Michael Long (golfer)

Michael Long
Personal information
Full name Michael Long
Born (1968-08-27) 27 August 1968
Cromwell, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Nationality  New Zealand
Residence Perth, Western Australia
Career
Turned professional 1990
Current tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins 8
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia 4
Web.com Tour 2
Other 2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T66: 1998
PGA Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
Von Nida Tour
Money List winner		 2008

Michael Long (born 27 August 1968) is a New Zealand professional golfer.

Long was born in Cromwell, New Zealand. He turned professional at the age of 21 and joined the PGA Tour of Australasia. In 1996 he won the New Zealand Open. He played on the European Tour from 1997 to 1999 and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

In 1999 Long's career was interrupted after suffering a broken neck in a boogie boarding accident.[1] After making a recovery he turned his attentions to America and played on the second-tier Buy.com Tour. He had some success at this level, winning twice, and graduated to the PGA Tour in 2002 and 2005 but was unable to keep his card on either occasion.

By 2008 Long had lost his playing rights on the Nationwide Tour and returned to Australasia and topped the 2008 Von Nida Tour money list.

Amateur wins (4)

  • 1985 New Zealand under 18s
  • 1988 New Zealand under 21s
  • 1989 New Zealand under 23s
  • 1990 New Zealand Amateur

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 8 Dec 1996 New Zealand Open –9 (65-71-72-67=275) 4 strokes Australia Peter O'Malley
2 7 Feb 1999 Greg Norman Holden International –9 (73-72-66-72=283) 1 stroke New Zealand Michael Campbell
3 7 Feb 2016 Oates Victorian Open –13 (69-70-67-69=275) Playoff Australia Matthew Millar
4 13 May 2018 TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship –14 (70-69-71-64=274) 1 stroke Australia Brody Martin

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 23 Sep 2001 Buy.com Boise Open –14 (66-69-67-68=270) 1 stroke South Africa Tjaart van der Walt
2 18 May 2003 VB Open –11 (72-65-70-70=277) 2 strokes United States Vaughn Taylor

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1997 1998 1999
The Open Championship CUT T66 CUT

Note: Long only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NZ-born, Perth-based Michael Long settles down". The Sunday Times (Western Australia). 11 October 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
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