Corey Conners (Photo submitted by PGA Tour Canada)Corey Conners (Photo submitted by PGA Tour Canada)
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Conners qualifies for BMW Championship

By Steve Sabourin
August 24, 2021 - 9:11am

Listowel's Corey Conners will play in the upcoming BMW Championship.

Conners and Mackenzie Hughes have both qualified because they sit in the Top-70 in the FedEx Cup. Conners is currently ranked 20th and Hughes is 65th.

Conners finished in a tie for eighth at The Northern Trust at 13-under and that pushed him eight spots up the rankings. He shot a 1-under-70 in the final round Monday, which had been delayed because of rain. His line was 70-69-62-70 over the course of the tournament.

It is his eighth top 10 finish of the season.

Tony Finau won The Northern Trust event in a playoff hole over Cameron Smith after both finished at 20-under.

With the win, Finau is ranked first in the FedEx Cup standings.

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