Dec 28
- We made it home safe back from Canadian. It was harrowing through the Happy blizzard. #
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Dec 23
I recently posted a list of celebrity golf handicaps that I stumbled across and a reader pointed out that this list looks either out of date or just wrong. So, I hunted down an accurate list published by Golf Digest this year. In fact, here are two lists for your. The first is a list of the top 50 celebrity golfers and the top 50 athlete golfers in 2007.
http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/hollywood
http://www.golfdigest.com/rankings/2007/athleterankings_gd2007
Top Hollywood:
1- Jack Wagner - +.3- Soap star plays for pay on celeb tour, for fun with Heather Locklear
2- Lucas Black - 2.3- In “Sling Blade” and “Friday Night Lights” with Billy Bob Thornton
3- Billy Crudup - 4.5- Almost Famous rocker plays at Bayonne G.C., near Manhattan
4- Craig T. Nelson - 4.7- TV’s “Coach” played a coach in Will Ferrell’s “Blades Of Glory”
5- Chris O’Donnell - 5.2- Playing more after “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Company”
6- Joel Gretsch - 5.6- Bobby Jones in “Bagger Vance”; Tom Baldwin in “The 4400″ on USA
7- Scott Wolf - 5.7- Bailey from “Party Of Five” lives and plays in Park City, Utah
8- Dougray Scott - 6- The Scot in “Desperate Housewives” and upcoming film “Hitman”
9- Dennis Quaid - 6.1- No. 1 on our ranking in ‘05; Index has climbed 5 shots since then
10- Flex Alexander - 6.4- Before “Snakes On A Plane,” He starred on UPN sitcom “One On One”
11- Samuel L. Jackson - 6.9- Highest-grossing actor of all time, according to Guinness Book
12- Thomas Gibson - 7- Regular at Pebble Beach with “Criminal Minds” (CBS) doing well
T-13. - Bill Murray - 7.2- Needed no-cart rule in Sweden, where police detained him
T-13. - Kevin Sorbo - 7.2- From TV’s “Hercules” to “Andromeda” to making movies
15- Kevin Dillon - 7.3- Johnny Drama from HBO’s “Entourage” is show’s top golfer
16- Hugh Grant - 7.4- Puts game on display often at Dunhill Links in Scotland
T-17. - Matt Craven - 7.8- Character actor an “Disturbia” and with Goldblum in “Raines”
T-17. - Andy Garcia - 7.8- Improving game at Lakeside G.C. despite busy film schedule
T-19. - Greg Kinnear - 8- Oscar nominee In ‘97 (”As Good As It Gets”); Plays at Bel-Air
T-19. - Bruce McGill - 8- More than 100 credits since he was D-Day in “Animal House” in ‘78
T-21 - James Caan - 8.2- Returning to films after four seasons on “Las Vegas”
T-21. - Kurt Russell - 8.2- Former caddie was Stuntman Mike in Tarantino’s “Death Proof”
23- Don Johnson - 8.3- Back in movies again, this fall in “Moondance Alexander”
T-24. - Matthew McConaughey - 8.6- Played high school golf; says he’s made four holes-in-one
T-24 - Aidan Quinn - 8.6- Dark Matter with Meryl Streep won ‘07 prize at Sundance
26- Mark Wahlberg - 8.7- Oscar nominee (”The Departed”) making more films, fewer birdies
27- Peter Gallagher - 8.9- The OC dad is doing films again; played with Sabbatini in AT&T
28- Kyle MacLachlan - 9- Dale Cooper from “Twin Peaks” is on “Desperate Housewives”
29- Eric Close - 9.5- FBI agent Martin Fitzgerald on CBS’ “Without A Trace”
30- Haley Joel Osment - 9.6- Teen actor plays at Oakmont Country Club in Glendale, Calif.
