American Century Championship Past Winners are Stephen Curry, Tony Romo, Vinny Del Negro and more. Rick Rhoden has the most wins in the competition.
Celebrity Golf Tournament also known as American Century Championship takes place in Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Nevada. It is one of the nicest golf courses in the world.
Professional athletes of baseball, basketball, ice hockey, and even Hollywood actors tend to participate in the event. Among the esteemed celebrities, Jack Wagner is the only non-professional athlete who has won the championship on two occasions.
Championship winners are mostly from American football (12), Baseball (11), Ice Hockey (6), Basketball (2), Acting (2), and Tennis (1). Washington Redskins quarterback Mary Rypien won the first tournament in 1990.
ACC Golf Tournament Winners
| Winners Name | Winning Year |
| Stephen Curry | 2023 |
| Tony Romo | 2022, 2019, and 2018 |
| Vinny Del Negro | 2021 |
| Mardy Fish | 2020 |
| Mark Mulder | 2017, 2016 and 2015 |
| Mark Rypien | 2014 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 2013 and 2010 |
| Dan Quinn | 2012 |
| Jack Wagner | 2011 |
| Rick Rhoden | 2009 |
Stephen Curry - 2023
Steph Curry golf tournament winner in the 2023 ACC Golf Championship. He defeated 2020 winner Mardy Fish by 2 points securing a total score of 75 in the 18-hole course.
Curry made an 18-foot putt for an eagle in the final hole. He secured six points from the Eagle alone through the Stableford Scoring system based for this competition.
Stableford method has become quite popular as it is also used in the Barracuda Championship at Truckee California. Moving, on Steph has stated that he has been taking part in the competition for almost a decade thus it is his first win after his years of perseverance.
He played a face paced golf, where he was running alongside his caddie. Curry's opponent was three points ahead of Curry but made par thus losing the championship.
Tony Romo - 2022, 2019, and 2018
Tony Romo has treble success among the American Century Championship winners. The football athlete defeated two other players Mark Mulder (Baseball) and Joe Pavelski (Ice-hockey).
Romo currently works as an NFL sportscaster, he was formerly a quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys where he played 14 seasons. After transitioning to golf, he secured his third championship in the Tahoe Golf Course.
Dallas's QB made a birdie in the final playoff and secured a clinching victory. Romo was behind eight points of Mulder in the third and final round but he secured a remarkable 25 points that gave him an edge for the victory.
He secured the prize of $125,000 and the Mulder and Pavelski secured second place in the event.
Vinny Del Negro - 2021
Vinny Del Negro is the ACC Celebrity Golf Tournament winner of 2021. Del finished John Smoltz in the playoffs clinching a close victory.
Presently, Vincent Joshep Del aka Vinny works as an analyst for NBA TV. Before that, he was the NBA coach of the Chicago Bulls for two years.
The former basketball player defeated the retired baseball athlete John Smotlz. He birdied the 18th hole to force a playoff with John Smoltz thus Smotlz's first shot went into the water.
Capitalizing on the opportunity, Del Negro birdied his last shot securing 69 points to the victory. Golden State Warrior, Steph Curry also participated in the event, he secured 56 points and placed ninth.
Also, other athletes like Charles Barkley and other basketball players were competing in the event but Del became the champion and the first basketball player to win the ACC tournament.
Mardy Fish - 2020
Mardy Fish is a former tennis athlete who won the 2020 ACC competition against the American football player Kyle Williams with nine points.
Fish became the victor with 76 points. Mardy also become a runner-up two times before his win in 2020. His previous losses were against the retired baseball player Mark Mulder.
He retired quite early from his career in Tennis. He achieved eight career wins and was not able to become the oldest player to win the major due to his early departure from the sport.
Additionally, Fish had also won twice at celebrity tournaments in Florida. In the Edgewood event, Williams's putts were quite off and he only secured one birdie.
The retired tennis player was able to use his experience and capitalize on the victory through their respective accomplishments.
