Hadwin’s birdie blitz puts him in frame
– Canada’s Adam Hadwin tied a US Open record by firing six consecutive birdies on Thursday to roar up the leaderboard and into contention for a first Major.
Playing the back nine first at the Erin Hills layout, Hadwin (right) was sputtering along at two-over after eight holes when he suddenly clicked into gear with a birdie at the par-five 18th.
He then roared through the turn with five straight birdies from the first before the streak came to a screeching halt with a bogey at the par-three sixth.
He would add one more birdie, at the eighth, for a four-under 68,
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three behind pacesetter Rickie Fowler.
Hadwin becomes just the third golfer to string together six birdies at a US Open, joining George Burns (1982) and Andy Dillard (1992), who both accomplished the feat at Pebble Beach.
The 29-year-old has only one PGA Tour title on his CV, getting his maiden win at the Valspar Championship earlier this year, but he showed in March he can get hot quickly.
The Canadian finished second at the CareerBuilder Challenge thanks in part to a sensational 59 in the third round. – Reuters