Today on the SRP we sit down with European Tour player, Austin Connelly. He was ranked fourth in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. Won several prestigious events including the 2015 Jones Cup, 2014 AJGA FJ Invitational and the individual Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup.
Earned European Tour status after making the cut at 2016 Qualifying School Final Stage and enjoyed a strong start to his Tour career with three top-ten finishes, including a second-place finish in the KLM Open.
Finished inside the top 15 in his first Major Championship, the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, which helped secure his European Tour status for 2018.
Is a dual-citizen, splitting time between Nova Scotia and Texas, where he works with swing coach and 2015 PGA of America Teacher of the Year, Cameron McCormick.
Today we chat to Austin about:
How the game is right now
His plan for the upcoming year
Playing on the European Tour
Deciding to turn professional instead of going to college
Why he reps the Canadian flag
Playing golf with Tony Romo and Will Zalatoris
His experience at the 2017 Open Championship, where he came in the top 15
WYH, quick 9, wrench talk and so much more
After the show, the boys make their picks for this week's Wells Fargo Championship.
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