Austin William Connelly (born September 18, 1996) is a

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who plays on the

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. He holds dual citizenship in Canada and the United States.

Amateur career

Connelly was born in

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, to an American mother and Canadian father. Connelly won the 2014 FJ Invitational by six strokes, and he won the

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the following year. He played two 2015

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events as an amateur, the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship and

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, and made the cut in both. After committing to

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, and later the

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, Connelly instead turned professional in August 2015.

Professional career

In 2015, Connelly played three events on

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, 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

season via its

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and had a pair of top-10 results at the

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and the

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. Connelly qualified for the

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through Final Qualifying at

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. Connelly won a four-man playoff for one remaining 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

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. At the

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, Connelly teamed with amateurs

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, 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

Source:

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing the United States): 2014 (winners) *

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(representing Canada):

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Professional *

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(representing

): 2016

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Connelly, Austin American male golfers Canadian male golfers European Tour golfers Pan American Games medalists in golf Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Golfers at the 2015 Pan American Games Golfers at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Golfers from Texas People from Irving, Texas 1996 births Living people