canadian open Hadwin four back and cocky on Day 1
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Digital Subscription
One year of digital access for only $1.44 a week*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $5.77 plus GST every four weeks. After 52 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Your next Brandon Sun subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $17.95 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.95 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 27/07/2012 (5062 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
HAMILTON, Ont. — Here we go again.
Adam Hadwin picked up where he left off at the rainy RBC Canadian Open, shooting a 4-under 66 at Hamilton Golf and Country Club on Thursday to put himself in the mix. The native of Abbotsford, B.C., was four shots behind leader Scott Piercy and in good position to contend over the weekend for the second straight year.
About the only thing Hadwin didn’t like about his opening round was the fact most of the spectators gravitated to the marquee groups rather than his own.
“It’s a long week, so they’ll have time,” he said.
The 24-year-old is supremely confident. “It’s a bit of a cockiness,” he concedes, particularly when he gets on a stage like this one. Hadwin has been the top Canadian at this event for two years running, playing in the final group at Shaughnessy a year ago and finishing tied for fourth.
Piercy’s 62 matched the competitive course course record at Hamilton and included eagles on both of the par-5s.
“I hit it solid out there,” the 33-year-old American said. “I think I only missed a couple greens, and ball-striking around here with the rough being so penal is a must to shoot well.”
Piercy leads Greg Owen and William McGirt (63) by one and was two shots clear of Robert Garrigus (64).
— The Canadian Press
