STATELINE, Nev. – Seniors Cole Rappleye and Peyton Hamblock, and junior Mason Peck are not only teammates, they’re also great friends, which makes handing out water on a hot day at the American Century Championship much more bearable.

“It’s a lot of walking,” Rappleye said. “But it’s fun,” Peck added.

The teammate trio for Douglas High School is responsible for walking the course and distributing cold water to course volunteers during the celebrity golf tournament.

It was an opportunity posed by their golf coach. “We figured we’d take the chance to be around golf,” Hamblock said, who has played golf for two years. Peck has played golf for 14 years, and Rappleye for four years.

When asked what it’s like to be around the celebrities, they said they are primarily here for the golf, “but it’s cool to see them out here enjoying the game we all love and practice for every day,” Hamblock said.

They describe the celebrities as having a wide range of skills that reveal the game’s true difficulty.

“There’s definitely some that are pretty good,” Hamblock said, “but then you see Larry the Cable Guy who’s just out here to hack it around.”

Even if celebrities hack the ball around, Hamblock adds, “It’s great for the game though, [and] getting other people into it. It brings people from other sports and kids who like cars to see Larry the Cable Guy in this, and it’s good for golf.”

This year’s event marks the 37th American Century Championship, bringing together 90 celebrities and over 80,000 fans July 8-12 at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.

The event relies on 425 volunteers, and thanks to Rappleye, Hamblock and Peck, they won’t go thirsty.