Kodak Challenge update: Zurich Classic of New Orleans

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May. 1, 2011

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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.

THIS WEEK: No. 17 at TPC Louisiana
The long par-3, 215-yard 17th hole at TPC Louisiana has withstood the test of time as one of the most challenging holes on the Kodak Challenge. This year will be no different. Bunkers that once lined the left of the green have been eliminated and replaced with an unforgiving retaining wall located right next to the water. Par for any pro on this newly reshaped green will be a great score.

Fourth round

2009 Kodak Challenge champion Kevin Streelman drained a 16-footer for birdie on Kodak hole No. 17 Sunday at TPC Louisiana to grab a share of second place on the Kodak leaderboard. Streelman sits at 7-under par with six other pros, trailing Kodak Challenge frontrunner Bill Lunde by one stroke in the $1 million competition.

Only five PGA TOUR pros mastered the 215-yard par-3 Kodak hole on Sunday, including Nate Smith who holed out from 34 feet to deliver the Kodak Challenge Moment of the Day. Vaughn Taylor carded the final round's easiest Kodak birdie putt from seven feet.

In earlier action at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Cameron Tringale moved to 7-under par with a Kodak Challenge birdie in the first round, while the remaining contenders played No. 17 at par for the weekend.

Kodak Challenge hole No. 17 at TPC Louisiana played over par for the fourth consecutive day, with ten tee shots finding the water. The toughest hole on the course yielded five birdies, 38 pars, 19 bogeys, and seven double bogeys.

The next Kodak Challenge hole is the 566-yard par-5 15th at the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., May 5-8. The Wells Fargo Championship is the 14th of 30 tournaments to participate in the $1 million Kodak Challenge competition.

Third round

Kodak Challenge hole No. 17 at TPC Louisiana continued to vex many of the pros during the third round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, but D.A. Points made it look easy. Points delivered the Kodak Challenge Shot of the Day, landing his 157-yard approach to eighteen inches of the pin to set up a birdie tap-in. The deuce brought Points to 5-under par in the $1 million Kodak Challenge competition, three strokes behind frontrunner Bill Lunde, who is idle this week. Of the four Kodak contenders sitting in second place at 7 under, Cameron Tringale and Charley Hoffman played No. 17 at par on moving day.

While Points made the third round's shortest birdie putt on the Kodak hole, Charles Howell III drained Saturday's most difficult Kodak birdie shot. The PGA TOUR pro knocked in a 45-footer from the fairway on the pesky 215-yard par-3 hole to capture the Kodak Moment of the Day.

For the third consecutive day, Kodak Challenge hole No. 17 played over par during the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The second hardest hole at TPC Louisiana yielded eight birdies, 47 pars, ten bogeys, and five double bogeys.

Second round

Chad Collins holed out from 32 yards on No. 17 to score one of the few Kodak Challenge birdies during the second round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Kodak Challenge hole No. 17 at TPC Louisiana yielded few scoring opportunities Friday, as the tricky 215-yard par 3 was the hardest hole on the course. Collins birdie was one of just six recorded on the hole during the second round.

While Collins easily captured Kodak Challenge Moment of the Day honors, 2010 Kodak Challenge runner-up Rickie Fowler carded the easiest deuce on No. 17 Friday, making a putt from four feet away. Second place Kodak Challenge contenders, Spencer Levin, Jarrod Lyle, Cameron Tringale and Charley Hoffman all played No. 17 at par today.

The par-3 215-yard Kodak Challenge hole was the hardest hole on the course Friday, yielding 6 birdies, 98 pars, 38 bogies and 9 double bogeys. A total of 11 balls were hit into the water on the Kodak Challenge hole during the second round.

First round

Cameron Triangle joined the tie for second in the $1 million Kodak Challenge with a birdie on the 215-yard par 3 No. 17 during the opening round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Triangle dropped a 24-footer to move to 7 under, one shot behind Kodak Challenge leader Bill Lunde who is idle this week.

Spencer Levin, Charlie Hoffman and Jarrod Lyle, who are all tied with Triangle in second place, played Kodak Challenge hole No. 17 at par during opening round action at the Zurich Classic.

The Kodak Challenge Moment of the day belonged to Matt Jones, who made a 44-foot birdie putt on the difficult par 3. Briny Baird had the easiest Kodak Challenge birdie during the opening round, sinking a 4-footer for a deuce. Also noteworthy on Thursday was Carl Paulson, who sank a 19-footer from off the fringe for a birdie.

The par-3 215-yard Kodak Challenge hole was the seventh hardest hole on the course Thursday, yielding 13 birdies, 116 pars, 24 bogies and three double bogeys.

The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is the 13th of 30 tournaments to participate in the 2011 Kodak Challenge competition.