Mark Mulder - 2017, 2016 and 2015
Mark Mulder is the consecutive treble champion of the ACC celebrity competition. Mulder was a pitcher for Oakland Athletics and most world series appearing team, St. Louis Cardinals in his MLB career.
Mulder won the 2017, 2016, and 2015 competitions. He defeated the Mardy Fish twice in the 2016-17 competition and won against fellow baseball player Eric Gagene in the 2019 competition.
He won by 82-74-73 points against his opponents in his three years of the championship. He scored a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 at the 16th hole in the 2017 Saturday game.
It was one of the most surreal wins for Mark who has secured victory in the past two years. In the 2017 competition, Derek Lowe and Adam Thielen were tied for third with 38 scores.
The former baseball player's close victory was in a 2015 match against Eric Gagne.
Mark Rypien - 2014
Mark Rypien is the 2014 winner of the Acc Celebrity Golf Tournament. He is a former American football player who won the 2014 championship by 76 points against American and Swedish rivals.
Rypien defeated one of the best LPGA golfer in history, Annika Sorenstam by 11 points also former ice hockey player Jeremy Roenick faced the same fate as he shared runner-up position with Annika.
He himself was the 2012 runner-up, he was defeated by the ice-hockey player Dan Quinn in that event. The 2014 event faced a delay in time due to rain and unfavorable weather.
Despite starting slow in the competition, he left behind all his peers by securing an eagle on the par-5 hole, thus bloom in his confidence gave him the opportunity to finish the last three holes in his best form.
Billy Joe Tolliver - 2013 & 2010
Billy Joe Tolliver is the former football player and 2013 champion of the ACC Tournament. He won the prize money of $125,000 after defeating Mark Rypien.
Tolliver is one of the players who has won the competition four times. He won thrice in 2000 Millennium in 2005, 2010, and 2013.
Furthermore, he won in 1996 thus he was one of the early participants in the competition. He became the four-time cup winner by defeating the likes of Donny Anderson, Trent Dilfer, John Smoltz, Tony Romo, John Elway, Jack Wagner, and Mark Rypien.
He is one of the successful athletes whose successful transition into golf has brought him significant success and fame. His significant victory was in a 2010 match against four American players where his margin of victory was 19 points.
Dan Quinn - 2012
Dan Quinn is a retired NHL player who won the 2012 American Celebrity Championship. He played in the position of center for eight teams including Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers.
Quinn defeated the first winner of the competition Mark Rypien by six points. Dan Quinn is a five-time champion of the competition, he won in 1992, 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2012.
He has defeated Rick Rhoden four times in the ACC competition. He has also become runner-up three times while playing against Rick Rhoden as well.
Rhoden has the most wins in the competition, he was also a recurring participant, who participated in the celebrity tournament more than 20 times.
Jack Wagner - 2011 and 2006
Jack Wagner is the actor who won the 2011 and 2006 American Century Championship. Wagner and Jim McMahon are among the players who had participated in all 34 events in the history of the tournament.
Wagner has also become runner-up in 2003 and 2010. In his ACC wins, he defeated Billy Joe Toliver by one point in 2006 and Tony Romo by three points. Jack is the only actor to secure victory in the competition.
Moreover, he is known for his soap operas like General Hospital, Santa Barbara, Melrose Palace, and many more. He is already 63 years old and still participates in the event.
Before, participating in the amateur competition, he was also Missouri junior college champion in 1980. The artist has a celebrity golf classic named after him that raises funds for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Rick Rhoden - 2009
Rick Rhoden has the most wins in the American Century Championship. He holds the record for eight wins in the tournament.
Rhoden was a former MLB pitcher for Los Angeles Dodgers. He started competing in the event after retiring from baseball. Rick's ACC winning years include 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2008, and 2009.
He is one of the dominant athletes in the competition, placing five times in the position of runner-up. Rick defeated celebrities like Bill Laimbeer, Dan Quinn, and Tony Romo.
Rhoden often had close games with Dan Quinn also Quinn's wins are mostly against Rick as well. During the time of Rhoden, the scoring system of golf was based on the traditional system rather than the current modified system.
Nonetheless, he is one of the celebrated and best players of the tournament.
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