31- Cheech Marin - 9.8- Down from 14.4 index in ‘05 despite busy acting career
T-32. - Dave Annable - 10- Plays Justin Walker on Sunday ABC drama “Brothers & Sisters”
T-32. - Carmine Giovinazzo - 10- Detective Danny Messer co-stars with no. 76 Sinise on “CSI: NY”
T-32. - Gregory Itzin - 10- Emmy nominee in ‘06 for recurring role on “24″
T-32 - Richard Karn - 10- Al from “Home Improvement” was also “Family Feud” host
36- Bruce Greenwood - 10.6- Canceled “John from Cincinnati” means more golf in Malibu
T-37 - D.L. Hughley - 10.8- Comedian was Simon Stiles on “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”
T-37. - George Lopez - 10.8- Host of Bob Hope Chrysler Classic is down from 14.2 index in ‘05
39- Kevin Costner - 11.2- Filming “Swing Vote”; still plays in the AT&T at Pebble Beach
T-40. - Sylvester Stallone - 11.4- Star and director of “John Rambo,” due out in January
T-40. - Luke Wilson - 11.4- Active film career explains handicap climb from 7.4 in ‘05
42- Ray Romano - 11.6- TV project and “Ice Age 3″ in works; plays mostly at Lakeside
43- Robert Wagner - 11.7- Mr. Wilson in upcoming “A Dennis the Menace Christmas”
T-44. - Eddie Cibrian - 12- TV roles in “Third Watch,” “Invasion” and “Vanished”
T-44. - David James Elliott - 12- After 10 years on “JAG,” he practices law on “Close To Home”
T-44. - John O’Hurley - 12- Hosts “Family Feud”; was King Arthur in “Spamalot” in Vegas
T-47 - Richard Kind - 12.5- Known for “Spin City” but getting lots of movie roles
T-47. - Jack Nicholson - 12.5- Started playing 18 years ago; Fond of Lakeside, Bel-Air, Riviera
T-49. - Brian Baumgartner - 13- Kevin Malone in Emmy-winning sitcom “The Office”
T-49. - Carlos Bernard - 13- Tony Almeida on “24″; Dr. Richmond on “Nurses”
Top Athletes
1- Rhoden, Rick - plus-2.5 - Won 151 games as a major-league pitcher; has won 43 golf tournaments on the celebrity tour. Some athletes might occasionally have the same—or better—handicaps, but we’re confident Rhoden is the best of this bunch right now.
2- Sheppard, Ray - plus-2.5 - Prolific goal scorer with Red Wings in 1990s.
3- Sharpe, Sterling - plus-2.4 - Ex-Packers receiver now analyst for NFL Network.
4- Quinn, Dan - plus-2.1 - Ex-NHLer is four-time champ in Tahoe event.
5- Hentrich, Craig - plus-2.0 - Tennessee Titans punter for past eight seasons.
T-6 - Longwell, Ryan - plus-1.8 - Vikings kicker spent his first nine NFL seasons with Packers.
T-6 - Van Slyke, Andy - plus-1.8 - Gold Glove outfielder now coaching with Tigers.
T-8 - Chandler, Chris - plus-1.5 - Falcons QB in ‘99 Super Bowl loss to Denver.
T-8 - Dilfer, Trent - plus-1.5 - Ravens QB in ‘01 Super Bowl win over N.Y. Giants.
T-8 - Tolliver, Billy Joe - plus-1.5 - QB played 12 NFL seasons; two wins in Tahoe.
11- Jarrett, Dale - plus-1.4 - NASCAR driver improved his game in ‘06.
12- Del Greco, Al - plus-1.3 - NFL kicker for 17 seasons; celebrity-tour winner.
13- Sabo, Chris - plus-1.2 - All-Star 3B won ‘90 World Series with Reds.
14- McGwire, Mark - plus-0.7 - Ex-Cardinals slugger played high school golf
15- Favre, Brett - plus-0.8 - Packers QB can play to scratch during NFL’s off-season.
16- Smoltz, John - plus-0.2 - ‘96 Cy Young winner is in 19th season with the Braves.
17- Candiotti, Tom - plus-0.1 - Knuckleballer won 151 games in 16 seasons.
T-18 - Cammalleri, Michael - 0- Led L.A. Kings in points through early April.
T-18 - Fuhr, Grant - 0- Goaltender won five Stanley Cups with Oilers.
