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95-411: Rick Rhoden has won the most American Century Championships, with eight between 1991 and 2009. Dan Quinn won five between 1992 and 2012. Billy Joe Tolliver won four between 1996 and 2013. Two have won three titles at Edgewood: Mark Mulder and Tony Romo . Three have won two titles at Edgewood: Actor Jack Wagner , Mark Rypien , and Mardy Fish . Wagner is the only non-professional athlete to have won

190-597: A 2024 MasterCraft X24 boat collaborated with TravisMathew worth $ 200,000.00 after he had told him. On Saturday, July 13, in Round Two, Fish moved into the lead after two rounds with 57 total points, with Pavelski trailing by seven points back and Thielen 12 points back of the leader. Fish scored 34 points on the day, giving him possession of the top two single round modified Stableford scoring system point totals. On Sunday, July 14, in Round Three, despite Pavelski making

285-400: A 3.59 ERA, 1,419 strikeouts, and 1 save. Rhoden batted .238 with 9 home runs and 75 RBI. He also was an excellent fielding pitcher, compiling a career .989 fielding percentage, committing only six errors in 565 total chances . Since retiring from baseball in 1989, Rhoden has spent a lot of time on the golf course. He has qualified for the U.S. Senior Open and has become a dominant player on

380-525: A Pirates 7-0 victory over the Cubs, allowing 1 hit and no runs. He saved the game for starting pitcher John Candelaria . Rhoden earned a reputation as an outstanding hitting pitcher. He had an eleven-game hitting streak in 1984, one of the longest all-time for a pitcher. On June 11, 1988, New York Yankees manager Billy Martin made him the Yankees' starting designated hitter, and he went 0–1 with an RBI on

475-413: A birdie instead. Under Rule 10.2b(4), when a player begins taking a stance for the stroke and until the stroke is made, the player's caddie must not deliberately stand in a location on or close to an extension of the line of play behind the ball for any reason. Had Modano been made aware of the breach before he signed his scorecard, the two strokes would have needed to have been added. If he was unaware about

570-446: A birdie to win his third ACC Championship. Over 67,000 spectators attended that summer, setting a tournament record. On Friday, July 14, 2023, before Round One of the 34th annual American Century Championship, as Curry was being introduced on the first tee, the opening tee box announcer named some of his biggest accomplishments and mentioned "...but he still hasn't won the big one... The American Century Championship." That would change by

665-523: A career-best finish tied for third place. On Friday, July 12, 2019, in Round One of the 30th annual American Century Championship, Romo scored 26 points, with Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson trailing two points behind the leader and Lowe trailing one point behind Peterson. On Saturday, July 13, in Round Two, Romo lead after two rounds with 51 points, followed by Fish and Lowe both scoring 42 points each. On Sunday, July 14, in Round Three,

760-552: A charge, Fish would again not relinquish his 36-hole lead, as he went on to win the tournament, making him the eighth multi-time winner in tournament history. Fish scored 83 total points, the second most ever in tournament history, and scored 60 points in Rounds Two and Three, the most ever for Rounds Two and Three and the most for any two consecutive rounds. Pavelski finished in second place with 79 total points and Sörenstam finished in third place with 68 total points. This summer set

855-596: A five under par of 67 scoring 31 points in the final round and 78 total points over the three day tournament in 213 strokes to capture the ACC title. Chandler set the single day and tournament records for overall points accumulated with his final round play. These records have since been broken. Although Rhoden and Fuhr finished the tournament with fewer strokes than Tolliver, with 210 and 212, respectively, they ended up scoring 73 and 70 points, respectively, to finish in second and third place. On Friday, July 11, 2008, in Round One of

950-439: A four-way tie for second place with 65 points, setting the record for the most people tying for second place. On Friday, July 15, 2011, in Round One of the 22nd annual American Century Championship, Wagner scored 29 points with Roenick and Chandler 5 points back of the leader. On Saturday, July 16, in Round Two, Wagner lead after two rounds with 52 points, followed by Romo with 46 points and Chandler with 42 points. The highlight of

1045-462: A golf resort in the western United States , on the south shore of Lake Tahoe , in Stateline , Nevada . The site where Edgewood now stands was previously part of a ranch adjacent to Friday's Station , the historic 19th-century Pony Express station and inn. The Park family bought the ranch in 1896 to raise cattle, and in the 1960s they decided to build a golf course on their property. The course

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1140-410: A new attendance record of 77,049 fans. The total prize money for the 2023 American Century Championship was $ 600,000, with $ 125,000 going to the winner. The winner is presented a trophy on the 18th green after the final round. There are events scheduled around the tournament, including practice rounds. The Korbel Long Drive Challenge on the 16th tee. The Korbel Long Drive Challenge takes place on

1235-414: A point-per-game average in his final NHL season. He had 12 points in 10 games, during the 1987–88 NHL season , his last in the league. He won two Stanley Cups with Montreal in 1978 and 1979 . In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats , the authors ranked Larouche at No. 94 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons . On December 31, 2010 he served as one of

