Austin Connelly Explained

Austin Connelly
Fullname:Austin William Connelly
Birth Date:18 September 1996
Birth Place:Irving, Texas
Weight:150lb
Nationality:
Residence:Irving, Texas
Yearpro:2015
Extour:European Tour
Challenge Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Masters:DNP
Usopen:DNP
Open:T14: 2017
Pga:DNP

Austin Connelly (born September 18, 1996)[1] 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.[2] Connelly won the 2014 FJ Invitational by six strokes, and he won the Jones Cup Invitational the following year.[3] [4] 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.[5] [6]

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

Source:[7]

Results in major championships

Tournament20172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipT14
PGA Championship
Tournament2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Austin Connelly - Player Profile - Golf . eurosport . 3 August 2023.
  2. Miceli . Alex . August 19, 2015 . Connelly considers pro, Walker Cup options after U.S. Amateur loss . . July 22, 2017.
  3. Stein . Cassie . June 13, 2014 . Connelly claims FJ Invitational title . Golfweek . July 22, 2017.
  4. Romine . Brentley . August 24, 2015 . Texas teen Austin Connelly forgoes Arkansas to turn pro . Golfweek . July 22, 2017.
  5. Romine . Brentley . July 18, 2017 . Next up on Austin Connelly's world tour: Royal Birkdale, for his first major start . Golfweek . July 22, 2017.
  6. Wacker . Brian . July 20, 2017 . British Open 2017: Think Austin Connelly is out of place on this Open leader board? Think again . . July 22, 2017.
  7. Web site: Austin Connelly . World Amateur Golf Ranking . June 27, 2018.