Longtime MLB pitcher John Smoltz finished second and was among several other elite athletes beaten out by Pavelski at the top of the leaderboard. Country singer Jake Owen finished third, former soccer player Taylor Twellman finished fourth and NBA superstar Stephen Curry finished fifth.

After coming so close in years past, former NHL forward Joe Pavelski won the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe South on Sunday.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — Former NHL player Joe Pavelski won the American Century Championship on Sunday at Edgewood Tahoe, closing with an eagle to beat former pitcher John Smoltz by nine points in a wire-to-wire victory in the celebrity event.