Gerry Dobson

And the crowd goes crazy!

Watching the unheralded and previously unkown Adam Hadwin knock it around venerable old St. George's was quite a treat.

Sitting in the bleachers by the 18th green was enough to give one a taste of where this guy sits on the radar of the great golfing populace. "Who is that guy? Is he that Canadian kid? Is that Jon Mills? No the other guy." On and on went the chatter.

Imagine what a treat it was to watch him knock it stiff on 18. Nearly went into the jar on the fly it did. Left himself less than a foot for birdie. Can you imagine? Birdie, birdie finish in your first PGA Tour event and on home soil no less.

Does Adam Hadwin have game? He thinks so. Needs to work on a few things he says, but he's driving the ball well.

And his weekend in the limelight only makes him hungrier to taste the big time even more.

He revelled in the moment. His thank you speech for being awarded the Rivermead Trophy as low Canadian was filled with emotion. He seemed comfortable with being on the big stage; in fact, a couple of hours prior, just after he'd finished his final round, the Abbotsford, B.C. native spent more time than necessary tossing balls, gloves and other goodies into the crowd, signing autographs along the way.

Its not like he can afford it, although the nearly $20,000 he made this week will help a lot. (Speaking of tossing balls, it seemed a group of youngsters in the 18th-hole bleachers were determined to embarrass every finishing player to toss his ball, hat, glove or whatever in their direction. I lost count after one 10-year-old had at least six balls, two gloves and one hat. Check out Craig's List in the coming days.)

Good for Dean Wilson, too. Here's a guy who could use a break. He didn't win to secure another two years on the tour, but the $550,000 second-place money will go a long way to that goal. Felt badly for him though. He needed birdie on 18 to have a chance and told me afterward that he hit the line he wanted, but didn't hit the right weight. I thought I noticed a tinge of, if not sadness, then at least regret in his voice. But the golf gods were smiling on Carl Pettersson. When he finished his second round Friday, he was actually outside the cut line at one under. Fortunately for him, it moved back a stroke and he made it in. Then came that record breaking 60 on Saturday and the rest is history.