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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nevada – Former tennis player Mardy Fish won the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament for the second time on Sunday, beating NHL player Joe Pavelski by four points.
Fish, 42, scored 26 points on Edgewood Tahoe Stableford’s modified scoring formula to finish at 83, one shy of the record set by Billy Joe Tolliver in 2010. Players get one point for par, 3 for birdie. and six for eagle and two emissions are deducted for double bogey or worse.
“I’ve won a couple of celebrity golf tournaments, so I felt comfortable coming here after winning in Dallas and Maine,” said Fish, also a winner in 2020. “And that’s the one you need to win. American Century is the Super Bowl, which culminates the rest of the year. “
Pavelski, who said he would play next season in the NHL, scored 29 points on Sunday.
“When you’re chasing Fish, you know that passing is having to get behind him and beat him. So we were passing to have to make some putts,” Pavelski said. “I felt like he had taken the advantage away a little bit. And then he suddenly disappeared. “
Former LPGA Tour star Annika Sorenstam third with 68 points after a 27-point round.
Charles Barkley had his most productive performance in the tournament, tying for 58th with minus four points. Its last 60th place as maximum production was in 1995.
“It feels good,” Barkley said. I put in a lot of time and effort. I worked hard the last few years. In reality, the last few years have not been bad. I played well the first two days and I’m proud of today’s circular because I started with problems. “and I discovered a way out. “
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.