Hurly Long

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Hurly Long
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Herlihy Long
Born (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995 (age 28) [1]
Heidelberg, Germany
Sporting nationalityFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Career
College University of Oregon
Texas Tech University
Turned professional2019
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) Pro Golf Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T41: 2023
Achievements and awards
Pro Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2019

Christopher Herlihy "Hurly" Long (born 21 July 1995) is a German professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2020 Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil on the Challenge Tour.

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Amateur career

Long attended Texas Tech University from 2015 to 2018, having been a freshman at the University of Oregon in 2014/15. [2] He won the 2017 Carmel Cup after a playoff, which included a second-round 61 to set a new course record at Pebble Beach. [3] He was part of the German team in three Eisenhower Trophy tournaments: 2014, 2016 and 2018.

Professional career

Long turned professional at the start of 2019 and played on the Pro Golf Tour in his first year as a professional. He had a successful season, winning the Raiffeisen Pro Golf Tour St. Pölten in July after a final round of 60. During the season he was also runner-up three times, third twice and had 7 other top-10 finishes. [4] He won the Order of Merit and gained a place on the Challenge Tour for 2020. [5]

Long had little success on the 2020 Challenge Tour until he won the Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil in early October, an event reduced to 54 holes by bad weather. Long won with a birdie at the second hole of a playoff. [6]

Personal life

Long was born on 21 July 1995, in Heidelberg, Germany to an American father and a German mother. His father Ted Long is a former Challenge Tour player who later became a teaching professional, while his mother Susanna was a flight attendant. [7] His father started to show him golf videos when he was two weeks old, and he began playing the game at the age of two. [8]

Amateur wins

Source: [9]

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
14 Oct 2020 Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil −13 (67-66-70=203)*Playoff Flag of England.svg Matt Ford, Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schneider

*Note: The 2020 Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2020 Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil Flag of England.svg Matt Ford, Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schneider Won with birdie on second extra hole
Schneider eliminated by par on first hole

Pro Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
125 Jul 2019 Raiffeisen Pro Golf Tour St. Pölten−24 (64-65-60=189)4 strokes Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dylan Boshart, Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robbie van West

Results in major championships

Tournament2023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T41
  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Hurly Long". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "2017-18 Men's Golf Roster Hurly Long". Texas Tech University. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Hurly Long Claims Carmel Cup Title In Historic Fashion". Texas Tech University. 3 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Statistics - Hurly Long 2019". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Order of Merit 2019". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil R3". Golf Today. 4 October 2020.
  7. ↑ Williams, Don (5 September 2017). "Unforgettable: Tech golfer Hurly Long reflects on breaking Pebble Beach record". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  8. ↑ Densmore, Jack (6 September 2017). "Celebrating History: Long reflects on shooting Pebble Beach course-record". The Daily Toreador. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Hurly Long". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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