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Adam Hadwin really has the measure of the Desert Classic. He plays the PGA West, the Stadium and La Quinta courses as well as anyone and this year was no different. After shooting a tournament record 59 in 2017 and finishing T2, then T3 last year, he found himself tied for the lead this weekend with playing partner Phil Mickelson for much of the day, a shot or two ahead of Adam Long the 31 year old graduate of the Web.com Tour who was also in the final pairing.
It was Long who closed the best of the three, making 4 birdies in his final 7 holes including a 15 footer at the last for his -7 65 and the winning -26 total, a shot better than Hadwin who made a par the last for a 67 T2 -25, along with Mickelson who shot 69.
Hadwin will miss the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Club in San Diego to rest for a week before playing in the Waste Management Phoenix Open in Arizona that starts on Jan. 31. He’s also scheduled to play in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in Pebble Beach, Calif., starting Feb. 7 and the Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., which begins Feb. 14.
Roger Sloan shot 65 T12 at -17 while Adam Svensson 69 T16 at -16.
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Meanwhile in blustery conditions at Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Brooke Henderson struggled to +4 75 finishing at 65 67 69 75 -8 good for a T6 at the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions which is the LPGA season opener. I'm sure Brooke will be happy to start the year with a top 10 finish.
Scoring soared in the wind. Lydia Ko who was tied with Brooke going into the final round shot 77, while world #1 Ariya Jutanugarn shot 75,75 over the weekend.
A Florida based South Korean called Eun Hee Ji shot 70 and won with a -14 total two shots ahead of Aussie Mirim Lee. Ji is 32 and this was her 5th LPGA win. She is also now 40th in the all time LPGA money list.
Bryan Angus
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