Corey Conners
Corey Conners | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Corey Michael Conners |
Born | Listowel, Ontario, Canada | January 6, 1992
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Sporting nationality | Canada |
Residence | Jupiter, Florida, U.S. |
Spouse |
Malory Conners (m. 2018) |
Career | |
College | |
Professional wins | 2 |
Highest ranking | 25 (August 28, 2022)[1] (as of April 21, 2024) |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T6: 2022 |
PGA Championship | T12: 2023 |
U.S. Open | CUT: 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
The Open Championship | T15: 2021 |
Corey Michael Conners (born January 6, 1992) is a Canadian
Amateur career
Conners was raised in
Professional career
Following the 2015 Masters Conners turned professional, and played in the
In March 2018, Conners held the 54-hole lead at the Valspar Championship in Florida, one stroke ahead of Justin Rose, Brandt Snedeker and Tiger Woods. In the fourth round, Conners shot 77 and finished T16.[7] Conners ended the season 130th in the FedEx Cup, five spots out of full status for the 2019 season.
In October 2018, Conners finished second to Cameron Champ in the PGA Tour's Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi,[8] winning $475,200.[9]
On April 7, 2019, Conners won the PGA Tour's
Conners continued his strong play into the 2019–20 PGA season with 10 top-25 finishes, and one top-10 finish at the Zozo Championship.[12] He finished the season with a FedEx Cup ranking of 53rd.[13] Through the first 20 events of the 2021 season Conners had finished top-10 on seven occasions, and top-25 13 times: Most notably a 7th-place finish at the Players Championship and 8th place at the Masters. Conners was the leader after the first round of the 2021 PGA Championship with a first round score of 67 (five under par). However, Conners fell out of contention in the second round shooting a 3-over-par 75. He finished tied for 17th.[14]
Conners qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Conners qualified for the International team at the 2022 Presidents Cup; he lost all four of the matches he played.[15]
In April 2023, he won the Valero Texas Open for the second time and his second PGA Tour victory.[16]
Personal life
Conners is the son of Mike and Janet Conners.[17] He has a twin sister, Nicole, and a younger sister, Sarah. He is married to Malory (Martin) Conners.[7] He lives with his wife in Jupiter, Florida.
Amateur wins
- 2010 Toyota Junior World Cup (tie), Ontario Amateur
- 2012 Mid-American Conference Championship, Gopher Invitational
- 2013 Gopher Invitational
- 2014 Jones Cup Invitational, General Hackler Championship (tie), Mid-American Conference Championship, Tailhade Cup (Argentina)
- 2015 Lake Macquarie Amateur
Source:[18]
Professional wins (2)
PGA Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Apr 7, 2019 | Valero Texas Open | 69-67-66-66=268 | −20 | 2 strokes | Charley Hoffman |
2 | Apr 2, 2023 | Valero Texas Open (2) | 64-72-69-68=273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Sam Stevens |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | CUT | |||
U.S. Open | CUT | |||
The Open Championship | ||||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T46 | T10 | T8 | T6 | CUT | T38 |
PGA Championship | T64 | CUT | T17 | CUT | T12 | |
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
The Open Championship | CUT | NT | T15 | T28 | T52 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 11 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2020 Masters – 2021 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Players Championship | T41 | C | 7 | T26 | CUT | T13 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Championship
|
50 | ||||
Match Play
|
NT1 | T61 | 3 | T17 | |
Invitational
|
T27 | T30 | T36 | ||
Champions | T20 | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Canada): 2012, 2014
Professional
- Aruba Cup (representing PGA Tour Canada): 2016
- Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 2022
See also
References
- OWGR. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Drury, Ryan (July 27, 2018). "Listowel's Corey Connors Has Solid Second Round At Canadian Open". Blackburn News.
- ^ "Canadian golfer Conners comes up short in U.S. Amateur final". CBC Sports. Associated Press. August 17, 2014.
- ^ "Conners, Hughes & Pendrith inducted into Kent State Hall of Fame". Golf Canada. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ Bryson, Mark (July 25, 2018). "Positive Canadian energy envelops Listowel's Corey Conners". Waterloo Region Record.
- ^ "2016 Web.com Tour Q-school leaderboard, results and prize money payouts". thegolfnewsnet.com. December 11, 2016.
- ^ a b "Corey Conners". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ Berhow, Josh (October 28, 2018). "The 30-second guide to the Sanderson Farms Championship: Who won, best shot and more". Golf.com. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Sanderson Farms Championship purse, winner's share, prize money payout". thegolfnewsnet.com. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ "Canadian Corey Conners wins Valero Texas Open, Qualifies for Masters". CBC Sports. April 7, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Monday qualifier Conners wins Valero Texas Open". ESPN. Associated Press. April 7, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "Corey Conners Round 4 Recap at 2021 Zozo Championship @ Sherwood". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "FedExCup - Official Standings". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Conners waves Canadian flag from top of gusty PGA leaderboard". CNN. Reuters. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ Beall, Joel (September 25, 2022). "Presidents Cup 2022: Our grades for all 24 players, from an A+ for Spieth to an F for Scheffler". Golf Digest. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Corey Conners wins Valero Texas Open for 2nd time in 5 years". ESPN. Associated Press. April 2, 2023.
- ^ Kennedy, Doug (January 13, 2021). "Corey Conners – the pride of Listowel". The Kincardine Independent.
- ^ "Corey Conners". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
External links
- Corey Conners at the PGA Tour official site
- Corey Conners at the Official World Golf Ranking official site