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The crowds were starting to grow over at Edgewood on Wednesday. More celebrities arrived and the golf range and putting green were filling up as the 91 players in the tournament started to warm up in preparation for the Fri-Sun American Century Championship.

Wednesday was also the Harrah's Celebrity-Am tournament. Next up is Thursday's Celebrity-Am.

Here are the pairings for Thursday, July 11 (At least one celebrity per group along with amateurs):

8:00 a.m. Shotgun start

1A-TONY ROMO - Former NFL Pro Bowl Quarterback: Dallas Cowboys
Jonathan Thomas Michael Merriman

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.

STATELINE, Nev. - San Jose Shark star Joe Pavelski kept his lead during round two of the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe Saturday, finishing his round one point ahead of three-time champion and former MLB pitcher Mark Mulder.

Mulder shot a 5-under-par 67 Saturday to close the gap with Pavelski who shot par.

Former Dallas Cowboy quarterback Tony Romo, who was at 4:1 odds to win, is sitting at third as they prepare for the final round at Edgewood Tahoe on Saturday.

The celebrities in South Lake Tahoe this week for the 29th annual American Century Championship (ACC) are here for more than just the golf.

First, there are the friendships they've made over the years at the ACC. They look forward to returning every year to see those friends.

Secondly, there is Lake Tahoe. Those who live in towns around the lake or visit often know why. A beautiful lake, majestic mountains, tall trees and clean, fresh air.

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

Don’t miss a one-of-a-kind opportunity to hear personal insights from Roger Clemens and Jeremy at the 4th annual Tahoe Douglas Rotary Breakfast with the Celebrities on Wednesday, July 12 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at MontBleu Resort.

Meet and talk to nine-time NHL All-Star center Jeremy Roenick and 11-time All-Star pitcher Roger Clemens, who also won seven Cy Young awards. During breakfast they will talk about their careers and experiences playing alongside 80 of the biggest sports and entertainment stars at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.

The celebrities golfing over at Edgewood for the 27th American Century Championship has the opportunity to stop over the at Korbel booth and participate in the 10th annual “Korbel Celebrity Spray-Off” on Thursday, July 21. This year, the bassist for Rascal Flatts, Jay DeMarcus, won top honors with his cork flying 80 feet.

As the prepared to tee off on the 18th hole, Korbel challenged celebrity and sports superstars to demonstrate their best champagne-popping talents at the Celebrity Spray-Off.

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

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

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

Four-time American Century Golf champion Billy Joe Tolliver, former quarterback for five NFL teams, is now the top choice of Harrah’s and Harveys Race & Sports Book to win the 26th annual celebrity golf tournament this week in South Lake Tahoe.

He is listed at 7-2 to win the event over defending champion Mark Rypien and perennial contenders John Smoltz and John Elway.

Rypien, the original favorite, is 5-1 with Smoltz at 6-1 and eight-time champion Rick Rhoden at 7-1 for the 54-hole, modified-Stableford competition at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.

Take a list of top celebrity athletes plus a retired LPGA champion and add the fact that the tournament is celebrating it's 25th anniversary, one would except large and excited galleries at the American Century Golf Championship.

Crowds didn't disappoint on Saturday when a record 13,000 attended the tournament at Edgewood Tahoe.

Lightening has caused a delay at Edgewood Tahoe for the 25th American Century Golf Championship. Television coverage on NBC will be switched over to NBCSN if play resumes.

The leaders at the time the storm horns sounded were Jeremy Roenick and Mark Rypien tied at 64, with Hall-of-Famer Annika Sorenstam currently in third place with 62 points. If the tournament is able to conclude, play will resume with the leaders playing the 16th hole.

The crowds were out in force for round two of the 25th Annual American Century Golf Championship in South Lake Tahoe Saturday. The beach on 17 was packed as usual with boaters and sunbathers waiting for their chance to play games of toss and catch with the dozens of celebrities that always join in the fun.

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.

A day after NBA basketball player Jason Collins came out as gay to Sports Illustrated, a former NFL coach and an Oakland Raider record-setting placekicker believe the NFL is ready to accept a gay football player.

"I don't think the NFL is going to have a problem," said Herm Edwards, former Kansas City Chiefs head coach, now an NFL analyst for ESPN. "Is there going to be a vote of confidence in the locker room? For some of the younger and immature players, but the veteran players — they get it."

With the American Century Championship at Lake Tahoe South around the corner, you can now enter for a chance to play a round with a celebrity at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course as part of the July 17-22 festivities.

Winners will be picked July 1 by Edgwood Tahoe. The Grand Prize winner will receive two player spots in the Tuesday Celeb-Am on July 17, a Player Gift Bag for both players and accommodations at a South Lake Tahoe resort and casino property, Monday, July 16 and Tuesday, July 17.