Adam Hadwin was tackled by the safety
Canada’s Nick Taylor created historical past on Sunday as he thrashed England’s Tommy Fleetwood and clinched the Canadian Open title. He turned the primary Canadian golfer since 1954 to attain this feat. Taylor ended the 69-year drought for Canadians at their championship after a tension-packed additional session with a dramatic putt on the par-5 18th gap at Oakdale for his third profession US PGA Tour title. Nonetheless, the profitable celebration quickly was a laugh-riot after the safety mistook golfer Adam Hadwin as a fan and tackled him down on the bottom.
In a video doing rounds on the social media, Hadwin was seen popping a champagne to rejoice Taylor’s victory when a safety in-charge got here and pinned him to the bottom. Later, different safety members got here and joined however they realised their folly and helped him in getting up.
What occurs whenever you chirp @jessicahadwin on Twitter…
(Sorry @ahadwingolf) pic.twitter.com/1Vs6YqM70Q
— RBC Canadian Open (@RBCCanadianOpen) June 12, 2023
Taking to Twitter, Hadwin’s wfe Jessica revealed that her husband even apologised to the safety after getting up. “Sorry to depart y’all hanging, needed to get the toddler prepared for mattress. I am thrilled to report that @ahadwingolf remains to be among the many land of the dwelling and in true Canadian type, apologized to the safety guard for being tackled,” tweeted Jessica.
Sorry to depart y’all hanging, needed to get the toddler prepared for mattress. I am thrilled to report that @ahadwingolf remains to be among the many land of the dwelling and in true Canadian type, apologized to the safety guard for being tackled.
— Jessica Hadwin (@jessicahadwin) June 12, 2023
Taylor was in tears as spectators raced out of the grandstands and onto the inexperienced to rejoice the victory after he had fired a six-under par 66 to match Fleetwood on 17-under 271 for 72 holes.
After every man birdied the 18th to open the playoff, parred it on the second additional gap and parred the par-3 ninth, the playoff returned to 18 for the emotion-packed end.
World quantity 23 Fleetwood discovered a fairway bunker and blasted out in need of the inexperienced whereas 69th-ranked Taylor was on the inexperienced however 72 toes from the opening.
Fleetwood dropped his strategy 12 toes from the opening and Taylor then rolled within the longest putt of his PGA profession to grow to be the primary Canadian to be a Canadian Open champion since Pat Fletcher in 1954.
(With AFP Inputs)
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