In the final round of the 2019 Desert Classic, Adam Long carded an 8-under 64, capped off by a walk-off birdie on No. 18, to grab his first career PGA TOUR victory with a score of 26-under-par.
Long went 63-65 on the weekend to post 26-under 262. He needed chip-ins on Nos. 12 and 15 just to keep pace with Mickelson and Adam Hadwin, and then on the 18th tee, he bailed out into the right rough and drew an awkward lie, on a severe side slope with 175 yards to the pin and water fronting the green. He lost his balance on the follow-through, but his approach was right on line – 15 feet short of the cup, closer than both of his playing competitors, to seal his first career victory. Take a look at that incredible shot below!
Three tied for the lead.
Advantage? Adam Long (@ALongShot).
It comes down to this at the @Desert_Classic.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/zP07enw545
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 20, 2019
Phil Mickelson, fresh off his win against Tiger Woods at The Match, and Canadian Adam Hadwin finished T2. Mickelson, who led after each of the first three rounds, did not have a good putting day and ended up shooting a final round of 69. Hadwin, who had a three stroke lead on the back-9, finished with a 67. Top-ranked Justin Rose closed with a 70 to tie for 34th at 14 under. He’s the first No. 1 player to play the tournament since the world ranking began in 1986 and will head to beautiful Torrey Pines next week for the 2019 Farmers Insurance Open.
Source: PGA Tour
