Avid Golfer Stephen Curry Once Revealed the Athlete He?d Want to Trade Lives With, and It?s Not Tiger Woods

NBA superstar Stephen Curry has cemented himself as one of the best shooters the NBA has ever seen by the way he has changed the game around the world. Now you can see players from high school ballers to pros pulling from half-court, even though they aren’t as efficient as Curry is. He just helped the Golden State Warriors win their fourth NBA title in eight years. And he also won his first-ever Finals MVP award which has eluded him for a long time.

However, Curry’s talents aren’t limited to just basketball. Like the all-time great Michael Jordan, Curry is an avid golfer as well. While participating at the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe last month, Curry holed out from the fairway with a 97-yard approach shot.

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Once when the former MVP was asked which athlete he would trade places with, he chose a golf superstar. Interestingly, it was not Tiger Woods.

Stephen Curry would trade places with Rory McIlroy

Golfing superstar Tiger Woods is undoubtedly one of the best golfers ever, if not the best. However, when Stephen Curry was asked about which athlete he would trade places with, he chose Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman has had a great career too. He has won multiple accolades over the course of his career. And it looks like the sharpshooter is a huge fan of McIlroy.

Interestingly, Curry’s admiration for McIlroy goes both ways. The golf superstar is a fan of Stephen Curry as well. He once revealed how Curry was an inspiration for him. He said, “My big inspiration over the last few months has been Steph Curry. Of all the athletes I have watched and looked at; he loves being Steph Curry. I need to love being Rory McIlroy.?

McIlroy has spent over 100 weeks as the world’s number one and is a four-time major champion. He is one of only three golfers to win four majors by the age of 25. The other two are Tiger Woods and the legendary Jack Nicklaus.

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Woods on the other hand was the top-ranked golfer in the world from August 1999 to September 2004 for 264 consecutive weeks. And then for another 281 consecutive weeks from June 2005 to October 2010. He has won 15 professional?major golf championships, behind only Jack Nicklaus who has 18.