Jimmy Rollins was the big winner on Saturday at the American Century Championship.
Although he’s well out of contention at the annual celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Nevada, he claimed a brand-new boat after hitting his first career hole-in-one.
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Rollins absolutely stuck his drive at the par-3 12th on Saturday and rolled his ball back into the cup for an ace. Naturally, that sparked a huge celebration on the tee. Rollins even ran up and tried to jump into the boat.
Rollins finished the day T45, well back of leaders Joe Pavelski and Taylor Twellman. Those two were sitting at 44 in the tournament, which uses a modified Stableford format, entering the final day. Country singer Jake Owen was three shots back.
Rollins played in Major League Baseball for 17 seasons, most of them with the Philadelphia Phillies. The three-time All-Star and former MVP helped lead the franchise to their victory in the 2008 World Series, too. After 15 years with the team, he played a season each with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox before retiring after the 2016 campaign. He finished with a career batting average of .264 and 231 home runs.
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Thanks to Rollins, there has now been an ace in three straight years at the American Century Championship. Former Raiders wide receiver Tim Brown hit one last year to win a boat, and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry did the same in 2023.
