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Justin Timberlake heading to Lake Tahoe for American Century Championship
Submitted by paula on Thu, 06/20/2019 - 12:03pm
After missing last year, pop music superstar Justin Timberlake has just been added to the field of celebrities heading to Lake Tahoe July 9-14 for the 30th annual American Century Championship.
His addition has amped up the celebrity wattage at the annual golf tournament that will also see Steph Curry, Tony Romo, Charles Barkley and Aaron Rodgers among the 90 sports and entertainment personalities. Athletes include 16 Hall of Famers and 22 active players – among them nine All-Stars – as well as an impressive list of actors and comedians.
Steph Curry heading to Lake Tahoe to play golf in American Century Championship
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/18/2019 - 5:01pm
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Coming off his fifth straight NBA Finals appearance, basketball superstar Steph Curry is returning to Lake Tahoe for the 30th annual American Century Championship.
The popular celebrity golf tournament will be held July 9-14 at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.
Curry, the Golden State Warriors two-time NBA Most Valuable Player is a contender in the tournament. He is considered among the favorites. Harrah’s and Harveys Race and Sportsbook have installed him at 15-1 odds along with San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski and former Sharks star Jeremy Roenick.
Celebrities already signing up to golf in 30th annual tournament in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/21/2019 - 6:30pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Thirty celebrities have already committed to play in the 30th annual American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe this summer.
John Smoltz, the Hall of Fame pitcher, TV analyst, and celebrity golf standout is the latest to sign on to play during the tournament at Edgewood Tahoe July 9-14, 2019.
San Jose Sharks Captain Joe Pavelski leads American Century Championship
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/13/2018 - 6:28pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - The leader after the first round of play in the American Century Championship is San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski. He scored a 25 in the modified stableford scoring system used in the 29th annual tournament.
Former quarterback (and former Incline Village resident) Trent Dilfer is one point off the lead. He is coming off left knee surgery an feeling pretty good. "I didn't realize how much pain I'd been in the last five, six, seven years playing golf," he said.
Steph Curry returns to Lake Tahoe for American Century Championship
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/13/2018 - 9:13pm
Steph Curry, fresh off the Golden State Warrior's third championship in four years, is heading to Lake Tahoe to vie for a different title, one at the American Century Championship July 10-15. He had a final round 68 last year that included 28 of his total 60 Stableford points to finish fourth.
Large contingent of NFL players heading to Lake Tahoe for annual golf tournament
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 2:21pm
A contingent of active NFL players and coaches, including newcomers Larry Fitzgerald, Case Keenum, Mitch Trubisky, Sean Payton and Bill O’Brien, highlight the field of competitors at the 29th annual American Century Championship golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, July 10-15 airing on NBC and NBCSN. www.americancenturychampionship.com
Friday's tee times for the 28th annual American Century Championship
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 10:53pm
After three days of practice rounds and celebrity-amateur tournaments, it is now time for the main event of American Century Championship on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe.
The following are the tee times from both the first tee and the tenth tee.
Teeing off from the first Tee:
7:50 a.m.
Golden Tate
Adam Thielen
Hines Ward
8:00 a.m.
Joe Carter
Ozzie Smith
Ivan Rodriguez
8:10 a.m.
Rodney Harrison
Patrick Peterson
AJ Hawk
8:20 a.m.
TJ Oshie
Carey Price
Jeremy Roenick
8:30 a.m.
Mike Modano
Carson Palmer
Oliver Hudson
8:40 a.m.
Tim Wakefield
Tee times for Thursday's American Century Celebrity-Am Tournament
Submitted by paula on Wed, 07/12/2017 - 11:31pm
The American Century celebrity-amateur tournament begins at Edgewood Tahoe on Thursday, July 13 at 8:00 a.m. with a shotgun start. On the first hole will be Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors, who was in Los Angeles Wednesday evening to accept an ESPY award with his teammates for "Best Team."
8:00 a.m. group:
Hole 1A
STEPHEN CURRY
NBA MVP: Golden State Warriors
Jonathan Thomas Kunio Watanabe
Andy Saperstein David Lockton
Hole 1B
ALEX SMITH
NFL Quarterback: Kansas City Chiefs
Peter Cieszko Patrick Maggitti
Hole 2
CARSON PALMER
Quarterback: Arizona Cardinals
Newly-retired quarterback Tony Romo an early favorite to win in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/23/2017 - 10:05am
Tony Romo returns to Lake Tahoe for the 28th annual American Century Championship golf tournament, his first since 2012.
