Joe Long (golfer)

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Joe Long
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Matthew Long
Born (1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 (age 24)
Bristol, England
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2021
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2021
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 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
Masters Tournament CUT
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Team appearances[]

Amateur

References[]

  1. ^ "Thurloway gets 'massive' win at English Amateur". AmateurGolf.com. 5 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Day Two – Men's Amateur: England duo hit Route 66 on way to match play". England Golf. 29 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Williams, Julie (30 August 2020). "Englishman Joe Long 'chuffed' after winning British Amateur at Royal Birkdale". Golfweek.
  4. ^ Dabbs, Ryan (7 April 2021). "8 Things You Didn't Know About Joe Long". Golf Monthly.
  5. ^ "Long wins all-English final to become Amateur Champion". England Golf. 30 August 2020.
  6. ^ Scrivener, Peter (10 May 2021). "US edge GB&I to retain Walker Cup". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ "Joseph Long". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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