Despite being a long shot to make the cut in the first pro golf event of his career at this week's Web.com Ellie May Classic, Stephen Curry had a proud moment, proving that he is indeed a much-more poised golfer than pros had given him credit for.
Curry shot a 74 for the second straight day, missing the cut, but still finding himself proud of his performance alongside some PGA commons. The Golden State Warriors point guard was asked if he felt he enjoyed a better output after hitting three more greens on his second day at the course.
“Not at the beginning, but obviously to shoot even par on the back, try to keep it together after a shaky bogey start was definitely a proud moment,” he said in his press conference after missing the cut. “No doubles today either, so I'll take that.”
“Just staying consistent and hitting decent shots and making a couple puts and two birdies was good. Everything was just an unbelievable experience and to shoot two 74s, I'll take that.”
After finishing a surprising fourth place in last month's American Century Championship, Curry was a definite attraction in this event, but was still considered to have a far remote chance to make the cut and a -3000 to win the event.
Some golfers even disputed whether he could break 80, which he did in both days, despite a rough start in the afternoon, where the wind becomes a major factor in drive trajectory.
“I wanted to maybe shoot a couple fewer strokes than I did, but for the most part when you don't really know what to expect going in, it's hard to really set expectations,” said Curry. “After how yesterday went, I'm extremely proud that of backing that up with another solid round because it could have gone either way. It could have been all those 80, 90 talks that I heard going into this tournament.”
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