Golf Digest's Ranking of Athlete-Golfers

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Compiled By Craig Bestrom, Lisa Furlong, and Caroline Stetler

RANK NAME HANDICAP COMMENTS

1 Rhoden, Rick  plus-2.5  Won 151 games as a major-league pitcher; has won 43 golf tournaments on the celebrity tour. Some athletes might occasionally have the same—or better—handicaps, but we're confident Rhoden is the best of this bunch right now.

2 Sheppard, Ray  plus-2.5  Prolific goal scorer with Red Wings in 1990s.

3 Sharpe, Sterling  plus-2.4  Ex-Packers receiver now analyst for NFL Network.

4 Quinn, Dan  plus-2.1  Ex-NHLer is four-time champ in Tahoe event.

5 Hentrich, Craig  plus-2.0  Tennessee Titans punter for past eight seasons.

T-6  Longwell, Ryan  plus-1.8  Vikings kicker spent his first nine NFL seasons with Packers.

T-6  Van Slyke, Andy  plus-1.8  Gold Glove outfielder now coaching with Tigers.

T-8  Chandler, Chris  plus-1.5  Falcons QB in '99 Super Bowl loss to Denver.

T-8  Dilfer, Trent  plus-1.5  Ravens QB in '01 Super Bowl win over N.Y. Giants.

T-8  Tolliver, Billy Joe  plus-1.5  QB played 12 NFL seasons; two wins in Tahoe.

11 Jarrett, Dale  plus-1.4  NASCAR driver improved his game in '06.

12 Del Greco, Al  plus-1.3  NFL kicker for 17 seasons; celebrity-tour winner.

13 Sabo, Chris  plus-1.2  All-Star 3B won '90 World Series with Reds.

14 McGwire, Mark  plus-0.7  Ex-Cardinals slugger played high school golf

15 Favre, Brett  plus-0.8  Packers QB can play to scratch during NFL's off-season.

16 Smoltz, John  plus-0.2  '96 Cy Young winner is in 19th season with the Braves.

17 Candiotti, Tom  plus-0.1  Knuckleballer won 151 games in 16 seasons.

T-18  Cammalleri, Michael  0 Led L.A. Kings in points through early April.

T-18  Fuhr, Grant  0 Goaltender won five Stanley Cups with Oilers.

20 Hull, Brett  0.1 Third behind Gretzky, Howe in NHL career goals.

T-21  Bartkowski, Steve  0.2 Ex-QB's “Ultimate Game†began as “Big Stakes.â€

T-21  Elway, John  0.2 Broncos QB has played Tahoe celeb event 17 times.

T-21  Sampras, Pete  0.2 Won 14 Grand Slam tennis titles; plays golf at Bel-Air.

24 Gillies, Clark  0.3 Hall of Famer part of Stanley Cup run by Islanders.

T-25  Roenick, Jeremy  0.7 Coyotes center, in 18th year, nearing 500 goals.

T-25  Savard, Marc  0.7 Boston Bruins star tried Canadian Tour Q school.

27 Theismann, Joe  0.9 Ex-Redskins QB is TV commentator.

28 Anderson, Dick  1 Defensive player of year in '73 with Dolphins.

29 Rice, Jerry  1.1 NFL great had 7-handicap in '02 (see Final Exam).

T-30  Allen, Ray  1.2 Top scorer for Sonics is best golfer in NBA today.

T-30  Jordan, Michael  1.2 Charlotte Bobcats parowner still avid golfer.

32 Schmidt, Mike  1.3 Hit 548 HRs in 18 seasons for Phillies.

T-33  Del Negro, Vinny  1.4 Ex-NBA guard plays at Scottsdale's Whisper Rock.

T-33  Feely, Jay  1.4 Kicker left N.Y. Giants for Dolphins in off-season.

35 Roberts, Nate  1.5 Mogul skiing world champion in '05.

T-36  Fernandez, Gigi  1.6 Top woman won 17 Grand Slam doubles titles.

T-36  Rypien, Mark  1.8 Super Bowl MVP in '92 when Redskins beat Bills.

