Blyth

Adam Blyth

State/Country: Qld
Height: 0
Weight: 80
Birthdate: 24/10/1981 7:29:00 PM
Residence: Brisbane, Queensland
Turned Professional: 1/01/2004 4:12:00 PM
Career Earnings: 0
Blyth

Adam Blyth

Adam says he owes his success to his father, who gave up a thriving mechanic business. Adam grew up in Yeppoon, Australia and dominated the local amateur scene there. His father gave up his business and moved the family to Brisbane for Adam to play more competitive golf. "He gave it all up. Without him, it wouldn't have happened. I owe him a lot," says Adam. Blyth now trains with Jim Bardon at the Queensland Academy of Sports.
First broke par aged 16 at Yeppoon GC. 1 under 70.
Admires Tiger Woods, Peter Senior and Ernie Els for the way they conduct themselves.
Hardest shot in golf? 100ft putt with four breaks over 3 hogs backs
Best part of your game? Putting.
Outside of golf sporting event most like to compete in? Soccer World Cup.
Which 3 people, dead or alive, would you choose to join you in a four ball? Fred Couples, Cameron Diaz, Snoop Dog
Achievements in other sports or activities? Cricket , Qld State Level
Goals Short Term: Secure my Asian Tour card early in the year & win an Asian Tour event. Goals Long Term? Play US Tour, Top 50 in the world
Favourite sportsperson outside of golf? Michael Jordan, Lleyton Hewitt, Thierre Henry.
Interests: Tv/ Sports
Likes: Music & women
Dislikes: waiting, making bogeys, bad service
Favourite Food: Spagetti Bolognaise
Favourite Drink: Coke
Favourite movie/actor/actress: Cameron Diaz, Denzel Washington
Favourite music: Pearl Jam/ Eminem, Snoop Dog
Favourite Book/author: Lance Armstrong
Favourite holiday destination: Koh Samui, Thailand
Favourite course: Ria Bintan, Indonesia & Blue Canyon, Phuket
Advice for young golfers: Give 100% everytime you’re out there.
What would you be doing if not playing golf? would be playing cricket.
What is the best advice you’ve received from another player: Practice hard/enjoy yourself
And who was it from: Peter Senior
Which of the four majors would you most like to win: The Masters
Why this one: Tradition, prestige, love to play there
What is your earliest golf memory: Ben Crenshaw winning the 1995 MASTERS – saw the 16th at Augusta and decided I wanted to play golf and went out and played golf that day
Which golf shot is most prominent in your memory: holed a 45ft birdie putt on the 4th playoff hole to win the 2003 Indooropilly Club Championships
What is your most satisfying moment in golf: Getting through the 2005 Asian Tour School and finishing 19th in Singapore Open to keep my card for the 2006 Asian Tour
Blyth

Adam Blyth

Joined Tour: 2004
Yearly Tournaments: 0
Official Tour Victories: 
Other Victories: 2008: August: Queensland Sunshine Tour's Pat O'Driscoll Real Estate / Tropical Auto Group Golf Classic (Rounds of 69-61-63-67 for a total of 28-under par to win the event by 15 shots-the lowest winning score in Sunshine Tour history and the biggest winning margin)
Scoring Average: 
Season Lowround: 
Best OOM Finish: 10 (2009)
Career Lowround: 65 (-7), R2, 2007 Motorola International Bintan, Ria Bintan GC (Asian Tour)
Highlights: 2010: Has Australasian and Asian Tour cards. Played three events at the start of the Australasian Tour season making three cuts.

2009: Finished 10th on the Australasian Tour OOM with three top ten finishes from four events. Best results were T3 WA Open, T6 Qld PGA and T7 at the tri sanctioned Johnnie Walker Classic. Finished 19th on the Asian Tour Money List in 2009 after coming close to a breakthrough victory when he led after the third round of the Maybank Malaysian Open. He eventually finished 10th. Also came close to victory at the Indonesia President Invitational before finished second behind Gaganjeet Bhullar.

2008: March: Earned a berth at his maiden Open Championship when he successfully qualified through IFQ - Asia in Singapore. Had his father Steve caddying for him.

2007: Playing on Asian Tour . Secured his card three years ago. 50th (2005), 49th (2006).

Co-Leader at half way mark of Asian Tour's Motorola International Bintan (March) after firing a course record 7 under 65 on Day 2. ....Best professional performances: 19TH, 2006 Singapore Open, 4th 2006 Crowne Plaza, 9th, 2006 Volkswagon Maters (China)

Best amateur performances: 1st Berkshire Trophy UK, 4th 2003 QLD PGA Championship (Von Nida Tour).

Career Low Round: (pro) 65 (-7), second round 2007 Motorola International, Ria Bintan (Asian Tour)

Career Low Round: (amateur) 65 Tournament: Riverdale cup (2003)/Qld Open/QLD PGA/Indooroopilly jug (2004)
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