Through the first two rounds of the Masters in Augusta, Ga., B.C. golfer Adam Hadwin flirted with top spot on the prestigious tournamentB次元官网网址檚 leaderboard.
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Hadwin finished the four-round event at one-under par, tied with fellow golfers Branden Grace, Si Woo Kim and Bernd Wiesberger. The winner of the MastersB次元官网网址� green jacket B次元官网网址� not to mention the $1.98-million prize for first place B次元官网网址� was American Patrick Reed, who shot 15-under par to beat Rickie Fowler by one stroke.
Hadwin earned a $93,775 pay day.
It was also his best-ever finish at a major, and bumped him to 41st from 43rd in the world golf rankings.
Though he finished more than a dozen shots off the lead, the Abbotsford golfer B次元官网网址� who turned pro in 2009 and has been on the PGA Tour since 2015 B次元官网网址� had a strong showing at the par-72 Augusta National course. Throughout the first and second rounds he periodically found himself tied for first place B次元官网网址� though he never held the spot outright B次元官网网址� and he was firmly inside the top-10 on Thursday and most of Friday, until a double-bogey on the 18th hole Friday afternoon saw him .
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On Saturday, HadwinB次元官网网址檚 fellow Canadian golfer, Mackenzie Hughes B次元官网网址� who did not compete at the Masters B次元官网网址� tweeted that B次元官网网址渢he chute on 18 is so much narrower than it looksB次元官网网址� and it looks super narrowB次元官网网址� to which Hadwin replied, B次元官网网址淭ell me about it!B次元官网网址�
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After his opening round of 69 B次元官网网址� which put him into a fourth-place tie heading into Round 2 B次元官网网址� Hadwin managed to vault up the leaderboard into a first-place tie before he even teed off Friday morning, after plenty of leaderboard shuffling from golfers who teed off earlier than him.
Even before ThursdayB次元官网网址檚 official opening round, HadwinB次元官网网址檚 trip to Augusta was a memorable one. Earlier in the week, Hadwin participated in the pre-Masters Par 3 Tournament B次元官网网址� which this year was highlighted by the grandson of Jack Nicklaus sinking a hole-in-one. For that event, Hadwin had his wife, Jessica, serve as his caddy.
Hadwin, a noted hockey fan, also took time out of his week to pay tribute to the Vancouver CanucksB次元官网网址� Sedin twins, who played their last NHL games last week. Prior to a game Thursday night at Rogers Arena B次元官网网址� the CanucksB次元官网网址� last home game of the season B次元官网网址� Hadwin tweeted out a photo of his laptop, which he was using to watch the game, with a message for the CanucksB次元官网网址� beloved Swedish twins.
B次元官网网址淚f it werenB次元官网网址檛 for this tournament called The Masters, I would be there to send off the Sedins. Guess this view will have to do! Congrats on an incredible career on the ice and for being even better people off of it! The city of Van was lucky to have you!B次元官网网址�
If it werent for this tournament called The Masters, I would be there to send off the Sedins. Guess this view will have to do! Congrats on an incredible career on the ice and for being even better people off of it! The city of Van was lucky to have you!
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