The 30-year-old golf-obsessed singer joined me for some cookie-dough ice cream on a day off from his world tour, “The Show,” in Florida. We met up at a Boston Common Golf shoot, and Horan is one of the kindest, most disarming celebrities I’ve met during my time at GOLF. He was extremely laid back and I think it was really fun for him to spend a few hours the way a lot of men (even the ones not on a world tour) do: nerding out over golf.
I asked Horan about how he got into golf, his love for Boston, his friendship with Rory McIlroy and why there’s a gap in his tour schedule in April. We also discussed the fall he took while looping for McIlroy at the 2015 Par 3 Contest at the Masters, which gave the singer a chance to explain what really happened that day.
Shout out to Horan for being so kind and engaged during this interview. His storytelling and humor are second-to-none, as is his love of golf. He stuck around for a while after to chip and putt, and even offered concert tickets to everyone who was working at this shoot. Unfortunately, I had a flight to catch, but the others who attended had awesome seats.
Whether you’re here at as a golf fan or Niall Horan stan, I think you’ll enjoy this sit-down chat. The Scoop with Niall Horan is now live on the GOLF YouTube Channel!
