Connor Arendell (born March 30, 1990) is an American professional golfer.[1] Arendell has played on the Challenge Tour, European Tour, and Korn Ferry Tour.

Connor Arendell
Personal information
Born (1990-03-30) March 30, 1990 (age 34)
Cape Coral, Florida
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceFort Myers, Florida
Career
CollegeUniversity of Central Florida
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2019
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Amateur career

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Arendell was born in Cape Coral, Florida, he currently resides in Fort Myers, Florida. He played college golf at the University of Central Florida where he was first team All-Conference USA and member of three consecutive conference team championships for the Knights.[2] In 2009, Connor qualified for and advanced to the final 16 of the U.S. Amateur at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he lost, 2 and 1, to Peter Uihlein. In 2010, he once again advanced to the final 16 of the U.S. Amateur at Chambers Bay, University Place, Washington where he lost to Patrick Cantlay, 1 down.

Professional career

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Arendell qualified for the European Tour by playing in all three stages of Q-School in late 2013, finishing T-8th.[3][4] He also had conditional status on the Web.com Tour in 2014 after competing in qualifying school. He played on the European Tour and Challenge Tour from 2014 to 2016. His best finish was tied for second at the 2014 Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge. Since 2018, he has played on the Korn Ferry Tour. In 2019, he qualified for and played in the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. On March 1, 2020, Arendell won the Yuengling Open at the Fort Myers Country Club in a playoff with a birdie on the second hole.[5]

Professional wins (2)

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Connor Arendell". Nike. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  2. ^ "Connor Arendell". UCF Knights. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "Q School: Arendell earns card for European Tour". News-Press. November 16, 2013. Archived from the original on November 21, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  4. ^ Romine, Brentley (November 15, 2013). "Hahn, 3 other Americans earn 2014 Euro Tour cards". Golfweek.
  5. ^ Hardwig, Greg (March 2, 2020). "Southwest Florida golf: Cape Coral's Connor Arendell wins Yuengling Open in playoff". Naples Daily News.
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