Loads of professional athletes play golf throughout their offseason, however Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves took a step additional, making an attempt to qualify for an occasion on the Korn Ferry Tour.
He fell quick, nonetheless, taking pictures a 76 at Willow Creek Nation Membership in Knoxville, Tenn., on Monday to overlook qualifying for the Knoxville Open by 11 strokes.
“You possibly can’t actually examine something to it,” Reaves stated, based on PGATour.com. “I used to be nervous, I’ll say that, but it surely was a variety of enjoyable. I used to be on the primary tee shaking a bit of bit, did not hit ball, however apart from that, it was a variety of enjoyable to play some aggressive golf.”
Reaves is an avid golfer who hadn’t performed a aggressive occasion since highschool. He instructed the Los Angeles Instances that the plan got here collectively shortly.
“I used to be laying on the sofa the opposite day and I used to be bored, and I known as [my friend Trent Swaim] and stated ‘Discover me a Monday qualifier round right here,'” Reaves stated.
He instructed the newspaper that his quick sport, particularly his placing, made the distinction in taking pictures a greater rating.
Reaves stated he was coming off his first 67 and had excessive expectations. He birdied his first gap however his entrance 9 included three straight bogeys. General, he stated it was an incredible expertise however he’d give himself a B-minus.
Reaves accomplished his third season with the Lakers, averaging profession highs in factors (15.9), rebounds (4.3) and assists (5.5).
