(L-R) Pro Golfer Jim Thorpe and Comedian Steve Harvey
Two golfing buddies got together by change to enjoy a quiet (yet competitive) round of golf on Saturday, January 30, 2016. There nothing more mattered than hitting perfect strokes on the back nine. Course: Ritz-Carlton Grand Lakes. The tournament level golf course in Orlando, Fla., is laid out a fantastic resort setting
Thorpe was a three time winner on the PGA Tour in the mid-1980s. He has surpassed this at senior level by winning over ten times, including one senior major championship (the 2002 Tradition) and making the top ten of the Champions Tour’s career money list in 2004.
Thorpe was born in Roxboro, North Carolina, the ninth of the twelve children of a fairway superintendent. He attended Morgan State University before turning pro in 1972.
Thrope is well-known and loved for his dynamic personality, humble attitude and strong philanthropy in helping youth across the country thorough his golf clinics and life advice.
Comedian Steve Harvey is best known for his early Chicago (Ill) beginning and stand-up routines. Today he is an avid golfer who likes to attend celebrity tournaments and fundraisers.
Harvey has extended his professional talents to successes that encompass a wide range of areas including television host, radio personality, actor, and author.
He hosts The Steve Harvey Morning Show, Steve Harvey (the talk show), and Family Feud. He is the author of Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, which was published in March 2009, and the book Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find and Keep a Man.
Curious to see that scorecard between him and Jim? Well, inquiring minds want to know how the round turned out.
