“That was awful”: Michael Phelps gets honest about the WM Phoenix Open's golf outing with Grant Horvat & Justin Thomas

Modified Feb 10, 2025 19:20 GMT

Michael Phelps and Grant Horvat play golf with Justin Thomas at WM Pheonix Open. Image via IMAGN and Getty Images — Michael Phelps and Grant Horvat play golf with Justin Thomas at WM Phoenix Open. Image via IMAGN and Getty Images

Michael Phelps competed in the 2025 WM Phoenix Open pro-am on Wednesday with Justin Thomas and Grant Horvat. The legendary swimmer is a huge golf fan and has a golfing handicap of around 7.

In the video shared by the PGA Tour on X, Phelps talked about his experience at the WM Phoenix Open. Phelps had a bad start to the round as he topped his tee shot on the first tee as he experienced the first tee nerves.

"Bro my hands are shaking," Phelps said. "Get me off the first tee. Good god. That was awful."

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Hearing this, YouTube golf star Grant Horvat asked Phelps if he got shaky when he was about to swim, to which he said no.

"No, because I'm ready. I'm prepared. I don't hit golf balls every single day. I don't play all the time," Phelps said.

Horvat said he gets shaky hands all the time, and he was wondering if it was just him.

"Bro, no when I took the club back, I was like, 'this is not going to be good," Michael Phelps said.

However, they both agreed and said it was just a first tee nerves, and they feel settled now. The duo was paired with Justin Thomas for the pro-am, who finished T6 for the event with a score of -15, while Thomas Detry won the tournament with a score of -24.