Can John Smoltz Finally Win Celebrity Golf’s Top Prize?
The post Can John Smoltz Finally Win Celebrity Golf’s Top Prize? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Atlanta Braves great and Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz will look to win the American Century … More Championship for the first time in 2025. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images) Getty Images John Smoltz wants to accomplish on the golf course what he once accomplished on the baseball diamond — win a championship. The Atlanta Braves great and Hall of Fame pitcher has participated in the American Century Championship in 13 of the past 14 years and first participated in the celebrity golf tournament back in 2000. However, he’s never actually won the tournament, with his best finish being second place back in 2021. The 58-year-old will once again participate in the tournament in July in Lake Tahoe with more than 90 celebrities and athletes involved. The tournament will see some of the familiar faces including former champions such as Mardy Fish, Steph Curry, Tony Romo and Mark Mulder. “I feel like I’m in the top five here every year,” says Smoltz in a one-on-one interview. “I should be in the top five. I have high expectations. I’m usually in the top 10, but I’m trending in the right direction. I get too geeked up for this tournament. I got to learn how to just slow it down right before Tahoe, I will know if I made the US Open or not. “I’ve got a qualifier one more round to get through, and I could play in my second Senior Open, which has really helped me navigate tournament golf,” Smoltz continues to say. “Tournament golf is so different than what I play, because what I play is fast, chaotic. Race to the ball, play as fast as you can. That is not tournament golf. As it leads up into Tahoe, I will take more time to play golf and…
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Atlanta Braves great and Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz will look to win the American Century … More Championship for the first time in 2025. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images) Getty Images John Smoltz wants to accomplish on the golf course what he once accomplished on the baseball diamond — win a championship. The Atlanta Braves great and Hall of Fame pitcher has participated in the American Century Championship in 13 of the past 14 years and first participated in the celebrity golf tournament back in 2000. However, he’s never actually won the tournament, with his best finish being second place back in 2021. The 58-year-old will once again participate in the tournament in July in Lake Tahoe with more than 90 celebrities and athletes involved. The tournament will see some of the familiar faces including former champions such as Mardy Fish, Steph Curry, Tony Romo and Mark Mulder. “I feel like I’m in the top five here every year,” says Smoltz in a one-on-one interview. “I should be in the top five. I have high expectations. I’m usually in the top 10, but I’m trending in the right direction. I get too geeked up for this tournament. I got to learn how to just slow it down right before Tahoe, I will know if I made the US Open or not. “I’ve got a qualifier one more round to get through, and I could play in my second Senior Open, which has really helped me navigate tournament golf,” Smoltz continues to say. “Tournament golf is so different than what I play, because what I play is fast, chaotic. Race to the ball, play as fast as you can. That is not tournament golf. As it leads up into Tahoe, I will take more time to play golf and…
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