Adam Hadwin wins over Valspar Championship's course maintenance team with heartfelt gesture after destroying a sprinkler

Adam Hadwin won over the Valspar Championship course maintenance team with a benevolent act after destroying the sprinkler. Hadwin's sprinkler gate incident became popular during the PGA Tour event when Hadwin shot a double bogey on the 10th hole, and following that, Hadwin got infuriated and hit the clubface on the sprinkler, resulting in spraying water all around.

But as per a recent post on X, Hadwin compensated for what he did. He paid the expenses for the repair and the course maintenance, and fed food to the course maintenance group. A picture and video of the same were uploaded on Valspar Championship’s X page, and with that, they wrote a caption that read:

“How it started ➡️ how it’s going…In addition to paying for all repairs to @Innisbrook sprinklers, our 2017 champ, @ahadwingolf sent a video message & bought lunch for the entire course maintenance department 🥹⛳️Thank you, Adam & @jessicahadwin!”

Hadwin scored +5 at the Valspar Championship and missed the cut line, which was set at +2. He shot 71 in the first round with two birdies, and he shot 76 in the second round with one birdie. The Valspar Championship was won by Viktor Hovland with a score of 11 under. Hovland had his first triumph in two years after the 2023 Tour Championship.

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How did Adam Hadwin play in the 2025 PGA Tour season so far?

Adam Hadwin had two top 20 finishes in 2025, including a T9 at the WM Phoenix Open and a T18 at the Texas Children's Houston Open. His first event in 2025 was the Sentry Tournament, where he finished at T29 with a score of 18 under 274. He missed four cutlines this year. Here's a list of Hadwin's 2025 performances so far:

• The Sentry at the Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course): T29, 67, 69, 68 and 70, 274 (-18)
• Sony Open in Hawaii at the Waialae Country Club: T59, 65, 71, 69 and 70, 275 (-5)
• The American Express at the Pete Dye Stadium Course: Missed cut
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at the Pebble Beach Golf Links: T65, 72, 73, 71 and 70, 286 (-2)
• WM Phoenix Open at the TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course): T9, 68, 66, 70 and 66, 270 (-14)
• The Genesis Invitational at the Torrey Pines (South Course): Missed cut
• Arnold Palmer Invitational pres. by Mastercard at the Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge: T45, 75, 69, 76 and 73, 293 (+5)
• THE PLAYERS Championship at the TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course): Missed cut
• Valspar Championship at the Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course): Missed cut
• Texas Children's Houston Open at the Memorial Park Golf Course: T18, 69 and 58, 127 (-5)