Blake Griffin has rapidly gotten hooked on golf.
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It appears each celeb is selecting up golf nowadays. From Jimmy Fallon to Travis Kelce and even Niall Horan, it seems like everybody has the golf bug.
As of the previous few years, you may add former NBA professional Blake Griffin to that checklist.
Griffin, a six-time NBA all-star, defined on this week’s episode of GOLF’s Subpar that as he acquired to the previous few years of his profession, he determined he wanted a aggressive outlet outdoors of basketball.
“I used to be like, dude, I want a aggressive outlet,” he stated. “Or I may change into a psychopath.”
That outlet turned out to be on the hyperlinks.
“I simply sort of made the choice,” Griffin stated. “I went and acquired fitted for some golf equipment. Didn’t actually have a swing — or a very good swing, nonetheless don’t — however I performed my first spherical and possibly shot 120-somethin’. I used to be like, ‘Nope, I’ve acquired to get higher at this. I can’t simply be this dangerous.’”
Thus far, he’s discovered success in that quest. Simply three years after selecting up the sport, Griffin has already gotten his handicap index all the way down to a 13. This previous summer time, he even notched his first victory on the celeb circuit as he gained the 8AM Invitational in Las Vegas.
“I’ve days the place I’m like, ‘Man, this feels nice,’” he stated. “After which I’ve days the place I’m like, ‘I can’t.’”
That’s a reality that all golfers can relate to.
Try the total episode of Subpar beneath.
