Scottie Scheffler hits his tee shot on Saturday on the 16th hole at Muirfield Village Golf Club.
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Adam Hadwin, a week ago, in his home country’s Canadian Open, didn’t cash. After rounds of 72 and 70, he missed the cut.
But things weren’t all bad.
He was also gifted something valuable.
A round with a pull cart.
He said last weekend he played Toronto Golf Club. No pressure. Just friends. Just pulling.
“I think every one of us [Canadians] always loves when we get north of the border,” Hadwin said this week. “Some of the other guys spend a little bit more time up there than I do. I’m rarely up there anymore. So it’s always nice to kind of cross and be amongst other Canadians, and obviously we get really good support.
“Yeah, it sucks to not play well, especially up there. I mean it sucks to miss cuts, but missing a cut in Canada is definitely up there with some of the worst. I got to spend some time with my mom, just kind of chill out, played Toronto Golf Club on Saturday, just relaxed.
“I was joking with the guys that I used a push cart around. I hadn’t done that in years, get back to what the game used to be for us growing up, just slugging it around yourself, hitting shots, having fun, enjoying company. The game can wear on you sometimes, and I think that I can lose sight of that sometimes with the best of ’em.”
Was playing that round, just pushing the push cart, helpful?
“Yeah, I think so,” said Hadwin, who entered Sunday’s final round of the Memorial tied for second. “I struggle sometimes to do those rounds. If I don’t play well, I kind of wonder why I’m out here. But, yeah, I think just kind of get back to what I used to do as a junior and as a young amateur when the game was not my livelihood and not how I paid bills or anything like that. Just go out and enjoy some good company and hack it around and hopefully hit a few good shots and kind of just enjoy the experience again.”
With that, you can check out the complete payout breakdown for this week’s Memorial, played at Muirfield Village Golf Club. The total purse is $20 million.
How much every player made at the 2024 Memorial
1. Scottie Scheffler $4 million
2. Collin Morikawa $2.2 million
3. Adam Hadwin $1.4 million
4. Christiaan Bezuidenhout $1 million
T5. Matt Fitzpatrick $766,666 Ludvig Aberg $766,666 Sepp Straka $766,666
T8. Hideki Matsuyama $579,000 Sungjae Im $579,000 Tony Finau $579,000 Xander Schauffele $579,000
T12. Nick Dunlap $430,333 Victor Perez $430,333 Sahith Theegala $430,333
T15. Billy Horschel $329,000 Sam Burns $329,000 Viktor Hovland $329,000 Si Woo Kim $329,000 Rory McIlroy $329,000
T20. Corey Conners $259,500 Tommy Fleetwood $259,500
T22. Alex Noren $200,200 Byeong Hun An $200,200 Akshay Bhatia $200,200 J.T. Poston $200,200 Max Homa $200,200
T27. Emiliano Grillo $143,500 Adam Svensson $143,500 Nick Taylor $143,500 Davis Thompson $143,500 Russell Henley $143,500 Seamus Power $143,500
T33. Taylor Pendrith $106,500 Justin Thomas $106,500 Matt Kuchar $106,500 Peter Malnati $106,500 Brian Harman $106,500 Jason Day $106,500
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