There’s now a tie atop the
Kodak Challenge leaderboard
thanks to Aaron Baddeley’s birdie on the par-4 17th hole
on the Magnolia Course. The Aussie hit his approach shot from 136
yards to just nine inches to set up the tap-in, which moves him
into a share of the lead with Troy Merritt at 17 under. Merritt
played the Palm Course on Thursday as did Rickie Fowler, who is one
stroke back. Tim Petrovic and Lee Janzen, who also birdied No. 17
on Thursday, are two shots back.
This is the final week for the Kodak Challenge with $1 million going to the winner. Should there be a tie after the final round, there will be a playoff on No. 17 until a winner is determined.