Marshall Faulk Golf Tournament 2017

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With major television exposure (NBC Sports, NBCSN, Golf Channel) and a purse of $600,000, the American Century Championship is the most prestigious celebrity tournament in golf. The 2017 event tees off Friday July 14 and concludes Sunday at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, a Golf Digest Top 100 rated course on the shores of the largest alpine lake. Golf fans can follow the action and join in on the fun by wagering which big name stars could come away with the ACC crown. 2017 American Century Championship Odds Former MLB pitcher Mark Mulder won the event last year and will actually be shooting for a third consecutive win. Since its inception in 1999, the tournament has raised nearly $2 million on behalf of numerous San Diego based charities. This year, charitable proceeds will be donated to The Junior Seau Foundation and The Marshall Faulk Foundation. On the night before the start of the tournament a VIP fund raising event was held. The 54-hole competition tests the golf skills of 80-plus stars from sports and entertainment and has donated over $4 million to charity. It will be televised live by NBC and NBCSN that weekend from. Featuring over 50 of the world’s best and most recognized celebrity golfers, the Event consists of a two-day Celebrity/Amateur tournament and includes a two-day 36-hole, low gross celebrity-only competition for the coveted Celebrity Championship trophy.

By Kathryn Reed

STATELINE – Multi-sport athletes used to be the norm in high school; not so any more. But the pros, well, they are showing that they aren’t single sport wonders. Baseball, tennis, hockey and football players are in the top six spots after the first day of the American Century Championship.

The three-day celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe saw some familiar names in the running, with some newbies as well on July 14.

Former Major League pitcher Derek Lowe took top honors on Day 1 with 25 points. (The ACC uses a Stableford format for scoring.)

Right behind him are Mardy Fish (24) and Joe Pavelski (23). Tied for fourth are Aaron Rodgers, Mark Mulder and John Smoltz, each with 22 points.

Pairings on the first day are usually based on some commonality the players share. It was a multi-generational quarterback trio with John Elway, Tony Romo and Alex Smith. Former Braves’ pitching stars Greg Maddux, John Smoltz and Tom Glavine are a regular threesome. The Bay Area was represented by Steph Curry, Aaron Rodgers and Pavelski playing together.

Deborah Edwards of Scottsdale, Ariz., was cognizant of where Elway was – she got hit by a ball two years ago at this tournament by an errant drive of his on the 17th hole. To this day she can feel where it hit her on the right side of her head.

On Friday, it was Lake Tahoe News photographer Carolyn Wright who walked off the course with a shiner thanks to Curry. He went up for layup on the 17th hole and ran into her.

Curry, Rodgers and Pavelski were having fun shooting hoops before teeing off. Rodgers was much better at throwing passes to the throng of spectators in boats lining the course than he was with sinking that large round ball into the net.

After teeing off, Curry ran a pattern resembling a wide receiver, with Rodgers stepping back in the pocket to deliver a perfect spiral to a sliding Curry. It’s not every day you get grass stains playing golf.

Charles Barkley, who is well known for his anti-Warriors rhetoric, is well beyond his prime as a basketball star. Still, he was sauntering a bit after teeing off from the 10th hole. This is a huge change from a few years ago – pre-hip surgery – when he could barely get around.

On Friday he was playing to the crowd; “stealing” hats of young fans and posing for family pictures. Even though he is a perennial cellar dweller, the crowd loves him.

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Barkley was recognized on the 10th hole by the firefighting community for his generosity to the Angora Fire relief efforts. In 2007, he gave $100,000 and toured the burn area; two years later he donated $90,000. Last month marked the 10-year anniversary of the fire that leveled 254 houses on the outskirts of South Lake Tahoe.

Today most of the pairings are based on how the players did Friday. One notable exception is that Curry (23rd place) and Romo (20th) will be playing with Justin Timberlake (53rd). Curry and Timberlake are two of the players who get special security provided by Douglas County sheriff’s deputies. Some of these superstars come with their own security and have an entourage of people.

