Champagne tackle 'might be my new screensaver,' Hadwin says

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Published Jun 11, 2023 • 1 minute read

Adam Hadwin of Canada hits a shot. — Adam Hadwin of Canada hits his first shot on the second hole during the final round of the RBC Canadian Open at Oakdale Golf and Country Club on Sunday, June 11, 2023, in Toronto. Photo by Minas Panagiotakis /Getty Images

Adam Hadwin couldn’t contain himself after Nick Taylor’s monster putt to win the Canadian Open, so a security guard decided to do it for him.

“Yeah, I got tackled. He thought I was coming in hot,” Hadwin said. “I was trying to get Nick with Champagne. I hope I got him with a little before I got tackled.”

In the race to celebrate with his childhood friend, Hadwin raced on the green with a bottle off champagne in a dead sprint towards Taylor. Unfortunately he was met just before he got there with an open-field tackle by a security guard who meant business.

It didn’t go unnoticed by the man who changed the history of Canadian golf on Sunday: “According to what I saw, he got a nice tackle,” Taylor said. “He was upright when I last saw him, though.”

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Postmedia caught up with Hadwin after the failed rush toward the end zone and the Canadian didn’t seem any worse for the wear.

“I’m OK. I’ve got enough adrenalin running through me right now that even if I was a little sore I won’t feel it until tomorrow. So I’ll have to let you know tomorrow.”

The security guard came up to Hadwin about 10 minutes later and gave the golfer a more gentle hug.

Following Nick Taylor’s winning putt, security tackled Adam Hadwin while he was trying to celebrate with Taylor, mistaking him for a fan. pic.twitter.com/G2ZaQhEhIK

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 12, 2023

“He came over to say it was his bad,” Hadwin said.

It will make a great memory for the two golfers who grew up together at Ledgeview Golf Club in Abbotsford B.C.

“I’ve got a great photo of Nick hugging (caddie) Dave (Merkle) and me getting tackled in the background,” Hadwin said. “That might be my new screensaver.”

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