After losing it on a sprinkler head, Adam Hadwin pays it forward with thoughtful gesture
After taking out his frustrations on a sprinkler head, Canadian Adam Hadwin apologized with class.
The video of Adam Hadwin destroying a sprinkler head during last week’s Valspar Championship proved to be rather hilarious.
The incident came during the second round as Hadwin played the 10th hole.
Immediately after duffing his third shot into the greenside bunker, Hadwin slammed his club into the turf.
But unbeknownst to him, Hadwin hit a sprinkler head with his wedge, which caused the powerful jets to spray water everywhere. This all came after he shanked his approach from the middle of the fairway, leaving the former Louisville Cardinal rather heated.
His wife, Jessica, who is a social media star herself, wrote about the sprinkler spray seen around the world for Scratch:
“On the 10th hole, it appears Adam was in the vicinity of some sort of sprinkler malfunction,” Jessica wrote.
“Two sh*nks in one hole (10) is not good for a man’s soul. I feel for him and seriously hate seeing him look beat down by golf.”
All Hadwin could do was stand there and offer a “Sorrey” in his trademark Canadian accent as water gushed all around him. He then made a double-bogey six and ultimately carded a 5-over 76, missing the cut by three.
But Hadwin did more than offer a guilty apology later in the week. Not only did he pay for the sprinkler head that he broke, but he also bought lunch for the entire Valspar Championship staff and Innisbrook Resort grounds crew.
Ryan Stewart, the Director of Agronomy for the Innisbrook Resort, shared the news on social media:
A big thank you to Adam Hadwin @jessicahadwin for paying for that sprinkler head and buying our staff lunch. That was a great touch and our staff loved it. Thank you again pic.twitter.com/1CigKSYyit
— Ryan stewart (@rardoryan80) March 28, 2025
Hadwin’s move to make amends with the staff was gracious and showed tremendous class.
He is back playing at the Texas Children’s Houston Open this week, hoping to put that poor finish at the Valspar Championship behind him. So far he has. Hadwin currently sits at 3-under par and in a tie for 35th midway through the second round. A lightning delay halted play on Friday afternoon, forcing Hadwin and the afternoon wave to shelter indoors.
Scottie Scheffler owns the lead after firing an 8-under 62 on Friday morning. He is 11-under and leads Taylor Pendrith, a fellow countryman of Hadwin, by a stroke.
Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Follow him on X @jack_milko.