SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. (AP) 鈥� Former tennis player Mardy Fish won the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament for the second time Sunday, holding off NHL player Joe Pavelski by four points.
The 42-year-old Fish had a 26-point round at Edgewood Tahoe under the modified Stableford scoring system to finish at 83, one short of the record set by Billy Joe Tolliver in 2010. Players receive a point for par, three for birdie and six for eagle and two points are deducted for double bogey or worse.
鈥淚鈥檝e won a few of the celebrity golf tournaments, and so I felt comfortable kind of coming into here having won in Dallas and in Maine,鈥� said Fish, also the 2020 winner. 鈥淎nd this is the one you really want to win. American Century is really the Super Bowl, culminating the rest of the year.鈥�
Pavelski, the Dallas Stars forward who has said he鈥檚 likely retiring after 18 NHL seasons, scored 29 points Sunday.
鈥淲hen you鈥檙e chasing Fish down, you know you鈥檒l have to go and get it and win it. So, we were going to have to make a few putts,鈥� Pavelski said. 鈥淚 felt I chipped into his lead a little bit. Then all of a sudden it was gone.鈥�
Former LPGA Tour star Annika Sorenstam was third at 68 after a 27-point round.
Charles Barkley had his best showing in the event, tying for 58th with minus-four points. He previous best was 60th in 1995.
鈥淚t feels really good,鈥� Barkley said. 鈥淚 put a lot of time and effort in. I鈥檝e been working hard for the last few years. The last couple of years actually haven鈥檛 been bad.
"I played really, really well the first two days and I鈥檓 proud about today鈥檚 round because I started out struggling and found a way to get it together.鈥�
Fish earned $150,000 from the $750,000 purse.
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