Adam Bland
| Adam Bland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Adam James Bland | ||
| Born | 26 August 1982 Mildura, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Australia | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2005 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Nationwide Tour Canadian Tour Gateway Tour | ||
| 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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Adam James Bland (born 26 August 1982) is an Australian professional golfer who has played on a number of the world's golf tours.
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)
[edit]Japan Golf Tour Tour wins (1)
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| Japan majors (1) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 May 2015 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup | −16 (64-68-64-72=268) | 3 strokes |  Lee Sang-hee
|
Canadian Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Apr 2007 | San Jose International Open | −9 (74-67-71-67=279) | Playoff |  John Ellis, Scott Gibson, Spencer Levin
|
| 2 | 6 May 2007 | Ford Culiacan Open | −18 (64-66-69-67=266) | 3 strokes | Michael Harris
|
Von Nida Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 May 2005 | WA PGA Championship | −15 (66-70-67-70=273) | 1 stroke | Brad Lamb
|
Playoff record
[edit]PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | Victorian PGA Championship | Brett Coletta, Andrew Martin, Lincoln Tighe
|
Martin won with birdie on fifth extra hole Bland and Coletta eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | Mexico Open | Troy Merritt
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Bland only played in The Open Championship.
Results in World Golf Championships
[edit]Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T18 | |||||||
| Match Play | ||||||||
| Invitational | ||||||||
| Champions | 77 | T54 |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing South Australia): 2002, 2003, 2004
References
[edit]- ^ "Adam Bland wins Western Australian PGA". iseekgolf.com. 29 May 2005.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "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
[edit]- 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
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