Adam Schenk (born January 26, 1992) is an American

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. Schenk was born in Vincennes, Indiana. He played college golf at

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where he won twice as a freshman. Schenk turned professional in 2015 and played on the

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that year. He had six top-10 finishes with a best finish of fourth at the

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and the

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. In 2016, he played on the

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with a best finish of second at the

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. He played on the Web.com Tour again in 2017, winning the Lincoln Land Charity Championship in June in a four-man playoff. He earned his

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card for 2018 by finishing 12th on the regular season money list. On the PGA Tour in 2018, Schenk earned one top-10 finish, at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, a team event he played with

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. He finished 157th on the

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standings and had to play in the

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to try to regain his card for 2019. In the Finals, he posted three top-10 finishes in four events, including second place at the

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to finish seventh in the Finals rankings and earn his 2019 PGA Tour card. On the PGA Tour in 2019, he posted three top-10 finishes and finished 71st on the FedEx Cup standings to retain his card for 2020. Schenk held his first ever career 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour in October 2021 at the

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by a single stroke. He could only manage a one-under final round though resulting in a T3 finish, which was his best ever finish on tour to date.

Amateur wins (3)

*2010 Purdue/Midwest Shootout *2011 Boilermaker Invitational *2013 Indiana Amateur Source:

Professional wins (2)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (1)

*2015

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Results in major championships

"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schenk, Adam American male golfers Purdue Boilermakers men's golfers PGA Tour Latinoamérica golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Indiana People from Vincennes, Indiana 1992 births Living people