open pga usopen extour weight birth_place pgawins height article_title prowins birth_date yearpro masters otherwins college name
t23 : 1977 cut : 1974 t23 : 1977 pga tour 150 lb kg st on boone , north carolina 1 5 7 sam adams -lrb- golfer -rrb-
 3 9 may 1946 1969 cut : 1974 2 appalachian state university sam adams
sam adams -lrb- golfer -rrb-

sam adams -lrb- born may 9 , 1946 -rrb- is an american professional golfer who played on the pga tour .
he is one of few left-handers to ever win a pga tour event .
adams was born in boone , north carolina .
he played golf collegiately at appalachian state university .
he turned professional in 1969 .
on september 30 , 1973 , adams recorded the only victory of his pga tour career , posting a 16-under-par 268 at the quad cities open to win by three strokes over dwight nevil and kermit zarley .
he was the first american lefty to win on the pga tour .
he also had several other top-10 finishes including a t-2 finish at the 1972 canadian open .
his best finish in a major championship was a t-23 at the 1977 u.s. open .
adams played on the sunbelt senior tour after reaching age 50 .
