Aug. 23, 2009
The Kodak Challenge is a first-of-its-kind competition for PGA TOUR players, who must play at least 18 of the 30 Kodak Challenge holes to be eligible to win. A player's lowest score relative to par on his best 18 Kodak Challenge holes will be counted. The player with the lowest cumulative score relative to par wins $1 million and the Kodak Challenge trophy.
THIS WEEK'S HOLE: The par-5, 547-yard 15th at Sedgefield C.C.
DESCRIPTION: The downhill tee shot must avoid a small creek on the left and a large fairway bunker on the right. Going for the green in two will require a long carry over water and deep greenside bunkering to a severe back to front sloping green. (Click here for tour)
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| Final round |
Kevin Streelman regained sole possession of first place in the Kodak Challenge with a final-round birdie on No. 15 at Sedgefield Country Club, as Kodak Challenge contenders were greeted with clear skies at the Wyndham Championship on Sunday.
Jason Bohn's eagle on the Kodak Challenge hole highlighted a spectacular final round in which he shot a 62 to move from five strokes back to tie for the Wyndham lead after 18 holes. Bohn, who now sits at 10 under in the Kodak Challenge standings, joined Kevin Stadler and eventual winner, Ryan Moore, in playoff for the Wyndham Championship.
Despite intermittent rain delays throughout the tournament, the PGA TOUR's sixth easiest par 5 gave the pros competing for the $1 million Kodak Challenge many opportunities to advance up the leaderboard. U.S. Open champ Lucas Glover birdied No. 15 Sunday for the third time in four rounds and now sits just two strokes off the lead. Despite missing the cut, Jason Gore used an early round birdie to move to 11 under and sits one shot behind Streelman. Daniel Chopra and Matt Bettencourt both carded an eagle and two birdies on No. 15 over the weekend, while Brett Quigley actually birdied the Kodak Challenge hole twice in one day. |
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| Third round |
| Play on Kodak Challenge hole No. 15 was interrupted by rain for the third consecutive day. In between the rain drops, several Kodak Challengers took advantage of the 547-yard par-5, led by Charley Hoffman, who eagled the hole to move into the group just one shot off the lead. Brett Quigley and Jeff Klauk each birdied the hole for the third consecutive round, while several other contenders were unable to play No. 15 today. They will resume their third round play on Sunday morning. Since the Kodak Challenge captures a golfer's best score of a tournament, players have another day to improve their Kodak Challenge score. This week's Kodak Challenge hole is the sixth-easiest par-5 on the PGA TOUR. |
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| Second round |
The rain-soaked course at Sedgefield Country Club served up perfect scoring conditions for the pros today on Kodak Challenge hole No. 15. Jason Gore and Nicholas Thompson both birdied the 547-yard par 5 to join the leaders at 11 under. Thompson's remarkable birdie score included a penalty stroke after his tee shot found water. U.S. Open champ Lucas Glover, Tim Herron and Brett Quigley each moved to one shot off the lead at 10 under. Quigley, who had to finish his first round in the morning, earned the unique distinction of being the first golfer of the season to birdie the Kodak Challenge hole twice in one day.
Eagles by Daniel Chopra and Matt Bettencourt moved the pair into contention at just three shots off the lead and proved there is great opportunity this week to move up the Kodak Challenge leaderboard. |
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| First round |
A four-hour rain delay did not deter the Kodak Challenge contenders on hole No. 15 at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. With co-leader, Nathan Green idle this week, the pros took advantage of the forgiving par-5 547-yard Kodak Challenge hole No. 15 to move up the leaderboard.
J.J. Henry and Michael Letzig each birdied No. 15 to move into the first place tie at 11-under-par. After a four-hour wait to putt for eagle on No. 15, Letzig narrowly missed a chance to move up two strokes.
Brendon de Jonge, Chris DiMarco and Steve Lowery all moved to 10 under and one shot one shot off the lead with birdies on the Kodak Challenge hole No. 15. Kevin Streelman played No. 15 at par to remain tied for the lead at 11 under. |
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| 2009 round-by-round statistics on the par-5 15th at Sedgefield |
| 4 |
18 |
4.414 |
3 |
37 |
28 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 3 |
17 |
4.517 |
3 |
46 |
32 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| 2 |
18 |
4.259 |
13 |
90 |
38 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| 1 |
17 |
4.394 |
7 |
90 |
48 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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| Current Kodak Challenge Leaderboard |
| Kevin Streelman |
-12 |
15 |
| Jason Gore |
-11 |
18 |
| Nicholas Thompson |
-11 |
18 |
| Nathan Green |
-11 |
17 |
| J.J. Henry |
-11 |
17 |
| Michael Letzig |
-11 |
15 |
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