20- Hull, Brett - 0.1- Third behind Gretzky, Howe in NHL career goals.
T-21 - Bartkowski, Steve - 0.2- Ex-QB’s “Ultimate Game” began as “Big Stakes.”
T-21 - Elway, John - 0.2- Broncos QB has played Tahoe celeb event 17 times.
T-21 - Sampras, Pete - 0.2- Won 14 Grand Slam tennis titles; plays golf at Bel-Air.
24- Gillies, Clark - 0.3- Hall of Famer part of Stanley Cup run by Islanders.
T-25 - Roenick, Jeremy - 0.7- Coyotes center, in 18th year, nearing 500 goals.
T-25 - Savard, Marc - 0.7- Boston Bruins star tried Canadian Tour Q school.
27- Theismann, Joe - 0.9- Ex-Redskins QB is TV commentator.
28- Anderson, Dick - 1- Defensive player of year in ‘73 with Dolphins.
29- Rice, Jerry - 1.1- NFL great had 7-handicap in ‘02 (see Final Exam).
T-30 - Allen, Ray - 1.2- Top scorer for Sonics is best golfer in NBA today.
T-30 - Jordan, Michael - 1.2- Charlotte Bobcats parowner still avid golfer.
32- Schmidt, Mike - 1.3- Hit 548 HRs in 18 seasons for Phillies.
T-33 - Del Negro, Vinny - 1.4- Ex-NBA guard plays at Scottsdale’s Whisper Rock.
T-33 - Feely, Jay - 1.4- Kicker left N.Y. Giants for Dolphins in off-season.
35- Roberts, Nate - 1.5- Mogul skiing world champion in ‘05.
T-36 - Fernandez, Gigi - 1.6- Top woman won 17 Grand Slam doubles titles.
T-36 - Rypien, Mark - 1.8- Super Bowl MVP in ‘92 when Redskins beat Bills.
38- Chang, Michael - 1.9- ‘89 French Open tennis champ has taken to golf.
39- Sakic, Joe - 2- Avalanche center was also ‘06 Olympian.
T-40 - Langenbrunner, Jamie - 2- Devils right wing is among team’s top scorers.
T-40 - Martin, Todd - 2- Davis Cupper and twice Grand Slam runner-up.
42- Slater, Kelly - 2.1- Surfing great played in his first AT&T this year.
T-43 - Marino, Dan - 2.2- Dolphins Hall of Famer works with Jim McLean.
T-43 - Romo, Tony - 2.2- Cowboys QB attempted to qualify for U.S. Open.
T-43 - Stenerud, Jan - 2.2- Retired Chiefs kicker is still team’s best golfer.
46- Lemieux, Mario - 2.3- Penguins co-owner is a member at Oakmont.
T-47 - Eldredge, Todd - 2.4- Six-time U.S. national figure-skating champion.
T-47 - Larouche, Pierre - 2.4- Won two Stanley Cups with Canadiens.
T-47 - Modano, Mike - 2.4- All-time goals co-leader among U.S.-born NHLers.
T-50 - Morgan, Joe - 2.6- Baseball Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst.
T-50 - Smith, Stan - 2.6- Former tennis No. 1 lives in Hilton Head.
Dec 22
(This post has been updated by a new list - See Celebrity Golf Handicaps (updated))
There are quite a few that surprised me. I don’t know how I missed out on the fact that my new favorite NFL quarterback has mad skills on the links. I’m also pretty proud of the fact that I can outplay some folks like Costner, Murray and Will Smith, all who I thought were pretty decent golfers. Of course, that’s based on handicap alone. I’d almost definitely choke if I were to actually play them in person.
Celebrity Golfer’s Handicaps: Who is the best?
