Mahomes: “Golf has become a huge part of everything"

I didn’t realize just how much Patrick Mahomes loves his golf. But after reading Dylan Dethier’s profile of the NFL’s best player I’m pretty sure he’s addicted and yet another top athlete who appreciates the game.

This was fun:

He has been to Bandon Dunes twice; his only regret that those trips came before the official opening of the resort’s fifth course, the Sheep Ranch. “I’ve heard good things,” he says knowingly.

Walking Bandon’s four courses in two days specifically convinced him that golfers are, in fact, athletes. “A few days later I saw Brooks Koepka at the ESPYs,” he recalls. “I was like, ‘Damn, I’m sore, man.’ ” The comment made Koepka’s day.

When he’s not checking off bucket-list destinations, Mahomes calls three courses home: Loch Lloyd and Wolf Creek in Kansas City and Vaquero Golf Club near his home just northwest of Dallas. During the off-season, Mahomes starts his workouts between 6 and 7 a.m. He’s done with throwing exercises by 11. “I realized I needed something,” he says. “Now, whatever time my buddies get off work, between 2 and 4, we can get an afternoon round in.”