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Derek Carr readies for celebrity golf tournament

Derek Carr used to roam the Edgewood Golf Course in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada as a child each summer when his brother, David, participated in the American Century championship celebrity tournament,

Now, the Las Vegas Raiders quarterback is preparing to play in his second straight tournament there. The tournament runs July 8-10, with the festivities beginning July 6.

Carr said in a press conference, promoting the event Monday, that playing golf is similar to football in some ways, because he gets to hone in on his competitiveness. Carr, a 500-1 longshot to win the event former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is the 11-4 betting favorite to win the tournament), made it clear he is going to try to win the event, even though he knows that may be unlikely.