T.J. Oshie grabs first round lead over Mulder, Romo, Sorenstam at American Century Championship

LAKE Tahoe, Nev. - The fans filled Edgewood Tahoe Friday for the first round of the 33rd annual American Century Championship. NHL star T.J. Oshie posted 21 points Friday and held off late challengers Annika Sorenstam and Mark Mulder to grab the first-round lead.

Oshie, a right-winger for the Washington Capitals, is one of 15 active athletes in the field, shot a 2-over-par 74, and eagled the par-5 18th.

Leaderboard

(Player, Points, Score)
1 - T.J. Oshie - 21 - 74
T2 - Mark Mulder - 20 - 74
T2 - Annika Sorenstam - 20 - 73
T4 - Tony Romo - 18 - 73
T4 - Carson Palmer - 18 - 75
T4 - Mike Modano - 18 - 75
T4 - Adam Thielen - 18 - 75

The 33rd annual tournament, which concludes Sunday and is televised and live-streamed on NBC, the Golf Channel and Peacock, uses a Stableford scoring system that rewards points for pars (1), birdies (3) and eagles.

Oshie credited his playing partners, Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr and his brother, former NFL QB David Carr, with helping him get settled and calm. “It's such an easy group of guys,” said Oshie, whose top finish in seven prior appearances was 29th. “Usually I'm extremely nervous at this tournament, which is why I'm lucky if I'm in the red numbers by the end. “But, no, the nerves kind of settled down with those guys. I was just hitting some shots. The putter was really hot.”

Mulder, the former major league pitcher and the only player in tournament history to win three straight ACCs (2015-17), had five birdies on the back nine and has 20 points, tied with Sorenstam, the LPGA legend. Sorenstam shot a 73 with four bogeys and three birdies.

Two-time champion Tony Romo was tied for fourth with 18 points along with Carson Palmer, Mike Modano and Adam Thielen.

Steph Curry, who last month led the Golden State Warriors to their fourth NBA title in eight seasons, holed out for eagle on the par-4 13th and was tied for 10th with 16 points. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers had 11 points, singer Justin Timberlake had 7 and fan-favorite Charles Barkley was tied for 72nd with minus-10 points.

The NBA Hall of Famer and TNT analyst, who for years finished at or near the bottom of this event but whose game has improved in the last couple of years, said earlier this week that he would finish among the top 70.

Saturday Tee Times

1st Tee

7:49
1
Robbie Gould
Kyle Williams
Rob Riggle

7:58
3
Colin Jost
Nick Jonas
Seth Curry

8:07
5
Miles Teller
Pat McAfee
AJ Hawk

8:16
7
Jimmy Rollins
Brian Urlacher
Michael Peña

8:25
9
Shane Victorino
David Wells
Larry Fitzgerald

8:34
11
Bret Baier
Kevin Millar
Jay Bilas

8:43
13
Joe Pavelski
Tim Wakefield
Paige Spiranac

8:52
15
Patrick Mahomes II
Travis Kelce
Josh Allen

9:01
17
Harrison Smith
Dell Curry
Vinny Del Negro

9:10
19
Tim Brown
Mardy Fish
Alfonso Ribeiro

9:19
21
Justin Timberlake
Aaron Rodgers
Stephen Curry

9:28
23
Derek Lowe
Jack Wagner
Jake Owen

9:37
25
Marshall Faulk
John Smoltz
Mike Modano

9:46
27
Adam Thielen
Carson Palmer
Tony Romo

9:55
29
Annika Sorenstam
Mark Mulder
TJ Oshie

!0th Tee

7:53
2
David Carr
Derek Carr
Joe Mauer

8:02
Brian McCann
Jon Lester
Chase Utley

8:11
6
Joe Theismann
Jerome Bettis
Dwight Freeney

8:20
8
Joe Buck
Tom Glavine
Jayson Werth

8:29
10
Adam Napier
Alex Caruso
Brian Baumgartner

8:38
12
Jerry Rice
Emmitt Smith
Patrick Peterson

8:47
14
Alex Smith
Andrew Whitworth
Steve Young

8:56
16
Andre Iguodala
Kyle Lowry
Vince Carter

9:05
18
Ray Romano
Ivan Rodriguez
Mike Vrabel

9:14
20
Jim McMahon
Marcus Allen
DeMarcus Ware

9:23
22
Jay DeMarcus
Jason Scheff
Kathryn Tappen

9:32
24
Dylan Dreyer
Larry The Cable Guy
The Miz

9:41
26
Anthony Anderson
John O'Hurley
Robert Griffin III

9:50
28
CC Sabathia
Charles Barkley
Charles Woodson

TOURNAMENT AIRTIMES (LINEAR AND STREAMING)
Saturday, July 9 - NBC, Peacock - 2:30-6 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. PT (Live)
Sunday, July 10 - NBC. Peacock - 2:30-6 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. PT (Live)