Blog: The early report from celeb golf

Breezy, but not crowded, is the early report from celeb golf Groundskeepers are still adding sod to greens and technicians were putting down cable for television broadcasts later in the week at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on Tuesday. It's a quiet opening morning so far at the American Century Classic celebrity golf tournament. A total of 16 groups — one celebrity and four players in each — are playing in today's Lake Tahoe Celeb-Am. ESPN analyst Digger Phelps is out on course in a group that includes Mendy Elliot, who is Governor Jim Gibbons' recently-named deputy chief of staff, and Tim Maland, the Nevada Commission on Tourism director. First-time ACC participant and former Major League Baseball player Kenny Lofton is out and so is former NFL running back Marshall Faulk, who may already be prepping for the main event —... [read full story]