WATCH: Travis Kelce makes up for his errant tee shot by kissing a fan’s arm as apology at the American Century Championship

Travis Kelce kissed a fan's arm as an apology after he accidentally hit them with the golf ball at the 2024 American Century Championship. The three-day celebrity golf tournament is being held at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nevada.

In a video shared on X (formerly Twitter), Kelce walked towards the fans who were standing on the other side of the rope. He shook hands with a fan in a blue T-shirt and then leaned in the kiss the arm. Fans can be seen chuckling at the moment. He then tapped on the arm of the man before moving on.

Chris Biderman, reporter for the Sacramento Bee shared the video on his X account and wrote:

"Travis Kelce kisses the arm of a fan who was drilled with his errant approach shot on the first hole of the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe."

The 35th edition of the American Century Championship has a field of 90 players. The Kelce incident happened on the first hole of the first round on Friday, July 12. Kelce was partnered with his brother Jason and The Miz for the first day.

In the New Heights podcast before the tournament, Jason asked Travis for advice for the tournament. Travis joked and said (via "New Heights" podcast):

"My advice would be just don't feel bad if you hit somebody because they bought the ticket. It's a bunch of amateurs out there trying to play golf, so don't feel bad. People have been hit before. They got EMTs, whatever it's called, they got right there at every hole. Everybody will be fine."

Travis Kelce finished tied for the 62nd position while his brother Jason tied for the 88th position. Miz tied for the 84th position. NFL star Adam Thielen who played golf in his school, is on the top of the leaderboard with 24 points. He is followed by 2020 Champion and tennis player Mardy Fish. Fish has thrice been the runner-up at the tournament.

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How did Travis Kelce perform in the first round at the American Century Championship?

Kelce tied for the T62 position with -2 points. The tournament is played with the modified Stableford format scoring system rather than the traditional stroke play. The points are converted as follows:

• Double Eagle: 10 points
• Hole in one: 8 points
• Eagle: 6 points
• Birdie: 3 points
• Par: 1 point
• Bogey: 0 points
• Double Bogey: -2 points

Travis Kelce is appearing for the sixth time this year at the tournament. He carded 16-over 88 in the first round at the American Century Championship.

On the front nine, Kelce scored three even pars on the 2nd, 6th, and 9th holes. He scored three bogeys on the 5th, 7th, and 8th holes. He scored double bogeys on the 1st, 3rd, and 4th holes.

On the back nine, he started with a birdie. He scored two double bogeys on the 11th and 14th holes. He scored two even pars on the 13th and 18th holes and scored bogeys on the rest. Last year, he won the Korbel Long Drive contest when he hit the golf ball to 362 yards in the competition.

The winner of the 2024 tournament will win $150,000 of the total prize money of $750,000.