1330-496: A record for someone who never won that or any tournament event. Scobee scored 79 points, the fifth most ever, to finish in third place. On Friday, July 22, 2016, in Round One of the 27th annual American Century Championship, Wagner scored 27 points, with former ice hockey player Mike Modano scoring 24 points and Mulder trailing Modano by one point back. On Saturday, July 23, in Round Two, former ATP tennis player Mardy Fish lead after two rounds scoring 50 points, with Wagner trailing

1425-636: A sacrifice fly. He batted seventh in the lineup, ahead of Rafael Santana and Joel Skinner . He was the first pitcher to start a game at DH since the AL 's adoption of the DH rule in 1973. José Cruz pinch hit for Rhoden in the Yankees' 8–6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles . Rhoden's final game was September 29, 1989, for the Houston Astros. In 413 career games, Rhoden compiled a 151–125 record,

1520-407: A three-peat. Fish would not relinquish his 36-hole lead as he went on to win the tournament scoring 76 total points. Williams finished in second place nine points behind Fish. John Smoltz's consistency found him in third place after scoring 58 total points and Curry rallied on Sunday to score 26 points and finish fourth after scoring a combined 56 total points. On Friday, July 9, 2021, in Round One of

1615-404: A three-way sudden-death playoff with Mulder, as they all finish with 62 points each. 62 total points accumulated through three rounds of play is the lowest ever by the leaders under this format. This was the fifth playoff in tournament history and the first playoff to happen in consecutive years. On the second playoff hole, Mulder and Pavelski both hit a tree on their drives and Romo capitalizes with

1710-691: A total of 22 top 10 finishes. The tournament, televised by NBC in July, is played at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Lake Tahoe, Nevada . Pierre Larouche Pierre Roland Larouche (born November 16, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins , Montreal Canadiens , Hartford Whalers , and New York Rangers between 1974 and 1988. He

1805-457: A total score of 74 points, Rhoden won his eighth ACC, even though he posted a two over par round with four bogies and only two birdies for the day. This is the first time Rhoden has won this tournament in consecutive years, making him the second celebrity to accomplish this feat. Romo finished three points back for second place and Tolliver and Quinn both finished one point behind Romo to tie for third place. On Friday, July 16, 2010, in Round One of

1900-666: A two-under 70 as he cruised to a three-shot win over his playing partners, Quinn and Brodie. Rhoden finished at nine-under 207, tying his three day tournament record and winning for his 16th time on the celebrity golf circuit. On Friday, July 10, 1998, in Round One of the ninth annual Isuzu Celebrity Golf Championship, Dilfer shot 71, with Tolliver, Elway, Quinn, Del Greco, Bartkowski, and Stenerud all trailing by one. On Saturday, July 11, in Round Two, Tolliver lead after two rounds with 140 strokes, followed by retired hockey great Super Mario Lemieux , Rhoden, and Quinn each trailing by three strokes. On Sunday, July 12, in Round Three, Lemieux won

1995-678: A winner’s check for $ 100,000, making him the first celebrity to win the tournament in consecutive years. He gave ten percent of his winnings to the NYC Firefighters Scholarship Fund following the September 11 attacks . On Friday, July 18, 2003, in Round One of the 14th annual American Century Championship, Bartkowski shot 68 with Quinn and Del Greco both trailing by one stroke. On Saturday, July 19, in Round Two, Wagner lead after two rounds with 139 strokes, followed by Bartkowski trailing by one stroke and Rhoden trailing

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2090-630: Is a virtue for Rypien after two second-place finishes in the last two years in 2012 and 2013. And Mark's sweet spot – he was this Super Bowl of Celebrity Sports tournament's first champion back in 1990, setting the record for largest gap between titles in tournament history. This ‘Old Dog’ has plenty of tricks left, as he scored 33 points in the final round, breaking the single day mark held by Chris Chandler (2007 Final Round) and Billy Joe Tolliver (2010 Second Round). Roenick and professional golfer Annika Sörenstam both finished tied for second place scoring 65 points each. By tying for second place, Sörenstam set

2185-748: The Pittsburgh Pirates (1979–1986), the New York Yankees (1987–1988), and the Houston Astros (1989). Rhoden was born and raised in Boynton Beach, Florida . Rhoden overcame a childhood bone disease, osteomyelitis , and he wore a brace until age 12. He attended Seacrest High School in Delray Beach, Florida , where he was the star pitcher for the school's baseball team. The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Rhoden in

2280-509: The 12th annual American Century Celebrity Golf Championship, Rhoden shot 65, setting the record for the lowest score in round one and any other round in tournament history, with former Pittsburgh Penguins Center, the Mighty Dan Quinn, trailing by four strokes, and Wagner and Kinchen trailing the leader by five strokes. On Saturday, July 7, in Round Two, former Hockey Great Dan Quinn and Rhoden both lead after two rounds with 136 strokes,

2375-574: The 13th annual American Century Celebrity Golf Championship, Quinn, Bartkowski, and Lomax all lead after shooting 71. On Saturday, July 20, in Round Two, Quinn and Rhoden both lead again after two rounds with 142 strokes, followed closely behind by Wagner, former tennis player Ivan Lendl , and Dick Anderson, all trailing by two strokes. On Sunday, July 21, in Round Three, Quinn won another ACCGC, this time in 213 strokes. Rhoden finished two strokes behind for second place and Tolliver finished three strokes behind for third place. Quinn took home another trophy and

2470-411: The 15th annual American Century Championship, Quinn and Tolliver both scored 25 points each, with Rhoden and Lendl both trailing by two points each. On Saturday, July 17, in Round Two, Tolliver lead after two rounds with 47 points, followed by Quinn, Rhoden, and Rypien all trailing the leader by two points each. On Sunday, July 18, in Round Three, it came down to the final putt on the 18th hole to determine

2565-535: The 16th tee. Source: They added a chipping challenge in 2023. The Korbel Hole-In-One Contest takes place on the 17th hole. Source: A 54-hole event, the first fourteen editions were conducted under standard stroke play . The following modified Stableford format has been used since 2004: Lengths of the course for the American Century Championship every year: Holes one and two on the front nine were switched with holes ten and 11 on

2660-417: The 17th annual American Century Championship, Tolliver scored 27 points, with Quinn trailing the leader by one point and Wagner and Chandler scoring 23 points each. On Saturday, July 15, in Round Two, Tolliver lead for the third straight year after two rounds, this time with 51 points, followed by Quinn with 49 points and Wagner with 47 points. What a finish in 2006! On Sunday, July 16, in Round Three, Wagner won

2755-442: The 18th and final hole. The tournament finish was controversial because a fan interrupted the outcome. As Fish approached the tee box, a heckler yelled at him "Hey, Fish, f––– you, you suck!" The heckler then screamed bird noises right in his backswing as Fish hooked it to the right in the trees. The fan tried to scurry away and was tracked down by Curry and Fish's caddies as well as Stephen's father, Dell Curry , who regularly plays in

2850-433: The 18th annual American Century Championship, Tolliver scored 26 points, with former ice hockey goaltender Grant Fuhr and Green Bay Packers wide receiver Sterling Sharpe both trailing the leader by one point each. On Saturday, July 14, in Round Two, Rhoden lead after two rounds with 51 points, followed by Fuhr with 48 points and Chandler and Rypien with 47 points each. On Sunday, July 15, in Round Three, Chandler fired

2945-495: The 19th annual American Century Championship, Jeremy Roenick scored 26 points, with Brett Hull trailing the leader by one point and Rhoden, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo , Larouche, and Rypien all scoring 23 points each. On Saturday, July 12, in Round Two, Rhoden lead after two rounds with 45 points, followed by Romo with 43 points and Larouche with 41 points. On Sunday, July 13, in Round Three, Quinn scored 28 points and Rhoden scored 23 points. Although Quinn scored more in

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3040-427: The 2000 ACCGC. He finished the tournament with 210 total strokes. The 65 shot by Del Greco was the lowest score ever posted in this Celebrity Championship. He became the second football player after Dick Anderson as the only two non-quarterbacks to win the event. Anderson finished three strokes behind in second place and Brodie finished three strokes behind Anderson placing third. On Friday, July 6, 2001, in Round One of

3135-455: The 21st annual American Century Championship, Wagner and Roenick both scored 26 points each, with Tolliver trailing the leader by one point point back. On Saturday, July 17, in Round Two, Tolliver scored a then-record 31 points, leading after two rounds with 58 points, the most ever through the first two rounds in tournament history. He was followed behind by Wagner with 47 points and Quinn with 46 points. On Sunday, July 18, in Round Three, Tolliver

3230-450: The 25th annual ACC, Pfeifer scored 24 points, with Roenick scoring 23 points and Rypien scoring 22 points. On Saturday, July 19, in Round Two, Roenick lead after two rounds with 48 points, followed by Pfeifer with 44 points and Rypien with 43 points. On Sunday, July 20, in Round Three, Rypien stayed the course through a three hour rain and lightning delay to score 76 total points to win the 25 Year Silver Anniversary of NBC Sports’ ACC. Patience

3325-414: The 32nd annual American Century Championship, Modano holed out from 205 yards on the 18th hole for a double eagle, marking the first in tournament history. The double eagle was debatable because his wife Allison Micheletti was behind him but moved to the right right before Modano attempted and hit his second shot, which under the rules of golf , if caught, would have penalized him by two strokes and given him

3420-533: The 33rd annual American Century Championship, Washington Capitals right winger T. J. Oshie scored 21 points, with Mulder and Sörenstam both trailing by a single point back. On Saturday, July 9, in Round Two, Mulder takes a decent lead with 45 total points heading into the final round, but was ultimately unable to seal the deal. Fish trailed by three points behind Mulder and Thielen and Lowe both scored 38 total points each. On Sunday, July 10, in Round Three, Romo and Pavelski score 25 and 27 points respectively to force

3515-484: The 50-goal and 100-points plateau. His record was broken by Wayne Gretzky in 1980. He was first player to score 50 goals in a season for Pittsburgh (scoring 53 in 1975–76 ) and is the only NHL player to have scored more than 45 goals with three different teams, also scoring 50 with Montreal in 1979–80 and 48 with the New York Rangers in 1983-84 . Larouche is also one of the few players to score at least

