Duke basketball: Jay Bilas holds his own in celebrity golf tournament
Former Duke basketball standout Jay Bilas was able to hold his own in a very competitive celebrity golf tournament.
Jay Bilas was able to get it done on the court, he’s able to get things done on television, and he’s also able to get things done on the golf course.
The former Duke basketball forward and current ESPN college basketball analyst competed in the three-round American Century Championship from Edgewood Tahoe South Golf Club in Nevada over the weekend, and he was able to hold his own.
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Bilas certainly wasn’t near the top of the leaderboard during his three rounds, but he did consistently find himself in the middle of the pack and faltered ever so slightly in the final round, which ended up being his worst scoring round of the weekend.
Unlike professional golf tournaments, this celebrity outing was scored on a points system, and Bilas posted six points after shooting an 82, which was ten shots over the par-72.
The basketball savant then held his score at even and six total points for the tournament after a fifteen-over 87 but then lost eleven points after his 92 on Sunday, which dropped him to negative-five for the tournament.
Jay Bilas finished in No. 44 place, ahead of notable players such as NFL Hall of Famers Steve Young and Charles Woodson, MLB All-Star Jimmy Rollins, and NBA Hall of Famer and golf comedian Charles Barkley.
In the midst of his weekend, Bilas took the time to record a welcome video for new Duke women’s basketball head coach Kara Lawson, who was officially named as the fifth head coach of the program over the weekend.
A big welcome to the Duke family from @JayBilas: “It’s great to be a Blue Devil.”#KaraEra#WhyKara pic.twitter.com/uGN1gWeTS4
— Duke Women’s Basketball (@DukeWBB) July 16, 2020
Jay Bilas will certainly stick to ripping the NCAA and its basketball decision-makers to shreds on ESPN and hopefully be broadcasting a handful of college basketball games each week starting in November.