SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Adam Hadwin held onto the lead Friday within the windy Butterfield Bermuda Championship in a late bid to retain full PGA Tour taking part in privileges, taking pictures a 5-under 66 at Port Royal to take a one-shot benefit into the weekend.
Hadwin is 147th within the FedEx Cup standings, with the highest 100 subsequent week after the RSM Basic conserving their tour playing cards for subsequent 12 months. The 38-year-old Canadian, a PGA Tour winner and two-time Presidents Cup participant, missed the FedEx Cup playoffs for the primary time in his tour profession.
Hadwin had an 11-under 131 whole after opening with a 65 on Thursday.
“Just a little bit extra scrambly than yesterday, didn’t fairly hit it as properly,” Hadwin stated. “Just a little off early. … Just a bit off. Didn’t fairly have the identical really feel as I did yesterday, however scrambled very well. Quick recreation, placing, made a bunch of putts at present.”
Chandler Phillips (64) and Braden Thornberry (65) have been tied for second. Max McGreevy (64) and Noah Goodwin (67) have been 9 beneath. Six gamers have been unable to complete earlier than darkish.
McGreevy confronted the hardest wind situations, taking part in in late Thursday and early Friday.
“Being from Oklahoma and seeing loads of wind in my life, I’ve seen truthful shares of fine and unhealthy breaks sort of factor,” McGreevy stated. “You’ve simply received to sort of roll with it.”
With wind gusting to 26 mph, Hadwin rebounded from a double bogey on the par-3 thirteenth — his fourth gap of the day — with an eagle from the tough on the quick par-4 sixth.
“I believed simply push it up there and get inside 50, 60 yards of the inexperienced and simply sort of pitch again as much as that pin,” Hadwin stated. “I believed so long as you retain it proper of the bushes you’ve sort of received 50, 60 yards to work with. It got here off completely, the pitch shot did. You’re slightly bit fortunate to sort of make it, however I did precisely what I needed to do.:
He’s making his 299th PGA Tour begin. He received the 2017 Valspar Championship for his lone PGA Tour title.