3610-485: The ACC in dramatic fashion by sinking a 14-foot putt for birdie on the final hole. Wagner finished with 70 total points, or 213 total strokes, becoming the first non-"professional athlete" to win this event and seemed very proud of that fact in his press conference. Tolliver finished one point behind in 216 total strokes for second place. Quinn had the same number of strokes as the winner, but he finished with 67 points for third place. On Friday, July 13, 2007, in Round One of

3705-469: The ACCGC for the fifth time in the event's ten-year history, finishing with 212 total strokes. Quinn and Tolliver tied for second place with 221 total strokes. Rhoden earned $ 100,000 of the total $ 500,000 total ACCGC purse. Hampered by 50 miles per hour gusts of wind during rounds one and two, Rhoden still managed to win with the largest margin of victory in tournament history with a nine stroke lead, and remains

3800-575: The Celebrity Players Tour. Rhoden has also played a number of Champions Tour events and has three career top 10 finishes: T-5 in the 2003 Allianz Championship , T-6 in the 2006 3M Championship , and T-8 in the 2005 Constellation Energy Classic . His career earnings on the Champions Tour exceed $ 250,000. He became conditionally exempt for the 2006 season. Rhoden's 2007 season was scuttled due to neck surgery, forcing him into

3895-569: The Isuzu, shooting a three-under 69 to finish with a total of 212 strokes. Tolliver and Dick Anderson tied for second place, both finishing one stroke behind. On Friday, July 2, 1999, in Round One of the tenth annual American Century Celebrity Golf Championship, Rypien shot 70 with Rhoden and Elway both trailing by one. On Saturday, July 3, in Round Two, Rhoden lead after two rounds with 145 strokes, followed by Larouche trailing by one stroke and Rypien with 149. On Sunday, July 4, in Round Three, Rhoden won

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3990-579: The Tour's 2007 qualifying school . He finished joint first place over the four-day event, earning him a spot into open qualifiers at all regular Champions Tour events in 2008. Rhoden is a regular competitor at the American Century Championship , the annual competition to determine the best golfers among American sports and entertainment celebrities. He won the tournament in 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2008, and 2009, and he has

4085-441: The back nine. The tees and distance are rotated on the par threes everyday. The American Century Championship participants are celebrities, both male and female. Although participation by professional golfers is usually avoided, a handful of female players with professional and/or collegiate experience have been invited to play, the most notable being Annika Sörenstam , who has one runner-up finish at Edgewood Lake Tahoe. The size of

4180-407: The day came on the par-three 12th hole, when NFL and College Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Tim Brown made a hole-in-one from 143 yards, the sixth hole-in-one in tournament history and the first ever occurrence on that particular hole. NFL and College Football Hall of Fame running back, fellow Heisman Trophy winner, and former Raider teammate Marcus Allen then made him realize that he had won

4275-456: The defending champion lead wire-to-wire, scoring 71 total points, to cruise to a ten-point victory. The former quarterback became the fourth celebrity to repeat as tournament champion and held off three-time champion Mulder and perennial challengers Fish and Lowe who both finish tied for third place after scoring 57 points. Washington Redskins quarterback Case Keenum , Stephen Curry and Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen all finish in

4370-430: The eighth annual Isuzu Celebrity Golf Championship, Brodie shot 67 with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Trent Dilfer trailing by one and actor Rudy Gatlin trailing Dilfer by two. On Saturday, July 5, in Round Two, Rhoden lead after two rounds with 137 strokes, followed by Quinn and Brodie with 140 each. On Sunday, July 6, in Round Three, Rhoden won the Isuzu for the fourth time in the event's eight-year history, shooting

4465-517: The end as Fish missed a 12-foot putt for eagle on the final hole that would have send the tournament to a playoff. Mulder won scoring 74 total points and Fish finished in second place after scoring 69 total points. Mulder is the third celebrity to win the tournament in consecutive years. Wagner placed third after scoring 67 total points. On Friday, July 14, 2017, in Round One of the 28th annual American Century Championship, former MLB pitcher Derek Lowe scored 25 points, with Fish trailing one point behind

4560-411: The end of the weekend. After a quick start on Friday, Curry ended the first round with the lead, having scored 27 points. Pavelski trailed by four points back and Anaheim Ducks left wing Alex Killorn trailed Pavelski by two. Curry topped his performance on Saturday, July 15, in Round Two, with a hole-in-one on the seventh hole. This was the first time someone made a hole-in-one on the seventh hole and

4655-503: The event, and Mulder is the only one to win three consecutive times. The profession with the most wins is football (12), followed by baseball (11), ice hockey (6), acting (2), basketball (2), and tennis (1). Only five times in the history of the tournament has an active professional athlete emerged as the winner; Mark Rypien (1990), Dan Quinn (1992), Billy Joe Tolliver (1996), Al Del Greco (2000), and Stephen Curry (2023). The tournament has been played every year at Edgewood Tahoe Resort,

