He’ll be playing in the 9 a.m. local tee time with Ryan Vermeer and trailing the leader, Brooks Koepka by 15 strokes. The PGA Tour rookie is a Francis Howell High School graduate and won his first tournament earlier this year at the Desert Classic. He beat Phil Mickelson by one stroke.
The Tour win in Florida meant a more than $1 million in prize money for Long, as well as a two-year extension on his PGA Tour card and automatic spots in the next Players Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational and Memorial Invitational.
He's also an early contender for the Tour's rookie of the year award.