know about the best celebrity golfers, the names that appear on our screens on a regular basis.

Golfers usually get swarmed by fans for autographs and pictures, as they are more relaxed events where the players afford more time for the fans. This is the same for the celebrities too.

Whether they are artists, actors or sports stars, they are followed like the pied piper. The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is another example of how fans flock to a famous golf course to catch a glimpse of the most-revered stars. That particular pro-am is more US-centric and features several actors, NFL players and basketball figures too.

So let’s take a look at the best celebrity golf handicaps from both the UK and across the pond. Do any of these handicap marks surprise you? Or have you come across these players at events or even at your club?

ALSO: What is Steph Curry’s handicap?

Best celebrity golfers handicaps

Travis Kelce

Handicap: 10

Famous for: Playing American football and being with Taylor Swift

Jimmy Bullard

Handicap: 0

Famous for: being good at football

Dan Walker

Handicap: +2

Famous for: reading the news

Tony Bellew

Handicap: 19

Famous for: becoming a boxing world champion and now, making an albatross on the 1st hole at Wentworth

Michael McIntyre

Handicap: 18

Famous for: telling jokes

Tom Holland

Handicap: 3

Famous for: playing Spiderman

Andy Murray

Handicap: 2

Famous for: winning three Grand Slam tennis titles

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Handicap: 22

Famous for: being an actor

Anton du Beke

Handicap: 1

Famous for: dancing and judging on Strictly Come Dancing

Ben Stokes

Handicap: 4

Famous for: playing for and captaining England’s cricket team

Oliver Phelps

Handicap: 5

Famous for: playing George Weasley in Harry Potter

Tom Felton

Handicap: 15

Famous for: playing Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter

Ronan Keating

Handicap: 18

Famous for: singing

John Terry

Handicap: 4

Famous for: being good at football

Naga Munchetty

Handicap: 7

Famous for: presenting news on the BBC

Justin Timberlake

Handicap: 4

Famous for: singing

Ryan Giggs

Handicap: 7

Famous: being good at football

Steph Curry

Handicap: +2

Famous for: playing basketball

Mark Wahlberg

Handicap: 8

Famous for: acting

Robbie Fowler

Handicap: 7

Famous for: being good at football

Bill Murray

Handicap: 7

Famous for: acting

Gareth Bale

Handicap: 0

Famous for: being good at football

Harry Kane

Handicap: 2

Famous for: being good at football

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About the author

Matt Chivers

Matt has been playing golf since the age of 13 and was largely inspired to take up the game by countless family members who played golf during his childhood.

Matt is a member at Royal Cinque Ports in Deal playing off a 5 handicap, just a pitching wedge away from his hometown of Dover where he went to school and grew up. He has previously been a member at Etchinghill and Walmer and Kingsdown in Kent.

Having studied history at the University of Liverpool, Matt went on to pass his NCTJ Exams in Manchester a year later to fulfil his lifelong ambition of becoming a journalist. He picked up work experience along the way at places such as the Racing Post, the Independent, Sportsbeat and the Lancashire Evening Post.

Matt joined NCG in February 2023 and is the website’s main source of tour news, features and opinion. He has reported live from events such as the Masters, The Open, the Ryder Cup and The Players Championship, having also interviewed and spoken to many of the biggest names in the sport.

Consuming tour golf on what is a 24/7 basis, you can come to Matt for informed views on the game and the latest updates on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA Tour, Ladies European Tour and LIV Golf.

What’s in Matt’s bag: Cleveland HiBore XL Driver driver, Cobra LTDx 3-wood, Benross BR-Pro irons, Ping Glide 4.0 wedges, Odyssey putter.

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The standard to which celebrities play golf has always been to the intrigue of us club golfers.

Celebrity Ryder Cup match

There were four pairs on each side for Europe and America. The format of the match was a Two-Person Scramble competition, playing holes #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 (11 total holes).

Celebrity golf handicaps

Footballers, usually retired ones, often circulate these pro-ams. John Terry, Gareth Bale and Jimmy Bullard are among the footballers who have swapped boots for golf shoes.

A host of retired footballers compete in the Icons Series held at Robinswood Golf Club, which is a team event played between England and the rest of the world.

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A post shared by ICONS SERIES (@iconsseries)

But away from the football world, we want to know about the best celebrity golfers, the names that appear on our screens on a regular basis.

Golfers usually get swarmed by fans for autographs and pictures, as they are more relaxed events where the players afford more time for the fans. This is the same for the celebrities too.

ALSO: What is Steph Curry’s handicap?