Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, features, and videos. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images), Former NBA player J.R. Smith of the North Carolina A&T Aggies marks his ball before the, Former NBA player J.R. Smith of the North Carolina A&T Aggies marks his ball before the Phoenix Invitational at Alamance Country Club on October 11, 2021 in Burlington, North Carolina. About. Top 100 Courses in the U.S.: GOLFs all-new 2022-23 ranking is here! At the time, Smith's agent, Lance Young, told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski that there was high interest from golf apparel and equipment manufacturers in sponsoring the enormously popular (6.2 million followers on Instagram alone) college athlete. Although hes had experience of playing in some of basketballs biggest moments in front of millions of people, Smith admitted he was nervous before teeing off. Unfortunately for the former sharpshooting guard his scorecard was just as colorful in his college golf debut. 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The 35-year-old two-time NBA champion with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 and Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, who has enrolled at North Carolina A&T as a freshman walk-on, shot a 10-over 81 on Monday in the first round of the Elon Phoenix Invitational at Alamance Country Club in Burlington, North Carolina. JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) August 22, 2021, My first deadline is at midnight pic.twitter.com/Za7n4XDQ1j, JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) August 23, 2021, For me, because I have a wild imagination, its going to be very interesting, Smith said. Smith clearly loves it enough to dive in regardless and risk, failure or frustration for the opportunity at success in a world where it is so fleeting. Former NBA guard J.R. Smith made his college golf debut for North Carolina A&T on Monday at the Elon Phoenix Invitational, and that sentence alone might North Carolina A&T's Academic Athlete of the Year, with a 4.0 GPA:JR Smith, Men's Golf (: @Turkin35) pic.twitter.com/wPyIb9zNkm. If you want to find out how good a golfer really is, put the word tournament or money in front of the round. The Spurs are showcasing the importance of Black culture in their community for the month of February. But its still as nerve-racking as shooting a free throw in front of 5,000 instead of making a 5-foot putt in front of three. GOLF DIGEST MAY EARN A PORTION OF SALES FROM PRODUCTS THAT ARE PURCHASED THROUGH OUR SITE AS PART OF OUR AFFILIATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH RETAILERS. Smith looked the part, although the photos themselves are surreal. Regardless, the outcome for Smith is good, and his swing looked fantastic. He remained in the middle of the leaderboard through the front nine at one over par. The former sixth man of the year was named North Carolina A&T;s Academic Athlete of the Year with a 4.0 GPA on Monday. pic.twitter.com/RDNJGhiRaw. Proud of you Kid!!! At the time, Smiths agent, Lance Young, told ESPNs Adrian Wojnarowski that there was high interest from golf apparel and equipment manufacturers in sponsoring the enormously popular (6.2 million followers on Instagram alone) college athlete. Its a lot different than playing a round with your buddies at the random public courses.. @WFMY @ncatsuaggies pic.twitter.com/s7q6rpk1pa, #perspective+1 thru his first 10, including a couple of bounce-back birdiesPars at 13 & 14 are strong from the tips, but bogey on the next 3 easier holes start to get in your head before difficult tasks on 18 & 1Need to see good things at 2, 4, & 6Going 36 today! Love you kid! Smith walked off the course tied for 79th after eight bogeys, two double bogeys, two birdies and six pars. Now, instead of first-class cross-country travel for nightly games against the worlds best basketball players, Smith who turns 36 next month is focused on completing class assignments and working on his golf game. If you havent been there, youre not a golfer. Who needs 3s when you can score a 4.0? On Dec. 14, Smith took to social media to share he had achieved his goal of earning a 4.0 grade-point average. