AKRON, Ohio _ Moments after signing their scorecards on Friday at Firestone Country Club, Jordan Spieth and Jason Day were asked what they thought about Stephen Curry playing golf.
Spieth's response: "Yeah, what did he shoot, what's he at this afternoon?"
Day's response: "He's playing right now, how is he doing?"
The Golden State Warriors star followed his 4-over 74 on Thursday with another 4-over 74 on Friday at the Web.com Tour's Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae in Hayward, Calif.
Curry's 74 on Thursday impressed several of the PGA Tour golfers competing at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron.
"Helluva score," Australia's Adam Scott said. "Love that. Very impressive."
Day, also of Australia, described Curry's 74 as "not surprising, but it is surprising at the same time because he's playing a professional event."
"To be honest, I think it's pretty special for a two-time MVP (in the NBA) to be able to shoot 74 at a pro (golf) event and beat other pros," Day said. "I mean, we play our whole lives and the guy plays basketball and he beats some of the pros. It's very impressive to see. Once again, athletes like that _ especially, I think, basketball players _ are probably the top athletes because obviously they can jump and run and do everything."
Spieth and fellow Americans Zach Johnson and Rickie Fowler are also impressed with the golf skills of Curry, a two-time NBA champion with the Warriors.
"That was awesome what he did (Thursday)," Spieth said. "I think he certainly beat most everybody's expectations, but I don't think that really surprised him. It was pretty cool, really cool to see. You see him fist pumping out there and just him talking about how nervous he was when he heard his name called."
Spieth, 24, said he hopes to play a round of golf with Curry, 29, sometime soon.
"I saw a few highlights and some of his (opening) round, and followed it on some of the scoring apps (on my cell phone) to see how he was doing," Fowler said. "I know they are playing a course that is fairly scoreable, but that doesn't make it any easier to come out of your comfort zone. He is a professional basketball player, not a professional golfer, so to see him go out and put together a decent round of golf is cool to see."
Fowler said Curry's presence in the tournament likely helps attendance and TV ratings.
Johnson said he's "intrigued" and "impressed" with Curry playing golf.
Curry competed as an amateur on an unrestricted sponsor exemption at the Ellie Mae Classic, which the Warriors Community Foundation serves as a main charitable beneficiary.
"I've never seen him play (golf)," Johnson said. "I've got a mutual friend of his who says he's pretty good. Clearly, he is. I don't know that golf course. Someone said they shoot pretty low there often, but it doesn't matter. Still, you've got to put the ball in the hole."
Johnson also said he thought Curry's presence at the event would generate additional money.
"I see the positive in that it brings a pretty awesome light to the tournament, which brings huge light to the charities, the sales," Johnson said.
The PGA Tour and its tournaments generated a record $166 million for charity in 2016, raising the all-time total donated to charity to $2.46 billion.
