Rookie Long flies under the radar to claim first PGA Tour win


  • Golf
  • Monday, 21 Jan 2019

Jan 20, 2019; La Quinta, CA, USA; Adam Long plays his shot from the 16th tee during the final round of the Desert Classic golf tournament at PGA West - Stadium Course. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Rookie Adam Long birdied the final hole to edge Phil Mickelson and Adam Hadwin by a stroke to collect his first PGA Tour victory at the Desert Classic in southern California on Sunday.

The three had been tied before Long sank a 14-foot putt to shoot a seven-under-par 65 and prevail with a 26-under 262 in his sixth appearance on the PGA Tour.

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