May 27, 2025 (SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev.) – Stephen Curry, the 2023 American Century Championship winner, is back in the field to defend his title of two years ago in the 36th annual tournament, July 9-13, at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.
The NBA icon was unable to compete last year as the call for country had the four-time NBA champion and two-time league MVP winning a Gold Medal with Team USA’s Olympic basketball team in France, with yet another electric performance in his chosen sport.
The last memory the Golden State Warriors superstar has from Lake Tahoe was walking off the 18th green clutching the winner’s trophy amid pandemonium after dropping a dramatic 18-foot eagle putt for victory. He’ll join 2024 winner Mardy Fish, the former tennis star, sharing the informal moniker of “co-champions.” Curry’s winning putt dropped Fish into the runner-up spot.
Curry’s wire-to-wire victory included four eagles highlighted by a second-round hole-in-one on the 152-yard 7th hole followed by a celebratory sprint from tee to green, the most prominent viral sports video highlight of 2023. https://www.nbcsports.com/watch/golf/curry-goes-wild-after-ace-at-lake-tahoe
It will once again be a Curry family affair with Dell and Seth Curry also joining the celebrity field of 90 sports and entertainment stars. The tournament will feature Hall of Famers from the NFL, NBA and MLB, active and retired players, and Hollywood actors, comedians and entertainers. The three-day, 54-hole event includes a $750,000 purse, with $150,000 going to the winner, plus a charity component for local and national non-profits.
South Shore's most popular special event includes fan favorites Charles Barkley, Tony Romo, Travis and Jason Kelce, Colin Jost, Miles Teller, Ray Romano, Nate Bargatze, Larry the Cable Guy, Brian Baumgartner and Jack Wagner, who along with Jim McMahon are the only two players who’ve competed in every tournament. Current NFL stars feature 2024 MVP Josh Allen, first timer George Kittle of the Forty Niners, Aaron Rodgers, Baker Mayfield, Davante Adams, Kyle Juszczyk, Adam Thielen, Trevor Lawrence, Matt Ryan and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel.
NFL Hall of Famers feature Jerry Rice, Steve Young, John Elway, Emmitt Smith, Marcus Allen, Charles Woodson, Tim Brown, Brian Urlacher, DeMarcus Ware and Dwight Freeney. Retired MLB superstars include Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, Hall of Famer Joe Maurer, Kevin Millar, Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley.
In addition to the “co-champions,” top players feature Annika Sorenstam, Joe Pavelski, the former Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks center, MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz, former Red Sox pitcher Derek Lowe and NBA Hall of Famer Ray Allen. For more information and the current field, visit www.AmericanCenturyChampionship.com.
The tournament’s format and setting perfectly complement the Tahoe vibe, with players and galleries enjoying beachfront and mountain views between the action during the day and the 24-hour lifestyle throughout the evenings.
The 2025 American Century Championship will utilize the Modified Stableford format whereby points are awarded by score per hole. Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, a George Fazio design, has been rated by Golf Digest Magazine as one of “America’s Top 100 Golf Courses.”
The event will be televised by NBC Sports, GOLF Channel and Peacock over the course of the three days.
American Century Investments, the title sponsor of the championship since 1999, continues its role in partnership with NBC Sports, the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority, Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course and the South Tahoe community.
Since its inception in 1990, the American Century Championship has donated more than $8 million to local and national non-profits including the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, a 500-person, nonprofit basic biomedical research organization.
CONTACTS:
Phil Weidinger
dinger@weidingerpr.com
Phone: 775-588-2412
Steve Griffith
Vizion Group (East Coast)
sgriffith@VizionGroup.net
484-433-7757
About American Century Investments – Tournament Title Sponsor
American Century Investments is a leading global asset manager focused on delivering investment results and building long-term client relationships while supporting breakthrough medical research. Founded in 1958, American Century Investments’ 1,400 employees serve financial professionals, institutions, corporations and individual investors from offices in New York; London; Frankfurt; Hong Kong; Sydney; Santa Clara, Calif.; and Kansas City, Mo. Jonathan S. Thomas is president and chief executive officer, and Victor Zhang serves as chief investment officer. Delivering investment results to clients enables American Century Investments to distribute over 40% of its dividends to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, a 500-person, nonprofit basic biomedical research organization. The Institute owns more than 40% of American Century Investments and has received dividend payments of $2 billion since 2000. For more information about American Century Investments, visit www.americancentury.com.
About the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority
With more than 75 plaudits and accolades from national media outlets, Visit Lake Tahoe combines the distinctive appeal of two worlds: unparalleled natural beauty and an array of world-class outdoor recreation, entertainment, nightlife and gaming. As a responsible tourism destination, it offers a balanced approach regarding social and environmental impacts to preserve its appeal for generations. For information about lodging, recreation, events, and mindful travel at www.VisitLakeTahoe.com.
About NBC Sports
NBC Sports connects sports fans to the moments that matter most with premier live events, insightful studio shows, and compelling original programming. As the sports division of NBCUniversal, NBC Sports produces, programs, and promotes premier content across numerous linear and digital platforms, including NBC and Peacock. NBC Sports possesses an unparalleled collection of media rights agreements, partnering and presenting many of the most prestigious sports properties in the world: the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the NFL, NBA, WNBA, Big Ten Conference, Big East Conference, Notre Dame, NASCAR, PGA TOUR, USGA, PGA of America, The R&A, Churchill Downs, Premier League, and many more. It is renowned for making big events bigger and has produced some of the most-watched sporting events in U.S. media history, including Olympic Games, Super Bowls, and Sunday Night Football, primetime television’s No. 1 show for 14 consecutive years.