From: List after List
Here are some of the handicaps of many of Hollywood’s celebrity golfers (from best to worst):
1. Tony Romo - 1 - NFL quarterback for Dallas Cowboys
2. Adam Baldwin - 2.5 - from The Patriot
3. Jack Wagner - 3.5 - from General Hospital
4. Michael Jordan - 4 - NBA Basketball great
5. Craig T. Nelson - 5.6 - from “Coach” and The District
6. Randy Quaid - 6.1 - from “Independence Day” and “Days of Thunder”
7. Chris O’Donnell - 6.6 - from Batman and Robin
8. Dennis Quaid - 7 - from The Big Easy
9. Bruce McGill - 7 - from Bagger Vance
10.Thomas Gibson - 8.1 - actor from Dharma & Greg
11. Bob Newhart - 8.2 - actor from Newhart
12. Tea Leoni - 8 - from The Family Man
13. John O’Hurley - 9 - from Seinfeld
14. James Garner - 9.4 - from The Rockford Files
15. Jack Nicholson - 10.7 - actor from One Flew Over the Cucko’s Nest; The Shining
16. Scott Wolf - 10 - from Party of Five
17. Sylvester Stallone - 10 - from Rocky
18. Clint Eastwood - 11.0 - actor / director from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; Dirty Harry; Unforgiven
19. Andy Garcia - 11 - from Internal Affairs
20. Robert Redford - 12 - actor from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; The Sting 12
21. Kevin Costner - 12.6 - from Dances with Wolves
22. Bill Murray - 13.4 - actor Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Lost in Translation
23. Sidney Poitier - 14.6 - actor from Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner; In the Heat of the Night
24. Joe Pesci - 14.1 - actor from Goodfellas, My Cousin Vinny
25. Richard Kind - 14.2 - actor form Spin City
26. Stephen Baldwin - 14 - from The Usual Suspects
27. Will Smith - 14 - from Men in Black
28. Rob Lowe - 14.5 - from The West Wing
29. Dennis Franz - 14.6 - from NYPD Blue
30. Sean Connery - 15.0 - actor from Goldfinger; The Hunt For Red October
31. Tom Smothers - 15.5 - from Smothers Brothers
32. Frankie Muniz - 15 - from Malcolm/Middle
33. Michael Douglas - 15.5 - from Wall Street
34. Tom Poston - 15.9 - from Newhart
35. Alan Thicke - 16 - from Growing Pains
36. Martin Sheen - 16 - from The West Wing
37. Mikhail Baryshnikov - 16 - from White Nights
38. Bruce Willis - 16 - from Die Hard
39. Steve Van Zandt - 16.2 - from The Sopranos
40. Cheryl Ladd - 16.4 - from Charlie’s Angels
41. James Wood - 16.9 - from Any Given Sunday
42. Jack Lemmon - 17 - actor from Some Like It Hot; Grumpy Old Men
43. Leslie Nielsen - 17.8 - actor from The Naked Gun
44. Kevin James - 18 - actor from King of Queens
45. Ray Romano - 18 - actor from Everybody Loves Raymond
46. Cheech Marin - 18 - from Nash Bridges
47. Dean Cain - 18 - from Lois and Clark
48. Peter Falk - 18.2 - from Columbo
49. Robert Stack - 18.4 - from Untouchables
50. Matt Damon - 20 - from Good Will Hunting
51. Catherine Zeta-Jones - 20 - from The Mask of Zorro
52. Patrick Duffy - 20.9 - from Dallas
53. Kirk Douglas - 21.4 - actor from Champion; Paths of Glory; Spartacus
54. Dennis Hopper - 21 - from Easy Rider
55. Tom Cruise - 23 - from Risky Business
56. Arnold Schwarzenegger - 24 - from The Terminator
57. Richard Crenna - 24.5 - from The Real McCoys
58. Tom Selleck - 24.7 - from Magnum P.I.
59. Richard Schiff - 25 - from West Wing
60. Catherine Bell - 32 - from JAG
Dec 19
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Dec 18
- my tummy hurts and my head too. pity me. #
- So much to do and only 4 days left. #
- I’m cleaning up my documentation of all the work I’ve done. I kept surprisingly good notes. #
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Dec 17
- Writing, writing, writing. #
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Dec 16
- Quote: If everyone ate three, then no one would get any. #
- Waiting outside SinglePoint so we can go to our ole ss party #
- Sure, I like parties but they wear me out. I’ve overdosed on "being social". #
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