Hadwin next in parade of 59’s
First Canadian to do it
Adam Hadwin shot a 13-under 59 yesterday in the Career-Builder Challenge for the ninth sub-60 round in PGA Tour history and the second in 10 days.
In cool, clear conditions of the desert after rain the previous two days, the 29-year-old Canadian reached 13-under with a 7-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th and got up-and-down for par — making a 3-footer — from just off the green on the par-4 18th at La Quinta (Calif.) Country Club.
Justin Thomas had an 11-under 59 last week in Hawaii in the first round of his Sony Open victory. Hadwin matched David
Duval’s tournament record, a 13-under 59 on the Arnold Palmer Private Course in the final round of his 1999 victory. Jim
Furyk shot a tour-record 12-under 58 last year in the Travelers Championship.
Hadwin took the lead at 17-under 199 after starting the day in danger of missing the cut at 4-under. He played the first two days at PGA West, shooting 71 on the Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course and 69 on the Stadium Course.
The former Louisville player is the first Canadian — he was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and grew up in Abbortsford, British Columbia — to break 60 on the tour.
Rookie Dominic Bozzelli was a stroke back after a 69 on the Nicklaus layout.
Johnson contends
Over his jet lag and familiar with the golf course, Dustin Johnson is finally a real factor at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the U.S. Open champion shot an 8-under-par 64 in the third round to catapult into title contention in his first event of 2017. He started the day 8 shots off the lead and finished it in a five-way tie for second at 12-under par, 1 stroke behind new leader
Tyrrell Hatton. ...
Bernhard Langer was declared the winner of the Mitsubishi Electric Championship after strong winds blowing across the Hualalai golf course halted the tournament in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. It was Langer’s 30th victory on the PGA Tour Champions, moving him into second place on the career list behind Hale
Irwin, who has 45.