12 Things You Didn't Know About Adam Schenk

We get to know the American professional golfer Schenk a little better with these 12 facts.

12 Things You Didn't Know About Adam Schenk
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12 Things You Didn't Know About Adam Schenk

1. Schenk was born in Vincennes, Indiana. 

2. He grew up on his family’s 1,500-acre sod and grain farm. It grows corn, beans, wheat, and three types of grasses - Zoysia, fescue, and bluegrass, which his family sells to local golf courses. He remembers turning a seven-acre field of Zoysia in front of their house into his own personal driving range.

3. Many of his friends call him 'Shank', the most dreaded shot in golf.

4. He played college golf at Purdue University, winning twice as a freshman. They collected a wire-to-wire victory at the 2013 Indiana Amateur Championship and he was named Indiana Golf Association Player of the Year.

5. Schenk turned professional in January 2015.

6. In 2017 he defeated Eric Axley, Kyle Thompson, and William Kropp with a 25-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole to win the Lincoln Land Charity Championship. This event was his sole victory on the Korn Ferry Tour. 

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7. Schenk is affiliated with the Dormie Network and plays out of Victoria National Golf Club, home of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, as well as TPC Sawgrass.

8. His best friend out on Tour is Tyler Duncan, and both players went to Purdue University.

9. Whilst at university he majored in Management.

10. The Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Pacers and St. Louis Cardinals are his favorite professional teams. Given where he attended college, he is also an avid fan of Purdue athletics, including the football and basketball teams.

11. Schenk is married to a woman called Kourtney, and they have one child together called AJ. 

12. He has a golden retriever called Bunker.

Sam Tremlett
E-commerce Editor

A golfer for most of his life, Sam is Golf Monthly's E-commerce Editor.

Working with golf gear and equipment over the last six years, Sam has quickly built outstanding knowledge and expertise on golf products ranging from drivers, to balls, to shoes. 

He combines this knowledge with a passion for helping golfers get the best gear for them, and as such Sam manages a team of writers that look to deliver the most accurate and informative reviews and buying advice. This takes the form of buying guides, reviews, supporting gear content as well as creating deal content.

This is so the reader can find exactly what they are looking for, at a good price.

Sam now spends most of his time testing and looking after golf gear content for the website, whilst he is also responsible for all content related to golf apparel. 

Additionally Sam oversees Golf Monthly voucher/coupon content which seeks to find you the best offers and promotions from well-known brands like Callaway, TaylorMade and many more.

Unfortunately, Sam is not a member of any club at the moment but regularly gets out on the golf course to keep up the facade of having a single-figure handicap. 

Sam's What's In The Bag: 

Driver: Cobra LTDxLS (9 degrees) 

Fairway Wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees), Nike Covert Tour 2.0 (19 degrees) 

Irons (4-PW): Titleist AP2 

Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM7 54˚, 58˚ 

Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5.5 

Ball: Srixon Z-Star Diamond

Shoes: G/FORE Gallivanter/Nike Air Zoom Victory Tour 3/Cuater The Ringer (For off the course he goes for Nike Jordan 1 Low G shoes as well)