Adam Svensson (born December 31, 1993) is a Canadian

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Amateur career

Svensson was born in

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to Frank Svensson and Tina Nilsson and attended

Earl Marriott Secondary School Earl Marriott Secondary (EMS) is a public high school in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada and is part of School District 36 Surrey. It is referred to as the 'Home of the Mariners'. It is located on the edge of city limits, ...

. 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 Corey Conners (born January 6, 1992) is a Canadian professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour. Conners has played on PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamérica, and the Web.com Tour. Amateur career Conners was raised in Listowel, Onta ...

and

Taylor Pendrith Taylor Pendrith (born May 30, 1991) is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won twice on PGA Tour Canada in 2019. Amateur career Pendrith attended Kent State University from 2010 to 2014. He made the cut in the 2014 Can ...

. 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. Svensson left his mark in collegiate golf at NCAA Division II

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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.

Professional career

In 2015 Svensson left college after his junior year to turn professional and play on the

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, where he was runner-up twice, including losing a playoff to Drew Weaver at the PC Financial Open. He medaled at the

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in December 2015, giving him fully-exempt status for the 2016 season. He won his first Web.com Tour title in January 2018 at

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and finished 14th on the regular-season money list to earn his

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card for the

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season. He lost his PGA Tour card after his rookie season, finishing 167th in the

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standings. Back on the now-renamed

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, he won the Club Car Championship in March

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. In August 2021, Svensson won the

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as part of the

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. 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. In November 2022, Svensson won his first PGA Tour event at the

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, shooting a six-under 64 in the final round to beat

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, Callum Tarren and

Sahith Theegala Sahith Reddy Theegala (born December 4, 1997) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Early life Theegala was born in 1997 in Fullerton, California, to Muralidhar and Karuna Theegala and has a younger brother. He is of Indi ...

by two shots.

Amateur wins

* 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:

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (3)

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0)

Team appearances

Amateur * Toyota Junior Golf World Cup (representing Canada): 2010 *

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(representing Canada):

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References

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