The interaction of entities from different games has always been thrilling for a true sports enthusiast. Football and golf have a long-standing friendship, and many players play both sports in their spare time. A lot of football players have dabbled in golf. This includes Ruud Gullit, John Terry, Gareth Bale, and many more.
A highly regarded coach is now included on this list – Kirby Smart, Georgia Bulldogs head coach with six football national titles, doesn’t hesitate to demonstrate his abilities in other sports, especially golf. Despite having subpar skills, the Georgia Bulldogs head coach loves the sport: “I love golf”, he said to Chip Towers of DawgNation. Now again, he is on the field and humorously demonstrating his talent.
Smart demonstrates his golf prowess right off the tee
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On its official Twitter account, the PGA Tour Championship recently shared a video of Kirby Smart making a shot. This happened at the Regional Traditions event. The video was captioned: “Back up! The back-to-back national champion and Georgia Football head coach Kirby Smart is on the tee.”
Back up! ✋
The back-to-back national champion and @GeorgiaFootball head coach @KirbySmartUGA is on the tee. pic.twitter.com/k9VlFl9hdo
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) May 10, 2023
After his shot, he jokingly said: “I didn’t kill anybody”. When asked with whom he wished to play, he chose Tiger Woods. “I don’t know, I’d probably play with Tiger Woods,” Smart said.
“He’s always been almost exactly my age, we were born the same month, same year. I’ve always followed him and admired him. His comeback and climb have really been incredible. The last Masters he won. As a college student, I was going and I was watching him win the Masters. It’s really been cool to watch that.”
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Smart knows how to play ‘smart’
This is not the first time Smart has shown off his golfing antics. Last year, he competed at the Regions Tradition pro-am golf tournament at Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham. Together with Tommy Tuberville, Smart also took part in the 2022 Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf outing. With a total final score of +44, the pair came in fourth.
“My golf game was never very good, so COVID probably helped my golf game because we had a lot more time on our hands and downtime,” Smart said. “We couldn’t work with the student athletes, so I got to play more.”
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