If Lewis Hamilton played golf: rated 83, best at short game

Lewis Hamilton as a golfer: scouting report

Lewis Hamilton has spent his career finding the last hundredth of a second, judging braking points to the width of a tire at well over a hundred miles an hour. That kind of fine control maps straight onto the short game, the best skill on his golf card by a clear margin. Chips, pitches and bunker shots demand exactly the feel he uses to clip an apex, and he would get up and down from places other players would not even attempt.

His nerve is next. He won seven Formula One world titles, a share of the all time record, and plenty of those seasons came down to the final races with a championship on the line. Course IQ sits close behind his nerve. Race strategy is all about tire wear, timing and reading conditions as they change, and he would plan a round the same way, knowing when to attack a flag and when to protect a score. His putting is strong as well, which gives his scrambling a reliable finish.

There is a fun twist on his card: the man who made his name driving is weakest at driving. His tee shots carry the lowest rating he has, and his irons are only steady, so he relies on a magic short game to score. That makes The Links Open his best major, where creativity around firm greens and in the wind matters more than distance. The Long Course Championship is his worst. Draft him as the finisher of your roster and pair him with a ball striker who can handle the long par fours.

Plays like A precision artist who wins the race around the greens

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