She’s better known for her more risqué photo-shoots, but Kate Upton has appeared as the unlikely cover star for this month’s Golf Digest.

The American model and actress made her mark on the fashion world displaying her womanly curves in Sports Illustrated, which, on leaving little to the imagination, is in stark contrast to her Golf debut, for which she is photographed in a modest orange polo dress.

Whether Upton is a golfer we don’t know (to see the full spread, you will have to wait until Golf Digest comes out on 5 November), but she certainly looks every bit the pro lent up against golfing veteran Arnold Palmer.

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