Joe Pavelski has apparently been spending retirement on the golf course. Roughly one yr after stepping away from the NHL, Pavelski gained a star-studded American Century Championship in type on Sunday.

Pavelski, who hung up his skates after 18 NHL seasons, sealed his American Century Championship with a walk-off eagle putt to cap off a dominant efficiency.

This was Pavelski’s ninth look on the American Century Championship, and it turned out to be the attraction. Upon sinking the powerful putt, Pavelski celebrated along with his caddie and embraced his household.

Longtime MLB pitcher John Smoltz completed second and was amongst a number of different elite athletes crushed out by Pavelski on the high of the leaderboard. Nation singer Jake Owen completed third, former soccer participant Taylor Twellman completed fourth and NBA famous person Stephen Curry completed fifth.

Even with this win, Pavelski nonetheless has a whole lot of work to do if he desires his golf trophy case to match that from his NHL profession. Throughout 1,332 video games, essentially the most by any American-born participant, Pavelski totaled 476 objectives and 592 assists. Pavelski was a four-time All-Star and earned second-team All-Star honors in 2014.

The 2025 American Century Championship truly produced just a few viral moments. Along with Pavelski’s profitable put, 49ers tight finish George Kittle delivered some “candy chin music” to The Miz within the tee field and Phillies legend Jimmy Rollins hit a hole-in-one to win a ship.