The newly-retired quarterback from the Dallas Cowboys is an early favorite at the sports book, sharing the 3 to 1 odds of winning with two-time defending champ Mark Mulder. Romo has yet to win, but now that training camp doesn't start at the conclusion of the tournament, who knows what can happen this year?
Tee times for American Century Championship at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 07/23/2016 - 8:45pm
The action at Edgewood Tahoe on Sunday gets underway at 7:35 a.m. when the ladies playing in the 27th annual American Century Championship, Heather LeMaster, Lisa Cornwell and Blair O'Neil, tee off from the first tee. They will be followed by Steve Young, Herm Edwards and Marvin Lewis who start from the tenth tee at 7:40 a.m.
Perhaps the most popular threesome in the final round, Justin Timberlake, Steph Curry and Alfonso Ribeiro, will be teeing off at 9:05 a.m.
Mardy Fish, Jack Wagner and Mike Modano, the leaders, start their found of 18 holes at 9:45 a.m.
Countdown to American Century Championship: Attempt to set Women’s Long Drive at Elevation record
Submitted by paula on Wed, 07/13/2016 - 12:13pm
The establishment of a world record of a Women’s Longest Drive at Elevation will be made during next week's American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament in South Lake Tahoe.
Champion long ball artists Heather LeMaster and Blair O’Neal will be making the attempt prior to the 27th annual tournament on July 19 at Edgewood Tahoe.
90 players committed to playing in Celebrity Golf Championship
Submitted by paula on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 7:10pm
Charles Barkley, Justin Timberlake, and Steve Kerr and Andre Iguodala of the Golden State Warriors lead a group of 90 sports and entertainment stars coming to South Lake Tahoe for the 27th annual American Century Championship, July 19 – 24, 2016. Many were hoping to see Steph Curry on the list, but with the Olympic Games in Rio just after the tournament, speculation is that he had to skip the stop in Tahoe.
Steve Young and Herman Edwards speak to local Rotarians
Submitted by paula on Sat, 07/18/2015 - 8:04pm
For the second year in a row, celebrities taking part in the American Century Golf Championship have visited a Tahoe Douglas Rotary meeting during tournament week.
This year, Hall of Famer Steve Young and former NFL coach Herman "Herm" Edwards joined the local community group for an hour of honest observations and questions and answers.
"It's fun to be with you," Young told the intimate group of Rotarians and their guests. "I feel comfortable here at home in 49er country. If I ever got into trouble I know you guys could hide me."
Early start to Sunday's final round of celebrity golf
Submitted by paula on Sat, 07/18/2015 - 6:34pm
The final round of the 26th Annual American Century Golf Championship gets underway at Edgewood Tahoe with the first tee-off at 6:50 a.m. The last group teeing off will be at 9:05 a.m.
From the 1st Tee (Tee time, pairings number, players name, current score):
6:50 1 Dan Jansen 14
Tyler Eifert 14
Brandon Weeden 16
6:59 3 Sebastian Janikowski 16
Tim Brown 16
Roger Clemens 17
7:08 5 Trevor Hoffman 17
Tom Glavine 17
Joe Don Rooney 18
7:17 7 TJ Oshie 19
Greg Maddux 21
James Blake 21
7:26 9 Vince Coleman 21
Jerome Bettis 22
Saturday's American Century Golf Championship pairings
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/17/2015 - 11:13pm
The second round of the American Century Golf Championship will be played on Saturday, starting at 7:40 a.m. Mark Mulder and Jack Wagner share the lead with a 26 in the Stableford styled scoring system.
Here are the tee times:
From the 1st Tee:
(listed is start time, group number, player's name and score from Friday)
7:40 1 James Blake 8
Ivan Rodriguez 8
Martin Brodeur 8
7:49 3 Trevor Hoffman 8
Kenny Lofton 8
Trent Dilfer 9
7:58 5 Brian Urlacher 9
Mark Rypien 10
Alex Smith 10
8:07 7 Tom Glavine 5
Greg Maddux 10
Tee times for Friday's first round of American Century Golf Championship
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/16/2015 - 6:20pm
The American Century Golf Championship officially gets underway on Friday with round one of the 26th annual tournament in South Lake Tahoe.
