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BLAKE ADAMS
UNITED STATES
Height:
6 ft, 3 in
Weight:
205 lbs
Birthday:
08/27/1975
PGA TOUR - Media Guide
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position | (102) |
| $415,364 | |
| Current Year Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| T9-- Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round | |
| 66 at Round 1, Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation. 66 at Round 1, THE PLAYERS Championship. 66 at Round 1, HP Byron Nelson Championship. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights | |
| After opening with a 74 reeled off three straight rounds of 68 to finish T9 at the Puerto Rico Open. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| T2-- HP Byron Nelson Championship. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 2-- Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Presented by Samsung, Albertsons Boise Open Pres'd by Kraft. | |
| 2011 Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| T3-- Reno-Tahoe Open. T9-- Travelers Championship, Viking Classic. T10-- Deutsche Bank Championship. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--34; in money--23; Top 10 finishes--4 | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: Wrapped up his sophomore season on the PGA TOUR with 34 starts and career-best numbers in virtually every statistical category. Turned in the first of four top 10s, with a T9 at the Travelers Championship on the strength of four rounds in the 60s (66-66-66-68). After opening with an even-par 72 at the Viking Classic he carded a personal-best, 10-under 62 in the second round en route to a T9 finish. Notched third top-10 of the year, with a T3 at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Entered the Deutsche Bank Championship No. 81 in the FedExCup standings but played his way into the 70-player BMW Championship field with a T10 finish. Moved to No. 57 in the standings after his Boston-area performance. Unable to mount a charge at Cog Hill with a 61st-place finish, ending the year No. 64 in the FedExCup standings. Made the cut in all four Fall Series events, with a T32 after four rounds in the 60s at the McGladrey Classic his best effort. 2010: Solid rookie season, with two top-10 finishes and a 95th place finish in the FedExCup standings. One of four players making first career start on TOUR at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Finished T25. Improved on that in February in his first start at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, where he finished T10 with five others. After a first-round, 6-over 77 at the Verizon Heritage, turned in a 14-stroke turnaround on Friday with a then career-low, 8-under 63, just two strokes shy of the best second-round score at the Verizon Heritage (61, David Frost, 1994). Tied a TOUR record with just 18 putts during the round, just the ninth player to perform the feat and the first since Ken Duke during the third round of the 2009 World Golf Championships-CA Championship. Had only eight putts on the front nine. Finished T2 at the HP Byron Nelson Championship after holding a share of the first- and second-round leads. The T2 was a career-best finish. Trailed Jason Day by two entering the final round and by one going to the 72nd hole. However, after Day hit his second shot in a greenside hazard, also hit his second shot in the water from the right trees. Made double bogey on the final hole to fall into the tie with Brian Gay and Jeff Overton. 2009: Finished No. 3 on the Nationwide Tour money list to earn his PGA TOUR card for 2010. Set a Tour record for most money earned in a single season without a victory ($399,749), breaking the mark of $324,627 set by Darron Stiles in 2008. Had eight top-10 finishes and 12 top-25s. Finished No. 1 in total driving, No. 2 in driving distance, No. 3 in scoring average and No. 4 in birdie average. Earned his first top-10 of the year with a T3 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am. Collected his second top-10 with a T3 at the Knoxville Open, missing a playoff by a stroke. Continued his excellent play with a solo second at the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic, making a 40-foot birdie putt on 72nd hole to move into second. Was one of seven players to post four rounds in the 60s at the Cox Classic in Omaha, where he finished solo eighth. Third straight top-10, a T6, came the following week at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational. Money was enough to push him to No. 6 on the money list and lock up a spot on the PGA TOUR in 2010. Earned fourth consecutive top-10, at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Final-round 73 at the Price Cutter Charity Classic ended a streak of 22 consecutive rounds at par or better. Added a solo fourth at the Christmas In October Classic. Finished at 15-under par, five shots back of winner Michael Sim. Held the outright lead after the first, second and third rounds of the Albertsons Boise Open but finished second when playing partner Fran Quinn birdied the 72nd hole to win by one. It was his sixth top-10 in his previous eight starts. Earned $78,800 and moved to No. 2 on the money list. 2008: Made seven Nationwide Tour cuts in 11 starts, including four top-20 finishes. Posted his first top-10 in his 18th career start on the Nationwide Tour with a T6 at the South Georgia Classic. Shot 24 sub-par rounds in 36 rounds played in 2008. 2007: Played his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour, making five cuts in 16 starts, having had no prior experience on either the PGA TOUR or Nationwide Tour. Played the Hooters Tour beginning in 2002 and the Gateway Tour in 2005. Had one victory on each Tour during that stretch. |
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| Personal | |
| Got his start in golf at age 5 when he would go to the golf course with his dad. Lists his parents as his heroes. Cites playing Augusta National and making it to the final stage of the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament as his biggest thrills in golf. Was a two-time, first-team all-state basketball player in high school. Wears black on Sundays in memory of his father, who passed away on Easter Sunday in 2004. | |
