That the US Open was still underway, and I hadn’t had an opportunity to write about it yet, did not deter The Professor from scolding me.
“So when are you going to give a shout out to former Cardinal golfer Adam Hadwin?
“He’s leading the US Open for heaven’s sake.”
He had me. I suppose.
Transparency here. As much as I love U of L sports, the golf team has never been on my radar. I had seen somebody mention somewhere that Hadwin was a former Cardinal, and thought, “That”s cool.”
My next thought, and how I responded to Prof, “Well, isn’t there always some guy we’ve never heard of atop the leaderboard after the first day, only to fade into his own parade?”
Which to Hadwin’s credit and doggedness, he did not, finishing T7 at -1.
Under par for an entire US Open. World class. Continue reading Tuesday Throwdeeps: Pigskin Recruiting, Linkster +++