Curry makes big splash with hole-in-one at ACC

NBA celebrity Stephen Curry continues to point out that almost any shot from lengthy distance is makeable — regardless of the game.

Curry, who has made greater than his share of highlight-reel photographs throughout his NBA profession with the Golden State Warriorsadded to his legacy on the golf course Saturday with a hole-in-one on the American Century Championship celeb event in Stateline, Nevada.

Curry, who leads the occasion coming into Sunday’s closing spherical, sank his tee shot on the par-3, 152-yard seventh gap at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course for less than the fifth ace — and first on that gap — in event historical past

HOLE-IN-ONE FOR @StephenCurry30!!! pic.twitter.com/aMEMeVretq

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 15, 2023

After his tee shot landed about 2 toes from the pin, took one bounce and disappeared into the opening, Curry took off operating down the golf green all the best way to the inexperienced, the place he jumped in jubilation after which slapped the flagstick in celebration.

“That was wild,” Curry stated of his second profession ace. “It was good contact, proper on the stick, however even in the event you’re portray the flag and it seems to be good, you by no means actually anticipate it to go in. I simply noticed a bunch of arms go up, and then you definately simply form of black out.”

After taking a victory lap across the inexperienced, he reached all the way down to retrieve the ball from the cup.

Usually awarded three factors for his lengthy photographs on the basketball court docket, Curry walked away from the opening with eight factors added to his tally for the hole-in-one. The occasion makes use of the modified Stableford scoring system that additionally awards some extent for par, three for birdie and 6 for eagle, and deducts two factors for double bogey or worse.

The 54-hole occasion is filled with a star-studded discipline, together with the NHL’s Joe Pavelski and Alex Killorn, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomesformer Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (the defending champion) and former NBA star and sports activities commentator Charles Barkley.

Curry heads into the ultimate spherical Sunday with 50 factors, trailed by Pavelski and former professional tennis participant Mardy Fish, who’re tied at 47. Former MLB pitcher Mark Mulder, a three-time winner of the occasion, is at 38 factors together with actor Jack Wagner, a two-time winner.

Pavelski was enjoying with Curry on Saturday and witnessed the hole-in-one.

“You see it land, and it simply disappears,” Pavelski stated. “It was fairly cool. We had been making an attempt to get to Steph. He simply form of spins out of it and takes off. He is received some good velocity on him.”

Former LPGA Tour nice Annika Sorenstam was tied for eighth with 34 factors.

Romo is tied for twelfth (32 factors) with New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgersformer Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher and former MLB participant and sports activities analyst Kevin Millar.

Barkley was minus-23 after the second spherical and is in 81st place.

The Related Press contributed to this report.