Adam Long Hits 69 Consecutive Fairways, Breaks PGA Tour Record

Adam Long hit a tee shot in the rough Thursday for the first time since Oct. 15.

Adam Long is officially a PGA Tour record holder with 69 consecutive fairways hit, 10 more than the previous record set by Brian Claar in 1992. 

Long’s streak was carried over from his last two starts, beginning at the penultimate hole of the Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas. At last week’s World Wide Technology Championship, Long hit all 56 fairways. 

Pros in the field did not hesitate to note that the Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal had particularly forgiving fairways, but Long’s feat was impressive nonetheless. 

On Thursday during the opening round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Long managed to keep the streak alive until the 15th hole at Port Royal. 

His tee shot found the rough for the first time since Oct. 15. 

The drive that broke the record.

The previous record was held by Brian Claar, who hit 59 consecutive fairways in 1992. pic.twitter.com/6KTfjY2SPv

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) November 9, 2023

Long officially broke the record on Port Royal’s par-5 2nd hole, where he striped his driver down the middle and promptly celebrated with his playing partners. 

According to the 36-year-old PGA Tour pro, his peers would not let him forget about the possible all week. 

“Had everyone not come up and said something to me the last 24 hours, I probably wouldn't think about it as much as I did,” Long said. “But it was in my mind, for sure, to start. Hit a hybrid on the first and then the second fairway's really hard to hit. Luckily it was kind of into the wind so I hit a driver and hung in the fairway somehow and perfectly in the middle, so after that I was just kind of coasting.”

Long finished the round with a 5-under bogey-free 66.