WATCH: Canadian golfer Adam Hadwin tackled by security after countryman Nick Taylor wins RBC Canadian Open
Amid the hysteria of Taylor's incredible win, Hadwin got decked by security
It was quite a scene at Oakdale Golf & Country Club on Sunday evening as Nick Taylor battled Tommy Fleetwood through four playoff holes to become the first Canadian to win the RBC Canadian Open in 69 years. And Taylor completed the mission in exhilarating fashion, too, draining a ridiculous 72-foot putt to eagle the 18th and claim victory.
Watching it all transpire was not only a gallery full of Canadians but a number of Canadian and European golfers, too. Among them was Adam Hadwin, who was so excited to see Taylor's putt drop that he rushed his countryman with a bottle of champagne in hand.
One problem: Fans from the gallery stormed the green as well. Amid the chaos, Hadwin got mistaken for a patron and form tackled to the ground by a security guard in an effort straight out of the CFL.
What happens when you chirp @jessicahadwin on Twitter...
— RBC Canadian Open (@RBCCanadianOpen) June 12, 2023
(Sorry @ahadwingolf) pic.twitter.com/1Vs6YqM70Q
Security is TOIGHT at the Canadian Open 😩 pic.twitter.com/6cS38bQiYk
— Kayla Grey (@Kayla_Grey) June 11, 2023
It was such a sight that CBS Sports lead announcer Jim Nantz noticed it live as Taylor began celebrating his improbable putt.
"They're storming the 18th green now," Nantz remarked. "They just tackled Adam Hadwin, by the way, who was trying to approach his friend. Security did -- not knowing that's exactly who that was."
ARE YOU SERIOUS?! 💥@ntaylorgolf59 drains a 72-footer for the win! @RBCCanadianOpen pic.twitter.com/IK3onFkYa6
— Golf on CBS ⛳ (@GolfonCBS) June 11, 2023
Good news: Hadwin is OK. His wife, Jessica, took to Twitter to explain: "I'm thrilled to report that [Adam] is still among the land of the living and in true Canadian form, apologized to the security guard for being tackled," she tweeted Sunday night.
Put it in the Louvre! pic.twitter.com/ucQUqRhsM1
— adam hadwin (@ahadwingolf) June 12, 2023
Taylor became just the sixth Canadian to win his nation's open and the first to do it since Pat Fletcher in 1954. The victory was the third in his PGA Tour career, and it marked the fourth Tour event won by a Canadian this year, the most for a single season in records dating back to 1983.
















