Michael Jordan, we’ve learned, is tough to play golf against, and for a number of reasons. For starters, he’s good, hovering around a low single-digit handicap. And its Grove XXIII in south Florida is set up to play up its strengths. He’s also the ultimate and intimidating competitor to play against because, well, he’s Michael Jordan.
During this week Subpar podcastwhich included guest Bob Sura, we learned another reason why Jordan is so hard to beat on the golf course.
While the hosts and Sura were talking about playing golf with Jordan, Knost mentioned that during one of their matches in Shadow streamJordan was struggling – possibly due to a sore back – and uncharacteristically asked Knost for a buyout of their bet after 11 holes. And how did he respond?
“Sure,” Knost said. “Do you think I’ll say no to MJ?”
Which brings us back to our point: it is really hard to say no to DJIS on the golf course.
“That’s the thing about gambling golf with MJ — nobody says no to Michael,” Sura said. “If a putt is that long” – Sura holds up his hands – “is it good? It’s good. He makes it and deserves it; he’s earned it.”
Sura, 52, is a former NBA player and now plays professional poker. He is also an avid golfer. He’s faced Jordan on the court — which he talks about on the podcast — and on the golf course, too. They play together at Grove XXIII and bet money on their matches, games in which Sura says you can win or lose up to 10 or 15 grenades.
“It’s hard to give a guy worth (3-4 billion) dollars in money at the end of the round, but his golf game is very good,” says Sura. “He’s still beating me today.”
You can listen to the full episode of Subpar hereor look at it YouTube below.
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