With a smooth performance down the stretch Sunday, Mardy Fish became a three-time winner of the American Century Championship.
Fish, who also won the celebrity golf tournament in 2020 and '24, closed with
The former tennis star, who was the top-ranked American in 2011 and reached No. 7 in the world, won his third ACC **** le on the same day that Jannik Sinner captured his second consecutive Wimbledon **** le. Fish laughed when asked by NBC Sports' Jimmy Roberts if he ever wondered what might have been if he'd dedicated his life to golf instead of tennis.
"No, I think I played the right sport, but I am obsessed with this game," said Fish, a former U.S. Davis Cup captain and 2004 Olympic silver medalist who won six ATP tournaments and made the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, U.S. Open and Wimbledon. "I do love playing. This is the best week of the year. It's the best email of the year when you get the invite."
Unlike his past two victories in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada, Fish had the tournament essentially wrapped up heading to the final hole at the Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. Joe Pavelski, who was trying to win his second consecutive American Century Championship, needed an eagle and put a shot in the water going for broke.
Fish, who also won the celebrity golf tournament in 2020 and '24, closed with
The former tennis star, who was the top-ranked American in 2011 and reached No. 7 in the world, won his third ACC **** le on the same day that Jannik Sinner captured his second consecutive Wimbledon **** le. Fish laughed when asked by NBC Sports' Jimmy Roberts if he ever wondered what might have been if he'd dedicated his life to golf instead of tennis.
"No, I think I played the right sport, but I am obsessed with this game," said Fish, a former U.S. Davis Cup captain and 2004 Olympic silver medalist who won six ATP tournaments and made the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, U.S. Open and Wimbledon. "I do love playing. This is the best week of the year. It's the best email of the year when you get the invite."
Unlike his past two victories in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada, Fish had the tournament essentially wrapped up heading to the final hole at the Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. Joe Pavelski, who was trying to win his second consecutive American Century Championship, needed an eagle and put a shot in the water going for broke.
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