4750-496: The fewest ever through the first two rounds in tournament history. They were followed closely behind by Wagner trailing by two strokes. On Sunday, July 8, in Round Three, Quinn won the ACCGC, ending the odd year streak of five-time tournament champion Rick Rhoden. Quinn finished with 207 total strokes, tying Rhoden's tournament record. Rhoden finished in second place with 210 total strokes and Wagner finished in third place with 214 total strokes. On Friday, July 19, 2002, in Round One of

4845-499: The field has gradually increased over the years to meet the growing interest of celebrities wanting to compete. 93 players were a part of the 2023 event. The first winner of this celebrity golf tournament was Mark Rypien in 1990, and he repeated in 2014. The player with the most tournament victories is Rick Rhoden, who won eight times between 1991 and 2009. Dan Quinn has five wins, followed by Billy Joe Tolliver with four, and Mark Mulder and Tony Romo have three titles to their name. Rypien

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4940-412: The fifth in tournament history, as well as Curry's second hole-in-one. He finished the day in the lead once more with 50 points so far. Fish and Pavelski both trailed by three points each. On Sunday, July 16, Fish tied Curry coming off of the front nine in Round Three, which was a classic shootout. Fish claimed the lead and held it for most of the back nine. Fish held a three-point lead over Curry going into

5035-415: The final day by shooting a four-under 68 to take the title home after starting the day in third place. He finished with 71 total points, three ahead of Mulder. Mulder, who scored 31 points in the second round, finished with 68 total points. Pavelski and former NBA shooting guard Ray Allen both tied for third place scoring 66 points each. Pavelski made it tough on him throughout the day and Allen finished with

5130-624: The final round, Rhoden edged out Quinn to secure his seventh ACC title by one point in the tournament. Fuhr and Romo finished tied for third place with 64 points each. Rhoden's steady play this weekend is why he has won more Celebrity Championships than anyone else. On Friday, July 17, 2009, in Round One of the 20th annual American Century Championship, Romo scored 27 points, with Fuhr trailing Romo by three points and Dilfer one point back of Fuhr. On Saturday, July 18, in Round Two, Fuhr lead after two rounds with 56 points, followed by Romo and Quinn with 49 points each. On Sunday, July 19, in Round Three, with

5225-660: The final round. He won with 73 total points, holding off the field including Fish, a charging Stephen Curry and the returning Tony Romo. Fish and Lowe both tied for second place scoring 62 points each. On Friday, July 13, 2018, in Round One of the 29th annual American Century Championship, Pavelski scored 25 points, with Dilfer trailing one point behind the leader and Rypien and Smoltz trailing three points behind Dilfer. On Saturday, July 14, in Round Two, Pavelski lead after two rounds with 48 points, followed by Mulder trailing Pavelski by only one point back and Romo scoring 44 points. On Sunday, July 15, in Round Three, Romo scores 27 points on

5320-578: The first active player to win the event since Del Greco in 2000 (fifth total), the second in basketball to win it, and the first African-American to win the event. A record 76,810 fans came out to watch. On Thursday, April 18, 2024, it was rumored that Stephen Curry would not be able to play if he were to participate as a member of the United States men's national basketball team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France . On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, it

5415-763: The first round of the 1971 Major League Baseball draft . He played Minor League Baseball with the Daytona Beach Dodgers , El Paso Dodgers , and Albuquerque Dukes from 1971 to 1974. At the age of 21, Rhoden broke into the big leagues with the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 5, 1974. He was elected to the All-Star team twice (1976 with the Dodgers and 1986 with the Pirates) and won three Silver Slugger Awards (1984–1986). His teams made it to

5510-420: The first sudden-death playoff in tournament history. The leaders' 221 total strokes through three rounds tied the record set the previous year for the highest ever under stroke play. Gillies, Quinn, Johnson, and Anderson all tied for third place with 223 total strokes, setting the record for the most people tying for third place. On the first hole of the sudden-death playoff, Laimbeer hit five consecutive shots into

5605-425: The fourth multi-time winner in the event's 22-year history. Wagner's 80 points scored in a single tournament is the fourth most ever. Roenick and Chandler tied for third place scoring 66 points each. On Friday, July 20, 2012, in Round One of the 23rd annual American Century Championship, former MLB pitcher Mark Mulder and Wagner both scored 22 points each, with Minnesota Vikings placekicker Ryan Longwell trailing

5700-878: The inaugural tournament with a total of 221 strokes. He is the first Canadian and quarterback to win the tournament. Rypien's 221 total strokes through three rounds is the highest ever by the winner under stroke play. Anderson finished in second place with 222 and Wagner finished in third place with 223. On Friday, July 5, 1991, in Round One of the second annual tournament, Anderson shot 68, with Detroit Pistons center Bill Laimbeer and Bartkowski both trailing by four. On Saturday, July 6, in Round Two, Bartkowski again lead after two rounds, again with 146 strokes, followed by former ice hockey player Clark Gillies with 147, and former MLB pitcher Rick Rhoden , Laimbeer, Philadelphia Flyers center Dan Quinn , Anderson, and Wagner with 148 each. On Sunday, July 7, in Round Three, Rhoden and Laimbeer both finished with 221 total strokes each, going to

