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Adam Hadwin’s viral moment from The Valspar Championship is making its rounds on social media.
He violently slammed his club down in frustration, causing a sprinkler to uncontrollably spray water everywhere.
Golf influencer Paige Spiranac joined the fun and provided a hilarious take.
“The course has seen enough club throws this week and is fighting back now, lol,” she wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Hadwin is not the only player frustrated at Innisbrook Resort. Multiple players threw clubs while playing the Copperhead Course for The Valspar Championship.
Patton Kizzire punted his putter during the first round. He eventually withdrew from the tournament with a back injury and will likely be facing a fine.
The same can be said for Sahith Theegala, who threw his clubs into the woods.
After Kizzire and Theegala, it seemed the Copperhead Course had enough. When Hadwin struck the ground, as Spiranac said, the track fought back, and it won.
STATELINE, NV – JULY 6: Professional golfer, model and influencer Paige Spiranac before the start of her first practice round at the ACC Golf Championship presented by American Century Investments on July 6, 2022 at…
STATELINE, NV – JULY 6: Professional golfer, model and influencer Paige Spiranac before the start of her first practice round at the ACC Golf Championship presented by American Century Investments on July 6, 2022 at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nevada.
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The video gets funnier as it progresses because Hadwin tries to turn off the sprinkler but is unable to figure out how.
At one point, he stands on the sprinkler and accepts his fate. He had made a double bogey on the 10th, so accepting his consequences appeared to be his only choice.
Hadwin shot a 5-over 76 Friday at The Valspar Championship to miss the cut by three shots.
The Copperhead Course is not an easy track, and these guys got a good taste of it with the high winds throughout the first two days of play.
Hadwin got the short end of the stick because the track finally decided to bite back, and someone happened to have a camera there to film the whole ordeal.
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