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images), Former NBA player J.R. Smith gets a word of encouragement from head coach Richard Watkins of, Former NBA player J.R. Smith gets a word of encouragement from head coach Richard Watkins of the North Carolina A&T Aggies during the Phoenix Invitational at Alamance Country Club on October 11, 2021 in Burlington, North Carolina. Its not Rose Zhang at Stanford or Pierceson Coody at Texas, two of the best college players on the planet. Favorite part of JR Smith's college debut is that he looks damn good doing it. In the fall of 2021, 16-year NBA veteran JR Smith enrolled at North Carolina A&T State University and joined the golf team as a walk-on. 6:33 AM EDT, Tue October 12, 2021. @WFMY @ncatsuaggies pic.twitter.com/s7q6rpk1pa, Brian Hall (@bhallwfmy) October 11, 2021, He has a good enough golf game to put up some good numbers, said head coach Richard Watkins a week before Smiths debut. Zak is a writer at GOLF Magazine, currently working on a book about the summer he spent in St. Andrews. Obviously different environments from playing in front of 20,000 people to playing in a college golf gallery. He is primarily pursuing a degree in liberal studies his classes started on August 18 but he is now playing golf for one of the nations top historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). According to the school, All A&T golfers must qualify for each tournament in practice unless the golfer finishes first or second on the team in the previous tournament, and Smith qualified for the Phoenix Invitational by one stroke. Now, in his second semester Obviously different environments from playing in front of 20,000 people to playing in a college golf gallery, Smith said. Interestingly, Smith was paired with Pedro Rabadan of Elon, who leads the event after Day 1. Pulling up to the range at my first college tournament! So it all correlates the same for me.. Because if Im going to give it a shot, thats the only way its going to work.. You would think a guy like J.R. is used to having eyes on him.". And while it perhaps did not lead to the scorecard Smith wanted on Monday, it's fantastic that somebody so accomplished on one discipline is entering the arena in another one. A lot of hard work went into that s--- you know Monday through Friday eight to eleven, sometimes longer, straight schoolwork. Had a pair of birdies, a great chip and stuck his approach on No. Now he was diving headfirst into the world of higher education at the age of 36 with the stated mission of playing college golf. How about during freshman year? RotoWire considers the best player values in Yahoo fantasy leagues for Wednesday night's slate. Its not even a week yet but as I get into it, I keep getting eager to learn more, and join study groups and try to understand and try to really embrace the lifestyle, Smith said. JR Smith made a 16-year NBA career out of embarrassing defenders, bucket after bucket. So happy and proud of you my brother @TheRealJRSmith!!!! Straight school work when youre not used to going to school and doing all that sh*t oh man.. We cant believe were saying this, but Smith might be better at playing school than playing golf. Smith is not the only one celebrating his accomplishments, as his former teammate LeBron James has chimed in as well. What do we make of the PGA Tours new Designated Events Model? Learning how to play from the rough in certain areas. In January, Smith signed with Excel Sports Management for NIL representation. Ex-NBAer turned college golfer JR Smith named North Carolina A&T's Academic Athlete of the Year. Smith first revealed that he was excelling in the classroom at the end of the fall semester. Man sitting in bed doing a power point for my English class just thought I'd take a break and see what talk up to. In January, Smith signed with Excel Sports Management for NIL representation. Proud of you Kid!!! Smith -- who won titles with LeBron James in 2016 as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers and in 2020 with the Los Angeles Lakers -- credited a conversation with Basketball Hall of Famer Ray Allen as the catalyst for his decision to petition the NCAA to be eligible to play. The 36-year-old former NBA star responded to the news with a smile emoji. He played cleanly enough toward the end to finish with a 78 to move up the a couple spots on the leaderboard. 9 to within a foot from the pin. The grip on the club changes, and we get to see who you really are.. Smith hung in there strong for 10 holes, and was in the middle of the pack on the leaderboard at just one over before things took a turn for the worse. The Aggies first golf match comes Sept. 24-25 at the Black College Golf Coaches Association Invitational in Newnan, Georgia. [It was] a learning experience, he said. 6-keys: media/spln/golf/reg/free/stories, at Our man started one over through the first nine holes of his round, but then promptly double-bogeyed the par-3 14th (his 10th). Beginning his career as a sportswriter, Benner then served with the Pacers for 28 years, retiring last season. 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Hes already started classes, relating his experiences via his Twitter feed. The athlete known to hoops fans as JR Swish is the first male golfer to sign a brand ambassador deal with Lululemon. JR Smith analyzes his yardage book during his first collegiate golf tournament Monday. Now, in his second semester at the HBCU, the two-time NBA champion is already earning accolades in the classroom. After a standout high school basketball career, Smith initially planned to play college ball at the University of North Carolina. Smith went right to the NBA after high school, so he missed out on the college experience. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images), J.R. Smith of the North Carolina A&T Aggies and Joey Morganti of the Temple Owls drive, J.R. Smith of the North Carolina A&T Aggies and Joey Morganti of the Temple Owls drive to the next hole during the Phoenix Invitational at Alamance Country Club on October 11, 2021 in Burlington, North Carolina. Former NBA star J.R. Smith on how basketball is likegolf?! J.R. Smith to make college golf debut. Smith hits his tee shot on the 9th hole during the Phoenix Invitational at Alamance Country Club. The former NBA player turned college student athlete was named North Carolina A&T's Academic Athlete of the Year. As for Smiths college golf career, that remains to be seen. Sixteen-year NBA veteran JR Smith is now a freshman walk-on for the North Carolina A&T mens golf team. The two-time NBA champion finished 81st out of 84 in his first competitive college tournament back in Its going to be fun, Smith said Monday in an online news conference. Former NBA guardJ.R. Smith made his college golf debut for North Carolina A&T on Monday at the Elon Phoenix Invitational, and that sentence alone might be worth its own book some day. Two-time NBA champion JR Smith made his college golf debut on Monday exactly a year to the day after he won an NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers. The two-time @NBA champ is enrolling @NCATAggies with his sights set on the golf team. Elons Pedro Rabadan led after the first 18 holes with a In college golf, teams drop one of five scores, and his was the lowest both times. On Monday, the 36-year-old -- who was originally slated to play basketball at North Carolina before jumping from St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, New Jersey, to the NBA draft in 2004 -- was named the Aggies' Academic Athlete of the Year. Two-time NBA champion JR Smith made his college golf debut on Monday exactly a year to the day after he won an NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers. That included joining LeBron James in winning titles with Cleveland in 2016 and the Los Angeles Lakers in the Florida pandemic bubble in 2020 and celebrating each in memorable shirtless fashion. "I'm hoping it puts pressure on the two guys playing with him," said Watkins. As the Associated press reports, Smith participated in an online press conference Monday, in which he revealed his excitement over his impending college career. A Warner Bros. appreciated. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775722383 ORIG FILE ID: 1346025445, Fans and media follow J.R. Smith of the North Carolina A&T Aggies as he walks to, Fans and media follow J.R. Smith of the North Carolina A&T Aggies as he walks to the 13th hole during the Phoenix Invitational at Alamance Country Club on October 11, 2021 in Burlington, North Carolina. Best irons for 2023 for every handicap and playing style, Three sleeper picks to win the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational, including Tommy Fleetwood at 80/1, Best golf drivers for 2023 for every handicap and playing style, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. He scored more than 12,000 regular-season points while playing for five NBA teams. WebBelow is a comprehensive draft profile for Anderson, including his scouting report, prospect ranking, pro comparison, combine results, college and high school accolades and overall NFL outlook. 9 to within a foot from the pin. Here are your options. The NCAA bars athletes from competing in college sports if theyve played in the pro ranks, but the rules only apply to the sport the player made money in professionally. The most famous collegiate golfer plays at North Carolina A&T: J.R. Smith. If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website, please visit our Accessibility page. Here's what you need to know from the last week in college golf. Best of luck you student/athlete GO AGGIES TEAM https://t.co/3OJr6nnzGo. 