38 Chang, Michael  1.9 '89 French Open tennis champ has taken to golf.

39 Sakic, Joe  2 Avalanche center was also '06 Olympian.

T-40  Langenbrunner, Jamie  2 Devils right wing is among team's top scorers.

T-40  Martin, Todd  2 Davis Cupper and twice Grand Slam runner-up.

42 Slater, Kelly  2.1 Surfing great played in his first AT&T this year.

T-43  Marino, Dan  2.2 Dolphins Hall of Famer works with Jim McLean.

T-43  Romo, Tony  2.2 Cowboys QB attempted to qualify for U.S. Open.

T-43  Stenerud, Jan  2.2 Retired Chiefs kicker is still team's best golfer.

46 Lemieux, Mario  2.3 Penguins co-owner is a member at Oakmont.

T-47  Eldredge, Todd  2.4 Six-time U.S. national figure-skating champion.

T-47  Larouche, Pierre  2.4 Won two Stanley Cups with Canadiens.

T-47  Modano, Mike  2.4 All-time goals co-leader among U.S.-born NHLers.

T-50  Morgan, Joe  2.6 Baseball Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst.

T-50  Smith, Stan  2.6 Former tennis No. 1 lives in Hilton Head.

52 Glavine, Tom  2.7 Mets pitcher nine wins shy of 300 in early April.

53 Brett, George  2.8 Won '87 AT&T pro-am with Fred Couples.

54 Bradshaw, Terry  2.9 Won four Super Bowl rings with Steelers.

T-55  Alredsson, Daniel  3 Swede is one of Ottawa's top scorers.

T-55  Bouchard, Pierre-Marc  3 One of the top scorers for the Minnesota Wild.

T-55  Nakatani, Corey  3 Jockey has more than 3,000 wins.

T-55  O'Neill, Jeff  3 One of top scorers for Toronto Maple Leafs.

T-55  West, Jerry  3 Scored 63 vs. Knicks in 1962; shot 62 at Bel-Air.

60 Bird, Larry  3.1 Co-founder of the Hideout Club in Naples, Fla.

T-61  Aikman, Troy  3.2 Improving rapidly thanks to work at Cowboys G.C.

T-61  Maddux, Greg  3.2 Baseball's winningest pitcher in the '90s.

T-63  Manning, Peyton  3.4 Played at Pine Valley, San Francisco G.C. in '06.

T-63  Rashad, Ahmad  3.4 Before TV career he was a Pro Bowl receiver.

T-65  Wakefield, Tim  3.5 Red Sox fan favorite downplays his golf ability.

T-65  Jansen, Dan  3.5 Won Jordan's event in January with Stone Phillips.

67 Boller, Kyle  3.6 Ravens backup QB is a Caves Valley member.

68 Bourque, Ray  3.7 Now a spokesman for a bank; still a Bruins icon.

T-69  Courier, Jim  3.8 French Open winner plays at Lake Nona (Orlando).

T-69  Feagles, Jeff  3.8 Giants punter has consecutive-games record.

T-71  Bench, Johnny  3.9 Reds Hall of Fame catcher was '68 Rookie of the Year.

T-71  Drexler, Clyde  3.9 Rockets broadcaster also “Dancing with the Stars.â€

T-73  Bulger, Marc  4 Rams QB was third in NFL passing yards in '06.

T-73  Iginla, Jarome  4 Leading scorer for Calgary Flames this season.

T-73  LaRoche, Adam  4 Pirates first baseman has played with Tiger.

T-73  Lowe, Derek  4 Ex-Red Sox starter is new Dodgers ace.

T-73  Palmer, Carson  4 Bengals QB has hosted a charity tourney.

T-73  Williams, Walter Ray Jr.  4 Bowling great is tied with Earl Anthony for most career wins (41).

79 Lomax, Neil  4.2 Ex-NFL QB runs an evenmanagement firm.

80 Beuerlein, Steve  4.3 Got a Super Bowl ring as Cowboys backup QB.

T-81  Lendl, Ivan  4.5 Tennis champ, four oldest daughters focused on golf.

T-81  Neely, Cam  4.5 Bruins winger joined Hockey Hall of Fame in '05.

T-81  Peavy, Jake  4.5 Beat S.F. as Padres Opening Day starter in April.

