Adam Long (golfer)

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Adam Long
Personal information
Full nameAdam Gordon Long
Born (1987-09-25) September 25, 1987 (age 36) [1]
New Orleans, Louisiana
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight161 lb (73 kg; 11.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Jupiter, Florida
SpouseEmily Armstrong
Career
College Duke University
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour Canada
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Web.com Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking 60 (September 27, 2020) [2]
(as of August 4, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2019
PGA Championship T41: 2019
U.S. Open T13: 2020
The Open Championship CUT: 2021

Adam Gordon Long (born September 25, 1987) is an American professional golfer who won his first PGA Tour event at the 2019 Desert Classic. [3]

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Early life

Long was born in New Orleans, and grew up in St. Louis. He is the son of Gordon and Jane and the brother of Lindsay. [4] Growing up, Long played multiple sports, especially hockey, but after a leg injury, he focused on golf. [5] He graduated from Francis Howell High School in 2006 and during his time there he was selected to the All-State All-Metro team all four years. In 2008, he won the Metropolitan Amateur Championship, a coveted Amateur title in St. Louis. [6] Originally, Long had verbally committed to play golf at the University of Florida, but eventually decided on Duke University after a second visit. [7]

Collegiate career

Long started his career at Duke in 2006 and as a freshman, he was second on the team in stroke average (72.9). He had two top-10 finishes on his way to earning an All-ACC team selection. During his sophomore season, he earned three top-10 finishes including a performance at the Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic where he broke the school's 54-hole record with a score of 208 (−8). In 2008, he was a Ping All-East Selection and led the Blue Devils in stroke average (73.0). Long finished his collegiate career ranking second in Duke's history in stroke average and earned All-America Academic honors for two seasons. [8] He graduated from Duke in 2010 with a degree in Sociology.

Professional career

Long turned professional in 2010 and played on different smaller tours like the NGA Hooters Tour and the eGolf Tour before earning status in 2014 on the PGA Tour Canada.

PGA Tour Canada

In 2014, Adam Long made 10 starts on the PGA Tour Canada. In those starts, he had two top-10 finishes coming at the Great Waterway Classic and the Cape Breton Celtic Classic where he finished T2 and T8 respectively. [1]

Korn Ferry Tour

In 2012, Long played in 17 events on the Korn Ferry Tour and made the cut in six events. From 2015 to 2017, he played in 79 events on the Korn Ferry Tour, finishing inside the top-10 in 7 times including a runner-up finish at the 2015 United Leasing & Finance Championship. [1]

In 2018, Long made 27 starts and finished high enough on the money list to earn his PGA Tour card. En route to earning his way onto the PGA Tour, he had four top-10 results including a runner-up finish at the Lincoln Land Championship. [1] Long secured his PGA Tour card at the Ellie Mae Classic with a T4 finish. [7] He finished 13th on the money list, winning $192,463. [9]

PGA Tour

2019 was Long's first season on the PGA Tour. After making the cut in only one of his first four starts, Long won the 2019 Desert Classic with a score of 26 under par, beating out Phil Mickelson and Adam Hadwin in a close finish. Long followed up his win a few months later with a T10 finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Long qualified for the FedEx Cup Playoffs in his first year on tour, ultimately finishing in 69th and earning $1,648,007. [1]

In 2020, Long has finished tied for runner-up at the Mayakoba Golf Classic to Brendon Todd, solo 8th place at the Phoenix Open, and solo 2nd at the 3M Open to Michael Thompson. [1]

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Jan 20, 2019 Desert Classic 63-71-63-65=262−261 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Hadwin, Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson

NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament201920202021
Masters Tournament CUT
PGA Championship T41T51CUT
U.S. Open T13
The Open Championship NTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20192020202120222023
The Players Championship T79CT22T46CUT

"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament201920202021
Championship
Match Play NT1T28
Invitational T24
Champions NT1NT1

1Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Adam Long – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Week 39 2020 Ending 27 Sep 2020" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ Casey, Kevin (January 20, 2019). "Adam Long drains birdie putt to stun Phil Mickelson, win Desert Classic". Golfweek.
  4. ↑ Pelizzaro, Jeff (September 17, 2018). "207: Adam Long Securing a Spot on the PGA Tour". 18Strong.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Q&A with Adam Long". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Metropolitan Amateur Championship Champions - Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association" . Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "No Laying Up Podcast, Episode 211: Adam Long". No Laying Up. April 28, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Adam Long - 2009-10 - Men's Golf". Duke University Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  9. ↑ "2018 Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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