Best golfers from other sports
We rank some of the world’s best athletes who happen to be good at golf…
Michael Phelps
Sport: Swimming
Handicap: 11
The most decorated Olympian of all time has turned to golf since retiring and played in the 2018 Celebrity Ryder Cup match for Team USA.
Phelps has played in the Waste Management Phoenix Open Pro-Am alongside Jordan Spieth in previous years and is often seen supporting the Texan.
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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.