“MVP” echoes reverberating down, numerous Bay Area celebrities in attendance, and Steph Curry raising his arms in triumph, one would be forgiven for thinking you were at Chase Center during another Golden State Warriors championship run. But no, the scene was a scorching day at Lake Tahoe’s Edgewood golf course, where Curry had just secured his first American Century Championship victory on Sunday.
Steph triumphed after a nearly perfect showing during the tournament’s first round and a stunning hole-in-one in the second round.
With the confidence of someone who shoots over 90% from the free-throw line, Curry drained a putt on the 18th hole to clinch the celebrity tournament before tossing his cap in the air and rushing to the sideline to embrace wife Ayesha.
“I’ve always dreamed of a situation like this, on the 18th green, in front of a crowd like that, to make a putt,” said Curry, who noted that he’d been competing in the tournament for almost a decade.
Curry’s final score of 75 just beat out former tennis pro Mardy Fish, who finished at 73. Aaron Rodgers, John Elway, Mark Mulder, and Joe Pavelski, four other athletes with Bay Area ties, all finished in the top ten. Dell Curry, Steph’s dad, finished at No. 11.