​Trevor Lawrence spent much of Saturday watching points slip away, only to begin reclaiming them later. The Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback endured five double bogeys through his first 12 holes in the second round of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course before steadying the ship and making par on each of his final five holes. The late rally couldn’t completely erase the early damage; Lawrence finished the round with an 87, posting minus-2 points under the tournament’s modified Stableford scoring system, per a Florida Times-Union report carried by Yahoo Sports.
For a quarterback used to scrutiny, the quiet finish felt like progress. The event’s scoring format made Lawrence’s early struggles particularly costly. In American Century Stableford scoring, players earn three points for a birdie, one point for a par, zero for a bogey, and two points for a double bogey or worse. Lawrence’s five double bogeys cost him 10 points before the round’s closing stretch, highlighting how quickly trouble compounds in this format. His final five pars yielded five points, leaving him at minus-2 for the round and even through two days after a two-point effort Friday. The official leaderboard listed him tied for 43rd in the 90-player field after 36 holes.
Pars don’t carry the same value as birdies in this format, but stringing together five straight pars demonstrated the consistency Lawrence had been missing. He avoided another double bogey and closed out the round without further costly holes. This is Lawrence’s third consecutive appearance at the American Century Championship, one of summer’s most recognizable celebrity golf events. He tied for 44th in 2024, finishing with 12 points over three rounds; his best performance came on Sunday that year when he totaled 15 points after opening with rounds of 2 and minus-5, according to WYFF’s tournament recap. That weekend also featured one of Lawrence’s closest brushes with a highlight: a hole-in-one chance on the par-3 12th that lipped out by inches.
Lawrence returned to Lake Tahoe last summer and came back again this week as part of a field crowded with current and former athletes. He began this year’s event in a quarterback grouping with Baker Mayfield and Drew Brees. By contrast, the tournament’s frontrunners put on a different show near the top of the leaderboard. Former professional tennis player Mardy Fish carded an eagle on the par-5 18th hole Saturday to reach 52 points through two rounds, according to NBC Sports’ second-round recap. Defending champion Joe Pavelski followed with 48 points, while golf Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam sat one point behind him. Stephen Curry remained within striking distance at 41 points after entering the weekend in third place, the 2023 champion opened the round with strong play of form consistent with his status as a headline figure in the event.