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September 10, 2006
Odyssey wins. And Wins. And Wins
Craig Kanada, 15-year Tour veteran and star of The Grind, won at the Nationwide Tour's Utah Energy Solutions Championship this past week. The win was Kanada's first Tour victory and the $85,000 prize bumped him from 83rd to 28th in season earnings, just eight spots from earning his Tour Card for 2007.
On the par-3 15th hole, Kanada took the lead for good with a 40-foot putt. He teed off on the final hole with a one-stroke lead and two-putted from 25 feet to win the title in front of a large gallery which included his parents, wife and three sons. Said Craig, "This is unbelievable, I'm just trying to take it all in."
The entire tournament and his journey there is well-documented on The Grind, an all-access, real-life look at what it takes to survive as a professional golfer. Sponsored by Odyssey, fans are able to follow three players with video, pictures, and tell-all journal entries on their quest for the coveted ticket to the PGA Tour. They can even interact with Craig and the other players by sending their favorite player messages.
But Craig Kanada's Odyssey putter wasn't the only flat stick winning tournaments. On his way to winning the Canadian Open, the Odyssey-wielding victor set the course record at Hamilton G. & C.C. in the Bell Canadian Open while recording his second win of the year using a White Hot 2-Ball. The win vaulted him to 2nd place on the money list at over $6 million dollars, all earned with his trusty Odyssey putter. And across the Atlantic on the European PGA Tour, the winner lapped the field using his White Hot XG 7 Center Shaft on the way to winning the European Masters by a staggering 8 strokes.
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