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National Post
3 days ago
- Sport
- National Post
Adam Hadwin finally seeing hope in 'hardest period' of golf career
CALEDON, Ont. — The thing with professional golf is that, unless you're Rory McIlroy or Scottie Scheffler, nobody pays much attention when you're not playing well. Article content With the golf world's eyes on the RBC Canadian Open this week, there is one native son quietly hoping that this trip home will be the turning point he has been searching for. Article content Article content 'This is the most comfortable I've felt with my golf swing in six months,' Adam Hadwin said after Friday's round. 'It's been a while. I feel like I'm finally able to kind of set up over the golf ball and have some sort of clue of where it's going.' Article content It's been nothing short of a dreadful season for Hadwin, who has seen his world ranking drop from 59th at the end of 2024, to 105th entering the Canadian Open. Article content 'It's been hard. I've struggled,' he said after his Friday round of 68. 'But I feel like every single week I have a good opportunity to play well, and it just never happens.' Article content Hadwin isn't particularly close to the top of the leaderboard after two rounds at TPC Toronto, but he's not near the bottom either. The 37-year-old Abbotsford, B.C. native is in the mix at five-under par, and for the first time in 2025 he is seeing results that have daylight in sight through the woods he has been lost in. Article content On the course, the camera hasn't been following him much these days. Although there was a somewhat embarrassing moment of frustration at the Valspar Championship — the site of his lone PGA Tour win in 2017 — when he slammed his club, broke a hidden sprinkler head, and set off a dazzling water display he would quickly apologize for. Article content Article content Admirably, Hadwin has never been one for making excuses. On Friday at TPC Toronto, after making the normal media rounds that follow one of Canada's most popular golfers, Hadwin spoke to the Toronto Sun away from the bright lights. Article content Article content 'This has by far been the hardest period that I've dealt with in my career,' he said. 'I've been through swing changes before but I've been able to put together results kind of working through it. With this one, for whatever reason, I haven't been able to do that.' Article content Speaking with him after disappointing rounds at big tournaments in the past you would rarely know anything was bothering him: the smile was always there, the sense of humour intact, the professionalism never wavered. Article content Article content For years, Hadwin's greatest strength on the golf course has been that he has no glaring faults. He won on the PGA Tour, he shot a 59, and he played in the Presidents Cup because he found a way to do a little bit of everything well and get the ball into the hole with whatever game he brought to the course. But recently, that last and most vital part has escaped him. Article content 'Doubt, lack of confidence in what I'm doing, probably all of the above,' he explained as reasons. 'Mixed in with the golf swing stuff.' Article content At home in Wichita, Kansas, Hadwin frequently takes a backseat to the popularity of his wife Jessica, whose often-hilarious insights into life on the PGA Tour have developed a cult following among golf nerds. Article content For the most part, Hadwin is fine with his private life gaffes often being made public. As the comedy straight-man in a social media life that he didn't exactly sign up for, he happily does his part most of the time.
The Independent
19-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Wyndham Clark apologises for throwing driver at US PGA Championship
Wyndham Clark has issued an apology for his temper tantrum that marred Sunday's final round of the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. Clark, the 2023 US Open champion, turned and launched his driver into an advertising hoarding after finding a bunker from his tee shot on the 16th hole. In a statement on X, Clark wrote: 'I would like to sincerely apologise for my behaviour yesterday on Hole 16. 'As professionals, we are expected to remain professional even when frustrated and I unfortunately let my emotions get the best of me. 'My actions were uncalled for and completely inappropriate, making it clear that I have things I need to work on. 'I hold myself to a high standard, trying to always play for something bigger than myself, and yesterday I fell short of those standards. 'For that I am truly sorry. I promise to better the way I handle my frustrations on the course going forward, and hope you can all forgive me in due time.' Clark had made a poor start to his round and had just fallen further back after scoring a bogey on the par-five 15th. He went on to finish in joint 50th place, wrapping up another frustrating performance in a major championship. Clark has not finished in the top 30 since his triumph at the Los Angeles Country Club.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jhonattan Vegas battles fatigue for solid PGA Championship second round
Jesse Droemer's injury-riddled journey back to professional golf The PGA Championship boasts one of the strongest fields. This year is no exception with 49 of the top 50 players in the official world golf rankings teeing it up at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. There will also be 20 PGA of America Golf Professionals competing this week including Jesse Droemer, who has overcome a lot in his life to be competing in his second career PGA Championship. 1:57 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Can surprise 36-hole leader Vegas hold at Quail?
Jesse Droemer's injury-riddled journey back to professional golf The PGA Championship boasts one of the strongest fields. This year is no exception with 49 of the top 50 players in the official world golf rankings teeing it up at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. There will also be 20 PGA of America Golf Professionals competing this week including Jesse Droemer, who has overcome a lot in his life to be competing in his second career PGA Championship. 1:57 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
National Post
13-05-2025
- Sport
- National Post
What skill would the world's best golfers want to trade with their rivals?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It's a safe bet that everyone reading this would trade every single part of their golf game to know what it's like to play golf like the world's best players. Article content Article content But what about the world's best? Which part of their game would they trade with one of their peers if they had the chance? Article content That question was asked to numerous players competing in this week's PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. Here's what they had to say: Article content Article content JORDAN SPIETH Article content 'I'd probably replace approach with Scottie (Scheffler). I think that probably would lend to the lowest score differential for probably most anybody, but I don't actually know how they're weighted overall for scoring average. I don't know that specifically. But that would be my short, easy answer there. If you're going to lead in approach at historic levels, you're going to have a chance most every week. Article content BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU Article content 'I would probably take whoever the best wedger is right now from like 110 yards to like 60, 50 yards. I feel like I'm pretty good from 40 yards in, but that area is where I'd trade it with somebody that's really good in that area. I haven't really researched that. … I'd probably trade that part just because I hit it so far and it's a tough area for me to gauge and control and something I continuously work on.' Article content XANDER SCHAUFFELE Article content 'That's a weird question, considering we're getting ready for a major where we're just trying to be the best at all those things. If I'm nitpicking myself, I would probably give up my short game for someone else's. There's a big group of guys who are what I would call elite chippers. I don't know, there's probably five or six guys I can think of that do that really well. That would probably take a little bit of stress off my putter at times. In all honesty, I probably wouldn't — I like the challenge of trying to get better at that too. So I'm OK with what I got. Article content Article content Article content 'I'd go with either Rory (McIlroy) or Scottie and their driver.' Article content 'Oh, my God. Based on the success he's had here, you almost have to go with some part of Rory's game. He's done incredible here and it's because he's good at everything obviously. I think the obvious answer for a lot of people probably would say his driving on this golf course, but I think, as a pretty good driver myself, I'm going to choose how well he's been able to putt on those greens. Article content 'I would also say if I had to go with somebody who was maybe statistically a better putter, it's hard to go with somebody other than Xander, especially in recent years. I mean, I can rifle off about 10 different players, Scottie's iron game or quite a few other guys about their wedge game. If I have to go pick one, just because he's done so well here, I'm going to say how well Rory has done here, maybe on the greens and around the greens.' Article content
