Stephen Curry completed his first ever round in a professional golf tournament on Thursday, shooting a 74 (four over par) putting him 10 strokes back of the leader in the Ellie Mae Classic on the Web.com Tour. Considering Curry is an amateur the score is impressive, and surprised PGA player Steve Wheatcroft.
I'll be the first to admit when I was wrong. I was WAY wrong on @StephenCurry30 this week. VERY impressive out there. Beat some good players
— Steve Wheatcroft (@wheatiePGA) August 3, 2017
According to Marcus Thompson of The Athletic, Curry was incredibly nervous before taking his tee shot.
“As soon as he said my name on the first tee, I could barely catch my breath.” – Curry
— Marcus Thompson (@ThompsonScribe) August 3, 2017
Into the ⛳️ arena.@StephenCurry30‘s opening round @EllieMaeClassic is underway. pic.twitter.com/0nhJmVYnkN
— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) August 3, 2017
After some opening jitters, that included three bogey’s on the first five holes, Curry found his groove, finishing two-over par on the front nine, and hitting a number of impressive shots.
Short-game ?.@Warriors guard @StephenCurry30 saved an opening bogey with finesse. pic.twitter.com/EymkYT3Jil
— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) August 3, 2017
.@StephenCurry30 has a chance for his first #WebTour birdie … pic.twitter.com/wZ08rKhHpT
— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) August 3, 2017
Making your first #WebTour birdie like …@StephenCurry30, ?. pic.twitter.com/J6edMBPN1c
— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) August 3, 2017
“He’s putting on a show!” ⛳️ ?@StephenCurry saves an unlikely par at the 18th @EllieMaeClassic.
He’s +2 thru nine holes. pic.twitter.com/cd5FZDTwcZ
— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) August 3, 2017
“If you told me I’d shoot a 74 going into my first round, I’d take that all day, everyday,” Curry said, per the Web.com Tour. “Pretty happy with it. Obviously as a competitor you can always play better, so hopefully I can do that tomorrow.”
