Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry made a hole-in-one on Saturday in the American Century Championship celebrity tournament before going on to win the tournament.
Fans roared as Curry hit the shot on the 152-yard par-three seventh hole at Edgewood Tahoe, ripped off his hat, held a finger in the air and sprinted to the hole, smacking the flag like a runner crossing the finish line.
“That was wild,” Curry said. “It was good contact, right at the stick, but even if you’re painting the flag and it looks good, you never really expect it to go in. I just saw a bunch of hands go up, and then you just kind of black out.”
The ace helped Curry maintain the lead in the modified Stableford event, three points ahead of NHL forward Joe Pavelski and former tennis player Mardy Fish. Players receive a point for par, three for birdie and six for eagle and are deducted two points for double bogey or worse under the scoring system. Curry’s hole-in-one was worth eight points.
Curry had his second career hole-in-one and the fifth in tournament history. The four-time NBA champion started playing golf at the age of 10, and in January said he had a handicap of +1.
“You see it land, and it just disappears,” Pavelski said. “It was pretty cool. We were trying to get to Steph. He just kind of spins out of it and takes off. He’s got some good speed on him.”
Curry’s fireworks were far from over. He went on to win the tournament after his eagle on the 18th in Sunday’s final round.
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