Rick Rhoden wins eighth American Century Championship
Rick Rhoden, a former major league pitcher, won the American Century Championship on Sunday for his eighth title at this premiere celebrity event.
Rick Rhoden
Rhoden collected 18 points on Sunday and won the championship with a total of 74 points at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Club.
Under the modified Stableford scoring system, players are awarded 10 points for a double-eagle, eight points for a hole-in-one, six points for an eagle, three points for a birdie, one point for a par and zero points for a bogey. Two points are subtracted for each score of double-bogey or worse.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo took second after 22 points on Sunday gave him 71 for the tournament.
Former NFL quarterback Billy Joe Tolliver and Dan Quinn shared third place with 70 points.
The championship came down to Rhoden and Quinn.
On the final hole, Rhoden held a slight edge, but both players hit terrible tee shots into the trees. Each player got back into the fairway, and Rhoden knocked his over the flag. Quinn came up short in the water, essentially handing Rhoden his eighth win.
“I did not play well today,” said Rhoden, who, despite eight wins, finally successfully defended his title for the first time. “I actually was getting nervous in the end.”
Jeremy Roenick netted 22 points to take fifth with 69 points.
Grant Fuhr, the Stanley Cup winning goalie, shared the overnight lead with Rhoden but managed only 11 points on Sunday. He came in sixth with 67 points.
Dan Quinn and American Century Championship
Dan Quinn was the first-round draft pick of the Calgary Flames (13th overall) in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft while he was playing for the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League at the age of 18…He made his NHL debut midway through the next season, scoring 52 points in 54 games…He helped lead Calgary to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1986…Quinn played in the NHL for 14 seasons with Calgary, Pittsburgh, Vancouver, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Los Angeles and Ottawa…
During his hockey career, he played in more than 800 games, scored more than 300 goals and recorded more than 700 points…It was in Pittsburgh where Quinn had his most individual success when he recorded his career-high 40 goals during the 1987-88 season …He came back the next year with a career-high 60 assists and career-high 94 points…Quinn played with friend Mario Lemieux for the Pittsburgh Penguins for four years…Quinn has an impressive record at Lake Tahoe as he has won four American Century Championships (2004, 2002, 2001,1999)…
He has posted 11 other top-10 finishes here including three second place finishes (including last year) and two thirds…Quinn posted a record-tying nine-under-par (69-67-71) in 2001…He is one of the most prolific players on the celebrity golf circuit.
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