Corey Conners’ win one of highlights of big year for Canadian golf Globe_Sports
Among the top moments for men: Michael Gligic of Burlington, Ont., winning on the Korn Ferry Tour to earn a PGA Tour card for the first time; Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., winning twice on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada to earn a promotion to the Korn Ferry Tour, Richard Jung of Toronto and Justin Shin of Maple Ridge, B.C. winning on PGA Tour China; and Drew Nesbitt of Toronto winning on PGA Tour Latinoamerica.
Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., had the best season of any Canadian. She notched two wins this year and had 13 top-10 finishes, the most on the LPGA Tour. “I couldn’t be more proud of 2019 as we look back and say it was a year we were celebrating golf and we were championing some of the best players in the world,” said Applebaum.
Both events were also finalists for ‘Tournament of the Year’ by their respective tours at their year-end award ceremonies.Story continues below advertisement While the individual successes of Canadians were undeniable in 2019, the pipelines will be a little emptier in 2020. A year ago they both were wondering what the next 12 months would look like, without any real answers.
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