American Century Championship 2024: Schedule, format, how to watch and more for the celebrity event explored

Modified Jul 11, 2024 11:30 GMT

2023 American Century Championship - Day Three

American Century Championship 2024 will begin in less than 24 hours and will be played at the Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, from Friday, July 12, to Sunday, July 14.

There are 89 athletes and celebrities in the field this week. The tournament's prize purse is $600,000 and the winner will take home $125,000. Defending champion Stephen Curry will not be in the field due to the upcoming Olympic Games. Other players with the best odds, as per Caesars Sportsbook, are as follows:

Mardy Fish: 5/2
Tony Romo: 15/4
Austin Reaves: 5/1
Joe Pavelski: 11/2
John Smoltz: 6/1
Mark Mulder: 6/1
Annika Sorenstam: 7/1
Derek Lowe: 10/1
Taylor Twellman: 11/1
Vinny Del Negro: 18/1
Aaron Rodgers: 28/1
Adam Thielen: 28/1
Jake Owen: 28/1
TJ Oshie: 28/1
Jack Wagner: 35/1

The field for the tournament has notable celebrities and athletes such as Aaron Rodgers, Travis Kelce, Jake Owen, Blake Griffin, John Elway, and Dell Curry.

American Century Championship 2024 schedule and format

The 35th edition of the American Century Championship is a 54-hole tournament. It follows a modified Stableford scoring system that awards points to players based on their performance on each hole and not by the total strokes relative to par.

The points in the modified Stableford scoring system are awarded as follows:

10 points for an albatross (3 under par)
8 points for a hole-in-one
6 points for an eagle (2 under par)
3 points for a birdie (1 under par)
1 point for a par (even)
0 points for a bogey (1 over par)
-2 points for a double bogey or worse (2 over par or more)

The first competition — Korbel Long Drive Challenge, 16 Tee — will be held on July 11. The tournament will start with the first round on July 12 and will go on till the weekend to conclude with the final and third round on Sunday, July 14.

Here's the schedule of the John Deere Classic 2024:

Korbel Long Drive Challenge, 16 Tee

Date: July 11, 2024
Day: Thursday

Round 1 and Korbel Hole-In-One Contest, 17th Hole

Date: July 12, 2024
Day: Friday

Round 2

Date: July 13, 2024
Day: Saturday

Round 3

Date: July 14, 2024
Day: Sunday

How to watch the American Century Championship 2024

NBC and Golf Channel will provide the television broadcast of the American Century Championship 2024. Golf Channel will broadcast a tape-delayed Round 1 while NBC will broadcast the remaining two rounds on Saturday and Sunday i.e., July 13 and July 14.

The online streaming for the American Century Championship 2024 will be available on Peacock.

The viewing schedule of the American Century Championship 2024 is as follows (all times in ET):

• Friday, July 12: