Titleist golf ball loyalist Kevin Streelman captured the inaugural Kodak Challenge and the $1 million prize that accompanies it. Streelman clinched the contest when he birdied the designated 485-yard par 4 17th hole at Disney’s Magnolia Course during the Children’s Miracle Network Classic.
There were 30 designated Kodak Challenge holes throughout the 2009 PGA TOUR season. To be eligible to win the $1 million, PGA TOUR professionals had to play and post their best score on at least 18 of the 30 Kodak Challenge holes. The lowest score over a player’s best 18 holes earned the season-ending $1 million prize.
Titleist golf ball loyalist Kevin Streelman
November 17th, 2009
In the build up to the season ending Dubai World Championship, the Titleist European Tour team had the privilege of spending some time at the Butch Harmon Golf Academy at Dubai Sport City. Butch Harmon, as most of you know, is one of the top coaches in the game of golf and has a long-standing relationship with Titleist.
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The academy in Dubai is run by Claude Harmon III, son of Butch, who works with some of the leading players in world golf. The academy opened earlier this year and has already had plenty of vistors including the likes of Adam Scott, Lee Westwood and Chris Wood. The facility boasts magnificent short game areas, a pristine long game area, the latest in technological teaching aids and also a fitness and biomechanics studio. It really is a phenomenal set-up and it’s no surprise that some of the world’s best players choose to practice at this facility. The academy is likely to become increasingly popular with players looking to work on their game during the off-season or during breaks from tournament play. On the day we visited the academy, Ladies European Tour player Marianne Skarpnord was taking advantage of the facilities and the glorious Dubai sunshine to work hard on her game.
The Titleist Team had the opportunity to take a tour of the facility and chat with Claude and his team about the work that they do. They have put together a world class facility where players of all abilities can come and work on their games. The set-up is state-of-the-art and, coupled with elite-level coaching, the Butch Harmon Golf Academy can rightly claim to be one of the very best facilities on the planet. For more information on the Butch Harmon Golf Academy please click here.
We would like to thank Claude and his team for making us so welcome and showing us around the academy.
(This blog post, courtesy of Titleist European Tour Blog)
November 17th, 2009
