"How pure was his shot on 16?" - Adam Hadwin showers praises on Scottie Scheffler after round 3 of the 2024 Memorial Tournament

Following the third round of the Memorial Tournament, Adam Hadwin had high praise for Scottie Scheffler's performance. Hadwin was caught praising the World No. 1 golfer's game during the post-round practice on Saturday, June 8.

Hadwin was grouped with Scheffler for the third round of the Memorial Tournament on Saturday. While he carded an even-par 72 and remained at T2 at 6-under, Scheffler further solidified his lead with a 1-under 71 that included six birdies, two bogeys, and a triple bogey.

The PGA Tour shared a video where Adam Hadwin is chatting with his caddie, Joe Cruz. Reflecting on Saturday's round, he speaks about Scheffler's performance.

"How pure was his shot on 16?" he tells his caddie.

Cruz agrees with him and provides further insight into Scheffler's game.

"This is where he's impressive," he says. "To do what he did on 5 and then come back and get on the horse."

The duo also discusses Scheffler's birdies on the 9th, 10th, and 12th holes. Here's the video:

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When will Adam Hadwin and Scottie Scheffler tee off at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday?

Adam Hadwin is paired with Sepp Straka for the final round of the Memorial Tournament. They will be the penultimate duo to tee off on Sunday, June 9, and will tee off at 1:25 pm ET.

Scottie Scheffler is grouped with Collin Morikawa as the final pair to begin their round on Sunday. The duo will tee off at 1:35 pm ET on Sunday.

Here are the tee time details for the Memorial Tournament, Round 4 (all times ET):

9:10 am: Emiliano Grillo, Jackson Koivun
9:20 am: Tom Kim, Cameron Young
9:30 am: Taylor Pendrith, Tom Hoge
9:40 am: Justin Thomas, Cam Davis
9:50 am: Adam Svensson, Lee Hodges
10 am: Nick Taylor, Corey Conners
10:10 am: Davis Thompson, Matt Kuchar
10:25 am: Alex Noren, Andrew Putnam
10:35 am: Eric Cole, Billy Horschel
10:45 am: Denny McCarthy, Peter Malnati
10:55 am: Austin Eckroat, Thomas Detry
11:05 am: Keegan Bradley, Russell Henley
11:15 am: Matt Fitzpatrick, Hideki Matsuyama
11:30 am: Ben An, Will Zalatoris
11:40 am: Brian Harman, Sam Burns
11:50 am: Akshay Bhatia, Jason Day
12:00 pm: J.T. Poston, Seamus Power
12:10 pm: Viktor Hovland, Max Homa
12:20 pm: Si Woo Kim, Tommy Fleetwood
12:30 pm: Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry
12:45 pm: Sungjae Im, Tony Finau
12:55 pm: Nick Dunlap, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
1:05 pm: Victor Perez, Sahith Theegala
1:15 pm: Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Åberg
1:25 pm: Sepp Straka, Adam Hadwin
1:35 pm: Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa

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