Posted at 11:15 a.m., Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Baseball pitcher No. 1 in list of top athlete golfers
Associated Press
Golf Digest gleaned the USGA Golf Handicap and Information Network, talked to state associates and even the athletes themselves to come up with a list of the top athlete golfers for its June issue of the magazine.Rick Rhoden, the baseball pitcher and leading money-winner on the Celebrity Players Tour, was No. 1 on the list with a plus-2.5 handicap, followed by former hockey player Ray Sheppard (plus 2.5) and former Green Bay Packer Sterling Sharpe (plus 2.4). The top 10 included six football players — three quarterbacks, two kickers and a wide receiver.
Michael Jordan was in a tie for 30th, while home run king Henry Aaron was tied for 209th. Of the 220 athletes in the ranking, football produced the most with 70 players. Six women made the list, led by tennis player Gigi Fernandez (1.6) in a tie for 36th.
