While there are no athletes from Exeter-Grand Bend going to the Paris Olympics, there are some athletes from surrounding areas that we will be cheering on, including a golfer from Listowel!
Corey Conners will represent Team Canada at the Paris Olympics this year. He won the Ontario Amateur in 2010and went on to play golf for Kent State University from 2010 to 2014, where his teammates included fellow Canadian PGA Tour players Mackenzie Hughes and Taylor Pendrith. He was the runner-up at the 2014 U.S. Amateur, which qualified him for the 2015 Masters Tournament. Although he didn’t make the cut at the Masters, he was the top-scoring amateur.
Conners turned professional after the 2015 Masters and competed in the 2016 RBC Canadian Open. In December 2016, he tied for 42nd at the Web.com Tour qualifying tournament, earning a spot on the Web.com Tour in 2017.
Now he will be looking to bring home the gold for Team Canada… myFM wishes Corey and all of Team Canada the best of luck as they represent our nation!
Written By: K. Milhomens