Frank Conner (golfer)

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Frank Conner
Personal information
Born (1946-01-11) January 11, 1946 (age 78)
Vienna, Austria
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence San Antonio, Texas
Career
College Trinity University
Turned professional1971
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 1982
PGA Championship T23: 1979
U.S. Open T6: 1981
The Open Championship CUT: 1971

Frank Conner (born January 11, 1946) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour. He was also an accomplished amateur tennis player. He, Ellsworth Vines and G. H. "Pete" Bostwick Jr. are the only men to play in the U.S. Open in both tennis and golf. [1] [2]

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Early life and amateur career

Conner was born in Vienna, Austria, [1] where his father was stationed with the U.S. Army. [3] He competed in the U.S. Open in tennis in 1965, 1966, and 1967. [2] He attended Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, graduating in 1970 with a degree in Business Administration. [1] While at Trinity he was an All-American in tennis in 1968. [1]

Professional career

Conner gave up playing tennis and turned to golf, turning professional in 1971. [2] He failed four times at qualifying school before finally getting his tour card at 1974 PGA Tour Qualifying School. [2] He played on the PGA Tour from 1975 to 1989 and again in 1992. He finished second four times: in 1979 to Hubert Green at the First NBC New Orleans Open, in 1981 to Dave Barr in a five-man playoff at the Quad Cities Open, in 1982 to Tom Watson in a playoff at the Sea Pines Heritage, and in 1984 to George Archer at the Bank of Boston Classic. He won the 1988 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic which was played opposite the Masters Tournament - it was an official money event but not an official win on the PGA Tour. His best finish in a major championship was a T-6 at the 1981 U.S. Open.

Conner played on the PGA Tour's developmental tour from 1990–91 and 1993-95. He won twice in 1991 at the Ben Hogan Knoxville Open and the Ben Hogan Tulsa Open and finished fifth on the money list to regain his PGA Tour card.

After turning 50 in 1996, Conner played on the Senior PGA Tour from 1996 to 2002. His best finishes on this tour were a pair of second places: at the 1997 The Transamerica and the 1998 Kroger Senior Classic in a five-man playoff.

Awards and honors

Conner was elected to Trinity University Hall of Fame in 2001. [1] [4]

Professional wins (7)

Ben Hogan Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1May 19, 1991 Ben Hogan Knoxville Open −15 (63-68-67=198)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Perry Arthur, Flag of the United States.svg Paul Goydos
2Aug 11, 1991 Ben Hogan Tulsa Open −6 (75-68-67=210)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1991 Ben Hogan Tulsa Open Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (5)

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1981 Quad Cities Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Barr, Flag of the United States.svg Woody Blackburn,
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dan Halldorson, Flag of Mexico.svg Victor Regalado 		Barr won with par on eighth extra hole
Conner, Halldorson and Regalado eliminated by birdie on first hole
2 1982 Sea Pines Heritage Classic Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson Lost to par on third extra hole

Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1998 Kroger Senior Classic Flag of South Africa.svg Hugh Baiocchi, Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles,
Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson, Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Summerhays 		Baiocchi won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament197119721973197419751976197719781979
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTT58T48
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship T23
Tournament19801981198219831984198519861987
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUTT6CUTT50T46T59CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUTWDCUTT40
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Trinity University Hall of Fame profile
  2. 1 2 3 4 2004 U.S. Senior Open profile
  3. ↑ "Conner has Philadelphia golf lead". Eugene Register-Guard . Eugene, Oregon. Associated Press. August 3, 1980. p. 4B. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. ↑ Trinity University's Hall of Fame
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