5795-426: The lead and giving him a three-point lead over Williams. Smoltz was 18 points behind Fish. Despite playing from the front tees, this broke the competitive course record of 64 at Edgewood Tahoe Resort, which was set in 1984 by World Golf Hall of Famer Lee Trevino . On Sunday, July 12, before Round Three, two-time defending champion Tony Romo was forced to withdraw after sustaining a wrist injury, ending Romo's quest for

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5890-410: The lead with 141 strokes. Tolliver, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback John Brodie , and Elway were in a three-way tie for third with 143 each. On Sunday, June 14, in an exciting Round Three, Tolliver claimed the Isuzu with a four-stroke victory over his nearest competitor, former running back Donny Anderson . Brodie finished in third place with 216 total. On Friday, July 4, 1997, in Round One of

5985-739: The lead with 143 strokes each. In Round Three on Sunday, Quinn won the event in 213 total strokes, making him the first ice hockey player to win the event. He is the second Canadian to win the event, giving Canada the most victories in the history of the tournament. Rhoden and Anderson tied for second place one stroke behind Quinn. On Friday, July 9, 1993, in Round One of the fourth annual Isuzu Celebrity Golf Championship, Rhoden shot 66, with Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench and Larouche trailing by four. On Saturday, July 10, in Round Two, Rhoden lead after two rounds with 137 strokes, followed by Bench with 140 and Tennessee Oilers placekicker Al Del Greco with 141. On Sunday, July 11, in Round Three, Rhoden won

6080-401: The lead. Miller withdrew after Round One. On Saturday, July 9, in Round Two, former ice hockey player Darren Veitch lead after two rounds with 139 strokes, followed by Anderson and Bartkowski with 141 each. On Sunday, July 10, in Round Three, Anderson, Bartkowski, and Rhoden finished with 212 total strokes, going to the second sudden-death playoff in tournament history. Anderson won the event in

6175-403: The leader and San Jose Sharks center and right wing Joe Pavelski trailing only one point behind Fish. On Saturday, July 15, in Round Two, Mulder lead after two rounds with 48 points, followed by Fish and Lowe both scoring 45 points each. On Sunday, July 16, at the conclusion of Round Three, a three-peat! After a slow start on Friday, Mulder uses a big round two of 26 points to take the lead into

6270-410: The leader by five points and former MLB pitcher Éric Gagné sitting one point behind Mulder. On Sunday, July 19, in Round Three, and after three straight top ten finishes, Mulder finally broke through. Coming into the final round, Mulder trailed the leader by five strokes, but he rode seven birdies to rack up 30 points on Sunday and 82 total points, all the way to his first ACC victory. Mulder became both

6365-411: The leader by four strokes. On Sunday, July 20, in Round Three, after a three-year drought, Rhoden shot a final round of 66 to capture his sixth ACC title. Rhoden had 133 strokes in the last two rounds, setting the records for the fewest strokes in the last two rounds and any two consecutive rounds in tournament history. Wagner placed second and Quinn placed third. On Friday, July 16, 2004, in Round One of

6460-401: The leader by one point back. On Saturday, July 21, in Round Two, Rypien lead after two rounds with 42 points, followed by Quinn with 40 points and Mulder with 38 points. On Sunday, July 22, in Round Three, Quinn birdied three of his first seven holes Sunday to pull ahead and then stretched his lead on the back nine to finish with 66 and earn a six-point victory over Rypien for his fifth ACC title,

6555-401: The leader by two. Mulder and Modano found themselves both trailing the leader by five points. On Sunday, July 24, in Round Three, and just like last year, Mulder came into the last round five strokes behind the leader and used a strong round on Sunday to win back-to-back ACCs. Mulder came out firing with seven birdies on his first 13 holes to take the lead. Regardless, he had to sweat it out until

6650-423: The leader. On Sunday, July 11, in Round Three, Del Negro had an eagle putt for the win on the 18th hole but left it a little short and settled for birdie. Smoltz made his par putt for one point to give him 69 total points, forcing a sudden-death playoff, the fourth in tournament history, between him and Del Negro. Romo scored 66 total points to finish in third place. In the sudden-death playoff, Smoltz hit his drive to

6745-534: The league's top scorer, with 94 goals, 157 assists, for a total 251 points. Larouche set the Canadian Hockey League record at the time, which is now second only to Mario Lemieux 's 282 points ten years later. Larouche was drafted 8th overall by the Penguins in the 1974 NHL amateur draft . In 1976, he became the 16th player to reach the 50-goal mark. At the time he was the youngest player to hit

6840-512: The most points ever scored in Round One in tournament history. To date, it is the only time 30 points were ever scored in Round One. Tolliver and Rypien were both trailing the leader by two points each. On Saturday, July 16, in Round Two, Tolliver again lead after two rounds with 56 points, followed by Rhoden with 54 points and former quarterback Chris Chandler with 51 points. On Sunday, July 17, in Round Three, simply put, when he puts his mind to it, Tolliver plays good golf. And this year, for him, it

