Michael Long

Michael Richard Long (born 27 August 1968) is a New Zealand professional golfer. He has played on a number of tours, including two seasons on the PGA Tour and three seasons on the European Tour. He won four times on the PGA Tour of Australasia between 1996 and 2018 and twice on the Nationwide Tour. He was medalist at 2020 European Senior Tour Q-School.

Early life and amateur career In 1968, Long was born in Cromwell, New Zealand. He took up golf when he lived at Waitangi where his father worked, later attending Waikato University.

Long had considerable success as an amateur golfer, winning the New Zealand under-18 title in 1985, the under-21 title in 1988, the under-23 title in 1989, and the New Zealand Amateur in 1990.

Professional career Long turned professional after the Eisenhower Trophy and joined the PGA Tour of Australasia. Despite having limited success on his home tour he traveled to the United States to play at 1995 PGA Tour Qualifying School earning a place on the Nike Tour, the developmental tour. He was also third in the Greg Norman Holden International, the Schweppes Coolum Classic, and the Ford South Australian Open, and had three other top-10 finishes.

Long's runner-up finish in the Johnnie Walker Classic gave him playing opportunities on the European Tour and he played on the tour from 1997 to 1999. He was 43rd in the Order of Merit in 1997, 84th in 1998, and 131rd in 1999. Long played with Grant Waite in the 1997 World Cup of Golf, the pair finishing in a tie for 9th place. In February 1999, Long won the Greg Norman Holden International at The Lakes Golf Club. Bernhard Langer came to final hole needing par-3 for victory. However he took a triple-bogey 6, Long taking the A$180,000 first prize.

In late 1999, Long's career was interrupted after suffering a broken C5 bone in his neck in a boogie boarding accident. From 2009 Long also played on the OneAsia tour. In 2011 he lost in a four-man playoff for the Nanshan China Masters and he had third-place finishes in the 2009 Midea China Classic and the 2012 Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open.

In early 2016, at the age of 47, Long won the Oates Victorian Open after a playoff against Matthew Millar. Millar had birdied the last three holes to force a playoff. At the first playoff hole Long hooked his second shot into long grass but managed to hit the ball to five feet and holed the putt to win the title with a birdie 4. In May 2018, Long won the TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship at Kalgoorlie Golf Course, one stroke ahead of Brody Martin after a final round 64.

Since turning 50 Long has played on the Ladbrokes Legends Tour. In 2018, he won Lincoln Place NSW Senior Open and the Australian PGA Seniors Championship and won the Sheraton South Pacific Golf Classic in 2019. In January 2020, he was medalist at European Senior Tour Q-School. The 2020 season was cancelled but his playing rights were rolled over to the 2021 season and he finally made his debut on the tour in June 2021. The following month he led his qualifying section for the 2021 Senior Open Championship with a 5-under-par 65, to get a place in the event, his first senior major.

Long was on the board of the PGA of Australia from 2014 to 2018. 2007 Nedlands Masters

PGA of Australia Legends Tour wins (14) Source:

Other senior wins (2) 2019 TSA Sanwell Senior Invitational 2026 Lyndsay Stephen Cottesloe Invitational Source:

Playoff record OneAsia Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships Note: Long only played in The Open Championship. CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

Team appearances Amateur Nomura Cup (representing New Zealand): 1989 Eisenhower Trophy (representing New Zealand): 1990 Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing New Zealand): 1990

Professional Dunhill Cup (representing New Zealand): 1997, 1998, 1999 World Cup (representing New Zealand): 1997