Stephen Curry made a hole-in-one on Saturday within the American Century Championship superstar match.
Fans roared as Curry hit his shot at the 152-yard par-three 7th gap at Edgewood Tahoe, ripped off his hat, held a finger within the air and sprinted to the opening, smacking the flag like a runner crossing the end line.
“That was wild,” Curry stated. “It was once just right touch, proper on the stick, however even though you are portray the flag and it appears just right, you by no means in reality be expecting it to head in. I simply noticed a host of arms move up, and you then simply more or less black out.”
The ace helped Curry maintain the lead in the modified Stableford event, three points ahead of NHL forward Joe Pavelski and former tennis player Mardy Fish. Players receive one point for par, three for birdie and six for eagle and are deducted two points for double bogey or worse under the scoring system. Curry’s hole-in-one was worth eight points.
Curry had 50 points after his 23-point shot. Fish, the 2020 winner, had a 29-point day. Pavelski scored 24 points.
Curry had his second career hole-in-one and the fifth in tournament history. The four-time NBA champion started playing golf at the age of 10, and in January said he had a handicap of +1.
“You see it land, and it simply disappears,” Pavelski said. “It was pretty cool. We were trying to reach Steph. He just kind of spins it out and takes it off. He’s got some good speed on him.”
Former LPGA Tour nice Annika Sorenstam was once tied for 8th with 34 issues. Defending champion and previous Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, additionally the 2018 and 2019 champion, was once tied for twelfth with 32 issues. The New York Jets’ Aaron Rodgers additionally had 32, whilst Super Bowl champion Pat Mahomes was once 57th with some degree. NBA corridor of famer Charles Barkley was once 81st within the 93-player box at minus-23.