Only five times in the history of the tournament has an active professional athlete emerged as the winner; Mark Rypien (1990), Dan Quinn (1992), Billy Joe Tolliver (1996), Al Del Greco (2000), and Stephen Curry (2023).

On Sunday, July 15, in Round Three, Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Rypien came storming back and won the inaugural tournament with a total of 221 strokes.

[7][8] On Friday, July 5, 1991, in Round One of the second annual tournament, Anderson shot 68, with Detroit Pistons center Bill Laimbeer and Bartkowski both trailing by four.

[9][10] In Round One of the third annual Isuzu Celebrity Golf Championship on Friday in 1992, former ice hockey player Pierre Larouche shot 70, with Anderson and former NFL placekicker Jan Stenerud both trailing by one.

[11] On Friday, July 9, 1993, in Round One of the fourth annual Isuzu Celebrity Golf Championship, Rhoden shot 66, with Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench and Larouche trailing by four.

[12] On Friday, July 8, 1994, in Round One of the fifth annual Isuzu Celebrity Golf Championship, Bartkowski, Laimbeer, and Chris Miller all shot 71, tying for the lead.

On Sunday, July 10, in Round Three, Anderson, Bartkowski, and Rhoden finished with 212 total strokes, going to the second sudden-death playoff in tournament history.

In Round One of the sixth annual Isuzu Celebrity Golf Championship on Friday in 1995, Rhoden and Del Greco both shot 71, followed by former NBA player Jack Marin, newly elected Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt, former NFL quarterback Neil Lomax, and Hall of Fame relief pitcher Rollie Fingers each trailing by one.

On Friday, June 12, 1996, in Round One of the seventh annual Isuzu Celebrity Golf Championship, Quinn shot 67 with Bench trailing two strokes behind.

On Sunday, June 14, in an exciting Round Three, Tolliver claimed the Isuzu with a four-stroke victory over his nearest competitor, former running back Donny Anderson.

On Sunday, July 6, in Round Three, Rhoden won the Isuzu for the fourth time in the event's eight-year history, shooting a two-under 70 as he cruised to a three-shot win over his playing partners, Quinn and Brodie.

[13] On Friday, July 10, 1998, in Round One of the ninth annual Isuzu Celebrity Golf Championship, Dilfer shot 71, with Tolliver, Elway, Quinn, Del Greco, Bartkowski, and Stenerud all trailing by one.

On Friday, July 2, 1999, in Round One of the tenth annual American Century Celebrity Golf Championship, Rypien shot 70 with Rhoden and Elway both trailing by one.

On Sunday, July 4, in Round Three, Rhoden won the ACCGC for the fifth time in the event's ten-year history, finishing with 212 total strokes.

Hampered by 50 miles per hour gusts of wind during rounds one and two, Rhoden still managed to win with the largest margin of victory in tournament history with a nine stroke lead, and remains the top money winner in Celebrity Golf.

On Sunday, July 8, in Round Three, Quinn won the ACCGC, ending the odd year streak of five-time tournament champion Rick Rhoden.

On Friday, July 19, 2002, in Round One of the 13th annual American Century Celebrity Golf Championship, Quinn, Bartkowski, and Lomax all lead after shooting 71.

On Friday, July 18, 2003, in Round One of the 14th annual American Century Championship, Bartkowski shot 68 with Quinn and Del Greco both trailing by one stroke.

On Sunday, July 16, in Round Three, Wagner won the ACC in dramatic fashion by sinking a 14-foot putt for birdie on the final hole.

[28][29] The 2014 American Century Championship featured United States Army veteran and amputee Chad Pfeifer, who had lost his left leg while on patrol in Iraq in 2007.

On Saturday, July 18, in Round Two, Josh Scobee tied Mark Rypien's single day scoring record with 33, which was set one year earlier.

On Sunday, July 14, in Round Three, the defending champion lead wire-to-wire, scoring 71 total points, to cruise to a ten-point victory.

Washington Redskins quarterback Case Keenum, Stephen Curry and Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen all finish in the top ten leading the way for active players.

[50] Despite playing from the front tees, this broke the competitive course record of 64 at Edgewood Tahoe Resort, which was set in 1984 by World Golf Hall of Famer Lee Trevino.

On Sunday, July 11, in Round Three, Del Negro had an eagle putt for the win on the 18th hole but left it a little short and settled for birdie.

On the second playoff hole, Mulder and Pavelski both hit a tree on their drives and Romo capitalizes with a birdie to win his third ACC Championship.

On Thursday, April 18, 2024, it was rumored that Stephen Curry would not be able to play if he were to participate as a member of the United States men's national basketball team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

[71][72][73][74] A regular staple, this is the first time Curry will miss the event since 2012 and will make him the first reigning champion in tournament history not to defend the title.

NFL and College Football Hall of Fame running back, fellow Heisman Trophy winner, and former Raider teammate Marcus Allen then made him realize that he had won a 2024 MasterCraft X24 boat collaborated with TravisMathew worth $200,000.00 after he had told him.

[121] Initially, the tournament had no title sponsor, but landed three future Hall of Fame players from different sports: John Elway, Michael Jordan, and Mario Lemieux.