Aug. 30, 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-3, 149-yard 14th at Liberty National
DESCRIPTION: Offering breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline, No. 14 is one of the prettiest holes on Liberty National. This 149 yard hole juts out on the peninsula to provide a spectacular view of the Statue of Liberty. The tee shot must carry over fescue to a very narrow green that is bunkered to the left and right. Club selection is key, as any shot long or left could result in a lost ball. (Click here for tour)
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| First round |
A perfect weather day greeted PGA TOUR pros on the Kodak Challenge hole No. 14 at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J. today. While Kodak Challenge leader, Kevin Streelman, played the short, but tricky 149 yard hole at par, J.J. Henry led a trio of Kodak Challenge contenders up the leaderboard with birdies on the picturesque par 3. Henry's birdie moved him into a tie for the Kodak Challenge lead with Streelman at 12 under.
Jason Bohn and Daniel Chopra also carded birdies on Liberty Nationals signature hole to move up to the 11-under and 10-under-par respectively in the Kodak Challenge standings.
Matt Bettencourt made an unusual and unexpected two stroke move up the leaderboard today, thanks to Kodak Challenge's unique scoring rule which allows players to record their best 18 scores. Because The Barclays represents Bettencourt's 19th Kodak Challenge hole, his par on No. 14 replaced a previously recorded double-bogie on an earlier Kodak Challenge hole. With just five Kodak Challenge holes left after The Barclays, more players will be in position to take advantage of this exciting scoring opportunity in chase for the $1 million Kodak Challenge prize. |
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| Second round |
Weather conditions at Liberty National Golf Club took a turn for the worse today, making the Kodak Challenge hole No. 14 far less forgiving during the second round of The Barclays. As rain and wind conditions made the 149-yard hole virtually unpredictable at times, Kevin Streelman was one of the few pros to master the par 3.
In full view of the Statue of Liberty on the picturesque Kodak Challenge hole, Streelmans near-perfect tee shot on left him just seven feet, nine inches from the hole.
He easily holed the short birdie putt to retake sole possession of first place in the $1 million Kodak Challenge at 13 under. |
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| Third round |
More favorable playing conditions greeted the PGA TOUR pros Saturday on the 14th hole at The Barclays, this week's Kodak Challenge hole. Scott Verplank took full advantage of Liberty National's signature hole with a perfect tee shot that landed just 3'9" from the hole. Verplank knocked in his short birdie putt to move to 10-under, just three strokes off Kevin Streelman's Kodak Challenge lead.
Kodak Challenge front-runners, Kevin Streelman and J.J. Henry, both delivered birdies Saturday for the second time in three rounds. Henry sits just one-stroke off Streelman's lead. The Kodak Challenge hole provided fans with great action in the third round, as a host of pros birdied the picturesque par-3 149-yard hole. Barclays co-leader Steve Marino, Zach Johnson, Padraig Harrington and Tiger Woods were among the golfers to birdie No. 14 on Saturday. |
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| Final round |
Clear skies greeted Kodak Challengers for the first time in three days during Sunday's final round at The Barclays. J.J. Henry, currently one stroke behind leader Kevin Streelman in the Kodak Challenge, responded with a birdie on the short par 3 for the third time in four days. Henry thrilled fans by making a 33-foot putt for a deuce on Liberty National's signature hole. Streelman played No. 14 at even par on Sunday after carding birdies in two of the first three rounds.
Kevin Sutherland sunk a 4-footer for birdie to move to 10-under in the Kodak Challenge and three shots off the lead. Padraig Harrington and Tiger Woods, who both finished one shot off the Barclays lead, each scored birdies on the Kodak Challenge hole for the second consecutive day.
The Barclays at Liberty National Golf Club was the 25th of 30 Kodak Challenge holes. Contenders for the $1 million Kodak Challenge prize have five more holes to play, beginning with hole No. 11 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship on Oct. 1. |
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| 2009 round-by-round statistics on the par-3 14th at Liberty Natiomal |
| 1 |
T16 |
2.806 |
0 |
30 |
88 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| 2 |
14 |
3.008 |
0 |
17 |
86 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
| 3 |
16 |
2.688 |
0 |
26 |
49 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 4 |
14 |
2.948 |
0 |
19 |
47 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
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| Current Kodak Challenge Leaderboard |
| Kevin Streelman |
-13 |
16 |
| J.J. Henry |
-12 |
18 |
| Nathan Green |
-11 |
18 |
| Scott Verplank |
-10 |
17 |
| Michael Letzig |
-11 |
16 |
| Chris DiMarco |
-10 |
18 |
| Tim Herron |
-10 |
18 |
| Matt Bettencourt |
-10 |
18 |
| Daniel Chopra |
-10 |
18 |
| Jeff Klauk |
-10 |
17 |
| Jason Bohn |
-10 |
16 |
| Lucas Glover |
-10 |
16 |
| Charley Hoffman |
-10 |
16 |
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