It may have been moving day at the American Century Championship golf tournament, but former NHL forward Joe Pavelski stayed right where he was — at the top of the leaderboard.
Pavelski, the former San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars forward, put up 21 points on Saturday to hang on to a share of the lead, totaling 44 points through two rounds of the three-round tournament in Stateline, Nevada. Former MLS star and current broadcaster Taylor Twellman also had a big round, putting up 23 points to tie Pavelski for the top spot.
Pavelski entered Saturday with a one-point lead on former NBA player and coach Vinny Del Negro, who fell to 11th place with 31 points.
The annual event featuring celebrities from the world of sports and entertainment uses a Stableford format in which points are awarded for each hole’s score. A hole-in-one is worth eight points, an eagle six and a birdie three, with par being worth one and a bogey zero points. Negative-2 points are awarded for a double bogey or worse.
Singer Jake Owen is three points off Pavelski’s pace with 41 points, with Carolina Panthers receiver Adam Theilen (40 points) and women’s golf legend Annika Sorenstam (37) rounding out the top five.
