THEIR GOLF GAME. DAY TWO OF PLAY AT THE AMERICAN CENTURY CHAMPIONSHIP BROUGHT OUT STARS AND FANS ALIKE. THIS IS SPECTACULAR. I MEAN, SCORING WISE, NOT GREAT, BUT THE FANS ARE OUT. THE SUN’S OUT. LAKE TAHOE IS OUT. I MEAN, IT’S AS GOOD AS IT GETS. WHO ARE YOU MOST EXCITED TO SEE? PATRICK PETERSON, HE LET ME GO ON THE TEE WITH HIM SO THAT HE’S MY FAVORITE PLAYER. JOSH ALLEN AND AUSTIN REAVES. HOW’S YOUR MORNING GOING SO FAR? IT’S GOING PRETTY GOOD. YOU KNOW WE CAME OUT I HAVE A GREAT GROUP WITH ME, RJ AND CHARLES AND HAVING FUN TRYING TO PUT UP SOME GOOD NUMBERS BUT ALSO HAVE FUN AT THE SAME TIME IN BETWEEN SHOTS. OH. ENERGETIC CROWD SNAGGED AUTOGRAPHS, PICTURES AND QUICK HELLOS WITH ATHLETES AND SOME OF TELEVISION’S MOST FAMILIAR FACES. WE CAUGHT UP WITH NBC’S SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’S COLIN JOST. I MEAN, NOW I’M PROVIDING LOTS OF ENTERTAINING GOLF CONTENT AS WELL, MAYBE ALMOST FUNNIER THAN SOME OF THE JOKES. WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT THIS TOURNAMENT? HOW’S YOUR MORNING BEEN GOING SO FAR? OH MY GOD, IT’S. I JUST I LOVE BEING HERE. ATMOSPHERE IS ALWAYS FUN. WE WE CAMPED OUT ON HOLE 12. MISSED JIMMY ROLLINS HOLE IN ONE. WE JUST HAPPENED TO GET UP THE WRONG TIME AND EVERYONE WAS CHEERING. BUT YOU KNOW IT’S ALWAYS AN ENERGETIC ATMOSPHERE. AND THE CELEBRITIES ARE REALLY COOL. COME UP AND TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOU, CHAT WITH YOU AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT HOLE. IT’S PERFECT WEATHER. IT’S IT’S THE BEST ONE OF THE BEST EVENTS. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. AND I MEAN, I, I BLOCK IT OFF MY CALENDAR AS EARLY AS I CAN. A YEAR BEFORE, LIKE, I JUST MAKE SURE THAT I, I’M, I’M OFF FOR THIS AND PLAY DOES RESUM
Former NHL player Joe Pavelski wins the American Century celebrity golf event
Updated: 5:59 PM PDT Jul 13, 2025
Former NHL player Joe Pavelski won the American Century Championship on Sunday at Edgewood Tahoe, closing with an eagle to beat former pitcher John Smoltz by nine points in a wire-to-wire victory in the celebrity event.Pavelski had a 29-point round under the modified Stableford scoring system to finish with 73. He was second last year behind former tennis player Mardy Fish.“I don’t know what to say, actually,” said Pavelski, who turned 41 on Friday. “But just an amazing week. This place is incredible. It means the world to me.”Pavelski earned $150,000 from the $750,000 purse.Smoltz had a 28-point round.“I was trying to put heat on anybody, the top three,” Smoltz said. “I was just trying to climb as many people as I could.”Country star Jake Owen was third at 62 after a 21-point day.Taylor Twellman, the former soccer player who shared the second-round lead with Pavelski, was fourth at 61. He had 17 points in the final round.NBA star Stephen Curry, the 2023 winner, was fifth at 58 after a 23-point round.Charles Barkley was 69th in the 90-player field at minus-17 points.
Former NHL player Joe Pavelski won the American Century Championship on Sunday at Edgewood Tahoe, closing with an eagle to beat former pitcher John Smoltz by nine points in a wire-to-wire victory in the celebrity event.
Pavelski had a 29-point round under the modified Stableford scoring system to finish with 73. He was second last year behind former tennis player Mardy Fish.
“I don’t know what to say, actually,” said Pavelski, who turned 41 on Friday. “But just an amazing week. This place is incredible. It means the world to me.”
Pavelski earned $150,000 from the $750,000 purse.
Smoltz had a 28-point round.
“I was trying to put heat on anybody, the top three,” Smoltz said. “I was just trying to climb as many people as I could.”
Country star Jake Owen was third at 62 after a 21-point day.
Taylor Twellman, the former soccer player who shared the second-round lead with Pavelski, was fourth at 61. He had 17 points in the final round.
NBA star Stephen Curry, the 2023 winner, was fifth at 58 after a 23-point round.
Charles Barkley was 69th in the 90-player field at minus-17 points.