Mar. 13, 2011
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.
THIS WEEK: No. 8 at TPC Blue Monster
On this par 5, the lake is very much in play for longer hitters. Numerous palm trees beyond the bunker on the right punish any bailout to that side. Many players go for the green in two, but to do so requires a long, accurate drive usually into the winter wind from the southwest.
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| Fourth Round |
Jeff Overton captured Kodak Challenge Shot of the Day honors when he holed out from 47 feet to card the day's lone eagle on hole No. 8 during the final round of the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship. Overton's third shot from the rough of the 560-yard par-5 brought him within two strokes of Kodak Challenge leader Jarrod Lyle at 4-under-par in the $1 million competition.
TPC Blue Monster's Kodak Challenge hole played under par during all four rounds of the tournament. All but two PGA TOUR pros in the field of 66 birdied No. 8 at Doral at least once throughout the weekend. Geoff Ogilvy drained an 18-footer to score Sunday's longest Kodak Challenge birdie, while Nick Watney tapped in from six inches for the easiest birdie putt of the final round.
Kodak Challenge hole No. 8 at Doral yielded one eagle, 23 birdies, 33 pars and nine bogeys Sunday.
The next Kodak Challenge hole is the 449-yard par-4 No. 18 at Bay Hill Club & Lodge during the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard on March 24-27 in Orlando, Fla. The Arnold Palmer Invitational is the 9th of 30 tournaments to participate in the $1 million Kodak Challenge competition. |
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| Third round |
Phil Mickelson moved into a tie for second on the Kodak Challenge leaderboard with a tap-in birdie from five inches on No. 8 Saturday at the TPC Blue Monster at Doral. Jhonattan Vegas also earned a share of second with a five-foot birdie putt in the third round of play at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship. Mickelson and Vegas currently sit one stroke behind frontrunner Jarrod Lyle at 5-under-par in the $1 million competition.
While Mickelson carded the easiest birdie putt of the day on the 560-yard par-5 hole, Vijay Singh scored the longest when he drained a 27-footer for Kodak Challenge Moment of the Day honors.
For the third consecutive day, No. 8 at the TPC Blue Monster played under par. Saturday's round yielded 37 birdies, 23 pars, five bogeys and one double bogey. |
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| Second round |
Ian Poulter holed out from 58 feet in a greenside bunker to card one of two Kodak Challenge eagles Friday at the TPC Blue Monster at Doral Resort & Spa. Poulter's sand shot highlighted an exciting day on Kodak Challenge hole No. 8 at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship. K.J. Choi matched Poulter with an eagle from 24 feet off the back edge of the green.
Bill Haas and Matt Kuchar each carded birdies on the Kodak Challenge hole at the TPC Blue Monster to move into the second place tie at 5-under-par. Haas sunk an 8-footer, while Kuchar tapped in from 6 inches for the easiest Kodak Challenge birdie of the day. Early season frontrunner, Dustin Johnson moved within two shots of the Kodak lead with a birdie on No. 8 Friday.
No. 8 was the easiest hole on the course during the second round of the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship. During Friday's round, a total of 2 eagles, 34 birdies, 24 pars and 5 bogeys were recorded.
The World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship is the 8th of 30 tournaments to participate in the $1 million Kodak Challenge competition. |
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| First round |
After a rain delay, opening-round play at TPC Blue Monster at Doral Resort & Spa gave the pros plenty of chances on No. 8, the Kodak Challenge hole at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship. Charley Hoffman led Kodak Challengers Friday, carding a birdie on the 560-yard par 5 8th hole to move into the second place tie at 5-under-par. Hoffman drained a 12-footer to move into the second place, one shot off Jarrod Lyle's lead pace.
While the rain-soaked Kodak Challenge hole failed to yield any eagles during the opening round, several pros teased the hole with great shot-making. K.J. Choi delivered the Kodak Challenge Moment of the Day, nearly holing out for eagle from 54 feet in a green-side bunker. Choi tapped in from just 2 inches for the easiest Kodak Challenge birdie Friday.
D.A. Points, Rory Sabatini and 2009 Kodak Challenge champ, Kevin Streelman, each birdied No. 8 to move to 4 under, two shots off the lead.
No. 8 was the 16th hardest hole during the rain-shortened opening round of The World Golf Championships - Cadillac Championship. During Thursday's round, a total of 14 birdies, 19 pars, 3 bogeys were recorded. Just over half of the field played the Kodak Challenge hole Friday.
The World Golf Championships - Cadillac Championship is the 8th of 30 tournaments to participate in the $1 million Kodak Challenge competition. |
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