There's a reason Phil Mickelson doesn't fight. Just look at him. All kidding aside, it's probably more of a socioeconomic thing to explain why some athletes are drawn to golf and others choose to fight. The two worlds came together on Monday during a charity golf tournament in Northern California. Strikeforce fighters hit the links to raise money for Turning Wheels for Kids. The cause collected funds to get underprivileged kids bicycles. Former fighter and Showtime announcer Frank Shamrock explained nicely:
"Here's what I remember about being a kid. I was on welfare, I was poor and I stole every bike I every got," joked Shamrock on this cool video (NSFW).
"Because it was the only way I could get out of my house and get out into my community. A bike is the tool to connect to your community. What we do with Turning Wheels is we give that connection and we give him a bike. We show him there's a different way."
Strikeforce fighters Scott Smith, Daniel Cormier, Josh Thomson and Luke Rockhold were on hand along with Shamrock and CEO Scott Coker.
Cormier needs a little work on his game. The rising heavyweight prospect almost killed a few dummies who parked in front of a tee. With that swing, he might be better suited for some rooftop golf with the head honchos from the UFC. Smith hit some nice shots and there was a even a dreaded media guy, Greg Savage, showing off a slight bit of athletic aptitude (1:10 mark).
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