PGA Tour : The Memorial by Workday..Tee Times
Adam Hadwin had too many birdies to complain about ending his round at the Memorial on a sour note Thursday. His 6-under 66 was enough to lead Masters champion Scottie Scheffler by one shot and give the Canadian hope he is turning the corner at the right time.
Hadwin was among the few who conquered a Muirfield Village Golf Club course that was soft from rain but no less punishing. He birdied four of five holes toward the end of the first round — after four birdies on the front nine — until missing a 5-foot par putt on the tough 18th.
Corey Conners, Collin Morikawa and Ludvig Åberg also were at 68, with defending champion Viktor Hovland among those at 69.
Hadwin and Conners are coming off the RBC Canadian Open, and it's an important time of the year with only two weeks before the 60-man field for the Olympics is finalized. Each country gets two players (a maximum of four if they're in the top 15).
Hadwin hasn't finished in the top 40 since late March, and his world ranking has dropped from No. 44 to No. 59.
Conners is at No. 45, while Taylor Pendrith and Mackenzie Hughes are right behind him at Nos. 64 and 65 (WM Phoenix Open winner Nick Taylor has the first spot sewn up).
“Over the last month I've probably played my way ... not out of the conversation, but certainly out of a good position to be in,” Hadwin said. “So coming into this week, I know the questions are always going to be there, but I think for me in particular, it was very important this week to get into the process.”
Only 25 players from the 73-man field managed to break par, a group that included Rory McIlroy at 70, and that was with four birdies on his last six holes.
Other Canadians
Adam Svensson T26 E 72, Nick Taylor T35 +1 73, Taylor Pendrith T44 +2 74, Mac Hughes T68 +6 78.
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