Connor Syme

Connor Syme
Personal information
Full name Connor David Syme
Born (1995-07-11) 11 July 1995
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Nationality  Scotland
Career
Turned professional 2017
Current tour(s) European Tour
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2017
PGA Championship DNP

Connor David Syme (born 11 July 1995) is a Scottish professional golfer. He played in the 2017 Walker Cup.

Amateur career

Syme won the 2016 Australian Amateur championship.[1] He was also medalist at the 2016 Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl[2] and Pyle and Kenfig Golf Club where he shot a bogey-free 68 (−3) in round two to come out on top. He was top points scorer in Scotland's successful defence of the European Team Championship. He also represented Scotland at the Eisenhower Trophy where they led after day one. He helped retain the St Andrews Trophy representing Great Britain and Ireland men's team. He played in the 2017 Walker Cup, at which time he was number 8 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking.[3]

Syme was a member at Drumoig Golf Centre in Fife, Scotland.[3] He is coached by his father, Stuart, who was also a member of the Scotland, Great Britain and Ireland teams.[4]

Professional career

Syme turned professional after playing in the 2017 Walker Cup, signing with Modest Golf Management. He made his pro debut at the Portugal Masters on the European Tour.[5] He finished in a tie for 12th after carding four successive under-par rounds. He had only three bogeys the entire week.[6] Syme finished tied for 9th place in the 2017 European Tour Qualifying School to gain a place on the tour for 2018.

In June 2018, Syme was second in the Shot Clock Masters, his best finish in a European Tour event.

Amateur wins

  • 2013 Scottish Junior Tour 2
  • 2014 North East District Open Amateur
  • 2016 Australian Amateur
  • 2017 Battle Trophy

Source:[3]

Results in major championships

Tournament 2017
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[3]

Professional

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hayes, Mark (17 January 2016). "Super Syme the #AusAm champ". Golf Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Tait, Alistair (14 June 2016). "Connor Syme medals at British Amateur; looks to break curse". Golfweek. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Connor Syme". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Squad Profile - Connor Syme". Scottish Golf. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  5. ↑ McEwan, Michael (19 September 2017). "Connor Syme reveals Forsyth role in pro switch". bunkered.
  6. ↑ McEwan, Michael (24 September 2017). "Connor Syme impresses on professional debut". bunkered.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.