Joe Long (golfer)

Joe Long
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Matthew Long
Born (1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 (age 27)
Bristol, England
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Sporting nationality England
Career
Turned professional2021
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins1
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 professional golfer. He won the 2020 Amateur Championship. Since turning professional in 2021, he has played on the Sunshine Tour and the Challenge Tour.

Amateur career

Long was runner-up in the 2018 English Amateur, losing, 6 and 5, to Thomas Thurloway 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 Joe Harvey, 4 and 3, in the final. The win gave him an entry into the 2021 Masters Tournament, U.S. Open and The Open Championship.[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]

Professional career

Long turned professional in 2021.

In August 2022, Long finished runner-up at the Vodacom Origins of Golf at De Zalze, two shots behind winner George Coetzee.[7][8]

Amateur wins

Source:[9]

Professional wins (1)

Clutch Pro Tour Tier 2 wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 24 Aug 2023 Minchinhampton −10 (61-69=130) 2 strokes England Conor White

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. ^ Ben Coley [@BenColeyGolf] (7 August 2022). "Great effort from 2020 Amateur champion Joe Long to keep George Coetzee honest in South Africa this week, finishing miles clear of third" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "George Coetzee defends Origins of Golf Series title at De Zalze". IOL. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Joseph Long". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 27 May 2021.