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Congratulations to this years winner, former professional quarterback Billy Joe Tolliver!
Sunday's final pairing of Jack Wagner, Champ Billy Joe Tolliver, and Dan Quinn. Billy Joe Tolliver, a former professional quarterback, was never challenged Sunday and claimed his third title at the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. Tolliver scored 26 points in the final round and finished with a record total 84 points, 19 points ahead of actor Jack Wagner and athletes John Elway, Tony Romo and John Smoltz, who were in a four-way tie for second place with 65 points. The event uses a Stableford scoring format; with 6 points awarded for an eagle, 3 for a birdie and 1 for a par. Tolliver, who also won the event in 1996 and 2005, was the 36-hole leader at 58 points, 11 points ahead of Wagner. But it was Elway who got the closest to Tolliver on Sunday, pulling to within 70-61 (9 points) after the first nine holes. But, no one got closer. “My goal was to get to 25 points every day,” said Tolliver, who won $125,000 for the win. “I knew if I shot a 68 or so, it would be hard for someone to catch me. I didn’t miss anything inside 4 feet for three days.” For the record, Tolliver shot a 69 and only made one bogey, at the 7th hole. His best hole of the day was his last, where the long-hitting Tolliver boomed a 373-yard drive to leave just a sand wedge to the 501-yard par 5. His approach stopped four feet away and he made the eagle putt. “After I missed my birdie putt on the third hole, I knew I was kind of playing for second place,” said Wagner, who was paired with Tolliver. “He wasn’t going to back up with as well as he was playing,” said Elway, who slipped out of solo second with a double bogey on the final hole. “I kidded Tony (Romo) that if we made a couple double eagles down the stretch, we might have a chance.” The American Century Championship has been held at Edgewood Tahoe for 21 years, and it is the longest running celebrity event in golf. The event set an attendance record of 37,550 for the three days. Click Here for a breakdown of players finishing positions and much more.For more information about the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship please visit www.tahoecelebritygolf.com. Make sure to sign up for our 2011 Celebrity Golf Celeb-Am Sweepstakes for a chance to play a round with a celebrity.Click Here for more information and to sign up!
Mark your calendar: The 2011 Championship is scheduled for July 12 - 17, 2011. The 2012 Championship is scheduled for July 17 - 22, 2012. The 2013 Championship is scheduled for July 16 - 21, 2013.
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| I went to Tahoe just to have a good time and enjoy the gaming experience. I partied into the early morning on Saturday and decided to attend the tournament. Once there, I was so entreanched that I made a plan to attend Sunday. On Saturday evening, I called a good friend to come up and we both enjoyed the parties and gaming at Harrahs. At the tournament on Sunday, we made a plan to make this an annual, "Boys Weekend Out," event and will attend next year. The celebrities are extremely friendly, open and social with the fans. I was playing the crap table right next to Jerome Bettis and Shane Battier. I had a good conversation with Joe Buck. The social events is a great compliment to the tournament that is well put together and a must attend. See you next year. |
| This was our first time attending the Celebrity Golf Tournament. We were there for the practice days of Wednesday and Thursday. And we had really only planned on attending the tournament on Friday. Well, we had such a good time on Friday that we were there on Saturday, too. As soon as we arrived home on Sunday we made reservations for next years tournament. What a class act event. We had the most memorable time.... |