Adam Svensson Facts: 16 Things You Didn't Know About The Canadian Golfer
Get to know the Canadian professional golfer a little better with these facts regarding his life and career to date.
Adam Svensson is a Canadian pro golfer who competes on the PGA Tour after enjoying a highly-successful college career. Discover more about his life and career to the point via these facts.
Adam Svensson Facts
1. Svensson was born in Surrey, British Columbia on December 31st, 1993.
2. His full name is Adam Redmond Svensson.
3. His parents are called Frank and Tina Svensson while he also has one sister called Stephanie.
4. Svensson's earliest golf memory was driving a cart into a pond with his dad at age five.
5. 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. Corey Conners and Taylor Pendrith were also part of that team.
6. In 2012, Svensson shot a course-record 7-under par 64 at Osprey Ridge Golf Club in Nova Scotia to win the Canadian Boys Junior Championship.
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7. Svensson enjoyed an extremely successful college career while majoring in sport management at NCAA Division II Barry University in Florida, winning nine times, earning two NCAA First-Team All- American honors, and winning the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Team Championships in 2013 and 2014. He also won the Phil Mickelson Award as Most Outstanding Freshman in 2013 and was named the Jack Nicklaus Player of the Year for Division II in 2013/14.
8. In 2015, Svensson left college after his junior year to turn professional and play on the Canadian Tour. He was the third-ranked amateur in Canada at the time.
9. As well as the Canadian Tour - where he was runner-up twice - Svensson also played on the SwingThought Tour (now the NGA Pro Golf Tour) and won three times.
10. In 2015, Svensson medalled at the Web.com Tour qualifying school to earn status on what is now the Korn Ferry Tour for 2016.
11. He won three times on the Korn Ferry Tour and he also has one PGA Tour title at the 2022 RSM Classic.
12. His first big purchase when he won on the Korn Ferry Tour was a $500 Dyson vacuum.
13. He is a fan of NHL side, Vancouver Canucks.
14. Svensson made his Major debut at the 2023 Masters but missed the cut.
15. According to his PGA Tour profile, Svensson currently resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
16. At the 2024 Black Desert Championship, he carded a first-round 60 to lead by two strokes on 11-under.
Adam Svensson Bio
Full Name | Adam Redmond Svensson |
Born | December 31, 1993 - Surrey, British Colombia, Canada |
Height | 6ft (1.83 m) |
College | Barry University |
Turned Pro | 2015 |
Former Tours | Canadian Tour, SwingThought Tour, Korn Ferry Tour |
Current Tour | PGA Tour |
Pro Wins | 7 |
Highest OWGR | 52nd |
Best Major Finish | T40th (2023 PGA Championship) |
Adam Svensson Pro Wins
Tour | Event | Winning Score |
---|---|---|
Korn Ferry Tour | 2018 The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic | -17 (one stroke) |
Korn Ferry Tour | 2021 Club Car Championship | -17 (playoff - Max McGreevy) |
Korn Ferry Tour | 2021 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship | -17 (two strokes) |
PGA Tour | 2022 RSM Classic | -19 (two strokes) |
SwingThought Tour wins: 2015 Lake County Classic, Killearn CC Classic, Milton Martin Honda Classic.
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