Joe Long (golfer)
Joe Long | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Joseph Matthew Long |
Born | Bristol, England | 21 May 1997
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Status | Amateur |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 2021 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | CUT: 2021 |
The Open Championship | CUT: 2021 |
Joseph Matthew Long (born 21 May 1997) is an English amateur golfer who won the 2020 Amateur Championship.
Career[]
Long was runner-up in the 2018 English Amateur, losing, 6 and 5, to in the final.[1] In the 2020 English Amateur, he led after the stroke-play stage to be ranked as the top seed going into the match-play;[2] he was ultimately knocked out in the quarter-finals at the 23rd hole.[3]
Long won the 2020 Amateur Championship at Royal Birkdale, beating , 4 and 3, in the final. The win gave him an entry into the 2021 Masters Tournament, U.S. Open and The Open Championship, provided he remained an amateur.[4][3][5]
Long was selected for the 2021 Walker Cup, but only played in the final-day singles session due to "gastrointestinal issues" that impacted both teams. He won his match against John Pak on the 18th hole.[6]
Amateur wins[]
Source:[7]
Results in major championships[]
Tournament | 2021 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT |
PGA Championship | |
U.S. Open | CUT |
The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Team appearances[]
Amateur
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2021
References[]
- ^ "Thurloway gets 'massive' win at English Amateur". AmateurGolf.com. 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Day Two – Men's Amateur: England duo hit Route 66 on way to match play". England Golf. 29 July 2020.
- ^ a b Williams, Julie (30 August 2020). "Englishman Joe Long 'chuffed' after winning British Amateur at Royal Birkdale". Golfweek.
- ^ Dabbs, Ryan (7 April 2021). "8 Things You Didn't Know About Joe Long". Golf Monthly.
- ^ "Long wins all-English final to become Amateur Champion". England Golf. 30 August 2020.
- ^ Scrivener, Peter (10 May 2021). "US edge GB&I to retain Walker Cup". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Joseph Long". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- English male golfers
- Amateur golfers
- Sportspeople from Bristol
- 1997 births
- Living people