In five years, you might look back at the 2010 golf season and remember one image, Rickie Fowler rolling in a must-make birdie putt at the Ryder Cup under incredible pressure to give the Americans a chance to win.
For Fowler, that might not be the only image he remembers (zing). The 21-year-old rookie who is a cameraman's best friend because of his Bieber look and extravagant outfits is in a perfect position to take the "other" million-dollar prize. Fowler might win the Kodak Challenge.
What is it? Well, the Kodak Challenge is a competition throughout the PGA Tour season that grabs 30 holes at different tour stops that are "picture perfect." (Some examples: 18 at Pebble, 16 at TPC Scottsdale, and 18 at Harbour Town.) Players "compete" on those holes each week, and the person with the lowest score when it wraps up wins a cool million bucks.
Right now, Fowler is tied with Troy Merritt at 16-under, and if he is in the hunt for the prize in three weeks when the competition concludes at the Children's Network Miracle Open at Disney, he said he'd probably change his schedule and go. Via Golf Week:
"It depends a little bit on what others do," Fowler said. "But if I’m tied going into Disney, I will probably go."
While we attack a lot of the gimmicky things the PGA Tour tosses our way throughout the season (FedEx Cup, FedEx Cup playoffs and FedEx Cup playoffs), I have to admit, I'm a fan of this Kodak Challenge.
Last year's winner, Kevin Streelman, isn't the biggest name in golf, so a million bucks probably really changed his financial situation (unlike Tiger winning the FedEx). If Fowler or Merritt won this thing, it sure would help them as well, and it gives people a little bit more of a thought when playing these famous holes.
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