Overview
- Hadwin shot a 5-under 66 on Friday in windy conditions at Port Royal, reaching 11-under 131 to lead the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
- Chandler Phillips (64) and Braden Thornberry (65) sit one stroke back at 10 under, with Max McGreevy and Noah Goodwin at 9 under.
- Wind gusts reached 26 mph, and play was again halted by darkness, leaving six players to complete their rounds later.
- Hadwin rebounded from a double bogey at the par-3 13th with an eagle on the short par-4 sixth to preserve his advantage.
- The 38-year-old Canadian, who missed the FedEx Cup playoffs for the first time in his career, can secure status outright with a victory that carries a two-year PGA Tour exemption.