Rockies all-star third baseman Nolan Arenado will take a break from his offseason work in the cage to tee it up in the Annexus Pro-Am at the Waste Management Phoenix Open next week.
Arenado will be one of four major leaguers playing at TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course on Wednesday, along with Phillies reliever Archie Bradley, Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen and retired outfielder Shane Victorino.
In 2019, Arenado played in the Pro-Am at the Genesis Open in Pacific Palisades, Calif., where he was paired up with pro Tony Finau.
“I was a little nervous, I ain’t gonna lie,” Arenado recalled back then. “But the first tee, I hit it in the fairway, so I was okay after that. I was a little nervous I was going to swing and miss. I thought I was good until I saw those pros, and I was a little bit far behind on them, but it was a lot of fun.”
What does a baseball player's golf swing look like?4x @MLB All-Star Nolan Arenado shows off his game @GenesisOpen. #LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/pYrHJ9fYNH
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 14, 2019
Arenado, who routinely bombs his drives well beyond 300 yards, plays in his own offseason golf “tour” with friends. And according to Bill Geivett — the Rockies’ former senior vice president of MLB operations and assistant GM who played golf with Arenado early in his big-league career — the third baseman has a “great feel” on the links.
“Some of the things you see in his baseball swing, you see in his golf swing,” Geivett told Colorado Avid Golfer in 2014. “He can hit the ball a long way and when he hits the middle of the club face, it definitely looks like a guy who’s an upper-end player.”
Harry How, Getty ImagesNolan Arenado of the Colorado Rockies plays a third shot from the bunker on the second hole during the Pro-Am at the Genesis Open on Feb. 13, 2019 in Pacific Palisades, California.— Kyle Newman, The Denver Post
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