Will Long Season 2013-14

Will Long Season 2013-14

ClassFreshman
HometownGastonia, N.C.

Career Highlights
2017 Ben Hogan Award watch list
2015 U.S. Collegiate Championship co-medalist with a 6-under 68-68-74--210
Career Low: 67, Amer Ari Invitational third round (2-6-2016)


2016-17 (Senior):
 Averaged 72.09 strokes per round ... Finished in the top nine in all four fall events ... 8 rounds in the 60s ... 12 sub-par rounds ... Counted 23-of-27 rounds played ... Third at the Inverness Intercollegiate with a 3-under 73-68-69--210, leading the Tigers to their first team win of the season ... Tied for fourth at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate with a 6-under 68-74-68--210 ... Led the Tigers to their second straight win at the Jerry Pate National as he tied for fifth at 2-under 70-70-68--208 ... Tied for ninth in the Carpet Capital Collegiate with a 7-under 68-72-69--209 ... Tied for 13th at the Tiger Invitatonal as an individual at 2-under 72-72-70--214 ... Tied for 19th at the Gary Koch Invitational playing as an individual with an even 72-76-68--216 ... Tied for 45th at the Amer Ari Invitational at 1-under 71-73-71--215 ... Tied for 56th at the All American Intercollegiate with a 75-70-77--222 ... Tied for 56th at the Bandon Dunes Championship with a 77-76-73--226 ... Tied for 61st at the SEC Championship with a 77-76-72--225 ... Tied for 65th at the Hootie at Bulls Bay with a 76-76-72--224.

2015-16 (Junior): Averaged 72.63 strokes per round ... Counted 19-of-24 rounds played ... 4 rounds in the 60s ... 7 sub-par rounds ... Co-medalist for the first win of his career at the U.S. Collegiate Championship with a 6-under 68-68-74--210 ... Tied for 10th in his first NCAA Regional appearance with a 1-under 73-71-71--215 after not being in the lineup in the previous two months ... Tied for 12th at the Carpet Capital Collegiate with a 78-72-70--220 ... Tied for 13th as an individual at the Seminole Intercollegiate at 2-under 70-71-73--214 ... Tied for 18th as part of Auburn's B-team at the Tiger Invitational presented by Jason Dufner at 73-73-74--220 ... Tied for 37th at the Schenkel Invitational at 2-under 73-69-72--214 ... Tied for 51st at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate with a 72-75-76--223 ... Tied for 72nd at the Amer Ari Invitational with a 77-77-67--221 ... Tied for 118th in the NCAA Championship with a 78-71-76--223 ... Academic Top Tiger.

2014-15 (Sophomore): Had a 72.65 stroke average ... Counted 15-of-23 rounds played ... also played three rounds as an individual ... Played 14 sub-par rounds ... Shot eight rounds in the 60s ... Has recorded career-low 68s six times ... Tied for second at the Schenkel Invitational with an 11-under 68-68-69--205, finishing a shot behind teammate Dan Stringfellow ... Tied for third at the Tiger Invitational Presented by Jason Dufner with a 6-under 74-68-68--210 ... Led after the first round of the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate with a 2-under 70 before tying for 36th with a 70-76-80--226 ... Tied for 24th at the Primland Collegiate Invitational with a 71-74-68--213 ... Tied for 32nd at the Sagamore Fall Preview with a 71-80--151 ... Tied for 32nd as an individual at the Carpet Capital Collegiate with a 75-69-74--218 ... Tied for 32nd at the US Collegiate with a 68-73-77--218 ... Tied for 52nd in the Gary Koch Invitational with a 76-78-72--226 ... Tied for 53rd in the Amer Ari Invitational with a 70-71-74--215 ... finished 59th in the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate with a 74-80-71--225 ... won the War Eagle Moment Award at the AUSPYS for his double eagle on No. 16 in the 2014 NCAA Regional final round.

2013-14 (Freshman):
Had a 72.73 stroke average ... Counted 24 of 30 rounds ... Carded 16 rounds at par or better ... Played 11 sub-par rounds ... Shot five rounds in the 60s ...Named SEC Freshman of the Week after finishing 10th in the USF Invitational with an 8-under 70-70-68--208 ... Tied for third at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate with a 3-under 72-70-71--213 ... Tied for ninth at the Tiger Invitational with a 72-74-69--215 ... Tied for 11th at the NCAA Regional with an even par 74-73-69--216 ... Tied for 16th at the UK Bluegrass Invitational with a 75-74-70--219 ... Tied for 19th at the SEC Championship with a 69-70-70--209 ... Tied for 20th at the Hootie at Bulls Bay with a 73-74-70--217 ... Tied for 49th at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate with a 78-75-79--232 ... Tied for 72nd at the Carpet Capital Collegiate with a 79-76-81--236 ... Tied for 77th as an individual at the Amer Invitational with a 73-72-73--218 ... Tied for 82nd at the NCAA Championship with a 68-73-76--217 ... Named 2014 SEC First-Year Honor Roll.

High School:
Attended Forestview High School ... Forestview won the 3-A team state championship during his junior and senior years ... Won the individual state championship as a senior ... Two-time Conference Player of the Year.

Amateur and Junior: Two-time US Junior Qualifier ... Qualified for the 2015 U.S. Amateur ... Won the 2011 Carolinas Junior Championship and was the runner-up in 2013 ... Third-place finish at the Azalea Amateur ... Third-place finish at the 2015 Rice Planters Amateur.

Personal: Son of Alec and Dove Long ... Born Oct. 14, 1994 ... Has a sister, Maggie ... Swing coach is Bruce Suddreth ... Home course is Gaston CC ... Major is undecided.