Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves was among the celebrities to compete in the American Century Championship golf tournament in Lake Tahoe this week, and he wound up finishing tied for 13th place with 45 points.
The winner of the event was former hockey player Joe Pavelski, who finished with 73 points. John Smoltz (64), Jake Owen (62), Taylor Twellman (61) and Stephen Curry (58) rounded out the top five. The full leaderboard for the weekend can be viewed here.
During the three-round tournament at Edgewood Tahoe South, a modified Stableford format in which points are awarded for how a player fares on a hole rather than a score in relation to par was used. Albatross (3 under on a hole) was worth 10 points, hole-in-one was worth eight, eagle worth six, birdie worth three, par worth one. A bogey was worth zero while a double-bogey or worse was negative-two.
Reaves and the rest of the field were competing for $750,000 in prize money with the winner, Pavelski, taking home $150,000. The American Century Championship has raised more than $8 million over the years for many different charities.
While he didn’t ultimately win, Reaves was consistent throughout the tournament and never lost his footing. He shot a 77 in both of the first two days and finished with a 76 in day three.
Reaves will surely use this as motivation to get even better at the sport of golf. He has played some pro events this summer and surely will be back at next year’s American Century Championship if he is available. Reaves is still getting fully familiar with the course in only his second appearance in the tournament, finishing in the exact same position in both years.
Austin Reaves refutes report about Luka Doncic
The Lakers front office is focused on putting a roster around Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves that can compete for a championship.
There still is some uncertainty surrounding that three-man core, as James and Reaves have both been linked to potential trades this offseason. Rob Pelinka has made it clear that he believes in that trio, although things can always change at any time.
It was recently reported that James and Reaves potentially don’t enjoy playing with Doncic, which could be the source of the uncertainty this offseason. It appears that report is erroneous though as Reaves’ agent Aaron Reilly confirmed to Lakers Nation that his client has indeed enjoyed his time with Doncic since the blockbuster trade.
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