The tee times for the 91 celebrities at Edgewood Tahoe are as follows:
Teeing from the 1st Tee:
7:50 1 Jared Allen
AJ Hawk
Patrick Peterson
8:00 3 Martin Brodeur
Ozzie Smith
Andruw Jones
8:10 5 Roger Clemens
Ivan Rodriguez
Fred McGriff
8:20 7 Steve Young
Herm Edwards
TJ Oshie
8:30 9 Cris Collinsworth
Hines Ward
Rodney Harrison
8:40 11 David Cone
David Wells
Trevor Hoffman
8:50 13 Rick Rhoden
Tahoe Celebrity-Am Tournament pairings for Thursday
Submitted by paula on Wed, 07/15/2015 - 9:32pm
It will be a long day of golf on Thursday for the celebrities in South Lake Tahoe for the American Century Golf Championship. Not all celebrities golfing in the championship will be taking part in the Celebrity-Am, but 55 of them are.
Tee times start at 6:50 a.m. at Edgewood Tahoe.
Teeing off on the First Hole
6:50 am - Josh Beckett 7:00 am - Marcus Allen 7:10 am - Emmitt Smith
7:20 am - Joe Theismann 7:30 am - Joe Carter 7:40 am - Jerry Rice
7:50 am - Roger Clemens 8:00 am - John Elway 8:10 am - Alex Smith
Have breakfast with Steve Young and other celebrity golfers
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/07/2015 - 6:42pm
Event Date:
July 15, 2015 - 7:30pm
Join Tahoe-Douglas Rotary with Super Bowl MVP and NFL Hall of Famer Steve Young and other celebrity players from the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship for a breakfast buffet and interactive question and answer panel discussion.
Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind opportunity to hear personal insights from the players about their careers and experience playing alongside 80 of the biggest sports and entertainment stars at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.
American Century releases list of celebrity golfers to participate in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 5:38pm
Once again, the most popular celebrity golf tournament in the county will be held on the southern shores of Lake Tahoe. The 26th Annual American Century Championship will be held in South Lake Tahoe from July 14-19, 2015 at Edgewood Tahoe.
The list of the 95 participants released resemble the 'A List' of who's who in sports and entertainment, as well as the military. They will all be going after a prize purse of $625,000.
Celebrities open up about Manziel, heros, autographs and American Century Celebrity Golf
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 9:50pm
Three former football players joined the local Rotary clubs for breakfast on Thursday morning, sharing their honest feelings on many subjects from family to Johnny Manziel. Tahoe Douglas Rotary and South Lake Tahoe Rotary Clubs invited Marshall Faulk, Trent Dilfer and Sterling Sharpe to their joint meeting at MontBleu.
On Johnny Manziel
Raley's Offers Discounted Tickets to 25th American Century Golf Championships
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/11/2014 - 6:40pm
Raley's grocery stores in South Lake Tahoe are offering discounted tickets to the 25th American Century Championship which takes place July 15-20. These tickets are also available at all Raley's, Nob Hill and Bel Air locations throughout Northern California and Nevada.
Tickets are discounted when purchased from Raley's, Bel Air or Nob Hill Foods. Tickets are $12 for access Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and $18 for Friday, Saturday and Sunday tournament action.
LPGA Great Annika Sorenstam Will Play in South Lake Tahoe's Celebrity Golf Tournament
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/27/2014 - 11:23pm
The competitive landscape of the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe will dramatically alter in 2014 with the addition of LPGA great Annika Sorenstam.
The legendary golf superstar, winner of 89 international tournaments and over $22 million, is among the most successful players in history. A part-time resident of Lake Tahoe and mother of two, Sorenstam will play on even terms with pro athletes in the nationally televised, 54-hole, $600,000 competition at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.
Discounted Lake Tahoe Celebrity Golf Season Tickets Available for $50
Submitted by paula on Thu, 04/17/2014 - 6:30pm
The 25th Annual American Century Golf Championship which is played at South Lake Tahoe's Edgewood Tahoe is just 3 months away! This year's event takes place July 15 through July 20.
Discounted season pass tickets are now available for $50 which makes the daily ticket price just $8.33. The Lake Tahoe tournament is the No. 1 celebrity golf event in the country.
The American Century Championship is offering the specially priced Season Pass through May 31; beginning June 1 it’s $60.
49ers head to Super Bowl
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