USA Today
Thursday January 12, 1995

"Stallone's big passion: Golf"

Sylvester Stallone gives heavyweight attention to Jim McLean, pro at Miami's Doral Learning Center. He wields Titleist irons and a Taylor Made "Burner" driver and plays every hole like it's a birdie hole. Very aggressive, that's no surprise.

The actor rates that little white balls this way: "I thought marriage was tough! That's a walk in the park." Golf "is like going over Niagara Falls in a barrel!" Stallone reveals his angst on the green on Conversations With Ann Liguori, to air Wednesday on the new Golf Channel. But he sounds more enthusiastic than he ever has about marriage. Golf is "a lifetime commitment. There's no divorcing it – you better make it work!"

He says, "I worked harder at this than any other facet of my career. . . . I really have found myself to be absorbed by the psychology of the game."

Sly has an added handicap when he practice-putts on the job: He's usually in costume. For the upcoming Judge Dredd, he wore a suit of armor. "Try swinging in that!"

In the future, Liguori will visit with Willie Nelson, who somehow has his own golf course in Austin, Texas, despite his money woes.