SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — From fans serenading Adam Hadwin with ‘O Canada’ on the 16th hole to Nick Taylor sharing the leaderboard with Hadwin, the first round of the WM Phoenix Open was strongly represented by Canadians.
With the day’s action delayed by an hour and 45 minutes due to frost, the golfers then had to deal with windy conditions. As much as it had affected some in the field, the two Canadian golfers thrived under the conditions.
