If John Lennon played golf: rated 77, best at course IQ

John Lennon as a golfer: scouting report

John Lennon was a wordsmith as much as a musician. Before the Beatles took over his life he studied at the Liverpool College of Art, and he went on to publish books of playful verse and drawings alongside some of the most famous songs ever written. That inventive, mischievous mind is the core of his golf card. Course IQ is his best rating, and he would plot a course with a sense of humor, finding angles that turn a hard hole into a manageable one.

His nerve is the next strength. He cofounded the Beatles, played the Ed Sullivan Show and the screaming crowds of their tours, and later stood on his own as a solo artist with Imagine. Pressure was never new to him. His short game and putting grade out level and both are strong, so once he reaches the green, he scores. His iron play is steady enough to get him there more often than not, and he would happily take a par on the hard holes and wait for chances.

Driving is the honest weakness, and by some distance the lowest mark on his card. He will be well behind most playing partners off the tee, and The Long Course Championship is his worst major for that reason. The Links Open is his best. He grew up in Liverpool, a short trip from some of the great links courses in England, and a seaside test of wind and firm turf rewards wit and patience over power. Draft him in the later rounds as a crafty scorer and pair him with a long hitter.

Plays like A witty strategist who plays the angles, not the yardage

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