2013-14 Men's Golf Roster
Corey Conners
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Listowel, Ontario
- High School:
- Listowel
What's in The Bag? |
| Driver: Ping G20 |
| Irons: Ping S56 |
| Wedges: Ping Anser |
| Putter: Ping Anser 3 |
| Ball: Titleist Pro V1 |
Corey Off the Course |
| Favorite Golfer: Tiger Woods |
| Dream Foursome: Dad, Tiger Woods, Mike Weir |
| Favorite TV Show: Dexter |
| Favorite Music: Country |
| Favorite food: Italian |
| Other hobbies: Relaxing at the beach |
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| Anything else we need to know?: I am studying Actuary Math |
• Honored with the 2014 Merle Wagoner Award as Kent State's outstanding male athlete. The award is presented to the male member of the senior class who has demonstrated the most exceptional combined qualities of leadership, positive image, athletic ability and academic performance.
• Ranked No. 21 in the world by the Scratch Players World Amateur Rankings as of May 19, 2014.
• Ranked No. 29 in the world by the World Amateur Golf Rankings as of May 19, 2014.
• Ranked fourth in program history with a 72.99 stroke average for his career at start of 2013-14 season.
• Owns two of the 10 lowest single-season stroke averages in program history.
2013-14 – Senior Notes
• Honored as 2013-14 Co-MAC Player of the Year along with Kent State teammate Taylor Pendrith.
• Honored as a First-Team All-MAC selection
• Selected to the MAC Championships All-Tournament team
• Named to Hogan Award Watch List for 2014
• Ranked No. 22 in the world by the Scratch Players World Rankings at the start of 2014 spring season
• Ranked No. 41 in the world in R&A Amateur World Rankings at start of 2014 spring season
• The 2014 champion at the prestigious Jones Cup, beating Austin Connelly of Irving, Tex. in a one-hole playoff at Ocean Forest Golf Club in Sea Island, Ga. Finished the 54-hole event atop the 90-player field after a 2-over-par total of 218.
• Finished tied for 17th place at the NCAA Sugar Grove Regional, shooting 75-73-76—224.
• Won second career individual Mid-American Conference Championship May 2-4 by shooting 11-under par (72-67-65-73—277) at Prairie View Golf Club in Suburban Indianapolis.
• Made the fourth hole-in-one of his life using an 8-iron at the 12th hole in round 3 of the Mid-American Conference Championship on May 2. Just 10 days earlier he made the third hole-in-one of his life during a practice round also using an 8-iron at the 12th hole of Windmill Lakes Golf Club in Ravenna, Ohio.
• Became the first back-to-back individual champion in the nine-year history of the Gopher Invitational, shooting 7-under-par to claim a one-shot victory in the first event of the 2013-14 golf season.
• Was co-medalsit at the General Hackler Championship in March 2014, shooting an 75-69-72 for an even-par 216 that tied him at the top of the leaderboard with Andrew Dorn of tournament host Coastal Carolina
• Finished third at the Davidson College Invitational in March 2014, shooting 1-over par (73-72-145)
2012-13 – Junior Notes
• PING Third Team All-America
• GCAA Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar
• GCAA All-Midwest Region
• First Team All-MAC
• MAC All-Tournament Team
• Ben Hogan Award watch list
• Semifinalist at U.S. Amateur at the Country Club in Brookline, Mass. ... Shot 70-73 to qualify for match play, then beat Mexico's Rodolfo Cazaubon 5&4 in the round of 64, Bryson Dechambeau 2&1 in round of 32, Patrick Rogers 5&3 in round of 16, and Neil Raymond 5&3 in the quarterfinals. Finally lost to eventual champion Matt Fitzpatrick 2&1 in the semifinals.
• Finished second at Canadian Amateur during summer of 2013.
• Finished second at North-South Amateur during summer of 2013.
• In the PGA Tour field playing as an amateur in the RBC Canadian Open during the summer of 2013.
• One of three amateurs selected to represent Canada at World Amateur Team Championship in Turkey, helping his native country to a sixth-place finish
• Named as one of GolfWorld’s "50 Men’s College Players to Watch" list for the 2012-13 season
• Ranked No. 30 by Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings & No. 34 by Golfstat.com
• Won the Gopher Invitational in his first event of the year with a -3, 213 (75-70-68)
2011-12 – Sophomore Notes
• PING Honorable Mention All-America
• GCAA All-Midwest Region
• MAC Golfer of the Year
• First Team All-MAC
• MAC Championship Medalist
• MAC All-Tournament Team
• Academic All-MAC
• Posted a 71.74 scoring average in 12 events which stands as the third best single season average in school history behind only Ben Curtis (2000) and Jon Mills (2000)
• Was just the fourth sophomore in school history to earn All-American status
• Totaled four top five and five top 10 finishes
• Had the best NCAA Championship individual performance ever by a Golden Flash tying for 4th in the nation with a one-under 212 (68-75-69).
• Recorded a .867 finish percentage
• No. 48 nationally ranking by Golfstat.com
2010-11 – Freshman Notes
• Played in 10 events on the year averaging 75.30 strokes per round
• Played in all five events during the fall carding 15 rounds
• Shot a season low 220 (73-70-77) at the Louisiana Classics to start the spring season
• Saw action in the Golden Flashes first eight events of the year
• Shot a final round 75 and had two counters in three rounds for the team at the 2011 NCAA Championship
Recent Amateur Highlights
• Won the 90-player Jones Cup Invitational. After finishing three rounds at 2-over par, beat Austin Connelly of Irving, Tex. in the first hole of a playoff at the Ocean Forest Golf Club on Sea Island, Ga.
• Semifinalist at the 2013 US Amateur. He became the fourth Kent State golfer to reach the semifinals at a US Amateur, joining Eric Frishette (1994), Ben Curtis (1999) and Ryan Yip (2006).
• Reached the match play bracket at the 2012 US Amateur
• Finished fourth at the 2012 Canadian Men’s Amateur
• Tied for Third at the 2011 Canadian Men’s Amateur
• Won medalist honors at the 2010 Investors Group Ontario Amateur Championship. Carded a final round, course-record 65 before securing the title in a two-hole playoff victory. Shot a seven-under 281 (73-71-72-65)
• Shared medalist honors at the 2010 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in June 2009 where he closed with rounds of 65-66 to finish at 10-under 274 (73-70-65-66)
MEDIA
- Golf Week's "Five Questions": Corey Conners Talks Jones Cup Win, from Feb. 17, 2014.