6935-711: The penalty and signed his scorecard, the penalty could still be added after the scorecard was returned and before the tournament was over. A disqualification penalty would only be incurred if he had known about the penalty before returning his scorecard and had failed to add this to his score. Nevertheless, this gave him ten points and jumped him into a tie for first place with Smoltz with 25 points scored each. Wagner and Dallas Stars center and right wing Joe Pavelski both trailed by only one point each. On Saturday, July 10, in Round Two, Smoltz lead after two rounds racking up 51 points, with former NBA player and coach Vinny Del Negro trailing by two points back and Wagner four points back of

7030-594: The playoff, making him the first non-quarterback in football to win the event. This is the third time someone from America has win the event, giving the US the lead over Canada. In Round One of the sixth annual Isuzu Celebrity Golf Championship on Friday in 1995, Rhoden and Del Greco both shot 71, followed by former NBA player Jack Marin , newly elected Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt , former NFL quarterback Neil Lomax , and Hall of Fame relief pitcher Rollie Fingers each trailing by one. After Round Two on Saturday, Rhoden

7125-562: The pond protecting the 18th hole to the left. Since then, the pond has been known as "Lake Laimbeer". Rhoden won, making him the second person to win in his tournament debut. He also became the first American, baseball player, and pitcher to win the event. In Round One of the third annual Isuzu Celebrity Golf Championship on Friday in 1992, former ice hockey player Pierre Larouche shot 70, with Anderson and former NFL placekicker Jan Stenerud both trailing by one. After Round Two on Saturday, Quinn, Rhoden, Anderson, and Larouche were all tied for

7220-479: The postseason twice during his career, both with the Dodgers in 1977 and 1978. In both of those years, the Dodgers reached the World Series against the New York Yankees but lost in six games each year. Rhoden appeared in 413 major league games and was mostly a starting pitcher (380 games started). However, on April 17, 1983, he picked up his one and only major league save. Rhoden pitched the final 3 innings of

7315-476: The record for the best finish by a woman in the history of the tournament. On Friday, July 17, 2015, in Round One of the 26th annual American Century Championship, Mulder and Wagner both scored 26 points each, with Tolliver trailing the leader by one point back. On Saturday, July 18, in Round Two, Josh Scobee tied Mark Rypien's single day scoring record with 33, which was set one year earlier. This put him at 57 points through two rounds of play, with Mulder trailing

7410-400: The right, hit his next shot into a tree branch, and proceeded to go for the hole on his third shot, but it ended up splashing into "Lake Laimbeer". Another birdie on the 18th hole gave an emotional Del Negro the win as he dedicated the win to his late father who had passed away on Wednesday. He became the first person in basketball to win the tournament. On Friday, July 8, 2022, in Round One of

7505-422: The second baseball player and pitcher to win the tournament other than Rhoden. Despite scoring 30 points on Sunday and 59 points in the last two rounds, which tied Tolliver's records set back in 2010, Gagné finished only one point back in the tournament to place second. Mulder and Gagné's 82 and 81 total points are the second and third most points ever scored in a single tournament, respectively. Gagné's 81 points are

7600-581: The second most ever. Elway finished in third place, one point behind Rypien. On Friday, July 19, 2013, in Round One of the 24th annual American Century Championship, Rypien scored 27 points, with actor Lucas Black scoring 25 points and Chandler one point back of Black. On Saturday, July 20, in Round Two, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry lead after two rounds with 47 points, followed by Chandler and Roenick who were both trailing Curry by one point each. On Sunday, July 21, in Round Three, Tolliver and Rypien both finished with 67 points each, going to

7695-517: The third sudden-death playoff in tournament history. Mulder finished in third place scoring 66 points. Tolliver made par on the third playoff hole to edge Rypien to win his fourth championship, the third most ever. The 2014 American Century Championship featured United States Army veteran and amputee Chad Pfeifer, who had lost his left leg while on patrol in Iraq in 2007. An improvised-explosive device took his leg. On Friday, July 18, 2014, in Round One of

7790-564: The top money winner in Celebrity Golf. On Friday, July 7, 2000, in Round One of the 11th annual American Century Celebrity Golf Championship, Wagner shot 69 with Dilfer trailing by one and Rhoden trailing behind Dilfer by one. On Saturday, July 8, in Round Two, Anderson lead after two rounds with 142 strokes, followed closely behind by Rhoden trailing by one stroke and Dilfer and Bartkowski both trailing Rhoden by one. On Sunday, July 9, in Round Three, Del Greco’s seven under par 65 gave him

7885-491: The top ten leading the way for active players. In 2020, fans were unable to attend due to the COVID-19 pandemic . On Friday, July 10, in Round One of the 31st annual American Century Championship, former Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams held the first round lead after scoring 25 points, followed by Smoltz who was five points back. Fish, Wagner, and Palmer all scored 18 points each. On Saturday, July 11, Round Two

