Australian golfer Adam Bland competing on the PGA Tour.
Adam James Bland was born in Mildura, Victoria, on 26 August 1982 and is based in Adelaide, South Australia. He began in junior golf at Thaxted Park Golf Club, later developed at Royal Adelaide and spent time with the Australian Institute of Sport in Melbourne before returning to Adelaide and joining Flagstaff Hill Golf Club. He also represented South Australia in the amateur Interstate Series from 2002 to 2004. Bland is a left-handed golfer who initially played right-handed before changing after approximately six months. He turned professional in 2005 and won the Western Australia PGA Championship on the Von Nida Tour in his first professional season. His career then expanded internationally, including two Canadian Tour victories in 2007, three seasons on the US Nationwide Tour from 2009 to 2011, and Japan Golf Tour competition from 2014. Bland's defining international victory came at the 2015 Japan PGA Championship, which secured his qualification for the Open Championship at St Andrews. He has also appeared in The Open Championship. His playing profile is that of a touring professional known for persistence, ball-striking and a strong short-game focus; official and tour profiles list him at 1.85 metres and 86 kilograms. Bland's provider status is inactive. A 2026 business listing identifies him as a South Australian golf coach, but this profile does not treat that listing as confirmation of a current playing roster.
Bland's first major professional breakthrough was winning the 2005 Western Australia PGA Championship on the Von Nida Tour. His next significant international breakthrough came in 2007, when he won twice on the Canadian Tour and gained momentum towards the US Nationwide Tour. Sources also describe his runner-up finish at the 2009 Mexico Open as his best Nationwide Tour result.
Turned professional in 2005. Official PGA TOUR material records two PGA TOUR starts, one cut made, a best finish of 74th at the 2005 BellSouth Classic and US$9,600 in PGA TOUR career earnings. The Japan Golf Tour profile records the 2015 Japan PGA Championship victory and states that Bland achieved a Japan Tour card after a consistent 2014 season. Publicly available career summaries also record two Canadian Tour wins in 2007 and the 2005 Von Nida Tour Order of Merit title, although the latter is not separately confirmed by an official source in the material reviewed.
Bland led the 2010 Australian Masters entering the final round in a field that included Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Camilo Villegas before finishing one shot behind winner Stuart Appleby. In 2015 he won the Japan PGA Championship, then competed in The Open Championship at St Andrews, fulfilling a long-held childhood ambition. His 2015 resurgence followed a difficult period after losing his US Nationwide Tour card, during which he publicly discussed mental fragility and the use of hypnotherapy.