Having put his basketball skills to the test in this month's NBA Finals, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry will try and prove he has what it takes on the links, attending the Ellie Mae Classic, a Web.com-sponsored pro-am tour event in Hayward on Aug. 3-6.

Curry has been an avid golf fan, admittedly talking more golf than basketball with sixth man Andre Iguodala, who has been in the golfing way of life later in his career.

He carries a 2.0 handicap index, according to the Northern California Golf Association website, already posting 11 scores this month, the majority bubbling into the mid-70s — with a low of 71.

The soon-to-be supermaxed free agent was overwhelmed by his invitation to the tournament, despite being one of the biggest non-pro golfing names to be included in the list.

“When I found out I was getting a sponsor exemption, I had a lot of emotions because I love to play golf; it’s a passion of mine,” Curry said, according to Ron Kroichick of the San Francisco Chronicle. “But to be able to play against the next and best golf professionals will be a huge honor and huge treat.”

“I’m looking forward to hopefully not embarrassing myself, but mostly having a lot of fun and hopefully raising a lot of money for the foundation… I’m going to try to keep it in the fairway.”

The Ellie Mae Classic benefits the Warriors Community Foundation. Tournament Director Trish Gregovich reached out to the Warriors early in June, during the NBA Finals, as Curry quickly accepted the invitation, despite an even bigger task ahead of him.

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The three-point marksman isn't the first Bay Area athlete to play in the event at Stonebrae, as former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice, who carries a 1.0 handicap index (slightly better than Curry) failed to make the cut in his three appearances.

“These guys are ridiculous,” said Curry. “Their misses are good shots for me. It’s just a different type of expectation. You see their ball flight and it’s something you’re not used to. Sometimes off the tee, I don’t know where it’s going. Rarely do you see them hit anywhere close to a bad shot of mine. It’s fun to watch how easy it seems when they get in their zone.”