T-84  Brown, Kris  4.6 Texans K plays at Houston Open's Redstone G.C.

T-84  Clemens, Roger  4.6 When not pitching, he's often on the course.

T-84  Spurrier, Steve  4.6 '66 Heisman Trophy winner is coach at South Carolina.

T-84  Weber, Pete  4.6 Second on all-time PBA money list with $2.95M.

T-88  Brees, Drew  4.7 Led resurgent Saints to NFC title game in '07.

T-88  Mulder, Mark  4.7 Cardinals LH played with Yogi Berra at Hope.

90 Upshaw, Gene  4.9 Raiders Hall of Famer plays at RTJ in Virginia.

T-91  Carr, David  5 In Carolina after five seasons as Texans QB.

T-91  Fingers, Rollie  5 One of four relievers in baseball's Hall of Fame.

T-91  Francoeur, Jeff  5 Braves RF had 29 HRs in '06; has played with Tiger.

T-91  Sanderson, Geoff  5 Flyers All-Star has played 15 seasons.

T-91  Taylor, Lawrence  5 Former N.Y. Giants LB can hit golf balls a long way.

T-91  Wainwright, Adam  5 World Series hero now a Cardinals starting pitcher.

T-97  Barber, Ronde  5.1 Tampa Bay Bucs defensive back is Tiki's twin.

T-97  Pack, Joe  5.1 Freestyle skier won silver at '02 Winter Olympics.

99 Joyner, Seth  5.3 Pro Bowl LB won '99 Super Bowl with Denver.

T-100  Esiason, Boomer  5.4 Ex-Bengals QB runs golf events for cystic fibrosis.

T-100  Millwood, Kevin  5.4 Rangers pitcher plays at Dallas National.

102 Testaverde, Vinny  5.5 Long Island native plays at Friar's Head.

103 Ainge, Danny  5.6 Celtics exec won two NBA titles as a Boston guard.

T-104  Harrington, Joey  5.7 QB signed with Falcons after release by Dolphins.

T-104  Inge, Brandon  5.7 Tigers 3B made last out in '06 World Series.

T-104  Smith, Ozzie  5.7 Hall of Fame SS played in '06 AT&T as a 14.

T-107  Blue, Vida  6 A's pitcher was 24-8 as '71 Cy Young MVP.

T-107  Eruzione, Mike  6 Captained “Miracle on Ice†team in '80 Olympics.

T-107  Gardocki, Chris  6 Steelers punter lives in Hilton Head.

T-107  Linden, Trevor  6 Vancouver Canuks all-time points leader.

T-107  Morrow, Brenden  6 Stars captain severed wrist tendons in December.

T-107  Starks, John  6 Ex-Knicks guard works in team's front office.

T-107  Tanguay, Alex  6 Calgary forward's wish: a dinner with Tiger.

T-107  Wagner, Billy  6 Mets closer likes to play golf during road trips.

117 Orr, Bobby  6.1 Hockey legend voted Boston's greatest athlete.

118 Alworth, Lance  6.2 First AFL player in Pro Football Hall of Fame.

T-119  Kidd, Jason  6.6 Nets star has played in Lake Tahoe tournament.

T-119  Marinaro, Ed  6.6 Actor was Heisman Trophy runner-up in '71.

T-121  Aguirre, Mark  7 Knicks assistant averaged 20 ppg as player.

T-121  Becker, Boris  7 Tennis great plays most of his golf at outings.

T-121  Dempster, Ryan  7 Former starter is now closer for the Cubs.

T-121  Fernandez, Lisa  7 Softball pitcher won Olympic gold in '96, '00, '04.

T-121  Hoffman, Trevor  7 Baseball's all-time leader with 482 saves.

T-121  Matsuzaka, Daisuke  7 Red Sox rookie learning English from Golf Channel.

T-121  McCardell, Keenan  7 Ninth all-time in NFL receptions with 861.

T-121  Rivers, Doc  7 Played 13 NBA seasons; Celtics coach since '04.

T-121  Roethlisberger, Ben  7 Steelers QB briefly dated LPGA's Natalie Gulbis.

T-121  Smith, Emmitt  7 NFL's all-time leading rusher plays AT&T and Hope.

