Adam Bland
Adam Bland (born 26 August 1982) is an Australian professional golfer who has played on a number of the world's golf tours.
Adam Bland | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Mildura, Victoria, Australia | 26 August 1982||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st) | ||
Nationality | |||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 2005 | ||
Current tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia Japan Golf Tour (2014–) | ||
Former tour(s) | Nationwide Tour (2009–11) Canadian Tour (2007–08) Gateway Tour (2005) | ||
Professional wins | 4 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Japan Golf Tour | 1 | ||
Other | 3 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||
The Open Championship | CUT: 2006, 2015, 2017 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Bland turned professional in 2005 and plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia. He won the 2005 Western Australia PGA Championship on the tour's developmental tour, the Von Nida Tour.[1] He also played on the Gateway Tour in 2005 and had five top-10 finishes.[2] He played on the Canadian Tour in 2007 and 2008 with six top-10s including two wins in 2007.[2] He played on the Nationwide Tour (now Web.com Tour) from 2009 to 2011 with his best finish a playoff loss to Troy Merritt in the 2009 Mexico Open.[2]
He began playing on the Japan Golf Tour in 2014[3] and won the third event of the 2015 season, the Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup.[4]
Professional wins (4)
Japan Golf Tour Tour wins (1)
Legend |
Japan majors (1) |
Other Japan Golf Tour (0) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 17 May 2015 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup |
–16 (64-68-64-72=268) | 3 strokes |
Canadian Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 15 Apr 2007 | San Jose International Open | –9 (74-67-71-67=279) | Playoff | |
2 | 6 May 2007 | Ford Culiacan Open | –18 (64-66-69-67=266) | 3 strokes |
Von Nida Tour wins (1)
Playoff record
Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2009 | Mexico Open | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Bland only played in The Open Championship.
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Championship | T18 | |||||||
Match Play | ||||||||
Invitational | ||||||||
Champions | 77 | T54 |
"T" = Tied
References
- "Adam Bland wins Western Australian PGA". iseekgolf.com. 29 May 2005.
- "Adam Bland – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- Partland, Warren (3 January 2014). "Adam Bland starting to build an international golfing presence". The Courier-Mail.
- Welsh, Scott (18 May 2015). "SA golfer Adam Bland scores breakthrough win in Japan PGA Championship". The Advertiser.
External links
- Adam Bland at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- Adam Bland at the PGA Tour official site
- Adam Bland at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Adam Bland at the Official World Golf Ranking official site