Sam Adams (born May 9, 1946) is an American professional golfer who played on the

PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also ...

. He is one of few left-handers to win a PGA Tour event. Adams was born in

Boone, North Carolina Boone is a town in and the county seat of Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, Boone is the home of Appalachian State University and the headquarters for the disaster a ...

. He played golf collegiately at Appalachian State University. He turned professional in 1969. On September 30, 1973, Adams recorded the only victory of his PGA Tour career, posting a 16-under-par 268 at the

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to win by three strokes over

Dwight Nevil Dwight Nevil (born August 25, 1944) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and later played on the Champions Tour. Nevil was born in Altus, Oklahoma. He played on the PGA Tour full-time from 1971–1977. He ...

and

Kermit Zarley Kermit Millard Zarley, Jr. (born September 29, 1941) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He is also an author of several books. Biography Zarley was born in Seattle, Washington. He graduated f ...

. He was the first American lefty to win on the PGA Tour. He also had several other top-10 finishes including a T-2 finish at the 1972 Canadian Open. His best finish in a major championship was a T-23 at the 1977 U.S. Open. Adams played on the Sunbelt Senior Tour after reaching age 50.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Other wins (2)

''this list may be incomplete'' *1975

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*2000

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* American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from North Carolina Left-handed golfers Appalachian State University alumni People from Boone, North Carolina 1946 births Living people {{US-golf-bio-stub

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Other wins (2)

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