Football golfer
Patrick Mahomes
Mahomes is a genuinely strong celebrity golfer, not a near-tour professional. The most consistently reported figure puts him around a 7.7 handicap, though that should be treated as a reported tournament handicap rather than a verified current Handicap Index. His best evidence comes from made-for-TV
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AT A GLANCE
Quick facts
- Reported handicap
- 7.7Reported by Golf.com and cited by Sporting News; not independently verified as current
- Best documented result
- Won The Match VIIIPartnered with Travis Kelce in 2023
- Match result
- 3-and-2Defeated Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson
- 2022 charity result
- Third placeMahomes’s Hawaii charity tournament
- Latest activity found
- Charity golf appearanceFeatured in a Fox clip published in 2026
- Competitive context
- Celebrity golfResults are not equivalent to sanctioned professional golf
THE STORY
What to know
Playing level
Reported around a 7.7 handicap
Golf.com reporting cited by Sporting News listed Mahomes at a 7.7 handicap ahead of The Match. That places him well above the average recreational golfer, but the figure is not a recently verified official Handicap Index.
Meaningful results
He has held his own in major celebrity events
Mahomes and Travis Kelce defeated Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson 3-and-2 in The Match VIII in 2023. He also finished third in his own charity tournament in Hawaii in 2022, while losing alongside Josh Allen to Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers in The Match 2022.
- The Match VIII, 2023 — Mahomes/Kelce won 3-and-2
- Mahomes charity tournament, Hawaii, 2022 — finished third
- The Match 2022 — Mahomes/Allen lost to Brady/Rodgers
Course style
Athletic, aggressive and creative
His football background shows up in the way he attacks shots: plenty of speed, confidence and willingness to attempt difficult recovery plays. The trade-off is occasional volatility, especially when a high-risk shot does not come off.
Recent activity
Still active in charity golf
The latest clearly identifiable public golf activity found was a 2026 Fox clip showing Mahomes playing golf for charity. Public reporting does not establish a new official handicap or a recent tournament finish beyond the established celebrity-event results.
Verified highlights
Best clips to watch
The PGA TOUR has verified highlight clips from The Match, including a birdie on No. 8 and a tight chip for birdie at The Match VIII. NBC Sports also published a verified compilation from Mahomes’s 2020 American Century Championship appearance.
- Patrick Mahomes birdies No. 8 at The Match
- Patrick Mahomes chips it tight for birdie at The Match VIII
- Patrick Mahomes and Steph Curry — American Century Championship highlights, 2020
Bottom line
Legitimately good, not tournament-golf good
A reported 7.7 handicap is credible as a broad playing-level description: Mahomes can produce excellent shots and compete with other elite athletes. It should not be confused with the consistency, course management and scoring standard of a professional tournament golfer.
CAREER & GOLF JOURNEY
Notable moments
American Century Championship
Appeared at the Lake Tahoe celebrity tournament and was featured in NBC Sports highlights.
The Match
Partnered with Josh Allen and lost to Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers.
Hawaii charity tournament
Finished third in his own charity event.
The Match VIII
Partnered with Travis Kelce to defeat Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson 3-and-2.
HH take
Why this profile is worth exploring
Call Mahomes a strong single-digit amateur by reported standards—dangerously good in a scramble or made-for-TV match, but not a verified scratch golfer.