When top athletes in other sports take up golf, that competitive fire that helped them reach the top in their sports of soccer, basketball, baseball, etc. they usually succeed.
According to former Indianapolis Colts teammate and Denver Broncos teammate Brandon Stokley, Peyton Manning is no different.
In retirement, Manning often participated in both celebrity tournaments such as the American Century Championship and made-for-TV matches such as the second and third editions of “The Match.”
In those games, Manning, who holds a 5.5 index from Cherry Hills Country Club and Castle Pines Golf Club in Colorado, has proven that he is quite the stick. If Stokely’s description of Manning’s game, which he did to fellow GOLF Subpar editors Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz in this week’s episode, is correct, then he is exactly the player he was when he supported the Colts and Broncos.
“Every time we play, you can’t count him out of the dugout,” Stokley said of the two-time Super Bowl champion and 14-year Pro Bowler. “You know, you’re making a bad lie, or you’ve got a 40-footer for par. He always does one of those puuts. He always shoots it in the woods or something when he thinks he’s done.”
It sounds like the QB who led the Colts to five consecutive fourth-quarter comebacks in 2009 or the one who led an 18-point comeback against the Patriots in the 2006-07 AFC Championship game.
Stokely, who said Manning gives him three or four hits when they play these days, said Manning plays with “heart” just like he does on the gridiron.
“Like that mindset you have to have when you play golf with Peyton,” he added.
For more from Stokley, including his time playing for Manning, check out the full GOLF Subpar episode below.
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