Corey Conners has never been one to take the easy road into the Tour Championship. The pride of Listowel, Ont., has made it to the final stop on the FedEx Cup playoffs the last three years and each one of those was a tightrope walk to get to the top 30 on the FedEx Cup standings.
It’s going to be the same thing if he wants to make it this time. Conners got a good start on a fourth trip to East Lake Golf Club, site of the PGA Tour’s season-ending tournament, by posting a four-under 68 in the opening round of the BMW Championship. He came into this week sitting in 33rd spot in the standings, but after his first 18, he was projected to move to 20th
“It’s just business as usual,” he laughed after signing his card. “I've been in a similar position the last few years needing to have a good week here. Yeah, just having fun playing golf and happy to have gotten off to a good start today.” His fairways and greens numbers are even more impressive considering Castle Pines Golf Club is at 6,400 feet of elevation. That makes the ball travel farther and players and caddies had to do a lot of math to ensure they had the right clubs for the proper distance.
The other two Canadians weren’t as successful in the first round. Taylor Pendrith, who started the week in 27th spot, recorded and even-par 72. Adam Hadwin began at 42nd and shot a four-over 76. He’ll need three very good rounds to play next week.
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