Watch: golfer nails absolutely ridiculous sidewinding birdie putt

By Dave Kovaleski March 4, 2018 at 10:34am

Adam Hadwin made a ridiculously tough putt Saturday on the third hole of the third round at the WGC-Mexico Championship at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City.

The 28-foot birdie putt on the par-3 hole traveled about twice that far due to the line Hadwin took.

Hadwin took aim about 20 feet to the right of the hole and let the ball take a sharp, 90-degree break as it drifted down toward the cup.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf4H95QDzEA/

The ball hung on the edge of the cup momentarily, then dropped in for the birdie.

The enthusiastic call by the Mexican announcers gave it some added drama.

Si si si si! Caliento! @ahadwingolf's incredible putt gets the Spanish call treatment and it's as good as the putt itself: https://t.co/UO3HXpE41R pic.twitter.com/ETFNv2bjGZ

— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) March 4, 2018

Hadwin, a Canadian, finished shot a with a 4-under-par 67 on Saturday, putting him at 5-under for the tournament.

Hadwin will compete as the defending champion at this week’s Valspar Championship. He was victorious there last year in what has thus far been his lone PGA Tour win.

Was this the best putt you've ever seen?

It is going to be hard to wrest the Golden Brush away from @ahadwingolf if he continues to make putts like this beauty from the third round of the WGC – Mexico Championship.
https://t.co/ktvHfqZxPe

— Valspar Championship (@ValsparChamp) March 4, 2018

India’s Shubhankar Sharma held a two-shot lead heading into the final round of the WGC-Mexico, at 13-under-par.

Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson, Tyrrell Hatton and Rafa Cabrera Bello were tied for second place.

Final pairing @WGCMexico.
Oldest vs youngest.
👍 vs 💪 pic.twitter.com/rn1qFLgzwP

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 4, 2018

Mickelson and the young Indian golfer shared a humorous exchange before the third round.

“He thought we were media and he said, ‘not right now, after the round,” Sharma told reporters while laughing, according to Reuters.

“Then he just realized (and said), ‘So sorry, I thought you were media.’ He said ‘hi’. I said ‘hi.’ And then he made a few putts and then he came back to me and said, ‘Have a good day.’ It was nice.”

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Dave has been writing about sports for The Wildcard since 2017. He's been a reporter and editor for over 20 years, covering everything from sports to financial news. In addition to writing for The Wildcard, Dave has covered mutual funds for Pensions and Investments, meetings and conventions, money market funds, personal finance, associations, and he currently covers financial regulations and the energy sector for Macallan Communications. He has won awards for both news and sports reporting.

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