PGA TOUR players who indulge in other sports

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Jun. 18, 2008

Just because they're TOUR pros doesn't mean the players can't enjoy, or even excel in, other sports. Check out which players like to put the clubs down from time to time in exchange for another game.

Players who play other sports

Player	Sport
Stuart Appleby	This sport's not that well known in the rest of the world, but Appleby is a big Australian Rules football -- also known as "Aussie Rules" -- fan and likes to play the odd game, too.
Briny Baird	This player is known most for his signature P.F. Changs Greg Norman-style hat on the course, but off the course, he likes to throw the hat aside and play a little soccer. He was MVP of his high school soccer team.
Shane Bertsch	Bertsch had two loves when he was growing up. He was a promising junior tennis player as well as being gifted with the little white ball, but he gave up tennis for golf after losing a match to Andre Agassi.
K.J. Choi	He doesn't wear the shirts to show off his guns like Tiger Woods does, but the Korean seven-time TOUR winner is quite the weighlifter. He could once squat 350 pounds as a 95-pounder.
Anthony Kim	This young phenom will tell you that his first love as a kid was basketball, and he was the point guard on his high school team. It was Kim's dad who told him that while he didn't think he could make it in basketball, he could make it in golf. Looks like dad was right.
Jerry Kelly	The affable Kelly has 66 career top-10 finishes, so no one can say golf's not his game. But when he was a kid, he liked to hit balls with another type of club; well, a stick really. Kelly was an all-city player on his high school hockey team in Madison, Wis.
J.L. Lewis	Another hoops fan, Lewis was an all-state player on his high school basketball team growing up in Kansas.
Will MacKenzie	This North Carolina native set himself apart on TOUR with his man-of-the-wild background and avid love for the outdoors, so it's no wonder that in addition to being a professional golfer, he's also a professional kayaker.
George McNeill	While it's pretty tough to hit a great golf shot, most will say it's even harder to successfully hit a baseball, so hats off to McNeill, who was an all-conference player on his high school baseball team.
Nick O'Hern	Most people are incredibly lucky to have even one shot at being an athlete for a career, but O'Hern had a choice as a budding sports star. The Australian picked golf over tennis and baseball as a profession.
Jeff Quinney	Is there a correlation between golf and basketball? Quinney is yet another TOUR pro who loves the hardwoods. He was MVP of his high school basketball team in Eugene, Ore.
Johnson Wagner	This first-time TOUR winner (Shell Houston Open) should get along with Jerry Kelly. He captained his high school hockey team in his junior and senior years.
Charlie Wi	A lot of people don't like to play golf when it's cold out, so why not turn to something else in the winter months? Wi certainly does; he's an expert skier and spent time as a ski instructor when he was in college.
Jay Williamson	This guy's been playing golf professionally for 18 years, but before he swung a club around the course, he swung a bat and a stick. Williamson played baseball and hockey in the late 80s at Trinity College
Dustin Johnson	PGA TOUR rookie Johnson got off to a good start in his first year on TOUR, which can probably be attributed to his athleticism. The soon-to-be 24-year-old can slam dunk a basketball.
Ian Leggatt	It doesn't take much speed to get around a golf course -- far from it for some players -- but Leggatt is no slow poke. He's a national speed skating champion in Canada.
Parker McLachlin	This guy grew up in Hawaii, so don't be surprised to hear that the Oahu native was an all-state player on his high school volleyball team.