Adam Hadwin Chucks Club Into The Water After Sending Ball To Watery Grave At The Players

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Most professional golfers do a pretty good job keeping their cool on the course compared to the average hack, but even the best players on the planet throw a temper tantrum every now and then—including Adam Hadwin, who will need to replace a club he threw into the water during the first round of The Players Championship.

There are plenty of ways to have your round derailed when you’re playing 18 holes at TPC Sawgrass courtesy of the legendary golf course architect Pete Dye. The 17th is the most imposing (and iconic) threat, but water can come into play on every single hole if you’re not careful.

Adam Hadwin learned that the hard way during the first round of The Players Championship on Thursday, as he headed to the turn at +3 with the help of the double bogey he recorded on the 4th hole after putting his drive in the water to the right.

It looked like the 36-year-old Canadian had managed to bounce back on the back nine, as he’d gotten back down to even by recording three birdies by the time he arrived on the 17th. Unfortunately, he fell victim to the island green after his tee shot came up short and walked away with his second double bogey of the day before heading to the final hole.

Hadwin’s last drive of the day narrowly avoided the water on the left of the fairway, but he ended up with an uncomfortable shot that required him to stand atop the wooden bulkheads while attacking the green. That approach did end up finding the water—which was also the case with the club he subsequently chucked into the lake in frustration.

Hadwin bogeyed the hole and ended his round at +3. As of this writing, he’s tied for 127th (ten strokes behind co-leaders Xander Schauffele and Rory McIlroy) and will need a bit of a miracle if he wants to make the cut.