Frank Conner (golfer)
| Frank Conner | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 11, 1946 Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1982 |
| PGA Championship | T23: 1979 |
| U.S. Open | T6: 1981 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1971 |
Frank Conner (born January 11, 1946) is an American
Champions Tour. He was also an accomplished amateur tennis player. He, Ellsworth Vines and G. H. "Pete" Bostwick Jr. are the only men to play in the U.S. Open in both tennis and golf.[1][2]
Life and career
Conner was born in
Conner gave up playing tennis and turned to golf, turning professional in 1971.Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic which was played opposite the Masters Tournament - it was an official money event but not an official win on the PGA Tour. His best finish in a major championship was a T-6 at the 1981 U.S. Open.
Conner played on the Ben Hogan Tour (now
Ben Hogan Tulsa Open
and finished fifth on the money list to regain his PGA Tour card.
After turning 50 in 1996, Conner played on the Senior PGA Tour (now
Kroger Senior Classic
in a five-man playoff.
Professional wins (7)
Ben Hogan Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 19, 1991 | Ben Hogan Knoxville Open
|
−15 (63-68-67=198) | 1 stroke |  Perry Arthur, Paul Goydos
|
| 2 | Aug 11, 1991 | Ben Hogan Tulsa Open
|
−6 (75-68-67=210) | Playoff | Tom Lehman
|
Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 | Ben Hogan Tulsa Open
|
Tom Lehman
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Other wins (5)
- 1978 Southern Texas PGA Championship
- 1982 King Hassan Open, Southern Texas PGA Championship
- 1983 Texas State Open
- 1988 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic(unofficial PGA Tour win)
Playoff record
PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981 | Quad Cities Open
|
 Dave Barr, Woody Blackburn, Dan Halldorson,  Victor Regalado
|
Barr won with par on eighth extra hole Conner, Halldorson and Regalado eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 2 | 1982 | Sea Pines Heritage Classic
|
Tom Watson
|
Lost to par on third extra hole |
Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | Kroger Senior Classic
|
 Hugh Baiocchi,  Bob Charles, Larry Nelson, Bruce Summerhays
|
Baiocchi won with birdie on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T58 | T48 | ||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | T23 |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T6 | CUT | T50 | T46 | T59 | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | WD | CUT | T40 |
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Trinity University Hall of Fame profile
- ^ a b c d 2004 U.S. Senior Open profile
- Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. Associated Press. August 3, 1980. p. 4B. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ Trinity University's Hall of Fame
External links
- Frank Conner at the PGA Tour official site