Gates opened today at the Edgewood Tahoe, a top 100 golf course in beautiful Lake Tahoe for the 36th annual American Century Championship. The ACC is not your average golf tournament; it’s a golf party. Every year spectators from all over the country descend upon Lake Tahoe to catch a glimpse of their favorite stars hitting the course. Each hole is more fun than the last, with music blasting, drinks flowing, and plenty of celebrity hijinks on the links. Golf is all about numbers, so let’s look at the American Century Championship by the numbers.
CELEBRITY NUMBERS:
90 – Total players in this year’s field
17 – Active Athlete Participants: Davante Adams, Josh Allen, Alex Caruso, Seth Curry, Steph Curry, Sam Darnold, Justin Gaethje, Kyle Juszczyk, Travis Kelce, George Kittle, Kyle Lowry, Baker Mayfield, The Miz, Aaron Rodgers, Justin Reid, Matthew Tkachuk, Adam Thielen
16 – Hall of Famers: Ray Allen, Marcus Allen, Charles Barkley, Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Vince Carter, Dwight Freeney, Grant Hill, Joe Mauer, Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, John Smoltz, Annika Sorenstam, Brian Urlacher, DeMarcus Ware, Charles Woodson.
7 – Media Personalities: Bret Baier, Jay Bilas, Joe Buck, Carson Daly, Dylan Dreyer,Alfonso Ribeiro, Kathryn Tappen
7 – First Timers: Sam Darnold, Rich Eisen, Cathy Engelbert, Justin Gaethje, George Kittle, Justin Reid, Grant Hill
6 – Comedians: Nate Bargatze, Brian Baumgartner, Colin Jost, Larry the Cable Guy, Rob Riggle, Ray Romano
6 – Actors: Ray Romano, Miles Teller, Jack Wagner, Michael Pena, Tim Simons, Brian Baumgartner
5 – Women Competitors: Annika Sorenstam, Cathy Engelbert, Dylan Dreyer, Kathryn Tappen, Hally Leadbetter
3 – Musicians: Jay DeMarcus, Jake Owen, Jason Scheff
2 – Timeless Twosome: Jim McMahon and Jack Wagner have played in all 35 previous events and are back for the 36th.
WINNING NUMBERS:
$750,000 – Total Purse
$150,000 – First Place Prize
$8 million plus – Charitable donations through the years to national & local non-profits
83 – Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course ranking in Golf Digest’s Top 100
77,049 – attendance at 2024 American Century Championship
12% – Increase in ticket sales as of July 1, 2025 year-over-year with 2024.
400+ – Volunteers who make the tournament possible
40% – Annual dividends from American Century Investments donated to non-profit causes
$10,000 – 2025 donation from NBC to the South Lake Tahoe Recreation and Aquatics Center in memory of Tim and Stacey Wakefield for baseball equipment for the soon-to-open facility. A fund was started last year to honor Tim and Stacy, longtime participants at the ACC, who both passed away from cancer.
$10,000 – Gene Upshaw Scholarship donation from NBC to Yuliana Rosales, a South Lake Tahoe Community College student.
Fans watching from afar can have fun from home with the Fantasy Golf Contest, which allows anyone to create a fantasy team of five tournament celebrities for free for a chance to win one of many daily prizes or a grand prize of a three (3) night-stay for two at the 2026 American Century Championship and a $10,000 donation to a designated charity. Visit accfantasygolf.com for more information and to sign-up.
Tune into NBC, Peacock and the GOLF Channel to watch and follow @ACChampionship on Twitter and Instagram, and Facebook to get the latest tournament updates and activity.
American Century Championship Tournament Airtimes
Friday, July 11 Peacock 4-6 p.m. ET / 1-3 p.m. PT (Live)
Friday, July 11 GOLF Channel 8-10 p.m. ET / 5-7 p.m. PT
Saturday, July 12 NBC, Peacock 2:30-6 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. PT (Live)
Sunday, July 13 NBC, Peacock 2:30-6 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. PT (Live)
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