Austin Connelly

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Austin Connelly (born September 18, 1996){{cite web |title=Austin Connelly - Player Profile - Golf |url=https://www.eurosport.com/golf/austin-connelly_prs425128/person.shtml |website=eurosport |access-date=3 August 2023}} is a professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He holds dual citizenship in Canada and the United States.

Amateur career

Connelly was born in Irving, Texas, to an American mother and Canadian father.{{cite magazine |last=Miceli |first=Alex |date=August 19, 2015 |url=http://golfweek.com/2015/08/19/us-amateur-golf-austin-connelly-2015-pro-arkansas/ |title=Connelly considers pro, Walker Cup options after U.S. Amateur loss |magazine=Golfweek |accessdate=July 22, 2017}} Connelly won the 2014 FJ Invitational by six strokes, and he won the Jones Cup Invitational the following year.{{cite magazine |last=Stein |first=Cassie |date=June 13, 2014 |url=http://golfweek.com/2014/06/13/junior-golf-boys-ajga-fj-invitational-connelly-win/ |title=Connelly claims FJ Invitational title |magazine=Golfweek |accessdate=July 22, 2017}}{{cite magazine |last=Romine |first=Brentley |date=August 24, 2015 |url=http://golfweek.com/2015/08/24/austin-connelly-turn-pro-arkansas-mackenzie-canada/ |title=Texas teen Austin Connelly forgoes Arkansas to turn pro |magazine=Golfweek |accessdate=July 22, 2017}} He played two 2015 PGA Tour events as an amateur, the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship and RBC Canadian Open, and made the cut in both. After committing to Southern Methodist University, and later the University of Arkansas, Connelly instead turned professional in August 2015.

Professional career

In 2015, Connelly played three events on PGA Tour Canada, making two cuts. The next season, he had four top-10 finishes and placed seventh on the tour's Order of Merit. He earned conditional status for the 2017 European Tour season via its qualifying school and had a pair of top-10 results at the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth and the Nordea Masters.{{cite magazine |last=Romine |first=Brentley |date=July 18, 2017 |url=http://golfweek.com/2017/07/18/next-up-on-austin-connellys-world-tour-royal-birkdale-for-his-first-major-start/ |title=Next up on Austin Connelly's world tour: Royal Birkdale, for his first major start |magazine=Golfweek |accessdate=July 22, 2017}}{{cite magazine |last=Wacker |first=Brian |date=July 20, 2017 |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/story/british-open-2017-think-austin-connelly-is-out-of-place-on-this-open-leader-board-think-again |title=British Open 2017: Think Austin Connelly is out of place on this Open leader board? Think again |magazine=Golf Digest |accessdate=July 22, 2017}}

Connelly qualified for the 2017 Open Championship through Final Qualifying at Royal Cinque Ports, winning a four-man playoff for the final place. Being tied for third after the third round shooting 67-72-66 (-5), he finished the tournament in a tie for 14th place. In September 2017 he had his best finish on the European Tour, finishing runner-up in the KLM Open.

At the 2019 Pan American Games, Connelly teamed with amateurs Joey Savoie, Mary Parsons, and Brigitte Thibault, to win the bronze medal in the mixed team event.

Amateur wins

2011 Hilton Head Junior, Junior All Star at Penn State
2013 Under Armour/Hunter Mahan Championship
2014 FJ Invitational, Copa Juan Carlos Tailhade
2015 Jones Cup Invitational

Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/austin-cxonnelly-6128 |title=Austin Connelly |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=June 27, 2018}}