National Post (National Edition)

Hadwin leaves on a low

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U.S. OPEN

JON MCCARTHY ERIN, WIS. •Afteranope­ning round to remember, Adam Hadwin’s U.S. Open finished with a round to forget.

On Sunday, the Abbotsford, B.C. native made three double bogeys in a row beginning at the eighth hole and finished the championsh­ip at nine-over par, with an eight-over final round of 80.

“You kind of just take today with a grain of salt, laugh it off as best you can and try to just forget about it,” Hadwin said. “Almost as if it didn’t happen and then get right back into it next week.”

Hadwin, who credits his marriage and a better attitude for this breakthrou­gh season, was nearly running out of his new-found patience by the end of week. The 29-year-old, who feels his game is very close, will grit his teeth and head to next week’s Travelers Championsh­ip hoping for better results.

Despite the difficult finish, Hadwin leaves Erin Hills with a share of the U.S. Open record for consecutiv­e birdies after making six in a row during his four-under 68 on Thursday.

“It seems so long ago but to be just ho-humming along a couple over par and be able to reel off six in a row when I did, it just sort of shows me that it’s there,” he said.

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