Corey Conners (born January 6, 1992) is a Canadian
professional golfer
A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...
currently playing on the
PGA Tour
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. Conners has played on
PGA Tour Canada
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,
PGA Tour Latinoamérica, and the
Web.com Tour.
Amateur career
Conners was raised in
Listowel, Ontario
Listowel is an unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada, located in the Municipality of North Perth. Incorporated as the Town of Listowel in 1875, it was dissolved in 1998 following amalgamation with several other communities in the northern ...
. He won the 2010 Ontario Amateur and was runner-up to
Gunn Yang
Gunn Yang ( ko, 양건; born 30 September 1993) is a South Korean professional golfer. In 2014, he won the U.S. Amateur, defeating Corey Conners, 2&1, in the final round of the championship at Atlanta Athletic Club. He became the second South Ko ...
at the 2014
U.S. Amateur conducted at
Atlanta Athletic Club
Atlanta Athletic Club (AAC), founded in 1898, is a private athletic club in Johns Creek, Georgia, a suburb 23 miles north of Atlanta. The original home of the club was a 10-story building located on Carnegie Way, and in 1904 a golf course was bui ...
. Conners played in the
2015 Masters Tournament where he missed the cut.
Professional career
Following the 2015 Masters Conners turned professional, and played in the
RBC Canadian Open in 2016. In December 2016, Conners tied for 42nd at the Web.com Tour qualifying tournament. By making the top 45, he earned a place on the
Web.com Tour in 2017.
In March 2018, Conners held the 54-ho