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Murray tops list of best female celebrity golfers

1. Anne Murray, 62

Grammy-winning singer

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 11

WHERE THEY PLAY: Northumberland Links, Pugwash, Nova Scotia

GOLF CRED: As a young woman, dreamed of being a pro golfer; made a hole-in-one at New York's Turning Stone Resort & Casino.

2. Téa Leoni, 41

Actress, producer

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 12

WHERE THEY PLAY: Malibu CC, Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Kona-Kohala Coast, HI

GOLF CRED: Once admitted to owning 14 pairs of golf shoes; played 50 holes a day when she picked up the sport in 1997.

3. Céline Dion, 39

French-Canadian superstar

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 17

WHERE THEY PLAY: Lake Las Vegas Resort; Club de Golf le Mirage, Quebec

GOLF CRED: Owns Le Mirage; her nearby home has a private course; she jumped into the pond with Karrie Webb at the '00 Kraft Nabisco.

T-4. Jodie Kidd, 29

British model, actress

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 18

WHERE THEY PLAY: Sunningdale GC, Berkshire, England

GOLF CRED: Has parred the notorious Road Hole at St Andrews; designs golf shoes for Hi-Tec Golf.

T-4. Cheryl Ladd, 56

Actress, author

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 18

WHERE THEY PLAY: The Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort, Solvang, CA

GOLF CRED: Devoted a chapter in her golf memoir, Token Chick, to her Gleneagles Hotel caddie, Jimmy Kelly.

T-6. Janet Jones-Gretzky, 46

Actress, dancer, hockey wife

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 20

WHERE THEY PLAY: Sherwood CC, Thousand Oaks, CA

GOLF CRED: Paid $200,000, with Vince Van Patten, to enter a $2 million ESPN High Stakes golf event.

T-6. Beverly Johnson, 55

Former supermodel

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 20

WHERE THEY PLAY: La Quinta Resort & Club, La Quinta, CA

GOLF CRED: "I take my clubs to my hotel room. I clean them, line them up and talk to them." 'Nuf said.

T6. Salli Richardson, 39

Co-star, I Am Legend

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 20

WHERE THEY PLAY: Industry Hills GC, Industry Hills, CA; Lost Canyons GC, Simi Valley, CA

GOLF CRED: Started playing in 1998; was spotted on the golf course when seven months pregnant; has shot an 82.

T-6. Inés Sastre, 34

Spanish model, face of Lancôme

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 20

WHERE THEY PLAY: Real Club de Golf Sotogrande, Cádiz, Spain

GOLF CRED: Says golf is her favorite hobby; has dated European Tour players Colin Montgomerie and Juan Andrés Vizcaya.

10. Amy Grant, 46

Christian/pop singer

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 22

WHERE THEY PLAY: The GC of Tennessee, Kingston Springs, TN

GOLF CRED: Grant and her family represent "July Is Family Golf Month"; has a practice green in her front yard.

T-11. Belinda Carlisle, 49

Former lead singer, Go-Go's

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 23

WHERE THEY PLAY: Cannes-Mougins GC, France; Bel-Air CC, Los Angeles

GOLF CRED: Takes lessons at Bel-Air CC when she's in L.A.; dream is to design a women's golfwear line.

T-11. Tanya Roberts, 52

Ex-Charlie's Angel and Bond girl

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 23

WHERE THEY PLAY: The Los Angeles area

GOLF CRED: Co-hosted and produced a golf travel TV show, Celebrity Tee Time, but it never aired.

T-13. Angie Everhart, 38

Model, actress

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 24

WHERE THEY PLAY: In Arizona with her parents

GOLF CRED: Junior golf champion at Ohio Prestwick CC, where she started playing when she was 5; father is named after Bobby Jones.

T-13. Catherine Zeta-Jones, 38

Oscar-winning actress

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 24

WHERE THEY PLAY: The Mid Ocean Club, Bermuda

GOLF CRED: After learning she played golf, Michael Douglas said of his future wife, "Yes, that's it. The deal's done!"

15. Jane Seymour, 56

Dancing With the Stars star

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 25

WHERE THEY PLAY: Sherwood CC, Thousand Oaks, CA

GOLF CRED: Famously chipped in from a bunker at the Northern Rock All-Star Cup; says a life goal is to break 90.

16. Vera Wang, 58

Fashion designer, lifestyle guru

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 28

WHERE THEY PLAY: Atlantic GC, Bridgehampton, NY; Pound Ridge GC, Pound Ridge, NY

GOLF CRED: Learned the game at 12; plays with her two daughters; compares reading greens to designing clothes.

17. Mary Hart, 57

Host, Entertainment Tonight

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 32

WHERE THEY PLAY: Bighorn GC, Palm Desert, CA

GOLF CRED: LPGA Tour supporter; fell in love with golf in 1999 and has played in the Kraft Nabisco pro-am ever since.

18. Catherine Bell, 39

Co-star, Army Wives

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 34

WHERE THEY PLAY: Robinson Ranch GC, Santa Clarita, CA; Studio City Golf & Tennis in L.A.

GOLF CRED: Started playing in 1998. "Once I tried [golf], I realized how fun and relaxing it can be."

19. Ivanka Trump, 26

Entrepreneur, famous daughter

ESTIMATED HANDICAP: 36

WHERE THEY PLAY: The Trump International Golf Courses in New Jersey, Florida and California

GOLF CRED: Learned at age 11; often plays with father and best friend Christina Floyd, daughter of Raymond.


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