For the first major golf tournament of the 2020 slate, the Tour’s top players landed in the Bay Area for the 102nd edition of the PGA Championship. Along with Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau, the Golden State Warriors point guard was in attendance.
Stephen Curry was spotted throughout the course at the limited gallery at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco.
I spy Steph Curry pic.twitter.com/xFsw7bW7rZ
— Tommy Call III (@tommy_III) August 9, 2020
Steph Curry — good at basketball, wild about golf — among those in small “crowd” around 7 green at Harding Park pic.twitter.com/Su4Naox0ak
— Ron Kroichick (@ronkroichick) August 9, 2020
With a thrilling late eagle on the 16th hole, Cal Berkeley alum Collin Morikawa separated himself from the top group to take the lead in the PGA Championship. Morikawa capped off a score of six-under 64 on Sunday to seal his first major tournament victory at 23-years-old.
Following his Wanamaker Trophy win, Morikawa answered questions from media in attendance.
The two-time Most Valuable Player was able to ask a question to the newly crowned PGA Championship winner. After identifying himself as a member of “Underrated Media,” Curry asked Morikawa about his mindset on the back-nine and whether he watched the leaderboard down the stretch.
Although Morikawa’s said his caddie J.J. Jakovac is a fan of the Warriors, the Los Angeles native made sure to jokingly let Curry know he wasn’t a Golden State fan.
The exchange between Curry and Morikawa was shared on Kris Stone’s Instagram story.
Via @TheWarriorsTalk on Twitter
Reporter Stephen Curry living his best life.🤣🤣
(via kgstoney/IG) pic.twitter.com/nvZRUyofmq
— TheWarriorsTalk (@TheWarriorsTalk) August 10, 2020
Before he closed out his appearance at the PGA Championship press conference, Curry offered to serve as Morikawa’s caddie.
Via @GolfDigest on Twitter:
If you need a caddie for the next three months, I’m available.
"If you need a caddie for the next three months, I'm available." @StephenCurry30 was a guest reporter at @collin_morikawa's press conference. 💯 pic.twitter.com/86TUHkgne7
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) August 10, 2020
With the Golden State Warriors one of eight teams outside of the NBA’s Orlando Bubble, Curry has plenty of time to make an appearance as Morikawa’s caddie. Before the Warriors are back on the court, another PGA Tour tournament will come through the Bay Area.
On September 10, golfers will tee up at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa for the Safeway Open. Following the tournament in Wine Country, the U.S. Open is slated to begin on September 17 at Winged Foot Golf Club in New York.