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Former Member Wins Kodak Challenge
Lake Buena Vista, FL (November 13, 2009)…With a birdie on the designated 17th hole Friday, former Hooters Tour member Kevin Streelman, captured the inaugural Kodak Challenge at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic. (picture left courtesy of Goodman/Getty Images)Streelman, a former standout at Duke University, posted a seventeen-under par score over the twenty Kodak Challenge signature holes he completed during the season to capture the $1 million prize.
The first-of-its-kind Kodak Challenge celebrated the beautiful holes and memorable moments on the PGA TOUR and challenged players to perform their best on 30 designated Kodak Challenge holes throughout the 2009 PGA TOUR season. To be eligible to win the $1 million Kodak Challenge prize, PGA TOUR pros had to have played at least 18 of the 30 designated Kodak Challenge holes.
"I would like to thank Kodak for coming up with this great idea," Streelman said. "The Kodak Challenge was the talk of the Fall Series and the talk of the locker room. I've had a lot of fun with it and I feel blessed to be a part of it."
Streelman was a member of the Hooters Tour from 2004-2007. He made the cut in 30 of his 37 starts on the tour and earned over $139,000. Streelman’s best season came in 2007 when he finished 9th on the money list with over $62,000 in earnings and collected his first win in Auburn, Alabama.
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