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TODAY   |  February 25, 2013

Michael Phelps: Learning golf is ‘brutal’

The most decorated Olympian of all time talks about his next project, taking on the golf world, as he joins the fifth season of the Golf Channel show, “The Haney Project.”

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>> how is retirement going?

>> living out of a suitcase, using a golf club a lot and traveling alone.

>> explain that a little bit. you're now part of the golf channel 's hank haney golf project, legendary has taken you on for the show.

>> it's the most humbling thing i've ever done in my life. it's brutal. it's fun. you get to see some amazing golf courses . i get the privilege to work with hank. throughout the show you see a lot of frustration. no pros yet.

>> out in arizona.

>> yeah. it's been fun, though.

>> what made you pick golf? you leave swimming, have your choice of sports, within reason.

>> i used to always want to golf when i was a kid. actually at one point in high school wanted to quit swimming and be on the golf team. but it turned out that it was a good choice.

>> you made the right move.

>> yeah.

>> but now here we are. and i'm tackling this sport and hopefully --

>> let's see how you are, michael. i'll go one handed.

>> it should be pretty easy.

>> okay.

>> if you can't beat me, you have no prayer. all right. one more. best out of three. going head-to-head with the most decorated olympian in history. wait a minute. oh! sorry.

>> missed it. missed it.

>> okay.

>> pressure is on.

>> savannah messed up his concentration.

>> oh, no, i didn't.

>> no, no, we don't have a winner. the hank haney