Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce hit the links over the weekend, marking their first public outing together since the Kansas City Chiefs’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl LIX.
Kelce, 35, and Mahomes, 28, were photographed on a golf course at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina, on Friday, March 21, according to posts shared via X. In one photograph, Kelce bent over and seemingly showed off his butt to dozens of onlookers on the course.
Kelce has been enjoying his time off since the Super Bowl, which saw the Eagles defeat the Chiefs in a 40-22 loss on February 9 in the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Kelce and the Chiefs quarterback are currently in their offseason until training camp kicks off in the summer. Following the Super Bowl, there was chatter surrounding whether or not Kelce would retire from the NFL after 12 seasons or return for one more go at the coveted Lombardi trophy. Before Kelce’s return was officially announced, Mahomes showed support for his teammate regardless of his final decision.
“He’s given so much to this team and to the NFL, and been such a joy not only for me to work with but [for] people to watch. But it’s if he wants to put in that grind. It’s a grind to go out there and play 20 games, whatever it is, and get to the Super Bowl,” the quarterback told reporters in February.
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“I know he still has love for the game,” Mahomes continued. “He’ll get to spend some time with his family and make that decision on his own, but he knows he’ll come back here with open arms.”
The Chiefs tight end was spotted out in New York City with girlfriend Taylor Swift on March 14 for a private dinner date at Del Frisco’s Grille at Brookfield Place. Swift, 35, for her part, has been on a break of her own after the conclusion of her history-making, two-year Eras Tour in December 2024.
When Kelce and Swift aren’t in New York, they’re “laying low” in Kansas City, a source exclusively told Us Weekly. “Taylor and Travis are taking it easy right now,” one insider said. “They’ve been laying low in Kansas City.”
A second source told Us, “They went to Park City to go skiing,” adding, “They’ve been traveling, spending precious time together and letting the rest of the world go for a bit.”
Swift was in attendance at the 2025 Super Bowl in February and has been a shoulder for Kelce to lean on as he deals with the loss.
“Taylor is supporting Travis during this difficult time and it’s just trying to be there for him as much as possible,” an additional source previously told Us in February. “The game obviously did not go as planned.”
Next ‘Match’ set: Super Bowl champs Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce to face NBA’s Steph Curry, Klay Thompson
The next edition of Capital One’s The Match will not include a professional golfer but it will include four of the biggest names in professional sports.
Kansas City Chiefs teammates Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce will face Golden State Warriors teammates Steph Curry and Klay Thompson June 29 at Wynn Golf Club in Las Vegas. The 12-hole event will be televised on TNT and coverage will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET.
All four men are current champions of their respective sports. The Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl back in February, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35. Mahomes was named the Most Valuable Player.
The Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals last year to capture the title. Curry was MVP. The Warriors are now in the Western Conference semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers and lost Game 1, 117-112, on Tuesday. Curry scored 27 points and Thompson scored 25.
This will be the eighth playing of The Match, the last one played in Florida in December under the lights when Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas topped Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. This also marks the second time that the four participants will be from outside the world of golf, and the second time that Mahomes and Curry are competing. Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers beat Mahomes and Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen last year at Wynn Golf Club. Phil Mickelson and Charles Barkley beat Curry and Peyton Manning three years ago in Arizona.
The first iteration of The Match came back in 2018 when Mickelson beat Woods in extra holes at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas. Woods has participated in three of the seven, including in 2020 when he teamed with Manning to beat Mickelson and Brady at Medalist Golf Club in South Florida.
