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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| 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 | |||
| |||
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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