Former Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo wins playoff for third American Century Celebrity Championship title

STATELINE, Nev. — After Mark Mulder held the lead for many of the day, there was some drama to finish the 2022 American Century Celeb Golf Championship.

It got here down to 2 playoff holes and sudden-death drama between three gamers — Mark Mulder, Tony Romo and Joe Pavelski — to find out the winner. It was the primary three-way playoff in match historical past and the fifth playoff general, and comes off a playoff final yr, when Vinny Del Negro outlasted John Smoltz.

They performed the 18th gap twice, with Romo rising the champion after the second journey down No. 18.

All three completed regulation play with 62 factors. Romo earned 25 factors on Sunday to maneuver right into a tie for the lead. Mulder had 17 factors Sunday and Pavelski had 27 within the Modified Stableford scoring system.

Mulder had held the lead after the primary two days, and for many of Sunday’s spherical.

However he mentioned he performed too conservatively on Sunday.

“I wasn’t nervous, I wasn’t scared, I wasn’t something. I had a lead. I simply performed very conservative, sadly. It’s so simple as that,” Mulder mentioned.

Romo had 4 birdies and a bogey on Sunday.

“You’re employed so onerous to get in place on the finish to be in rivalry. And when you’re there, it’s truly — that’s type of enjoyable. That’s what makes it pleasant. The onerous half is getting there,” Romo mentioned. “However looks like when you’re there, you actually lock in on precisely what you’re doing. You don’t do some little bit of this or that; you’re like 100%, I name it. That’s what I did on the again 9 and within the playoff, and simply attempt to do that each time. Nevertheless it simply narrows your focus somewhat bit extra.”

Romo mentioned all his wins at Edgewood are particular, however this one stands out somewhat bit as a result of his kids are older and may recognize it extra.

“One of many issues I’d say that’s somewhat bit extra particular about this one is my boys, too, which might be older. Jones is 4, so he’ll have glimpses and recollections of this somewhat bit, however the 10- and 8-year-old, Hawk and Riv, they had been simply so into it,” Romo mentioned. “They had been so nervous. They had been following me round, they usually had been like, ‘Let’s go, Dad. Come on. Should you do that, we’ve got an opportunity. He’s like, You might end third in case you hold taking part in good, Dad.’”

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“Afterwards he’s like, ‘I didn’t assume you possibly can do higher than third. That is loopy.’ I used to be like, I do know. You don’t get to eat ice cream tonight out of the trophy then, son.”

Pavelski, who performs for the Dallas Stars, would have been the second lively NHL participant to win the match. Mario Lemieux received it in 1998.

Annika Sorenstam completed in a tie for fourth place with Adam Thielen, and Mardy Fish completed in sixth.

It was Romo’s third win within the American Century Championship superstar golf match with the opposite wins coming in 2018 and 2019.

Mulder additionally received the ACC 3 times, from 2015-17. Rick Rhoden received it seven occasions and Dan Quinn received 4 titles.

Romo had no time to have fun as he’s taking part in a U.S. Novice qualifying occasion on Monday in Texas.

The general purse was $600,000, with $125,000 going to the winner. However Romo donated his prize cash to South Lake Tahoe charities.

The match has raised $6 million for charity over time.