(South Shore, Lake Tahoe, NV —July 11, 2011) –Singing sensation Javier Colon, the widely-acclaimed winner of NBC’s smash hit program The Voice, will compete in The American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament this week alongside sports and entertainment stars in Lake Tahoe. As part of Harveys Outdoor Concert Series and the tournament’s entertainment lineup, Colon will open for Darius Rucker Saturday night.

The 33 year-old sensation will join top-tier celebrities like Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, John Elway, Ray Romano, Jason Kidd, Aaron Rogers, Marshall Faulk, Tony Romo, Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith, plus first-time players Jimmer Fredette, Tim Tebow and Andy Pettitte.

Along with Romano, other entertainment stars entered in the tournament include Dennis Haysbert (The Unit, 24, Major League), John O’Hurley (Seinfeld & Family Feud), Brian Baumgartner (The Office), Oliver Hudson (Rules of Engagement), Kevin Nealon (Weeds), Anthony Anderson (Law & Order), Alfonso Ribeiro (Fresh Prince of Bel Air) and Joe Don Rooney (Lead guitarist of Rascal Flatts).

After golfing before live galleries and on live national TV in the golf tournament, Colon will open for Darius Rucker, former lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish, Saturday night as part of Harveys Outdoor Concert Series and the tournament’s entertainment lineup. Harrah’s and Harveys are the tournament’s host hotels.

Colon, a native of Stratford, CT, emerged as an unquestioned star during The Voice (www.nbc.com/the-voice), which drew popular, primetime ratings on NBC this spring. Coached by Adam Levine, lead singer of the pop/rock band Maroon 5, Colon won after weeks of competition that culminated in a vote by viewers as well as the panel of celebrity coaches that included Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo, Blake Shelton and Levine. The soulful pop singer received a grand prize of $100,000 as well as a contract with Universal Republic recordings.

Colon is set to begin a national tour July 27^th in Los Angeles with The Voice’s top eight artists as part of the Sprint Presents “The Voice Live on Tour”.

This will be Colon’s inaugural appearance in the $600,000 celebrity golf tournament, which has a first place prize of $125,000. The 22^nd annual American Century Championship airs on VERSUS Friday, July 15 (1-4 p.m. PT, live) and on NBC Saturday and Sunday, July 16 and 17(12-3 p.m. PT, live). The 54-hole competition is staged at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.

Tournament title sponsor American Century Investments is a leading, privately-controlled investment management firm serving professionals, institutions, corporations and individuals. Through its ownership structure, more than 40% of company profits support research to help find cures for genetically-based diseases including cancer, diabetes and dementia.

For the sixth consecutive year, the official tournament charity is LIVESTRONG^®. Since the tournament’s inception in 1990, more than $3 million has been raised for a variety of national and local charities.

Further information on the tournament can be found at www.tahoecelebritygolf.com.