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Jul 13, 2006 11:48 pm US/Pacific
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Webber, Barkley Bet On Who's The Worst Golfer
The battle is on again at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship to determine the worst golfer in the field of 81 sports and entertainment stars competing this weekend at Lake Tahoe.
Chris Webber says he and Charles Barkley are going double or nothing starting tomorrow (Friday) on the $50,000 wager Webber won last year for finishing third-to-last compared to Barkley's second-to-last in the 54-hole tournament at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.
Webber shot a tournament-record worst 58-over par in his debut in 2004. But he said before a practice round today that he beat his father in a round earlier this year for the first time in his life and is looking forward to making a run at a share of the three-day tournament's $500,000 purse.
Harrah's/Harveys Lake Tahoe sports book has made Barkley the longest shot in the field to win at 500-to-one. Webber is 300-to-one. Last year's last-place finisher, comedic actor Brad Garrett, is not entered.
The favorite to win is the former NHL center Dan Quinn, who is six-to-five in his bid for a fifth celebrity title.
Defending champion Billy Joe Tolliver, a former NFL quarterback, and ex-NFL kicker Al Del Greco are five-to-one, followed by N-H-L great Mario Lemieux at six-to-one.
Others in the field include Jerry Rice, John Elway, LaDainian Tomlinson, Ben Roethlisberger, Joe Theismann, Marcus Allen, Kordell Stewart, Drew Brees, Mike Shanahan, Lou Holtz, Ivan Lendl, Mike Schmidt, Dan Patrick, Donald Trump, Ray Romano, Cheech Marin and Dan Quayle.