Warriors guard and part-time golfer Stephen Curry shot a 71 first round Thursday afternoon in the Web.com Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae in Hayward.
Playing alongside top tour players Martin Trainer and Cameron Champ. Curry started his outing with a solid start, reaching par on three of his first holes, even taking a brief lead in his group.
However, the five-time all-star bogeyed at the 14th hole, followed by consecutive bogeys on the par-5 15th and the par-3 16th hole, respectively. Curry didn’t hit a shot on to the fairway until the 14th, causing him to high-five his caddie, Warriors’ director of player programs, Jonnie West, and yell, “finally, a fairway shot!