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Updated · ESPN · Jul 11Joe Pavelski Opens With 29 Points to Lead American Century Championship by 2
3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Jul 11Summary
- 29 points put defending champion Joe Pavelski atop the American Century Championship after Friday's first round at Edgewood Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
- Mardy Fish sat second at 27 under the modified Stableford format, with Stephen Curry next at 26 and Tony Romo at 23.
- That leaderboard stacks four past winners near the top: Fish won in 2020 and 2024, Romo in 2018, 2019 and 2022, and Curry in 2023.
- Charles Barkley opened 62nd in the 90-player celebrity field at minus-6 as the tournament heads into Saturday's second round.
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