Best golfers from other sports

Tour

We rank some of the world’s best athletes who happen to be good at golf…

Rafa Nadal

Sport: Tennis
Handicap: 3

Nadal is another player who has clearly transferred some of his talent into golf and plays off an impressive 3 handicap. In 2018 he hosted his first Rafa Nadal Golf Challenge which was a match between his team and Sotherby’s International Realty and it was played over three days.

Even though he famously plays tennis left-handed, the 17 time Grand Slam champion swings the golf club right handed.

Tom Irwin

Tom is a lifetime golfer, now over 30 years playing the game. 2023 marks 10 years in golf publishing and he is still holding down a + handicap at Alwoodley in Leeds. He has played over 600 golf courses, and has been a member of at least four including his first love Louth, in Lincolnshire. Tom likes unbranded clothing, natural fibres, and pencil bags. Seacroft in Lincolnshire is where it starts and ends.