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Spurrier finishes 32nd in Tahoe celebrity golf
Rhoden wins record seventh event
CommentsSouth Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier finished tied for 32nd this weekend in the Tahoe Celebrity-American Century Championship.
Spurrier and former NFL quarterbacks Jim McMahon and Joe Theismann each had 32 points at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in the modified Stableford scoring system that awards six points for eagle, three for birdie, one for par, none for bogey and minus-2 for double bogey or worse.
Former USC coach Lou Holtz had -46 points and finished near the bottom of the field.
Former All-Star pitcher Rick Rhoden birdied the last two holes Sunday to win a record seventh American Century Celebrity Golf Championship edging four-time champ Dan Quinn by one point and Tony Romo and Grant Fuhr by four.
"It's funny, I've been complaining to my wife about my putting, my putting," Rhoden said
"Then I saw that Bobby Murcer passed away and I told her putting is not that big of deal. You think it is when you are doing it, but in reality, it's just golf. It's not a big deal," he said.
"I tried to think that all day today. That no matter what happens, I'm out here playing, I'm pretty healthy. Everything is going pretty good in my life. I don't need to complain about that stuff."
Rhoden made a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th to shoot a 2-under 70 and total 68 points.
Quinn, a former hockey player, had birdied the 16th and 17th and made an impressive recovery shot from the beach over the trees to the 18th but had to settle for par, opening the door for Rhoden's victory his first here since 2003.
"It's been a while since I won. I didn't know if I was ever going to win again because we're getting some really good players out here," said Rhoden, who drove the ball into the rough on No. 18 but hit a good second shot that set up his approach to 6 feet.
"Dan's a great player. You know he's going to be there at the end," he said. "I had a chance. That is all I wanted. I finally made a putt I needed."
Romo, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback making his debut in the tournament, came up a bit short on a 40-foot eagle putt on the last hole Sunday to shoot an even-par 72.
Some of the biggest galleries on the course followed the worst golfers, such as Barkley and Kevin Nealon, the former "Saturday Night Live" star now on Showtime's "Weeds" who had minus-49 points.
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Tahoe Celebrity-American Century Championship Scores
At Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, Stateline, Nev.
Yardage: 7,072; Par 72 (36-36); a-amateur
Note: Modified Stableford scoring system awards 10 points for double eagle; 8 points for a hole-in-one; 6 points for eagle; 3 points for birdie; 1 point for par; none for bogey and minus-2 for double bogey or worse.
Rick Rhoden, $125,000;23;22;23;;68
Dan Quinn, $60,000;17;22;28;;67
Grant Fuhr, $30,000;21;16;27;;64
a-Tony Romo;23;20;21;;64
Pierre Larouche, $17,502.67;23;18;21;;62
Jack Wagner, $17,502.67;18;19;25;;62
Brett Hull, $17,502.67;25;12;25;;62
Mark Rypien, $12,504;23;16;21;;60
Jeremy Roenick, $11,004;26;13;18;;57
Lawrence Taylor, $8,587.72;18;21;15;;54
a-John Elway;10;27;17;;54
Sterling Sharpe, $6,786.23;19;12;21;;52
Carlton Fisk, $6,786.23;19;16;17;;52
Chris Chandler, $6,606.23;17;18;16;;51
Dick Jauron, $6,606.23;21;13;17;;51
Joe Sakic, $6,426.23;14;18;18;;50
Vince Coleman, $6,426.23;22;13;15;;50
Al Del Greco, $6,291.23;14;16;18;;48
Jerry Rice, $6,201.23;22;13;12;;47
Bret Saberhagen, $6,111.23;21;14;11;;46
Mike Schmidt, $6,021.23;19;14;11;;44
Steve Bartkowski, $5,931.23;9;18;16;;43
Mario Lemieux, $5,796.23;13;12;15;;40
Billy Joe Tolliver, $5,796.23;11;11;18;;40
a-Dale Jarrett;10;18;10;;38
a-Wally Szczerbiak;15;8;14;;37
Jeff Feagles, $5,526.23;12;9;16;;37
a-Tim Brown;19;5;12;;36
Kenny Lofton, $5,211.23;10;9;15;;34
a-Lucas Black;10;14;10;;34
a-Ray Allen;8;14;12;;34
Jim McMahon, $4,941.23;14;16;2;;32
Joe Theismann, $4,941.23;5;11;16;;32
Steve Spurrier, $4,941.23;3;11;18;;32
a-Neil Lomax;14;6;8;;28
Ben Roethlisberger, $4,626.23;12;3;12;;27
Vinny Testaverde, $4,626.23;10;6;11;;27
Joe Buck, $4,491.23;7;11;8;;26
a-Maury Povich;5;15;5;;25
Dan Jansen, $4,266.23;2;9;13;;24
Marshall Faulk, $4,266.23;6;7;11;;24
Alfonso Ribeiro, $4,131.23;-3;15;11;;23
Aaron Rodgers, $4,041.23;9;5;5;;19
Carson Palmer, $3,951.23;6;-4;13;;15
a-Greg Kinnear;8;9;-3;;14
Marcus Allen, $3,816.23;12;0;2;;14
a-Dan Quayle;7;-3;9;;13
a-Wayne Gretzky;-2;7;5;;10
Kyle Boller, $3,501.23;-3;6;6;;9
Steve Beuerlein, $3,411.23;-5;14;-1;;8
Todd Heap, $3,321.23;1;5;0;;6
a-Jerome Bettis;1;1;2;;4
a-Rick Reilly;-6;5;3;;2
Bode Miller, $3,051.23;-9;4;6;;1
a-Michael Jordan;0;-6;5;;-1
John O'Hurley, $2,916.23;9;-10;0;;-1
a-Ray Romano;-4;-2;3;;-3
Mike Shanahan, $2,691.23;-1;-3;0;;-4
a-Jason Kidd;-9;-1;5;;-5
a-Ronde Barber;1;-9;-1;;-9
Keenan McCardell, $2,421.23;5;-6;-8;;-9
Mike Eruzione, $2,421.23;3;-5;-7;;-9
David Wells, $2,241.23;-12;-4;3;;-13
Jason Taylor, $2,151.23;-3;-10;-2;;-15
Antoine Walker, $2,061.23;0;-8;-8;;-16
Brandi Chastain, $1,926.23;-5;-6;-6;;-17
a-Dennis Haysbert;-5;-7;-5;;-17
Herm Edwards, $1,746.23;-6;-2;-10;;-18
Jonathan Ogden, $1,746.23;-3;-7;-8;;-18
Stone Phillips, $1,611.23;-6;-9;-5;;-20
a-Janet Gretzky;-2;-11;-10;;-23
a-Emmitt Smith;-10;-8;-11;;-29
a-Digger Phelps;-3;-9;-17;;-29
a-Al Michaels;-13;-5;-17;;-35
Darryl Strawberry, $1,206.23;-20;-17;2;;-35
a-Terence Newman;-7;-9;-30;;-46
a-Brian Baumgartner;-18;-12;-16;;-46
Lou Holtz, $981.23;-11;-22;-13;;-46
Trent Green, $801.23;-19;-21;-7;;-47
Kevin Nealon, $711.23;-21;-14;-14;;-49
Jay Cutler, $621.23;-24;-15;-22;;-61
a-Charles Barkley;-23;-32;-26;;-81
Gene Upshaw, $441.22;-17;-16;;WD
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