Deputy Chris Wiggins was with Timberlake on July 14; standing guard making sure fans behaved themselves.

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“He usually doesn’t need us. He has his own people,” Wiggins told Lake Tahoe News. “We walk every hole with them.”

Fans do the same thing – some following a particular player on all 18 holes, others are perched in one spot waiting for everyone to come through.

Hole 17 is the busiest, with the crowd several people deep on the sand and grass. This is party central. While golf is usually a quiet sport, not so on this hole. It was almost comical as the official put his hands up for the spectators to hush as the players tee off only to have the music blaring from the speakers.

The American Century Championship – it’s not your ordinary golf tournament.

South Lake Tahoe, CA/NV…Freshly minted National Basketball Association Champion and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors will join superstar athletes and entertainers at the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, July 11-16. (www.americancenturychampionship.com)

Steph Curry and Warriors teammate Klay Thompson will play in the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament this July in Lake Tahoe. Courtesy: Brian Williams/Media West Group

Curry will be making his fifth appearance at the tournament and will be joined by his teammate and Splash Brother Klay Thompson, as well as his father, Dell. Well known as an accomplished golfer, Curry’s best finish was in 2013 when he led the tournament with seven holes remaining before finishing fourth. Steph’s looking to avenge last year’s one-point loss to his father and another year of trash talk. (The tournament features a modified Stableford scoring format awarding points.)

Steph is listed at 20-1 by the Harrah’s and Harveys Race & Sports Book. Klay Thompson’s odds to win are 40 to 1, and Dell at 30 to 1.

The 28th annual tournament has raised more than $4 million for multiple national and area charities and offers free admission to military personnel and guests. With major television exposure (NBC Sports, NBCSN, Golf Channel) and a purse of $600,000, the American Century Championship is the most prestigious celebrity tournament in golf. The 2017 event tees off Friday-Sunday July 14-16 at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, a Golf Digest Top 100 rated course on the shores of the largest alpine lake in North America.

An outstanding high school golfer in North Carolina, Curry made his American Century Championship debut in 2010 following his rookie NBA season and finished tied for 28th place behind Michael Jordan (22nd), Marshall Faulk (18th) and Mark Rypien (6th).

Curry will make the 200-mile journey from the Bay Area to South Lake Tahoe just weeks after the Warriors’ victory in the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, their second championship in three years.

He will join a prominent lineup of more than 90 celebrities, including actor and musical artist Justin Timberlake, TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and newly anointed lead color commentator for CBS on NFL games, NFL MVP and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and NFL Hall of Famers Jerry Rice, Steve Young, Emmitt Smith, Marshall Faulk, John Elway, Marcus Allen and Tim Brown. Two-time champion Mark Mulder will chase a three-peat, while Larry the Cable Guy, Jared Goff, Alex Smith, Al Michaels, Jason Kidd, Herm Edwards, Charles Woodson, Carson Palmer will also compete.

For the latest details, photos, celebrity tweets and fan contests go to @ACChampionship on Twitter and Instagram and facebook.com/ACChampionship. For tournament information: www.AmericanCenturyChampionship.com.

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About American Century Investments
Tournament title sponsor American Century Investments is a leading global asset management firm focused on delivering superior investment results and building long-term client relationships while supporting research that can improve human health and save lives. Founded in 1958, American Century Investments’ 1,300 employees serve investment professionals, institutions, corporations and individual investors from offices in New York; London; Hong Kong; Mountain View, Calif.; and Kansas City, Mo. Jonathan S. Thomas is president and chief executive officer, and Victor Zhang and David MacEwen serve as co-chief investment officers. Delivering investment results to clients enables American Century Investments to distribute over 40 percent of its profits to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, a 500-person, non-profit basic biomedical research organization. The Institute, which is the official charity of the American Century Championship, owns more than 40 percent of American Century Investments and has received dividend payments of nearly $1.3 billion since 2000. For more information about American Century Investments, visit www.americancentury.com.

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