Connor Syme

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Connor Syme
Personal information
Full nameConnor David Syme
Born (1995-07-11) 11 July 1995 (age 28)
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Career
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2020
The Open Championship CUT: 2017, 2019, 2023
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Golf Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gleneagles Mixed team

Connor David Syme (born 11 July 1995) is a Scottish professional golfer. He won the 2019 Turkish Airlines Challenge on the Challenge Tour.

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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. This was his only top-10 finish of the 2018 season and he lost his card for 2019. [7] Syme played on the 2019 Challenge Tour. In May he won the Turkish Airlines Challenge, the opening event of the season. In a playoff with Francesco Laporta he won with a birdie 3 at the first extra hole. He finished the season 14th in the Order of Merit to return to the European Tour for 2020. [7]

Amateur wins

Source: [3]

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
128 Apr 2019 Turkish Airlines Challenge −23 (65-67-66-67=265)Playoff Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Laporta

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2019 Turkish Airlines Challenge Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Laporta Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament20192020202120222023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUTNTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

Amateur

Source: [3]

Professional

See also

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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.
  7. 1 2 Smith, Tyrone (13 November 2019). "Connor Syme: Scot relishing European Tour return after losing card". BBC Sport .
  8. ↑ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association" . Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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