Christopher Herlihy "Hurly" Long (born 21 July 1995) is a German professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2020 Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil on the Challenge Tour.
| Hurly Long | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Christopher Herlihy Long | ||
| Born | 21 July 1995[1] Heidelberg, Germany | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Germany | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Oregon Texas Tech University | ||
| Turned professional | 2019 | ||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Pro Golf Tour Challenge Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 2 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Challenge Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 1 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | T41: 2023 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
| |||
Amateur career
editLong attended Texas Tech University from 2015 to 2018, having been a freshman at the University of Oregon in 2014/15.[2] He won the 2017 Carmel Cup after a playoff, which included a second-round 61 to set a new course record at Pebble Beach.[3] He was part of the German team in three Eisenhower Trophy tournaments: 2014, 2016 and 2018.
Professional career
editLong turned professional at the start of 2019 and played on the Pro Golf Tour in his first year as a professional. He had a successful season, winning the Raiffeisen Pro Golf Tour St. Pölten in July after a final round of 60. During the season he was also runner-up three times, third twice and had 7 other top-10 finishes.[4] He won the Order of Merit and gained a place on the Challenge Tour for 2020.[5]
Long had little success on the 2020 Challenge Tour until he won the Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil in early October, an event reduced to 54 holes by bad weather. Long won with a birdie at the second hole of a playoff.[6]
Personal life
editLong was born on 21 July 1995, in Heidelberg, Germany to an American father and a German mother. His father Ted Long is a former Challenge Tour player who later became a teaching professional, while his mother Susanna was a flight attendant.[7] His father started to show him golf videos when he was two weeks old, and he began playing the game at the age of two.[8]
Amateur wins
edit- 2013 Doral-Publix Junior Classic 16–18
- 2016 German International Amateur Championship
- 2017 The Carmel Cup
Source:[9]
Professional wins (2)
editChallenge Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Oct 2020 | Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil | −13 (67-66-70=203)* | Playoff |  Matt Ford, Marcel Schneider
|
*Note: The 2020 Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil | Matt Ford, Marcel Schneider
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole Schneider eliminated by par on first hole |
Pro Golf Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Jul 2019 | Raiffeisen Pro Golf Tour St. Pölten | −24 (64-65-60=189) | 4 strokes |  Dylan Boshart, Robbie van West
|
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | T41 |
"T" = tied
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Germany): 2014, 2016, 2018
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the International team): 2018
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Germany): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hurly Long". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "2017-18 Men's Golf Roster Hurly Long". Texas Tech University. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Hurly Long Claims Carmel Cup Title In Historic Fashion". Texas Tech University. 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Statistics - Hurly Long 2019". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Order of Merit 2019". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil R3". Golf Today. 4 October 2020.
- ^ Williams, Don (5 September 2017). "Unforgettable: Tech golfer Hurly Long reflects on breaking Pebble Beach record". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Densmore, Jack (6 September 2017). "Celebrating History: Long reflects on shooting Pebble Beach course-record". The Daily Toreador. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Hurly Long". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
External links
edit- Hurly Long at the European Tour official site
- Hurly Long at the Official World Golf Ranking official site