Kodak Challenge results: The Honda Classic

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Mar. 7, 2010

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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.

2010 KODAK CHALLENGE: The 2010 Kodak Challenge schedule continues this week on hole No. 16 at TPC Scottsdale. The second year of the competition includes 21 of the original 30 holes, with two tournaments joining the Kodak Challenge: No. 15 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., site of the Quail Hollow Championship; and No. 14 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, home of the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley.

The remaining new holes appear at returning tournaments that move to new courses and two existing courses that have changed holes. Twenty-nine of the 30 Kodak Challenge tournaments for 2010 have been finalized. An announcement on the 30th tournament will be made in the near future.

THIS WEEK'S HOLE: The par-4, 434-yard 16th at PGA National
DESCRIPTION: The toughest par-4 of all of PGA National's 90 holes, hole No. 16 is a dogleg right where everything slopes towards the right. Pros will have to be wary about hitting the ball too far right off of the tee, as water lines the right side of the fairway. Pros who bail out left are faced with a 220-yard second shot over water, into the wind. (Click here for tour).

First round

Chad Collins moved into the first place tie for 2010 Kodak Challenge lead by sinking a 32-foot birdie putt on the difficult par-4 434-yard hole No. 16 during the opening round at The Honda Classic on Thursday. Following Collins in his move up the Kodak Challenge leaderboard was Matt Bettencourt, who joined Collins to card one of only 13 birdies on the difficult par-4 16th at the PGA National Champion Course.

Angel Cabrera delivered the "Kodak Challenge Moment" of the day by sinking a 44-foot putt on No. 16. Cabrera is currently one shot off the Kodak Challenge lead.

The many golfers who struggled on hole No. 16 have a few more chances to redeem themselves on the Kodak Challenge hole, as the competition records a players best score throughout a tournament.

Bogeys far outnumbered birdies on the tough par-4, which is part of The Honda Classic's notorious string of holes known as "The Bear Trap."

Second round

John Senden grabbed a share of first place in the 2010 Kodak Challenge by sinking a 22-foot putt for birdie on the par-4 434-yard hole No. 16 during Friday's round at The Honda Classic. Senden sits at 4 under in the race for the $1 million Kodak Challenge.

The Kodak Challenge Moment of the day belonged to PGA TOUR veteran Lee Janzen, who carded a birdie after knocking in a 35-footer from just off the green on hole No. 16 at the PGA National Champion Course. Janzen is currently one shot behind the leaders of the Kodak Challenge.

Kodak Challenge hole No. 16 continued to live up to its billing as part of the Honda Classics famed "Bear Trap."

Third round

Kodak Challenge hole No. 16 proved to be an extremely challenging test for pros in the middle leg of the famed "Bear Trap" during Saturday's round at The Honda Classic. The 434-yard par-4 hole was the third-hardest hole at PGA National's Champion Course with five birdies, 48 pars, 18 bogeys and three double bogeys.

The "Kodak Challenge Moment" of the day belonged to David Lutterus, who carded a birdie after sinking a 14-footer from just off the green for one of the day's few birdies.

After the first three rounds, there are a number of players tied for the Kodak Challenge lead at 4 under, including Rickie Fowler, Martin Laird, Marc Leishman, and 2009 Kodak Challenge champ Kevin Streelman.

The Honda Classic is the 7th of 30 tournaments to participate in the $1 million Kodak Challenge competition.

Final round

Kodak Challenge hole No. 16 lived up to its billing as one of the most difficult holes in the infamous "Bear Trap" during Sunday's final round at The Honda Classic. The par-4 434-yard hole was the fourth hardest hole at the PGA National Champion Course on Sunday, as the pros scored a total of 1 birdie, 53 pars, 16 bogeys and 4 double bogeys.

Paul Casey captured the "Kodak Challenge Moment" of Sunday's final round by sinking a 55-footer for birdie on No. 16 at the PGA National Champion Course. Casey's monstrous putt was the longest putt made by a pro through all four rounds of play at The Honda Classic. Casey now sits one off the Kodak Challenge lead at 3-under par.

PGA TOUR pros John Senden and Mark Wilson were the only two players during The Honda Classic to move into the 2010 Kodak Challenge lead tied at 4-under-par. The pair joins a group of pros, including rising star Rickie Fowler and 2009 Kodak Challenge champ Kevin Streelman.

The next Kodak Challenge hole is the exciting par-5 560-yard eighth at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship, TPC Blue Monster at Doral on March 11-14.

2010 round-by-round statistics on the par-4 16th

Round	Rank	Stroke avg.	Eagles	Birdies	Pars	Bogeys	Dbl. bogeys	Other
1	10	4.147	0	13	97	32	1	0
2	6	4.057	0	23	92	20	4	1
3	3	4.257	0	5	48	18	3	0
4	4	4.311	0	1	53	16	4	0

Current Kodak Challenge Leaderboard

Rank	Player	Holes	Score
T1	Rickie Fowler	6	-4
T1	Martin Laird	6	-4
T1	Kevin Streelman	6	-4
T1	Mark Wilson	6	-4
T1	Matt Bettencourt	5	-4
T1	Matt Kuchar	5	-4
T1	Marc Leishman	5	-4
T1	Tim Clark	4	-4
T1	Chad Collins	4	-4
T1	Kevin Na	4	-4
T1	Brenden Pappas	4	-4
T1	John Senden	4	-4