米国のミュージシャンでゴルフが一番上手いのは? 米国のゴルフ専門誌Golf DigestがTOP100リストを発表。リストのもととなったハンディキャップは非公式な推定値で、全米ゴルフ協会が発表したもののほか、ミュージシャンやマネージャー、友人などから伝えられたものを採用しているようです
1. VINCE GILL
Handicap: plus-0.3
Country legend has been a scratch player since high school and practices more than he competes at the Golf Club of Tennessee. "Take any of the top 25 on this list, and any of us can beat the other," says Gill, laughing at the news he's our No. 1. "Now everyone's gonna be gunnin' for me. I'm toast!"
2. COLT FORD
Handicap: 0
Country singer played briefly on the then-Nationwide Tour as Jason Farris Brown.
3. WILL PUGH
Handicap: 0.8
Lead singer/business mind behind pop-punk band Cartel has moved to Nashville.
4. ADRIAN YOUNG
Handicap: 1.8
No Doubt drummer plays seriouslyand in a lot of celebrity events.
5. KENNY G
Handicap: 2
Jazz saxophonist hasn't been posting scores but was a 2-handicap at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
T-6. GRIFFIN HOUSE
Handicap: 3
Tennessee-based singer played Winged Foot in June between gigs.
T-6. KIP MOORE
Handicap: 3
Country singer and former Valdosta State golfer was a scratch player before touring.
8. CHARLES KELLEY
Handicap: 3.2
Lady Antebellum singer/songwriter's awards include six Grammys.
9. JAKE OWEN
Handicap: 3.4
Award-winning country singer was derailed from a pro-golf career by injury.
10. TOM E. POLITZER
Handicap: 3.5
Tower of Power legend's sax and clubs were stolen last year.
11. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
Handicap: 4.2
Consistently breaking 80 when home in California at Lakeside Golf Club in Burbank.
12. STEVE AZAR
Handicap: 4.9
Index for this Mississippi singer is on the way back down after recent rounds.
T-13. ALICE COOPER
Handicap: 5.5
Hall of Fame rocker is almost as well known for his golf addiction.
T-13. DAN TYMINSKI
Handicap: 5.5
Along with Alison Krauss and Union Station, he toured with Willie Nelson. Also recorded with Avicii.
15. CLAY WALKER
Handicap:5.8
Singer best known for "She Won't be Lonely Long" plays at the Golf Club of Tennessee.
T-16. JARED CHAMPION
Handicap: 6
Drummer for Kentucky alternative rock band Cage the Elephant played his first 18-hole round four years ago.
T-16. JOE DON ROONEY
Handicap: 6
Rascal Flatts guitarist/vocalist has good golf rep with fellow musicians.
18. JOSH KELLEY
Handicap: 6.5
Country singer married to actress Katherine Heigl; his brother Charles is No. 8.
19. DARIUS RUCKER
Handicap: 6.7
Best golfer in Hootie & the Blowfish has also made it big as a solo artist.
20. HUEY LEWIS
Handicap: 7
Left his Montana home to spend the summer touring with The News.
21. DRED SCOTT
Handicap: 7.2
Jazz pianist plays golf at Dyker Beach in Brooklyn, piano at Del Posto and Smalls Jazz Club in Manhattan.
22. DAVE (PHOENIX) FARRELL
Handicap: 7.4
Bassist for Grammy-winning Linkin Park, whose latest is "The Hunting Party."
23. JOEY CALDERAZZO
Handicap: 7.9
Wake Forest, N.C.,-based pianist plays solo and with Branford Marsalis, No. 40.
24. FRANK BEARD
Handicap: 8
Clean-shaven ZZ Top drummer plays frequently near his Texas home.
25. ALAN WHITE
Handicap: 8.2
Legendary Yes drummer, 65, is still touring with the eponymous band.
26. TICO TORRES
Handicap: 8.4
Bon Jovi drummer, ranked among greatest of all time, plays at La Gorce in Florida.
27. SCOTT PHILLIPS
Handicap: 8.6
Creed/Alter Bridge/Projected co-founder/drummer plays in Florida.
T-28. SETH BOLT
Handicap: 9
NeedtoBreathe bassist/vocalist lists love of golf on Web page.
T-28. SAM MCTRUSTY
Handicap: 9
Frontman for Scotland's Twin Atlantic, alternative rockers on Ryder Cup concert bill.
30. ROBBY KRIEGER
Handicap: 9.1
Doors guitarist co-hosts a California tournament to benefit St. Jude's.