T-121  Turco, Marty  7 Stars goalie has played at Winged Foot.

132 Cousy, Bob  7.3 Celtics legend, now 78, won five straight NBA titles.

T-133  Houtson, Allan  7.4 Bad knee forced Knicks guard into retirement.

T-133  Rodgers, Aaron  7.4 Packers backup QB was first-round pick in '05.

135 Mikita, Stan  7.5 David Toms' caddie married Mikita's daughter.

T-136  Ditka, Mike  7.6 Plays at Olde Florida and Golf Club of the Everglades.

T-136  Erstad, Darin  7.6 White Sox CF in 12th season.

138 McCarron, Chris  7.8 Hall of Fame jockey retired in 2002.

T-139  Coles, Bimbo  7.9 Ex-Heat guard belongs to La Gorce in Miami Beach.

T-139  Pettitte, Andy  7.9 Back with Yankees after stint with Houston Astros.

141 Brady, Tom  8 Patriots QB plays AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

T-141  Faulk, Marshall  8 Rams running back retired from NFL in March.

T-141  Griese, Bob  8 Dolphins Hall of Famer is an ABC broadcaster.

T-141  Kovalev, Alexei  8 One of Montreal's top scorers in 14th NHL season.

T-141  Wright, David  8 Mets third baseman hit .311 with 26 GRs in '06.

T-141  Schilling, Curt  8 Red Sox pitcher hosts ALS tourney in Arizona.

T-147  Banks, Ernie  8.1 Mr. Cub played with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett.

T-147  Brown, Tim  8.1 Had golf rivalry with Jerry Rice while with the Raiders.

149 Yount, Robin  8.5 Brewers Hall of Famer was A.L. MVP in'82, '89.

150 Tkachuk, Keith  8.7 Atlanta Thrashers LW is playing 15th NHL season.

151 McGriff, Fred  8.8 Baseball's “Crime Dog†hit 493 career HRs.

152 Clark, Dwight  8.9 No. 87 made The Catch for 49ers 25 years ago.

153 Barry, Rick  9 Hall of Famer named among NBA's 50 Greatest.

154 Bennett, Cornelius  9.2 Former Bill was AFC Defensive Player of Year.

155 Niekro, Phil  9.5 Baseball's winningest knuckleballer (318 wins).

156 Bailey, Jerry  9.7 Hall of Fame jockey won Kentucky Derby in '93, '96.

156 Bledsoe, Drew  9.7 Former Pats, Cowboys QB has time to golf after being released in March.

T-158  De La Hoya, Oscar 10 Boxing's golden boy has been a champion in six weight divisions.

T-158  Dickerson, Eric 10 Hall of Fame running back with Rams, Colts plays occasionally in Celebrity Tour events.

T-158  Jones, Chipper  10 Braves third baseman and '99 N.L. MVP counts PGA Tour's Chris DiMarco as a buddy.

T-158  Miller, Bode  10 Skiing's bad boy takes casual approach to game.

T-158  Navratilova, Martina  10 Tennis star won't discuss golf, but she likes the game.

T-158  Pujols, Albert  10 Cardinals first baseman hosts benefit tournament in June.

T-158  Williams, Jason  10 Guard won NBA title with Heat in '06.

166 Vrabel, Mike  10.3 Pats LB has hole-in-one, dreams of senior tour.

167 Johnson, Davey  10.5 Gold Glove Oriole; managed Mets to World Series.

T-168  Cauthen, Steve  10.7 Jockey was last to win Triple Crown (Affirmed, '78)

T-168  Killebrew, Harmon  10.7 Twins Hall of Famer is eight on all-time HR list.

T-168  Namath, Joe  10.7 Broadway Joe posted 20 scores in five weeks in '07.

171 Hamilton, Scott  10.9 Figure skater took up golf after his 1984 Olympic gold.

T-172  Bonds, Barry  11 Has home-run length but hits lots of foul balls.

T-172  Doleac, Michael  11 Heat center says medicine will be next career.

T-172  Lidge, Brad  11 Astros closer got win in a six-pitcher no-hitter.

T-172  Robert, Brian  11 Orioles 2B says golf has helped his baseball.

