OAKMONT, Pa. — Canada’s Corey Conners withdrew from the U.S. Open shortly earlier than Sunday’s last spherical due to a proper wrist damage.
Conners, ranked twenty first on the planet, was scheduled to play with New Zealand’s Ryan Fox.
Conners injured his proper wrist on a bunker shot throughout Thursday’s opening spherical and aggravated the damage Saturday. He carded a 3-under 32 on the entrance 9 within the third spherical to get on the leaderboard however injured his wrist once more whereas hitting a bunker shot on the eleventh gap.
The 2-time PGA Tour winner was examined by a health care provider for about quarter-hour, in keeping with the Toronto Solar, and opted to complete the spherical. Conners was 5 over on the again 9 and posted a 2-over 72.
“I did not suppose he was going to play the remainder of the way in which,” enjoying associate Michael Kim informed the Solar. “I really feel dangerous for him as a result of he was enjoying so good.”
Conners had 5 top-10 finishes and 10 top-25s in his first 15 begins on tour, together with a tie for eighth on the Masters. He’s ninth within the seasonlong FedEx Cup factors standings.