T-31. MAC DAVIS
Handicap: 9.6
Plays a lot at Bel-Air Country Club and last year performed with Avicii.
T-31. GEORGE STRAIT
Handicap: 9.6
Legend has more time for golf after retiring from touring.
T-33. JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY
Handicap: 10
Country singer's baritone still draws fans.
T-33. BEAR RINEHART
Handicap: 10
With Seth Bolt and Bo Rinehart, supports health initiative through NeedtoBreathe tournament.
T-33. MORGAN ROSE
Handicap: 10
Sevendust drummer spent summer after high school playing 36 daily.
T-36. DUSTIN BUSHNELL
Handicap: 11
Dirty Heads guitarist/vocalist has been playing golf for six years.
T-36. DARRYL JENIFER
Handicap: 11
Bassist for punk's Bad Brains plays at Marine Park Golf Course in Brooklyn.
T-36. CHRIS KILMORE
Handicap: 11
Incubus turntableist/keyboardist hit a mower's windshield at St. Andrews.
T-36. ROBIN ZANDER
Handicap: 11
Cheap Trick singer/guitarist plays near home in Safety Harbor, Fla.
40. BRANFORD MARSALIS
Handicap: 11.7
Saxophonist/band leader is super avid in Durham, N.C.
T-41. FAT MIKE BURKETT
Handicap: 12
NOFX co-founder has a putting green at vacation home.
T-41. BO RINEHART
Handicap: 12
NeedtoBreathe vocalist/guitarist's "Little BoTweets" include golf as the topic.
T-41. SMOKEY ROBINSON
Handicap: 12
Handicap: Legend continues to tour, which has cut into his golf in recent months.
T-41. WESLEY SCHULTZ
Handicap: 12
Guitarist/vocalist for The Lumineers, whose "Ho Hey" reached No. 1 in 2012.
45. M. SHADOWS (MATT SANDERS)
Handicap: 12.1
Avenged Sevenfold frontman loves golf's traditions, "even the stuffy ones."
46. TOBY KEITH
Handicap: 12.2
At his course, the country star is raising millions for pediatric cancer patients.
47. ANNE MURRAY
Handicap: 12.4
"Snowbird" singer plays her golf in Toronto and Nova Scotia.
48. MARK BRYAN
Handicap: 12.5
Hootie's lead guitarist plays at Bulls Bay Golf Club near his South Carolina home.
T-49. DREW COPELAND
Handicap: 13
Sister Hazel guitarist loves playing with his 8-year-old son, Briggs.
T-49. TAYLOR HICKS
Handicap: 13
Former "American Idol" winner is glad to be home at Shoal Creek after Vegas stint.
T-49. MAT KEARNEY
Handicap: 13
Country singer and Ben Crane pal wrote Golf Boys 2.Oh.
T-49. TIM LOPEZ
Handicap: 13
Plain White T's singer is working on not rushing his downswing.
T-49. BEN RECTOR
Handicap: 13
Adult alternative contemporary singer made his seventh-grade team.
T-49. THOMAS RHETT
Handicap: 13
Country singer's dream foursome includes Bubba, Snedeker and Fowler.
T-49. ERIK (SMELLY) SANDIN
Handicap: 13
Drummer has recorded 20 albums with NOFX.
56. RICKY PHILLIPS
Handicap: 13.2
Guitar gifted by this Styx guitarist to Arnold Palmer hangs at Bay Hill.
57. BUZZ (KING BUZZO) OSBORNE
Handicap: 13.6
Melvins' guitarist/vocalist plays with non-musicians at Encino muny.
58. ED ROLAND
Handicap: 14.0
Collective Soul lead singer, also with Sweet Tea Project, plays in Georgia.
59. KIX BROOKS
Handicap: 14.7
Longtime partner of Ronnie Dunn is now solo and a radio host.
T-60. TRACE ADKINS
Handicap: 15
Country star also known for winning "Celebrity Apprentice" in 2013.
T-60. RAY BENSON
Handicap: 15.0
In 44th year with Asleep at the Wheel.
T-60. JUSTIN BIEBER
Handicap: 15
Not quite the avid golfer today that he was at an Ontario, Canada, muny as a kid.
T-60. DON FELDER
Handicap: 15
Former Eagles guitarist is a regular at Malibu Golf Club and plays the Alfred Dunhill Links.
T-60. GLENN FREY
Handicap: 15
Bel-Air member and Eagles singer calls himself Elvis while playing golf.
T-60. RANDY HOUSER
Handicap: 15
Singer known for "How Country Feels" took up the game two years ago.
