U.S. Open: Adam Hadwin healthy and ready to go after security guard tackle at RBC Canadian Open

LOS ANGELES — Adam Hadwin is totally fine, and he isn't harboring any grudges, either.

Hadwin, just days after a security guard tackled him on the green following Nick Taylor’s historic win at the RBC Canadian Open in Toronto, arrived at Los Angeles Country Club for the U.S. Open without any injuries.

He took the hit well and will tee off in the third major of the season as scheduled come Thursday.

“I don’t know if I’ve ever been tackled in my life,” he told the Toronto Sun’s Jon McCarthy on Tuesday in Los Angeles. “I’ve shied away from contact sports for a reason, but thankfully, I held up well.”

Hadwin, like just about every other Canadian in the field, was watching the end of the RBC Canadian Open intently Sunday from Oakdale Golf and Country Club. Taylor edged Tommy Fleetwood in a 4-hole playoff to win Canada’s only PGA Tour event. He is the first Canadian to win the tournament in 69 years.

Right after Taylor’s incredible, 72-foot eagle putt fell on the final playoff hole, Hadwin rushed in to celebrate with a bottle of champagne. That turned out to be the wrong move.

A security guard on the green spotted Hadwin and leveled him.

Hadwin, who actually apologized to the officer “in true Canadian form,” said he didn’t blame him at all. He seemed to appreciate all the content that came from the incident, too.

“Listen, I think it was one of those freak incidents,” Hadwin said. “I kind of came around the corner just as hot as he did, and I’m sure in the moment, the entire security team was told not to lose contain on the situation because if Nick wins, it could get crazy, and I was a plain-clothed, hoodie- and jeans-wearing guy coming in hot.”

The U.S. Open had some fun with it, too. The tournament had a few hard hats and a bright neon yellow construction vest waiting for Hadwin in his locker this week at Los Angeles Country Club — just in case.

Hadwin finished tied for 12th at the RBC Canadian Open and had the best finish of any Canadian in the field other than Taylor. Hadwin has one career win on the PGA Tour, at the 2017 Valspar Championship. The 35-year-old has seven top-25 finishes this season, including a T7 finish at the Texas Children’s Houston Open and a runner-up finish at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. He is currently ranked No. 70 in the Official World Golf Rankings.

Hadwin will tee off alongside Denny McCarthy and Joel Dahmen to start the U.S. Open on Thursday.

Even though it was a bit painful at the end, Hadwin is thrilled that he got to experience Taylor’s victory in person.

“I’m so proud of Nick, and I’m glad I was there to witness it,” he said. “That was literally what dreams are made of. [ESPN] could make a ‘30 for 30’ on that.”