Trading Rock Clubs For Golf Clubs
For the first time ever, Golf Digest has put together a highly scientific list of the Top 100 Musican Golfers. You know you wanna know. And it's not as Yacht Rock heavy as you'd expect! Here's a look at your #1:
Did you know that in addition to being the best musician golfer and the world's most irritating sax player, Kenny G is also one of the original ten investors in Starbucks (and set for life on that alone)? Someone explain "retirement" to him. Please.
The rest of the top 5 includes Vince Gill (#2), Marty Roe, Steve Azar, and No Doubt's Adrian Young (#5). It's no surprise that at #44, Snoop Dogg knows his way around the green (ha). And best back-to-back rankings? Bob Dylan at #63, followed by Celine Dion at #62. All that time in Vegas is doing her good! Here's the list:
100. Pink
99. Steven Tyler
98. Lance Bass
97. Natalie Maines
95. Kid Rock
95. Nick Lachey
92. Riche Sambora
92. Tommy Lee
92. André 3000
91. Charlie Daniels
90. Clint Black
89. Raekwon
87. Mike Jones
87. Marc Antony
82. Jason Mraz
82. Eddie Money
82. Chris Kilmore
82. Peter Cetera
82. Flea
81. Meat Loaf
79. Fee Waybill
79. Joey McIntyre
76. Graham Nash
76. Brian McKnight
76. Eric Church
75. Royston Langdon
74. Mickey Jones
73. Mike Mills
72. Neil Young
63. Eddie Van Halen
63. Jom (Soni) Sonefeld
63. Jeffrey Osbourne
63. Vince Neil
63. Steve Miller
63. Ronan Keating
63. Mick Fleetwood
63. Snoop Dogg
63. Joshua Bell
62. Bob Dylan
61. Celine Dion
57. Jon Mikl Thor
57. Willie Nelson
57. Taylor Hicks
57. Trace Adkins
56. Stephen Stills
52. Kenny Rankin
52. Charley Pride
52. Luther Campbell
51. Pat Boone
49. Glenn Frey
49. Barbara Bonney
48. Tico Torres
45. Bryn Terfel
45. Matthew Polenzani
45. Dean Felber
44. Paul Barrére
40. Anne Murray
40. Mark Miller
40. Pat Green
40. Mark Bryan
39. Smokey Robinson
38. Don Felder
37. Michael Bolton
32. Joe Don Rooney
32. John Michael Montgomery
32. Jonny Mathis
32. Joe Diffie
32. Kix Brooks
31. Ray Benson
30. Thomas Hampson
29. Branford Marsalis
28. Glen Campbell
27. Clay Walker
25. Tom Politzer
25. John Lodge
24. George Strait
22. Will Pugh
22. Englerbert Humperdinck
21. Robby Krieger
20. Dweezil Zappa
18. Mac Davis
18. Huey Lewis
15. Justin Timberlake
15. Jason Scheff
15. Darius Rucker
14. Alan White
11. Lloyd Cole
11. Dan Tyminski
11. Alice Cooper
10. Paul Brown
9. Josh Kelley
8. Steve Gatlin
7. Larry Gatlin
6. Rudy Gatlin
5. Adrian Young
4. Steve Azar
3. Marty Roe
2. Vince Gill
1. Kenny G
Gotta love 2 Live Crew's Luther Campbell clocking in at #52 -- from being banned in the USA to being the toast of the club house! Ain't that America.
Posted at 12:56 PM in Shit List
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Who else REALLY wants to see Raekwon and Jason Mraz tee off together?
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Am I blind, or are non of the Beastie Boys mentioned? I remember 1/2 of ill communication being about golf.
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is k-fed excluded because he's not a very good golfer, or because he's not considered a musician (or both)?
Whatever, give me "popozao" over any kenny g song any day!
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I'm pretty sure Sports Illustrated once ran a feature article on Mike Mills as a celebrity amateur golfer. Am I correct or crazy?
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I love that Hootie is #15. Just another piece of evidence that he's the modern day Don "No Soul" Simmons.
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does Jack Wagner's one song make him "a musician" i've heard many people say he'd probably make the pro tour if he wanted
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I know Stephen Malkmus and other members of Pavement are way into golfing.
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Lance Bass #98?
this list is so gay.
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Alice Cooper didn't even make the top ten?!? Heads will roll!
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I think the real question is what two of these celebrities would make the most entertaining pairing.
My vote goes out to Willie Nelson and Snoop. For the obvious reason that they'd be lucky to finish the back nine.
Actually, come to that, they probably wouldn't make it out of the clubhouse.
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And in more Stereogum "Who Gives a Shit News" ....
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Don't be a douche, Jeremiah.
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by and large, this list really sucks. and golf is lame. coincidence?
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Mike Jones? Must be a different one than I'm thinking of.
and better than Raekwon?
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Alice Cooper was robbed.
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Hey, John Daly has an album. This list is a travesty of a mockery of two shams.
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Yes, Mike Mills was featured in SI, about 10 years ago.
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Doesn't Sufjan, Colin Meloy, Ben Folds, and 3/4ths of the DCFC guys also play golf?
Kenny G > your favorite Indie Rock/Pop band. Vince Gill just fucking sucks.
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This is the third year they've done this list--so big surprise, everyone hates golf except people who actually play it (or those who are in it for the irony--oh you guys!). It's all based on handicap and handicap is BS. Some of these "musicians" probably only play a few times a year and only break 90 enough to keep it reasonable. The last fifty probably only rarely break 100. Not that anyone cares.
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No J Mascis !?!?!
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This displays the somewhat predictable correlation between golf and MOR music. Seriously, no one actually expected to find the likes of Mascis/Malkmus/Melloy, as if the readership of Golf Digest would appreciate their significance...
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most obvious omission: j. mascis
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Will Pugh at number 22! will definifly loves his golf =]
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Will Pugh at number 22! will definifly loves his golf =]
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Will Pugh at number 22! will definifly loves his golf =]
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