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Adam Svensson
Personal information
Full nameAdam Redmond Svensson
Born (1993-12-31) December 31, 1993 (age 30)
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight178 lb (81 kg; 12.7 st)
Sporting nationality Canada
ResidencePalm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.
Career
CollegeBarry University
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Canadian Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking52 (March 12, 2023)[1]
(as of November 24, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour3
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2023
PGA ChampionshipT40: 2023
U.S. OpenT56: 2024
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Adam Redmond Svensson (born December 31, 1993) is a Canadian professional golfer.[2]

Amateur career

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Svensson was born in Surrey, British Columbia to Frank Svensson and Tina Nilsson and attended Earl Marriott Secondary School.[3] He spent six years with the National men's amateur and development squads, winning a bronze medal representing Canada at the 2010 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup and silver at the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy in Karuizawa, Japan, together with Corey Conners and Taylor Pendrith. He shot a bogey-free course-record 7-under par 64 in final round to win the 2012 Canadian Boys Junior Championship at Osprey Ridge Golf Club in Nova Scotia.[4]

Svensson left his mark in collegiate golf at NCAA Division II Barry University in Florida, winning nine times, earning two NCAA First-Team All-American honours, and winning the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Team Championships in 2013 and 2014. He won the Phil Mickelson Award as Most Outstanding Freshman in 2013 and was named the Jack Nicklaus Player of the Year in 2013/14. Svensson was the third-ranked amateur in Canada prior to his pro announcement.[5]

Professional career

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In 2015 Svensson left college after his junior year to turn professional and play on the Canadian Tour, where he was runner-up twice, including losing a playoff to Drew Weaver at the PC Financial Open. He also played on the SwingThought Tour, winning three tournaments.[6] He medaled at the Web.com Tour qualifying school in December 2015, giving him fully-exempt status for the 2016 season. He won his first Web.com Tour title in January 2018 at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic and finished 14th on the regular-season money list to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2019 season. He lost his PGA Tour card after his rookie season, finishing 167th in the FedEx Cup standings. Back on the now-renamed Korn Ferry Tour, he won the Club Car Championship in March 2021.[2] In August 2021, Svensson won the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship as part of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals. While he had already secured a PGA Tour card for next season, the win improved Svensson's priority status for the PGA Tour in the 2021–22 season.[7]

In November 2022, Svensson won his first PGA Tour event at the RSM Classic, shooting a six-under 64 in the final round to beat Brian Harman, Callum Tarren and Sahith Theegala by two shots.[8]

Amateur wins

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  • 2010 British Columbia Amateur, Canadian Juvenile Boys Championship, British Columbia Junior Boys Championship, CN Future Links Pacific Championship, Callaway World Junior Golf Championship
  • 2011 British Columbia Junior Boys Championship
  • 2012 Canadian Boys Junior Championship

Source:[2][4]

Professional wins (7)

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PGA Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 Nov 20, 2022 RSM Classic 73-64-62-64=263 −19 2 strokes United States Brian Harman, England Callum Tarren,
United States Sahith Theegala

Korn Ferry Tour wins (3)

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Legend
Finals events (1)
Other Korn Ferry Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Jan 21, 2018 The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic 68-67-68-68=271 −17 1 stroke South Korea Im Sung-jae
2 Mar 28, 2021 Club Car Championship 68-68-69-66=271 −17 Playoff United States Max McGreevy
3 Aug 29, 2021 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship 67-68-65-67=267 −17 2 strokes United States Bronson Burgoon, Germany Stephan Jäger

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2021 Club Car Championship United States Max McGreevy Won with birdie on second extra hole

SwingThought Tour wins (3)

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  • 2015 Lake County Classic, Killearn CC Classic, Milton Martin Honda Classic

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2023 2024
Masters Tournament CUT
PGA Championship T40 T43
U.S. Open T60 T56
The Open Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2023 2024
The Players Championship T13 CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2023
Match Play T52

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

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Amateur

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 10 2023 Ending 12 Mar 2023" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Player Profile Adam Svensson". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "2014-15 Men's Golf Roster". Barry Buccaneers. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "The Canadian Junior Boys Golf Championship". Golf Canada. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Surrey B.C.'s Adam Svensson Leaves Barry University, Turns Professional". British Columbia Golf. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  6. ^ Ziemer, Brad (May 17, 2015). "Surrey's Adam Svensson wins three of four pro events". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  7. ^ Weeks, Bob (August 29, 2021). "Confident Svensson wins on Korn Ferry Tour". TSN.
  8. ^ "PGA Tour: Adam Svensson wins RSM Classic for first PGA Tour title". Sky Sports. November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
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