CURRY 4 OVER IN DEBUT
Stephen Curry pumped his right fist, raised his arms in the air with club in hand and gave a firm shoulder bump to caddie
Jonnie West, his golf partner on road trips with the Golden State Warriors. After three bogeys in five holes of his professional golf debut, a birdie was worthy of celebration. There was the animated, confident Steph that NBA fans know so well, the two-time league MVP finally feeling it and making the tough shots on the challenging course at TPC Stonebrae in Hayward, Calif., while competing in a tournament one step below the PGA Tour. With a bogey on the last hole, he had a respectable 4-over-par 74 in the Web.com Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic. “If you told me I was going to shoot 74 going into the first round,” Curry said, “I’d take that all day, every day.” Curry missed badly on his opening tee shot. The drive landed off a hill and bounced perfectly into the cup holder of a golf cart. “That’s probably a first on the tour,” Curry said. “Not an ideal way to start with calling a rules official over after your first tee shot. I kind of settled in after that.” The top 65 and ties from the 156-player field will make the cut. Curry was tied for 142nd place and five shots below the cut line after the first round.