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Closing 365 days, no one had a wiser last round on the American Century Championship than Stephen Curry. The Golden Notify Warriors point guard had a substantial attain to the significant person golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Route in Stateline, Nevada, as he ended up fourth, tied for his simplest all-time displaying on the match.
Curry has performed properly on the tournament all yet again in 2021. On the other hand, he’ll need any other substantial attain if he hopes to climb extra up the leaderboard on Sunday.
Entering the third and last round, Curry is tied for sixth with worn tennis player Mardy Fish, who won the match in 2020. The tournament aspects a modified Stableford layout with the following scoring: double eagle (10 beneficial properties), hole-in-one (eight), eagle (six), birdie (three), par (one), bogey (zero) and double bogey (minus-two).
Former MLB pitcher John Smoltz leads the world with 51 beneficial properties, whereas worn NBA player/coach Vinny Del Negro is terminate within the relief of in second with 49.
Right here’s every part else you will should grab heading into Sunday’s last round.
Round 3 TV Knowledge
Date: Sunday, July 11
Open Time: 2: 30 p.m. ET
TV: NBC
Reside Trip: NBC Sports app
Round 3 Tee Situations
No. 1 Tee
10: 53 a.m. ET: Brian Urlacher, Kyle Fuller, Larry Fitzgerald
11: 02 a.m. ET: Tom Glavine, Robbie Gould, Andrew Whitworth
11: 11 a.m. ET: Greg Maddux, Jerome Bettis, Alfonso Ribeiro
11: 20 a.m. ET: Kevin Millar, Derek Lowe, Joe Theismann
11: 29 a.m. ET: Canelo Alvarez, Patrick Peterson, Brian McCann
11: 38 a.m. ET: Doug Pederson, Kelly Slater, Carson Palmer
11: 47 a.m. ET: Dell Curry, Jerry Rice, Michael Pena
11: 56 a.m. ET: David Wells, Ray Allen, Sterling Sharpe
12: 05 p.m. ET: Aaron Rodgers, Alex Smith, Adam Thielen
12: 14 p.m. ET: Patrick Mahomes II, Travis Kelce, Justin Timberlake
12: 23 p.m. ET: Mike Modano, Ticket Mulder, Kyle Williams
12: 32 p.m. ET: Joe Pavelski, Tim Wakefield, Mardy Fish
12: 41 p.m. ET: Stephen Curry, Tony Romo, Annika Sorenstam
12: 50 p.m. ET: Jack Wagner, Vinny Del Negro, John Smoltz
No. 10 Tee
10: 48 a.m. ET: Bret Saberhagen, Brian Kelly, Jay Bilas
10: 57 a.m. ET: Joe Mauer, Roger Clemens, Derek Carr
11: 06 a.m. ET: Bret Baier, Joe Buck, Joe Don Rooney
11: 15 a.m. ET: Golden Tate, Gallop Utley, Seth Curry
11: 24 a.m. ET: T.J. Oshie, Brian Baumgartner, Shane Victorino
11: 33 a.m. ET: Marcus Allen, Matt Nagy, Ryan Fitzpatrick
11: 42 a.m. ET: Dan Quayle, Steve Younger, Jim McMahon
11: 51 a.m. ET: A.J. Hawk, Michael Strahan, Sean Payton
12 p.m. ET: Kira K. Dixon, Larry the Cable Guy, DeMarcus Ware
12: 09 p.m. ET: Emmitt Smith, Kyle Lowry, Jimmy Rollins
12: 18 p.m. ET: Justin Tuck, Mike Vrabel, Charles Woodson
12: 27 p.m. ET: Sean McDermott, Doug Flutie, Al Michaels
12: 36 p.m. ET: John O’Hurley, Dylan Dreyer, Ray Romano
12: 45 p.m. ET: Kevin Nealon, Jay DeMarcus, Take dangle of Riggle
12: 54 p.m. ET: Kyle Rudolph, Charles Barkley, Vince Carter
Preview
John Smoltz has by no methodology won the American Century Championship. On the other hand, the worn MLB pitcher has a accurate golf sport. That’s why he accomplished third on the tournament a 365 days within the past.
However Smoltz is now 18 holes away from winning the match. And he enters Sunday with a good deal of momentum, fervent on he notched an eagle on the 18th hole on Saturday to seize a two-point lead over Vinny Del Negro into the last round.
“I create no bones about it. I desire to purchase this tournament possibly more than any one,” Smoltz stated, per the Associated Press. “That’s possibly why I haven’t won it.”
Smoltz had 25 beneficial properties within the first round and 26 within the second, tied for the most on everyday. However he’ll hope to construct together one last accurate round if he’ll abet off the heroic opponents within the relief of him on the leaderboard.
Del Negro moreover light 26 beneficial properties on Saturday, engaging him up the leaderboard to second. Actor Jack Wagner, a two-time winner of this tournament (2006, 2011), is in third put with 47 beneficial properties.
However the three members on the head would possibly peaceful salvage passed by just some of the head golfers within the tournament who are terminate within the relief of. Former LPGA golfer Annika Sorenstam is in fourth with 46 beneficial properties, as she light 23 in each of the first two rounds. However she would possibly without misfortune build up a bigger complete on Sunday.
Tony Romo sits in fifth put with 42 beneficial properties, as the worn NFL quarterback appears to be to reclaim the American Century Championship title. He won the match in each 2018 and 2019 before a left wrist injury precipitated him to withdraw after two rounds in 2020.
Whereas Romo hasn’t performed quite as properly this 365 days as he has within the past, possibly that changes Sunday.
Stephen Curry and Mardy Fish are tied for sixth with 39 beneficial properties. It may possibly maybe possibly well likely seize some again for either of them to purchase the tournament, as they’d wish to play properly and hope that just some of the opponents sooner than them battle.
Nonetheless, or not it is no shock that Curry and Fish are reach the head. And possibly issues will creep in their desire one day of the last round.
Even when Curry doesn’t purchase, or not it is determined he’s having relaxing this weekend. On Friday, he performed alongside his father, Dell, and brother, Seth, within the outlet round. On Saturday, he even broke out his shimmy celebration after sinking a putt.
Curry would possibly also simply in a roundabout map ruin through and purchase the championship at this tournament. However if not, or not it is peaceful spectacular that the basketball star is this accurate of a competitor on the greens, too.