177 Havlicek, John  11.2 Celtics legend plays in Massachusetts.

T-178  Gretzky, Wayne  11.3 Despite coaching in Phoenix, The Great One plays in Southern California.

T-178  Butkus, Dick  11.3 Hall of Fame linebacker for the Bears plays lots of golf in Southern California.

180 Dawson, Toby  11.8 Mogul bronze-medalist in '06 Winter Olympics.

T-181  Federer, Roger  12 Tennis' No. 1 has hand-eye to be a scratch golfer.

T-181  Frye, Charlie  12 Started 13 games at QB for Cleveland Browns in '06.

T-181  Rice, Jim  12 One MVP in his 16 seasons for the Red Sox.

T-181  Russell, Bill  12 Celtics great made 54-hole cut at '01 AT&T.

T-181  Williams, Herb  12 Knicks assistant played 18 NBA seasons.

T-181  Williams, Woody  12 Back home in Houston as Astros starting pitcher.

187 McMahon, Jim  12.1 Bears '86 Super Bowl QB likes to play barefoot.

188 Johnson, Randy  12.4 Back with D'Backs after two seasons with Yankees.

189 Cunningham, Billy  12.5 76ers player and coach tees it up at Jupiter Hills in Florida.

T-190  Kelly, Jim  13 Four-time Super Bowl QB prefers hunting, fishing.

T-190  Ripken Jr., Cal  13 Plays at Caves Valley near Baltimore.

190 Robinson, Brooks  13 Orioles Hall of Famer turns 70 in May.

193 Coleman, Vince  13.8 Former Cardinal stole 752 bases.

T-194  Allen, Marcus  14 Hall of Fame running back works hard on game.

T-194  Heap, Todd  14 Ravens TE plays in Arizona during off-season.

194 Tomlinson, LaDainian  14 NFL's MVP practices and plays often at Maderas G.C. in San Diego.

T-194  Whalen, Lindsay  14 WNBA point guard for the Connecticut Sun.

T-194  Hudson, Tim  14 Braves pitcher has tourney with Smoltz, Francoeur.

T-194  Moreno, Jaime  14 D.C. United star is second all-time scorer in MLS.

200 Bonilla, Bobby  14.3 Ex-Pirate plays at Manhattan Woods near NYC.

201 Esposito, Phil  14.4 Hockey Hall of Famer plays celebrity golf events.

202 Taylor, Jason  14.6 Dolphins DE and Defensive Player of the Year.

203 Leonard, Sugar Ray  14.8 Plays at Riviera, home of the Nissan Open.

204 Nash, Steve  15 Suns guard was NBA's MVP the last two seasons.

T-205  Bruschi, Tedy  15.2 Patriots LB likes to play golf and the saxophone.

T-205  Harris, Al  15.2 Packers CB enjoys wearing knickers when playing.

207 Olsen, Merlin  16.9 Part of Rams Fearsome Foursome.

208 Walker, Antoine  17 See the Heat forward swing on youtube.com.

T-209  Aaron, Hank  18 Expects to be playing golf when Bonds hits No. 756.

T-209  Blanton, Dain  18 Olympic gold-medalist in beach volleyball in '00.

T-209  Chastain, Brandi  18 Bra-baring soccer star plays golf in San Jose area.

T-209  Donovan, Landon  18 L.A. Galaxy, U.S. national team's scoring threat.

T-209  Lee, Derek  18 Cubs first baseman won N.L. batting title in '05.

214 Blair Cruikshank, Bonnie  18.6 Former speed skater plays at home in Wisconsin.

215 Waltrip, Michael  19.3 Daytona 500 win marred by Dale Earnhardt's death.

216 Montana, Joe  22.1 Bad knees limit his time on the golf course.

217 Berra, Yogi  25 Quotable Yankee plays Bob Hope Classic every year.

217 Lewis, Lennox  25 Former heavyweight champ is new to the game.

219 Lobo, Rebecca  26 Ex-WNBA star was '95 college player of the year.

220 Jeter, Derek  30 Friends tell us the Yankee shortstop is capable of breaking 100, but he probably won't get serious about golf until his baseball career ends. He does host a celebrity golf event for his Turn 2 Foundation.