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Louisville alum Adam Hadwin finished tied for 10th overall in the WM Phoenix Open

By Cameron Franck

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: (L-R) Jordan Spieth of the United States, Adam Hadwin of Canada and Tyrrell Hatton of England walk the 11th hole during the final round of the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 12, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: (L-R) Jordan Spieth of the United States, Adam Hadwin of Canada and Tyrrell Hatton of England walk the 11th hole during the final round of the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 12, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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The Waste Management Open in Phoenix, Arizona recently concluded on February 12, 2023 with an overall winner of American-born Scottie Scheffler, who secured the win with an impressive 19 strokes under par. With that impressive of a box score, Scheffler earned himself a nice payday, taking home $3.6 million dollars as the cash prize. But, for the purposes of this article, we are here for the Canadian sensation, Adam Hadwin.

Adam Hadwin, who attended the University of Louisville to play out his collegiate golf career, finished the tournament 10 strokes under par, which was good enough to tie him for tenth overall. Despite missing out on the elusive crown of the Waste Management Open, he did manage to have one of the highlights of the tournament with his tee shot on the 16th hole during the third round, on Saturday February 11, 2023.

Joining Hadwin in the tenth spot were Americans Rickie Fowler, Wyndham Clark, and Xander Schauffele. Scottie Scheffler seemed to run away with this tournament, but Adam Hadwin did his best to stay in the hunt for it. He would also fall behind fellow Louisville native amd St. Xavier High School graduate, Justin Thomas, who finished the weekend with an impressive 13 strokes under par.

The city of Louisville being tied to two of the top ten golfers in this tournament is wild. Certainly Louisville is not known for its golf scene, but it sure became synonymous with greatness this past weekend in Phoenix.

Hadwin shared the lead with fellow Canadian Nick Taylor briefly on Day 1 of the tournament after a delay due to frost on the course, which created some interesting conditions for the golfers. Hadwin said,

"“You had to be a lot more patient than you normally do around this place,” Hadwin said. “You couldn’t really chase birdies like we typically do out here.”"

He would go on to finish the tournament with 19 birdies, tying him for seventh on the weekend, and capping off an impressive showing for a former Louisville Cardinal.

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