{"id":796298,"date":"2026-07-12T22:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/796298\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T22:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:20:12","slug":"steph-curry-on-his-pga-tour-career-prospects-and-lebron-possibly-joining-the-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/796298\/","title":{"rendered":"Steph Curry on his PGA Tour career prospects and LeBron possibly joining the Warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Steph Curry appreciates the assist from longtime Golden State Warriors teammate Draymond Green, but the basketball superstar won\u2019t be trading sports anytime soon. But he will surely take Green\u2019s help in lobbying superstar free agent LeBron James to join their team.<\/p>\n<p>Curry, the two-time NBA MVP, won the American Century Championship in 2023 <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/golf\/news\/mardy-fish-eyes-third-american-century-championship-title-as-star-studded-leaderboard-looms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">and was in fourth place entering Sunday\u2019s final round<\/a> of the celebrity golf tournament in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The three-round event <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/american-century-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">features an elite field of golfers from the sports and entertainment<\/a> industries.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cptdankkk\/status\/2062892098110492935?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">On a recent episode of his podcast<\/a>, Green suggested that Curry <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/golf\/news\/American Century Championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">could make the PGA Tour in three years<\/a> with proper preparation.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Draymond Green says Steph Curry could make the PGA Tour in 3 years<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBro, I went to golf with Steph one time. He incredible. He could real deal possibly be a professional golfer. He can definitely be a golf pro, no question\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd by the way, I don&#8217;t take the sport for granted. I\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ov3fTDRygW\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Ov3fTDRygW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 dank (@cptdankkk) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cptdankkk\/status\/2062892098110492935?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Curry laughed off the idea in an NBC Sports interview during Saturday\u2019s second round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love Draymond; that\u2019s why he\u2019s such a great teammate,\u201d Curry said. \u201cHe\u2019s hyping me up. I do have so much respect for how hard this game is and what you all do on the Tour week in, week out. There\u2019s no even realistic shot that I\u2019m going after a Tour card. But to see how good I can get when basketball is done, I kind of want to slowly and maybe without that shot say that I had a chance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDraymond, I appreciate you, and I love you, and I know you think I\u2019m a great golfer, but there are levels to this! There are levels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Curry is playing in the tournament with his father, Dell, and his brother, Seth. All three played in the NBA, and Dell passed on the passion for golf to his sons. The trio have their own competition (with a handicap system) during five years of playing in the ACC tourney, and each has won family bragging rights at least once.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love seeing Pops play well,\u201d Steph Curry said. \u201cHe\u2019s 62 years old, still doing it. We call him \u2018The Originator,\u2019 and he\u2019s showing it right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Matt Boldy uses Olympic gold medal as ball marker at American Century Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/golf\/news\/matt-boldy-uses-olympic-gold-medal-as-a-ball-marker-at-the-american-century-championship\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"GOLF: JUL 10 American Century Championship\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783894810_22_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Matt Boldy is putting his Olympic gold medal to good use at the American Century Championship this week.<\/p>\n<p>Curry, 38, spent millions on <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/hubison.com\/news\/2021\/7\/24\/general-stephen-curry-howard-golf--continue-thriving-through-pebble-beach-event \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">helping revive the men\u2019s and women\u2019s golf programs at Howard University<\/a>, working with his sponsors to supply equipment and uniforms. He also founded <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.underrated.golf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the Underrated Golf Tour<\/a> with an objective of raising the profile of overlooked junior golfers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was blessed to pick up the game,\u201d he said. \u201dMy dad got me into it, my brother into it, when I was 10 years old. And just what golf brings, this camaraderie, allows you to travel the world. But there\u2019s not a lot of access for everybody to get into the game. And so that\u2019s what I\u2019ve been trying to attack through golf at Howard University and our Underrated Tour that we do for kids 13 to 18.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just trying to create more opportunity, equity, and access in the game. Meanwhile, still competing and having fun myself because I think it puts golf on a cool platform for somebody from another sport coming in and having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"LeBron James free agent rumors: What is LeBron\u2019s timeline for making a decision?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nba\/news\/lebron-james-free-agent-rumors-what-is-lebrons-timeline-for-making-a-decision\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"NBA: Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Lakers\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783894811_402_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Could this drag out into next week? Yes.<\/p>\n<p>While he\u2019s enjoying the links during the NBA offseason, there\u2019s some serious business afoot as the NBA awaits James to choose his next landing spot after leaving the Los Angeles Lakers. Green and James <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/draymond-green-spotted-golfing-lebron-150143678.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">are on vacation and golfing together<\/a> in Puerto Rico, and Green <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/warriors\/onsi\/draymond-green-says-he-made-crazy-warriors-pitch-to-lebron-james-01kxbbasvmcj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">reportedly has admitted to making the hard sell<\/a> to James on the Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>Though Curry <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/post\/warriors-star-steph-curry-weighs-possibly-playing-lebron-james-both-golf-basketball\/19481421\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">downplayed speculation on where James might play<\/a> (a return to the Cleveland Cavaliers also is an option), he said it would be intriguing to play against his longtime rival. The Cavs and Warriors met in four consecutive NBA Finals from 2015-18 with Curry triumphing three times over James.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUp until probably two, three years ago, that was like a pipe-dream question or even a thought,\u201d Curry said during an ACC media availability Thursday about the possibility playing with James, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/post\/warriors-star-steph-curry-weighs-possibly-playing-lebron-james-both-golf-basketball\/19481421\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to ESPN.com<\/a>. \u201cBut that\u2019s part of the allure. Him going into his 24th season, me going into my 18th, the battles we\u2019ve had, that would be such a unique story in NBA history, in sports history. But a little premature right now to talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though he said the decision ultimately would be up to James, Curry also noted \u201cthere\u2019s good golf in the Bay. We\u2019re an organization that\u2019s been there. He knows that. That\u2019s really self-explanatory. It\u2019s a matter of where he sees himself fitting. At the end of the day, that\u2019s up to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Curry, who was paired with former MLB stars John Smoltz and Derek Lowe for Sunday\u2019s final round, seemed hopeful after surviving \u201ca very adventurous, eventful round\u201d Saturday. The top three are Mardy Fish, Joe Pavelski and Annika Sorenstam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey always say golf is pure when it\u2019s fairways and greens,\u201d Curry said. \u201cI\u2019ve done everything other than that, but still trying to stay within earshot of Joe and Marty, and I know Anika\u2019s playing well, so still having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Mardy Fish eyes third American Century Championship title as star-studded leaderboard looms\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/golf\/news\/mardy-fish-eyes-third-american-century-championship-title-as-star-studded-leaderboard-looms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"American Century Championship 2026 - Round Two\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783894812_398_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mardy Fish rode a late charge to the top of the leaderboard on Saturday in Lake Tahoe.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Steph Curry appreciates the assist from longtime Golden State Warriors teammate Draymond Green, but the basketball superstar won\u2019t&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":796299,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-796298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=796298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/796299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=796298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=796298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=796298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}