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11/13 17:18 CST Adam Hadwin leads in Bermuda in last-ditch bid to keep his PGA
Tour card
Adam Hadwin leads in Bermuda in last-ditch bid to keep his PGA Tour card
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) --- Adam Hadwin got off the start he needed in his
bid to retain full PGA Tour playing privileges, shooting a 6-under 65 in windy
conditions on Thursday in the first round of the Butterfield Bermuda
Championship, which was not completed because of darkness.
Hadwin entered the week at No. 147 in the FedEx Cup standings; the top 100
after next week's RSM Classic keep their tour cards next year. He led Takumi
Kanaya by one shot. Braden Thornberry was also 5 under with two holes to play
at Port Royal.
The 38-year-old Hadwin, a two-time Presidents Cup player from Canada, had never
missed the FedEx Cup playoffs in a decade on tour before this year.
"A bit of the shock to the ego, not gonna lie," Hadwin said. "It might have
hindered me a little bit through the season as I continued to struggle a little
bit. I reached a point, though probably too late, probably July, August where I
kind of accepted where I was at, just needed to battle through.
"I do truly believe that I've got my best golf is still to come, I've got a lot
more in me and then I'll be a better player once I get through this. It was
just a matter of when I got through this and today's a good start."
Kanaya and Thornberry also began the week outside the top 100. Ryo Hisatsune,
Alex Smalley and Isaiah Salinda each shot 67, and Frankie Capan III was 4 under
with two holes to play.
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