Blake Griffin has rapidly gotten hooked on golf.
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It appears each movie star is selecting up golf nowadays. From Jimmy Fallon to Travis Kelce and even Niall Horan, it appears like everybody has the golf bug.
As of the previous couple of years, you’ll be able to add former NBA professional Blake Griffin to that listing.
Griffin, a six-time NBA all-star, defined on this week’s episode of GOLF’s Subpar that as he obtained to the previous couple of 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 turn into a psychopath.”
That outlet turned out to be on the hyperlinks.
“I simply sort of made the choice,” Griffin stated. “I went and obtained fitted for some golf equipment. Didn’t actually have a swing — or swing, nonetheless don’t — however I performed my first spherical and doubtless shot 120-somethin’. I used to be like, ‘Nope, I’ve obtained to get higher at this. I can’t simply be this dangerous.’”
To date, 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 movie star circuit as he received 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 fact that all golfers can relate to.
Try the total episode of Subpar under.
