Michael Jordan is addicted to golf (and he’s not the only sports celebrity)
Michael Jordan has been on everyone’s mind after a recent documentary, “The Last Dance.” His basketball days over, Jordan is all about golf.
Michael Jordan is the new Tiger King, in the sense that he’s the sensation occupying many Americans’ TV screens as they remain in their homes riding out the coronavirus pandemic. The basketball legend is the subject of “The Last Dance,” a documentary miniseries about his career with particular focus on the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls season.
But Jordan isn’t just about basketball, especially in retirement. He also has an interest in golf – particularly high-stakes golf.
Jordan has delivered pep talks in Ryder Cup team rooms. He recently had an ultra-exclusive golf course built in South Florida called The Grove XXIII. This week, Brooks Koepka told a story about what it’s like to play Jordan in a money-game. Jordan remains the ultimate closer, and he expects you to pony up your losses.
Jordan’s interest in the game is shared by several other professional athletes. Here’s a look at Jordan on the course along with some of his celebrity contemporaries.
Ian Poulter of Europe shares a joke with Michael Jordan during the morning fourball matches of the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Paris. (Photo: Andrew Redington/Getty Images)Michael Jordan hits a tee shot during ARIA Resort & Casino’s 12th annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational golf tournament at Shadow Creek in North Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)Michael Jordan lines up a putt with the help of his caddie, PGA Tour golfer Fred Couples, during the 2009 Golf Digest U.S. Open Challenge on Bethpage State Park’s Black Course in Farmingdale, N.Y. (Photo: AP/Jason DeCrow)Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan teamed up for the pro-am at the 2007 Wachovia Championship. (Photo: Chuck Burton/Associated Press)Wayne Gretzky hits his shot on the first hole during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)Larry Fitzgerald hits his tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the 2020 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He and partner Kevin Streelman would go on to win the event. (Photo: Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports)Brandt Snedeker (left) and Steve Young (right) during the second round of the 2020 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Monterey Peninsula Country Club. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)Tony Romo tees off on hole 7 of the final round of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on July 14, 2019 in Stateline, Nevada. (Photo by Jonathan Devich/Getty Images)Stephen Curry during the 2017 Web.com Tour Ellie Mae Classic (Photo: Eric Risberg, AP).Actor Bill Murray played the 3M Celebrity Challenge during the 2016 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. (Photo: C. Flanigan/Getty Images)Former NFL quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Eli Manning on the fourth hole during the first round of the 2020 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Spyglass Hill Golf Course. (Photo: Michael Madrid/USA TODAY Sports)
