The American Century Championship is where celebrities go to duke it out on the golf course.The Edgewood Golf Course in Lake Tahoe is where the biggest show in celebrity golf will take place.The tournament begins on July 10 and runs through July 12.The American Century Championship uses a Modified Stableford scoring system rather than traditional stroke play, which means that instead of counting total strokes, players are instead awarded points based on their score for each hole.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMJoe Pavelski celebrates with the trophy after the final round of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nevada, on July 13, 2025.
(Eakin Howard/Getty Images)An albatross is worth 10 points, a hole-in-one is worth eight points, an eagle is worth six points, a birdie is worth three points, a par is worth one point, a bogey is worth nothing and anything two over par or worse is worth minus two points.Last year, former NHL star Joe Pavelski won with 73 points.World Series champion John Smoltz finished second with 64 points, country singer Jake Owen came in third with 62 points, former USMNT soccer star Taylor Twellman came in fourth with 61 points, while Golden State Warriors legend Steph Curry came in fifth with 58 points.Smoltz told Fox News Digital in a recent interview that he has not started fast enough in the first round, forcing him to play catch-up."I get off to a slow start.
Every tournament I rally second and third round with too big of a hole.I make a ton of pars.
It's so frustrating to say that I make a ton of pars.That would be normally good, but it's not in this tournament.
I think at one point I made 29 pars in a row in one tournament and it was nauseating.It was like I'd rather bite the head of my putter off because you only get one point for a par," Smoltz told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.Smoltz attributed his slow starts to a conservative mindset and stressed the importance ...