Jun. 6, 2010
MORE: Interactive Kodak Challenge scorecards
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. 18 at Harbour Town. 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-4 363-yard 14th at Muirfield Village.
DESCRIPTION: Another downhill tee shot, once again into a wide, tree-lined valley. About 245 yards from the championship tee, a creek emerges from the left woods to border the fairway for some 40 yards before angling across it and then on down to flank the right side of the green. The green is long and narrow and heavily guarded left by several bunkers. A definite birdie opportunity, but only for the very accurate player. (Click here for tour).
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| Final round |
| Justin Rose birdied No. 14 on his way to winning the Memorial Tournament at the Muirfield Village GC on Sunday. Rose, who birdied the 363-yard par-4 14th hole three out of four rounds, edged out Rickie Fowler, who entered Sunday's round leading the Memorial Tournament. Fowler currently holds sole possession of the Kodak Challenge lead at 10-under-par. |
| There were many memorable moments throughout the Memorial Tournament on the picturesque 14th hole. On Thursday, Fowler carded birdie to build up a two shot lead on the Kodak Challenge leaderboard. During Saturday's round, it was D.A. Points, who scored eagle by holing his 102-yard second shot into the green. |
| But on Sunday, the "Kodak Challenge Moment" of the day belonged to Phil Mickelson, who holed his 18-foot chip shot from off of the green on No. 14. |
| No. 14 was the 15th hardest hole on the course during Sunday's final round of the Memorial Tournament, yielding 15 birdies, 47 pars and 8 bogeys. |
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| Third round |
D.A. Points scored the day's lone eagle on No. 14 of the Memorial Tournament at the Muirfield Village GC. Points holed a long 102-yard second shot into the green for eagle on the challenging 363-yard par-4 14th hole. Point's eagle moves him to 5-under-par in the $1 million Kodak Challenge competition. Memorial Tournament leader Rickie Fowler sits atop the Kodak Challenge leaderboard at 10-under-par.
Points wasn't alone in moving up the Kodak Challenge leaderboard. Bo Van Pelt carded birdie on No. 14. Van Pelt hit his second shot into the green within one foot of the hole, sinking his easy putt. He moves to 6-under par on the Kodak Challenge leaderboard.
The "Kodak Challenge Moment" of the day belonged to Points and his eagle.
No. 14 was the 15th hardest hole on the course during Saturday's third round of the Memorial Tournament, yielding 1 eagle, 21 birdies, 45 pars, 3 bogeys and 1 double bogeys. |
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| Second round |
John Senden wasted no time moving up the Kodak Challenge leaderboard during Friday's second round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village. Senden drained a 10-foot putt on the 363-yard par-4 14th to move to 8-under on the 2010 Kodak Challenge leaderboard. Memorial Tournament leader Rickie Fowler currently holds a two-stroke Kodak Challenge lead at 10-under.
Senden wasn't the only pro to make moves on the leaderboard. Sean O'Hair also carded birdie on 14, and moves to 7-under.
The "Kodak Challenge Moment" of the day belonged to Kenny Perry, who sank a 38-foot birdie putt on tricky hole.
The Kodak Challenge hole was the fifth hardest hole on the course during Fridays round. |
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| First round |
Rickie Fowler extended his Kodak Challenge lead to two strokes with a birdie on No. 14 during Thursday's rain-delayed opening round of The Memorial Tournament. Fowler sunk an easy birdie after landing his second shot just 3 feet from the cup on the 363-yard par 4 at Muirfield Village. Fowler leads the $1 million Kodak Challenge at 10-under.
Also moving up the Kodak Challenge leaderboard Thursday was Dustin Johnson. Johnson sank a 10-foot putt on 14 to join the tie for second at 8-under. The "Kodak Challenge Moment" of the day belonged to 2009 Kodak Challenge champ Kevin Streelman, who sank a 15-foot birdie putt on tricky hole.
The 14th hole was tied for the 13th hardest hole on the course during Thursdays round of the Memorial Tournament. |
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| 2010 round-by-round statistics on the par-4 14th |
| 1 |
14 |
3.917 |
0 |
31 |
70 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
| 2 |
5 |
4.125 |
0 |
30 |
60 |
17 |
11 |
2 |
| 3 |
15 |
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1 |
21 |
45 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| 4 |
15 |
3.944 |
0 |
15 |
47 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
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| Current Kodak Challenge Leaderboard |
| 1 |
Rickie Fowler |
12 |
-10 |
| T2 |
Jimmy Walker |
12 |
-8 |
| T2 |
Matt Kuchar |
11 |
-8 |
| T2 |
John Senden |
10 |
-8 |
| T2 |
Kevin Na |
9 |
-8 |
| T2 |
Dustin Johnson |
8 |
-8 |
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