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It is no surprise he has penned NIL deals, as Smith has grown in popularity as a college golfer Smith skipped going to college and went straight from high school to the NBA in 2004 but said he began thinking about going to college during a trip to the Dominican Republic with Hall of Famer Ray Allen. Its not golf 24/7 even though he enrolled in part to play on the universitys golf team. After retiring from basketball the35-year-old decided to enroll at North Carolina A&T and walk on as a freshman. That is what you would probably expect from a world-class athlete trying to contend on a fairly high level in a sport he has not played competitively for extended periods of time. Smith, a 16-year NBA veteran, enrolled at North Carolina A&T State University in August, with the hopes of playing on the universitys golf team. Anthony Ford, competing as an individual, shot an 11-over 82. followed @TheRealJRSmith for the first five holes today in his first tournament as a member of the @NCATAGGIES Golf Team. Smith had the sixth-best score out of six players on his team. Smith received many congratulations when the news broke on Monday, perhaps none bigger than the one he received from his former teammate and NBA great James. For those thinking Smiths time in Greensboro is a publicity stunt or that the former NBA star is taking someones place, dont get it twisted. J.R. Smith is becoming a college student and he's hoping to become a college athlete as well. However, on the home stretch, things took a turn for the worse as he made six consecutive bogeys and then a double bogey on his 17th hole before finishing with another bogey to shoot a 10-over 81. As for Smiths college golf career, that remains to be seen. "I'm hoping it does not affect him. Two-time NBA champion J.R. Smith has transitioned from the court to the golf course and classroom effortlessly. Had a pair of birdies, a great chip and stuck his approach on No. "I dont give a damn whether he wants to stay or go," Smith said. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images), Former NBA player J.R. Smith of the North Carolina A&T Aggies, Miles Albright of the Gardner-Webb, Former NBA player J.R. Smith of the North Carolina A&T Aggies, Miles Albright of the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs, Pedro Rabadan of the Elon Phoenix and Joey Morganti of the Temple Owls wait to tee off to begin the Phoenix Invitational at Alamance Country Club on October 11, 2021 in Burlington, North Carolina. Instead the buzz centered around the Elon Phoenix Invitational, an innocuous college golf tournament turned viral epicenter thanks to the NCAA golf debut of two-time NBA champion J.R. Smith. Over the past two days, Smith has been tweeting about an impending assignment deadline: his first-ever Powerpoint presentation for an English class about where he saw himself in the next five to 10 years. Its going to be fun. Today he competed in his first tournament as an Aggie, and recently explained his goals and purpose to Claude Harmon on Harmons podcast Off Course: Will we get revelations from his golf experience? Until then, Smith will be busy juggling school work most of his courses are online currently and working on his golf game. Did you encounter any technical issues? Ex-NBA player JR Smith shot a 12-over-par 83 in Round 1 and then a 7-over 78 in Round 2 for North Carolina A&T at Elon's Phoenix Invitational. "A lot of hard work went into that s---.". Smith said he was drawn to the Greensboro, North Carolina, school because of his interest in attending a Historically Black College or University, which follows a push by the NBA and its players to support HBCU traditions and culturein this years All-Star Gamein Atlanta. He even won two championships in the twilight of his time on the court, first with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 and then four years later in 2020 with the Los Angeles Lakers. -via ESPN / April 26, 2022, LeBron James: YESSIR @TheRealJRSmith !! Smith, 36, enrolled at North J.R. Smith played in the pro-am at the 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open. He made his collegiate debut at the Elon Phoenix Invitational at Alamance Country Club in Burlington, North Carolina, after qualifying for the team by one stroke. Start the Golf Season off right with InsideGOLF ($100 value - just $20). WebBelow is a comprehensive draft profile for Anderson, including his scouting report, prospect ranking, pro comparison, combine results, college and high school accolades and overall Golf is a vulnerable game, playing with a bunch of college kids probably even more so. This was a guy most famous (or rather infamous) for never wearing a shirt and miscounting the score in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals. Still, it was a pretty decent start for somebody who, on this day a year ago, was busy winning Game 6 of the NBA Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers -- his second of two titles in his nearly two decades in the NBA. Somewhere out there, Jesus Shuttlesworth is beaming. RELATED: J.R. Smith says he watches Golf Channel instead of the NBA Playoffs. The 16-year NBA veteran who skipped college basketball, won two world championships and made millions is now a freshman walk-on for the North Carolina A&T Smith is a walk on and earned his position not only on the team, but in this weeks lineup. 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