7980-503: The tournament again with 207 total strokes and finishing nine under par, both setting tournament records. He became the first player to win the event multiple times. This gave the US a tie with Canada in total tournament victories with two each. Bench finished in second place with 211 total and Del Greco finished in third place with 214 total. On Friday, July 8, 1994, in Round One of the fifth annual Isuzu Celebrity Golf Championship, Bartkowski, Laimbeer, and Chris Miller all shot 71, tying for

8075-406: The tournament came on Sunday, July 17, in Round Three, when former ice hockey player Joe Sakic made a hole-in-one on the par three 17th hole for the fourth hole-in-one in tournament history. Romo scored 31 points and Wagner scored 28 points. Wagner birdied the par-three 17th hole and survived a bogey on the final hole for a three-point win over Romo at the ACC. Wagner outscored Romo, 80–77, to become

8170-418: The tournaments with his sons and was previously Stephen's caddie in the past. It was later revealed that the fan had money on Curry to win the tournament. Fish had to settle for par. Curry won the tournament by making an essential clutch eagle for a walk-off win. Had he missed the putt, he would have lost. He finished the event with 75 points, two more points than Fish and nine more points than Pavelski. He became

8265-470: The winner. Rhoden had an eagle putt to capture his seventh title, but it was Quinn who tapped in for birdie and the $ 100,000 first place check. Quinn scored a total of 74 points and has now won three out of the last four Championships. Rhoden finished scoring one point behind the winner for second place and Rypien placed third after scoring 67 points. On Friday, July 15, 2005, in Round One of the 16th annual American Century Championship, Rhoden scored 30 points,

8360-669: Was a two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Canadiens. As a youth, Larouche played in the 1965, 1966 and 1968 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Amos, Quebec . Larouche played junior ice hockey with the Sorel Éperviers of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . During the 1973–74 QMJHL season , Larouche won the Jean Béliveau Trophy as

8455-443: Was confirmed. A regular staple, this is the first time Curry will miss the event since 2012 and will make him the first reigning champion in tournament history not to defend the title. On Friday, July 12, 2024, in Round One of the 35th annual American Century Championship, Carolina Panthers wide receiver Adam Thielen scored 24 points with Fish trailing by only one point. Lowe and Pavelski both scored 21 points, respectively. The shot of

8550-884: Was designed by George Fazio , and opened along with the resort in 1968. The course is at the southeast edge of the lake, at an average elevation exceeding 6,230 feet (1,900 m) above sea level . Fazio's nephew Tom Fazio has renovated the course, now 7,379 yards (6,747 m), from time to time. On Friday, July 13, 1990, in Round One of the first annual Celebrity Golf Championship, Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway shot 70, with former quarterback Steve Bartkowski and former MLB player and manager Davey Johnson both trailing by one. On Saturday, July 14, in Round Two, Bartkowski lead after two rounds with 146 strokes, followed by actor Jack Wagner with 147, and former Miami Dolphins safety Dick Anderson and Johnson with 148 each. On Sunday, July 15, in Round Three, Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Rypien came storming back and won

8645-401: Was highlighted by Mardy Fish's historic round as he set the single round modified Stableford scoring system record with 37 points, breaking the previous mark held by Mark Rypien and Josh Scobee whilst also posting a 63 in total strokes. He started his second round with a bogey on the first hole, but would then make ten birdies on his round, including birdying the final five holes, jumping him into

8740-460: Was mind over matter as he wins this three-day tournament of champions shooting a 28-28-20 (Stableford format) for a total of 76 points. In regular stroke play, this equates to a 69-69-73, or 211 strokes, for the three rounds. Although Dilfer matched Tolliver in the fewest total strokes, he placed second after scoring 72 total points and Rhoden finished in third place after scoring 71 total points in 212 strokes. On Friday, July 14, 2006, in Round One of

8835-519: Was never challenged, scoring 26 points to claim his third title. Tolliver set the overall tournament scoring record by posting an impressive 84 total points, whilst winning the tournament by 19 points, the largest margin of victory. Tolliver scored 59 points in the last two rounds, the most ever through the last two rounds and any two consecutive rounds in tournament history. These are all tournament records. He finished 19 points ahead of Wagner, Elway, Romo, and former MLB pitcher John Smoltz , who were all in

8930-615: Was running away with it with 138 strokes, leading Marin and Del Greco by eight strokes. In Round Three on Sunday, Rhoden won the event with 211 total strokes. Former NFL quarterback Peter Tom Willis finished in second place five strokes behind and Anderson finished in third place with 217 total. On Friday, June 12, 1996, in Round One of the seventh annual Isuzu Celebrity Golf Championship, Quinn shot 67 with Bench trailing two strokes behind. Atlanta Falcons quarterback Billy Joe Tolliver , Elway, Marin, and Stenerud all shot 70. On Saturday, July 13, in Round Two, Larouche and Dick Anderson tied for

9025-480: Was the tournament's first foreign-born winner in the inaugural event with his first victory in 1990. Two-time champions include Jack Wagner, Rypien, and Mardy Fish. Rick Rhoden Richard Alan Rhoden (born May 16, 1953) is an American professional golfer and former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. During his 16-year baseball career, he played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1974–1978),

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