WATCH: Aaron Rodgers finishes American Century Championship with eagle

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers finished his top-ten performance on the golf course this weekend with an eagle on the 18th hole. Rodgers ended his day by draining a putt for eagle from long distance to jump up the leaderboard into a ninth-place finish.

Eagle 🦅. What a beautiful week, so thankful to be back every year. Had a blast with @PatMcAfeeShow @OfficialAJHawk and the last two days with @jtimberlake and @StephenCurry30 💪🏼💪🏼. See you next year ❤️ #top10 https://t.co/ZlBs22TJ8n

— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) July 11, 2022

Aaron Rodgers sinks putt for eagle

Sharing the clip of his incredible putt, Rodgers was sure to correct the mistake made by Golf Channel when they said he made the putt for birdie by reminding everyone that it was actually an eagle. He went on to thank his pairing partners for the day — Steph Curry and Justin Timberlake.

Rodgers ramped up each round after a disappointing start by his standards, finishing the first round with a double bogey on the 18th hole and eight more bogeys on the round. The NFL star showed his resiliency though, closing out the third and final round with four birdies and the eagle on the same hole that gave him trouble on day one.

The Packers’ long-time leader celebrated the eagle with his signature celebration “discount double-check” — miming a championship belt around his waist.

The unique scoring of the celebrity tournament gave Rodgers a leg up on his competition as finishing holes better than par was worth more than finishing them with a bogey or worse costs. Scoring par awards golfers in the tournament with one point, birdies gave three points and his eagle was worth six points — giving Rodgers 50 points across the three-round event. Had he missed his eagle putt, he would have fallen into a tie for 10th place with a birdie.

Another NFL quarterback would be named the American Century champion when it was all over, with former Dallas Cowboys star Tony Romo taking the win. Romo’s consistency led to his win, playing 54 holes and scoring seven birdies to just six bogeys across all rounds. With traditional golf scoring, Romo shot one-under for the event while Rodgers would have shot 13-over.