Corey Conners
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Listowel, Ontario
High School: Listowel
Height: 6-0
Weight: 170

What's in The Bag?

Driver:
Titleist 907 D2 8.5°
Fairway wood:
Sunartec 15°
Irons:
Titleist 2B 4-PW
Wedges:
Titleist Vokey 52°, 56°, 60°
Putter:
Scotty Cameron Newport 2
Ball:
Titleist Pro V1X

Corey Off the Course

Dream Foursome:
Jack Nicklaus, Mike Weir and My Dad
Favorite TV show(s):
House
Favorite music artist:
Eminem
Favorite food:
Pizza
Favorite activity away from the golf course:
Hockey
Funniest player on the team:
Associate Head Coach Rob Wakeling

Talent outside of golf:
Juggling

Favorite course:
Listowel Golf Club
(Listowel, Ontario)

Most memorable golf moment:
Winning the Ontario Amateur in a playoff this summer

I chose Kent State because:
The coaches and the great practice facility

The best thing about Coach Page:
He is very knowledgeable

• Named to the Ben Hogan Award watch list for the 2012-13 season

• Had a break out second year in 2012 earning All-American Honors after tying for fourth at the 2012 NCAA Championship

• Ranked No. 2 on Canada’s top amateur golfers by the World Golf Rankings

 

2012-13 – Junior Notes

• First Team All-MAC

• MAC All-Tournament Team

• One of three amateurs selected to represent Canada at World Amateur Team Championship in Turkey (Oct. 4-7)

• Named as one of GolfWorld’s 50 Men’s College Players to Watch list for 2012-13

• Won the Gopher Invitational in his first event of the year with a -3, 213 (75-70-68)

 

2011-12 – Sophomore Notes

• GCAA Honorable Mention All-American

• 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

• 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) 



CONNERS, Corey

 

  Low TourLowPar/-Finish Top  
SeasonRounds54-holesRoundRoundsEvents51020W-L%Average
2010-113022068410-12.49575.6
2011-12342096620124510.86771.7
Totals642096624224612.70173.5