Corey Conners

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| fullname = Corey Michael Conners

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|1|6}}

| birth_place = Listowel, Ontario, Canada

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| height = 6 ft 0 in

| weight = 190 lb

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| residence = Jupiter, Florida, U.S.

| spouse = {{marriage|Malory Conners|2018}}

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| college = Kent State University

| yearpro = 2015

| tour = PGA Tour

| extour = Web.com Tour
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PGA Tour Latinoamérica

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| usopen = T9: 2024

| open = T15: 2021

| pga = T12: 2023

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Corey Michael Conners (born January 6, 1992) is a Canadian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Conners has also played on the PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamérica and the Web.com Tour.

Amateur career

Conners was raised in Listowel, Ontario.{{cite news |url=https://blackburnnews.com/midwestern-ontario/midwestern-ontario-sports/2018/07/27/listowels-corey-connors-solid-second-round-canadian-open/ |title=Listowel's Corey Connors Has Solid Second Round At Canadian Open |newspaper=Blackburn News |first=Ryan |last=Drury |date=July 27, 2018}} He won the 2010 Ontario Amateur.{{cite news |title=Canadian golfer Conners comes up short in U.S. Amateur final |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/golf/corey-conners-falls-in-u-s-amateur-final-1.2739210 |work=CBC Sports |agency=Associated Press |date=August 17, 2014}} Conners played for Kent State University golf team between 2010 and 2014, where he was teammates with fellow Canadian PGA Tour pro golfers Mackenzie Hughes and Taylor Pendrith.{{cite web |url=https://www.golfcanada.ca/articles/conners-hughes-pendrith-inducted-into-kent-state-hall-of-fame/ |title=Conners, Hughes & Pendrith inducted into Kent State Hall of Fame |publisher=Golf Canada |accessdate=February 8, 2024}} He was runner-up to Gunn Yang at the 2014 U.S. Amateur at Atlanta Athletic Club, which earned him a spot in the field for the 2015 Masters Tournament. Though Conners missed the cut at the Masters, he was still the best scoring amateur at +5.

Professional career

Following the 2015 Masters Conners turned professional, and played in the RBC Canadian Open in 2016.{{cite news|last=Bryson|first=Mark|date=July 25, 2018|title=Positive Canadian energy envelops Listowel's Corey Conners|newspaper=Waterloo Region Record|url=https://www.therecord.com/sports-story/8762451-positive-canadian-energy-envelops-listowel-s-corey-conners/}} In December 2016, Conners tied for 42nd at the Web.com Tour qualifying tournament.{{cite web |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2016/12/11/2016-web-com-tour-q-school-leaderboard-results-prize-money-payouts-101611/ |title=2016 Web.com Tour Q-school leaderboard, results and prize money payouts |date=December 11, 2016 |website=thegolfnewsnet.com}} By making the top 45, he earned a place on the Web.com Tour in 2017.

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.39997.corey-conners.html |access-date=28 October 2018 |publisher=PGA Tour |title=Corey Conners}} 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,{{cite web |title=The 30-second guide to the Sanderson Farms Championship: Who won, best shot and more |website=Golf.com |date=October 28, 2018 |url=https://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/2018/10/28/cameron-champ-wins-sanderson-farms-championship/ |first=Josh |last=Berhow |access-date=October 28, 2018}} winning $475,200.{{cite web |website=thegolfnewsnet.com |title=2018 Sanderson Farms Championship purse, winner's share, prize money payout |access-date=October 28, 2018 |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2018/10/26/2018-sanderson-farms-championship-purse-winners-share-prize-money-payout-111269/}}

On April 7, 2019, Conners won the PGA Tour's Valero Texas Open by two strokes over Charley Hoffman, earning the final place in the 2019 Masters Tournament.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/golf/canadian-corey-conners-wins-valero-texas-open-qualifies-for-masters-1.5088461 |title=Canadian Corey Conners wins Valero Texas Open, Qualifies for Masters |date= April 7, 2019 |access-date=April 7, 2019 |work=CBC Sports}} Due to his conditional status, Conners had to play in a Monday qualifying event, where he earned the final spot after a six-man playoff. He became the first Monday qualifier to win on the PGA Tour since Arjun Atwal at the 2010 Wyndham Championship.{{cite news |title=Monday qualifier Conners wins Valero Texas Open |url=http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/26466197/monday-qualifier-conners-wins-valero-texas-open |accessdate=April 9, 2019 |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN |date=April 7, 2019}} The first place prize was $1,350,000. Conners finished the 2019 regular season in 31st place. He finished 21st at The Northern Trust and 7th at the BMW Championship, which earned him a spot at the Tour Championship.

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.{{Cite web |title=Corey Conners Round 4 Recap at 2021 Zozo Championship @ Sherwood |publisher=PGA Tour |url=https://www.pgatour.com/roundrecap/2021/zozo-championship---sherwood/round-4/corey-conners.html |access-date=2021-05-21}} He finished the season with a FedEx Cup ranking of 53rd.{{Cite web |title=FedExCup - Official Standings |url=https://www.pgatour.com/fedexcup/official-standings.2020.html |access-date=2021-05-21 |publisher=PGA Tour}} 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.{{Cite news |agency=Reuters |title=Conners waves Canadian flag from top of gusty PGA leaderboard |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/21/golf/pga-championship-brooks-koepka-keegan-bradley-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2021-05-21 |work=CNN}}

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.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/presidents-cup-grades-spieth-scheffler-kim-scott |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Joel |last=Beall |date=September 25, 2022 |title=Presidents Cup 2022: Our grades for all 24 players, from an A+ for Spieth to an F for Scheffler |access-date=September 27, 2022}}

In April 2023, he won the Valero Texas Open for the second time and his second PGA Tour victory.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/36046840/corey-conners-wins-valero-texas-open-2nd-5-years |title=Corey Conners wins Valero Texas Open for 2nd time in 5 years |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=April 2, 2023}}

Personal life

Conners is the son of Mike and Janet Conners.{{cite news |url=https://independent.on.ca/corey-conners-the-pride-of-listowel/ |title=Corey Conners – the pride of Listowel |newspaper=The Kincardine Independent |date=January 13, 2021 |first=Doug |last=Kennedy}} He has a twin sister, Nicole, and a younger sister, Sarah. He is married to Malory (Martin) Conners. 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:{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/corey-conners-3336 |title=Corey Conners |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=June 27, 2018}}

Professional wins (2)

=PGA Tour wins (2)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Apr 7, 2019

|Valero Texas Open

|align=right|69-67-66-66=268

|align=center|−20

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Charley Hoffman

align=center|2

|align=right|Apr 2, 2023

|Valero Texas Open (2)

|align=right|64-72-69-68=273

|align=center|−15

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Stevens

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

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!Tournament

!2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018

align=left|Masters Tournament

|CUT

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align=left|U.S. Open

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|CUT

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align=left|The Open Championship

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align=left|PGA Championship

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!Tournament

!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024!!2025

align=left|Masters Tournament

|T46

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|CUT

|T38

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

align=left|PGA Championship

|T64

|CUT

|T17

|CUT

|T12

|T26

|T19

align=left|U.S. Open

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|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

align=left|The Open Championship

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|T15

|T28

|T52

|T25

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

=Summary=

Totals	0	0	0	0	5	10	26	16
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	4	4	8	6
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	5
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	1
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	4