Romo aces celebrity golf championship

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo rallied from four points back to win his first American Century Championship in South Lake Tahoe, Nev., on Sunday.

Romo, who retired after the 2016 NFL season and is now CBS’ No. 1 NFL color commentator, had 27 points Sunday to beat threetime defending champion Mark Mulder.

“It’s a special win,” said Romo, who had finished second three times in seven previous trips to the annual celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. “It feels like you’re playing a tournament back home here. The day felt good for a lot of reasons.”

Romo tapped in for par, worth one point, on the 18th hole to finish with 71 points, three ahead of Mulder, a former major league pitcher.

The American Century Championship uses a modified Stableford scoring system, which rewards points for eagles (six), birdies (three) and pars (one), and deducts points (two) for double bogeys or worse. Bogeys are worth zero points.

Romo plays as an amateur, so his $125,000 first-place check from the $600,000 purse will go to local charities and the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, the primary charitable arm of title sponsor American Century Investments.

Rounding out the top five were San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski and former NBA guard Ray Allen in a tie for third with 66 points apiece, and Trent Dilfer — a Super Bowl-winning quarterback with the Baltimore Ravens in 2001 — and former tennis player Mardy Fish in a tie for fifth with 62 points.

AP Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo won his first American Century Championship on Sunday.