{"id":240158,"date":"2025-10-25T23:09:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T23:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/240158\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T23:09:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T23:09:11","slug":"former-alabama-qb-greg-mcelroys-outlook-on-his-golf-game-is-very-relatable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/240158\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Alabama QB Greg McElroy’s outlook on his golf game is very relatable"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greg McElroy won the 2010 BCS National Championship as the quarterback of the Alabama Crimson Tide. He then played a few seasons in the NFL before hanging up his cleats.<\/p>\n

Now, McElroy is one of ESPN\u2019s top college football commentators and color analysts. He\u2019s also a 4.7 handicap with dreams of becoming even better. McElroy was a guest on the latest episode of GOLF\u2019s Subpar podcast and discussed his golf game and goals with co-hosts Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz.<\/p>\n

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Like many elite athletes, McElroy has moments where he believes he can be good at golf. But like so many, the game quickly humbles him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do have moments where I\u2019m like, \u2018I could be good,’\u201d McElroy said. \u201cAnd then I have a quick reminder where I pull-hook something, or I three-putt or I putt it off the green and I\u2019m like, \u2018I\u2019m never going to be good.\u2019 I\u2019m kind of at the point now where I\u2019m probably as good as I am ever going to be, even though I still in my mind have aspirations of becoming a plus handicap. I don\u2019t think I\u2019m ever going to get there – I\u2019m too meatheaded. But, at some point, I would like to make that goal a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

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McElroy is currently working with top swing coach Mark Blackburn, but admits the famed instructor understands that the former signal-caller has a simplistic view of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll be like, \u2018load the club Greg, lay it off,’\u201d McElroy said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m like, \u2018I don\u2019t know what that means.\u2019 And he\u2019s like, \u201945, 46 degrees, Greg.\u2019 Like Mark, just let me swing hard. And he finally now has gotten to the point now where he\u2019s like this guy has no idea what he\u2019s doing. He\u2019s going to swing hard. He\u2019s going to be a meathead about it. He\u2019s strong, so we\u2019ll figure it out. He\u2019s got decent speed but he\u2019s probably not going to know where it\u2019s going to go. So, when it comes to club-face control, so overrated in my opinion. Just, see ball, hit ball. That\u2019s what it\u2019s all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can watch the entire episode with McElroy here<\/a> or in the video below.<\/p>\n

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