American Century Championship celebrity golf images from Thursday

Five-time champion and this year’s favorite, Dan Quinn practices chip shots the day before the tourney.

Ray Allen, who in Game 6 of the NBA Finals made the biggest shot of the NBA season, works on his form for golf shots.

Safety pen: The NFL’s John Lynch signs for Michael Regino of Susanville.

Jerome Bettis is not close to his playing weight but he manages to straight-arm and elude autograph seeker Frank Dressell of Gardnerville, Nev.

Bettis jersey — Frank Dressell ran down Jerome Bettis, who finally signed his Pittsburgh Steelers jersey.

Chuck Barkley — “Sir Charles” Barkley is celebrity golf royalty.

Get 'er done — Larry the Cable Guy signs an autograph fans before he practices putts.

Heartburn meds — Rob Hostler shows off his Prilosec OTC autographed by Larry the Cable Guy.

Vinnie Del Negro works through a blister on his little finger.

Sharpie cap — Westin Terpening of South Lake Tahoe has a capfull of autographs.

Autograph seekers and celebrity golfers prepare for this weekend’s American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe. Tahoe Onstage images by Tim Parsons

ABOUT Tim Parsons

Tim Parsons is the editor of Tahoe Onstage who first moved to Lake Tahoe in 1992. Before starting Tahoe Onstage in 2013, he worked for 29 years at newspapers, including the Tahoe Daily Tribune, Eureka Times-Standard and Contra Costa Times. He was the recipient of the 2011 Keeping the Blues Alive award for Journalism.

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