NBA star Steph Curry to play Ellie Mae Classic on Web.com Tour
By Sky Sports Golf
Last Updated: 08/08/18 6:39pm
Three-time NBA champion Steph Curry has set his sights of making the cut in a professional golf event when he features on the Web.com Tour this week.
The Golden State Warriors guard has received a sponsor's exemption to play at the Ellie Mae Classic in California for the second year running from August 9-12.
Curry missed the cut by 11 shots in last year's event after posting back-to-back rounds of 74 at TPC Stonebrae, having previously appeared in a number of PGA Tour pro-am events.
The 30-year-old is relishing the chance to return to the tournament, which also benefits the Warriors Community Foundation, with Curry hopeful of improving on his 2017 performance.
"Whether I can execute it or not is another question, but I feel like I can shave off 11 shots," Curry said in a pre-tournament press conference.
"Who knows what the cut will be this year but that's my goal to try to execute the game plan. Obviously I don't want to embarrass myself, but I've got some confidence this year and hopefully I can play better.
"Obviously everybody knows my love for golf, and to be able to play with the next greatest on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour is a true honour."
Curry tees off alongside Martin Trainer and Cameron Champ for the first two days, with former Masters champion Mike Weir among the other notable names in the field.
