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10 Best Celebrity golfers

Steve Azar

As much as celebrities enjoy their Hollywood career, their fascination for golf isn’t unhidden. Often they are seen relaxing their time off in the golf course and learning some new golfing techniques. From Kenny G to Maury Povich, all are linked with golf events and even the celebrity golf tours. To encourage their sideline passion, Golf Digest recently ranked top 100 golfers in Hollywood and that inspired us to enlist some of the best celebrity golfers exclusively for you. Read on to see who made our list!

1. Kenny GKenny G

Kenny G might have scored some of the biggest music awards and a Guinness world records for holding the longest note on saxophone his side, but do you know that he is a pretty awesome golfer himself? When he was in grade school, he took up golf and even made to the Seattle golf team. However, he was equally interested in music and playing instruments, so he had to keep his childhood passion on hold for nearly twenty years. In year 2006, he was named Golf Digest’s celebrity Musician golfer of the year with an amazing Handicap index of plus-0.6.

2. Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake

Regardless what opinion do you keep about his singing and acting career, you have got to admit, Justin Timberlake is the hottest golfer celebrity alive. His Midas touch worked everything he really had his hands on. So, that didn’t surprise us at all that he is listed among the top celebrity golfers. It has nearly seven years since JT started his golfing career and now he is associated with umpteenth golf tournaments and owns a private golf course as well. Timberlake has also hosted PGA tour’s Las Vega Tournament in year 2008, which raised an estimated sum of nine million dollars.

3. Steve Azar

Steve Azar

One of the popular country music singers, Steve Azar spent his childhood in Greenville, Mississippi. He is often seen honing his golfing skills in country’s golf course when he is not recording or touring. With a handicap index of 0.9, this country music singer enjoys taking part in the Pro-Am Viking classic in and he elaborates it into three essential things- firstly, he loves golf, secondly, he gets the chance to play among the crowds of his home state Mississippi and thirdly the entire money raised goes to the charity. He has also been named among top 5 players in Golf Digest’s “Top musician that Golf” twice the time.

4. Marty Roe

Marty Roe

Another celebrity golfer is the “lead vocalist” and also the “guitarist” for the sensual Country music band- Diamond Rio. Marty Roe was born in Nashville, Tennessee and has banked some of the biggest success in his music career including four CMA awards for vocal group. However, members of this group parted their ways in the year 2006 but from their Marty Roe- the celebrity golfer emerged. He holds the handicap index of plus 0.8 and has also led a team for the Vinny tournament, 1999. The event raised million dollars that were given as a charity for a junior golf program in Tennessee.

5. Vince Gill

Vince Gill

When the first solo of Vince Gill, ‘Turn Me Loose’ dropped down in 1984, he scored millions of fans including some music critics as well. He has earned dozens of Grammy and other music awards for his outstanding musical performances. However, Vince Gill started off his golfing career at an early age of 10 and later, he also starred in the 1993, Vinny and won the title there. The event successfully generated huge chartable money to help disabled. After taking off some time for his music career, Vince re-entered his golfing world. He told Golf Digest -musicians and golfers share an undisputable chemistry and whenever we go out in the field to perform, we know what we have to do to. It is similar as enjoying your performance like you do while singing.

6. Jack Wagner

Jack Wagner

Jack Wagner have shared spotlight light with various beauties, being an incredible actor, but he was also one talented golfer back in the high school. He earned his first golf title – Missouri Golf championship when he was a teen and was a university student. Unfortunately, that didn’t manage him to get a golf scholarship at the University of Arizona, and this small pitfall led him to theater and acting. Although he became a “The Bold and Beautiful” actor, his long-last childhood passion was somewhere kicking for its way back. Currently, he is a member of Bel-Air country club in Los Angeles and enjoying his off-time in the golf course.

7. Adrian Young

Adrian Young

The talented drummer of the “No doubt“ band group, Adrian Young began playing golf since the age of 14 and is still counting his passion. In one of his interviews to the BadGolfer.com, this modest member of Celebrity players Tour cockily confessed that he finds himself as the best showbiz golfer and he won’t recommend anyone to pick golf as a career.

I believe golf is an evil game and is freaking tough. Even jumping off the plane is pretty easy than playing golf – told Adrian Young.

8. Maury Povich

Maury Povich

When it comes to the celebrity golfers, Maury Povich comes out as a serious contender. This unbelievable TV talk show host is most popularly known for his presiding over teenage paternity tests and other celebrity gossips. Maury Povich also owns an extensive collection of antique golf balls, clubs and arts.

9. Lucas Black

Lucas Black

Lucas Black is a real talented actor, who has appeared in hit blockbusters like Jarhead and The Fast and the Furious. But, is he more serious when acting or while playing golf that he revealed in his interview to a fashion magazine. He told Men’s fashion magazine that if he gets to select between acting and golfing, his first priority would aways be a PGA tour. He scored the handicap index of 2.3.

10. Rudy Gatlin

Rudy Gatlin

Just like his elder brother Larry Gatlin, the youngest Gatlin brother, Rudy Gatlin also enjoys playing golfs when not occupied with his musical scenes. He is associated with a number of charity golf events across United States. He admitted that he always prioritizes anything that is for great causes and if it comes intact with the golf thing, it becomes more prioritizing for him to do.

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