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AUGUSTA, Ga. — It wasn’t a great day for Canada at the Masters, but Corey Conners and Adam Hadwin survived the blustery conditions to see the weekend at Augusta National.
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“Lots of things blowing around. A few sandstorms out there. The shot on 12 was really, really challenging. I hit a pretty solid straight shot, and it curved 40, 50 feet to the left from 145 yards,” Conners said after his round. “This is the windiest I’ve ever experienced at Augusta National.”
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Despite the wind taking hold of Conners’ tee shot at the par-3 12th, the Canadian made birdie at the famous hole, a much-needed one considering he was coming off a disastrous bogey-double-bogey-double-bogey three-hole stretch beginning at the ninth.
Conners shot a four-over 76 on Friday giving everything back and more following Thursday’s two-under 70 that had him beginning the second round tied for eighth. He will begin the weekend at two over par, eight shots back of leaders Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and Max Homa.
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“It’s really challenging mentally to stay in the moment and stay committed,” he said. There’s a lot of distractions definitely with the way the wind was blowing. The golf course still played awesome. It was fun out there as gruelling as it was.”
Hadwin was the low Canadian in the second round, shooting a one-over 73 and will head to the weekend at four-over.
“I’ve been kind of fighting the driver a little bit these last two days, and that’s not a great way to start this golf course,” Hadwin said. “I do believe it’s a second shot golf course, but when I’m having to play under trees for half the holes, it makes it very difficult.”
Canada’s top-ranked golfer Nick Taylor had a Masters week to forget, if he can. Needing to force the issue after an opening round 77, Taylor made 10 bogeys on Friday to shoot 81. His 14-over par two-day total was better than just one golfer.
Green jacket owner Mike Weir followed a competitive first round 74 with a second round 77 to miss the cut by one stroke at seven-over.
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