NEW DELHI: Stephen Curry made an 18-foot putt for eagle on the final hole to clinch the American Century Championship on Sunday. The title is Curry's maiden in the celebrity tournament.
The Golden State Warriors star, who earlier made a hole-in-one on the 152-yard, par-3 seventh hole, topped it with his closing eagle on the par-5 18th hole at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.
After the putt dropped, Curry tossed his hat into the air and ran into the arms of his wife, Ayesha.
Curry wound up two points ahead of former tennis player Mardy Fish in the celebrity golf event at Edgewood Tahoe Resort.
In the tournament's modified Stableford scoring system, Curry shot a 25 on Sunday for a three-round total of 75. Fish, who won the event in 2020, closed with a 26 to end up at 73.
Dallas Stars forward Joe Pavelski carded a 19 on Sunday and ended up in third place at 66. Mark Mulder, a former baseball pitcher who is a three-time American Century Championship winner, took fourth place at 59 after a final-round 21.
On Saturday, Curry hit just the fifth ace in the tournament's 34-year history.
The only other basketball player to win the event was Vinny Del Negro in 2021.
(With inputs from Reuters)