T-60. ADAM LEVINE
Handicap: 15
Maroon 5 frontman and judge on "The Voice" benefited from Hank Haney's tutelage.
T-60. BOB SEGER
Handicap: 15
Rock and Roll and Songwriters Hall of Famer is still performing.
T-60. HARRY STYLES
Handicap: 15
One Direction singer draws tabloid coverage at home in the United Kingdom when he plays.
T-60. DEAN WEEN (MICKEY MELCHIONDO)
Handicap: 15
Pennsylvania guitarist and fisherman loves Florida golf.
T-60. LAJON WITHERSPOON
Handicap: 15
Lead vocalist for metal band Sevendust, which went acoustic in 2014.
T-71. JOHNNY MATHIS
Handicap: 15.6
Iconic crooner belongs to Mountaingate, Sherwood and Riviera.
T-71. ROGER WATERS
Handicap: 15.6
Pink Floyd icon plays at "the" courses near his home in Southampton, N.Y.
T-73. JOE DIFFIE
Handicap: 16
Country singer is back in the spotlight after being named in Jason Aldean song.
T-73. MARC ROBERGE
Handicap: 16
Vocalist/guitarist for O.A.R. went to Jack Nicklaus' alma mater with No. T-76, Culos.
75. STEPHEN STILLS
Handicap: 16.7
Unlike Crosby, Nash or Young, singer/songwriter is a Bel-Air Country Club member.
T-76. CHRIS CULOS
Handicap: 17
O.A.R. drummer says his band has opted for healthy habits.
T-76. NATHAN FOLLOWILL
Handicap: 17
Kings of Leon drummer is a lefty who recharges with tweets about golf.
T-78. JERRY CANTRELL
Handicap: 18 Alice in Chains sin
ger/guitarist has been spotted practicing backstage.
T-78. ERIC CHURCH
Handicap: 18
Country singer/songwriter now touring to promote album "The Outsiders."
T-78. GRAHAM PALMER
Handicap: 18
Bassist for the ska-punk Mad Caddies, who released first album since 2007 in May.
T-78. CHUCK ROBERTSON
Handicap: 18
Mad Caddies' co-founder says the band's name derived from its success as an opening act for other bands.
T-78. KID ROCK
Handicap: 18
Got only 16 strokes with pal John Daly at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am; observers say he needs a lot more.
T-78. WILL HOGE
Handicap: 18
Country singer says he typically shoots between 88 and 92.
T-78. NATE RUESS
Handicap: 18
Lead singer for Grammy-winning band fun. is playing a lot at Bayonne Golf Club.
T-85. CHESTER BENNINGTON
Handicap: 19
Linkin Park vocalist has brought a videographer to his lessons.
T-85. MIKE MILLS
Handicap: 19
R.E.M. co-founder/bassist can be found in galleries at golf's majors.
T-87. NIALL HORAN
Handicap: 20
One Direction star playing golf again after January knee surgery.
T-87. KELLEY JAMES
Handicap: 20
Freestyle vocalist/guitarist will perform 130 shows worldwide in 2014.
T-87. JOE LOVANO
Handicap: 20
DownBeat Magazine's tenor saxophonist of 2013 plays at West Point (N.Y.) Golf Course.
T-87. PAT MONAHAN
Handicap: 20
Train's lead singer travels with clubs, was an 11-handicap when he played more.
T-87. WILLIE NELSON
Handicap: 20
At his Texas course, "par is whatever Willie shoots," says the pro.
92. RYAN KEBERLE
Handicap: 23
Brooklyn-based trombonist has backed Beyonce, among others.
T-93. MICK FLEETWOOD
Handicap: 24
Maui-based legend plays in pro-ams and has been spotted at Bel-Air Country Club.
T-93. ROBIN THICKE
Handicap: 24
Best-known for 2013 hit "Blurred Lines," he keeps quiet about his golf.
95. JAMES ADAM SHELLEY
Handicap: 25
American Authors guitarist grew up playing golf with his granddad.
96. FRED DURST
Handicap: 26.9
One of rock's bad boys is best known for Limp Bizkit vocals.
T-97. CHARLES (CHIP) ESTEN
Handicap: 28
Singer/songwriter stars on ABC's "Nashville."
T-97. ERIC HUTCHINSON
Handicap: 28
Singer/songwriter's tour included a stop at WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
99. TIM COHEN
Handicap: 30
Rock band The Fresh & Onlys' singer/songwriter is also a visual artist.
100. AVICII (TIM BERGLING)
Handicap: 36
Swedish Electronic-Dance-Music DJ is new to the game.
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