The last time a first time player won at Augusta was back in 1979 so the odds were stacked against him from the start.
However, Hadwin faired better than the other two Canadians in the field (Mike Weir and Mackenzie Hughes). He made the cut and put himself in a position to compete in the final two rounds.
Golf Professional who has worked in the golf industry for over 25 years. Formerly representing Augusta National and The Masters Broadcast in Canada behind the camera lens for 11 years, in 2010 he launched Canada’s only National Golf Talk Program (Golf Talk Canada).
Leading into The Masters in 2018 there were dozens of interesting storylines just waiting to play out. The return of Tiger Woods. Rory McIlroy chasing his career grand slam. Phil Mickelson returning to form just in times for Augusta. Sergio Garcia looking to repeat. Dustin Johnson looking to bounce back after missing last year’s Masters….
Phil Mickelson hasn’t won a PGA Tour event since 2013 but he says that he is ready to win again during the 2017-18 season. Mickelson recently said: I’m going to win. It’s a matter of time,” Mickelson said. “I don’t know if it’s (Sunday), I don’t know if it’s in China (at this month’s WGC-HSBC…
Bo Knows Brooke! Legendary athlete Bo Jackson recently played a round of golf with Canadian Brooke Henderson and her father. Jackson was a Heisman trophy winning running back out of Auburn University who was drafted with the first overall pick in the 1986 NFL draft by Tampa. Bo famously spurned Tampa and the NFL and…
In this weeks preview of the 2017 Masters, Mark Zecchino and Bob Weeks discuss the favourites. From Golf Talk Canada on TSN:
There is no place like home. Dorothy said that in the Wizard of Oz back in 1939 and that sentiment still rings true today for Canadian Brooke Henderson in 2017. The 19 year-old native of Smith Falls, ON fired a blazing 63 on moving day at the CP Women’s Open at the Ottawa Hunt Club,…
It’s very rare that Patrick Reed flies under the radar at any time during his PGA career. However, Reed’s win at the Northern Trust was a little unassuming compared to his last win at The Masters back in 2018. Reed finished his final round at Liberty National with a 2-under par 69 to finish at…
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