Even before he teed off to start his second round at the Masters, B.C. PGA golfer moved up the standings, after some leaderboard shuffling from golfers who teed off earlier on Friday morning.
Hadwin B次元官网网址� an Abbotsford native who lists his home course as South SurreyB次元官网网址檚 Morgan Creek Golf Course B次元官网网址� finished his first round at famed Augusta National in a tie for fourth place, but he sat in a first-place tie Friday morning, before teeing off at 11 a.m. Pacific Time.
Hadwin shot a three-under par 69 on Thursday, tied with five others. Jordan Spieth was the first-round leader after an opening round of 66, but he tumbled down the leaderboard early Friday morning after shooting four-over par on the first eight holes.
Hadwin is currently tied with Matt Kuchar, Bernd Wiesberger, Henrik Stenson, Charley Hoffman and Patrick Reed for first place. Of the lead group, only Kuchar and Wiesberger began their second round before Hadwin.
Earlier this week, Hadwin also took part in the pre-Masters Par 3 tournament B次元官网网址� which was highlighted by the grandson of Jack Nicklaus sinking a hole-in-one. For the event, HadwinB次元官网网址檚 wife Jessica served as his caddy.
If Hadwin is able to continue his run of strong play during FridayB次元官网网址檚 second round, he should make the cut and play into the weekend. Last year, at his first-ever Masters tournament, he overall.
