Connor Syme
| Connor Syme | ||||||||||||
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Full name | Connor David Syme | |||||||||||
| Born | 11 July 1995 Kirkcaldy, Scotland | |||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Scotland | |||||||||||
| Career | ||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2017 | |||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour | |||||||||||
| Professional wins | 1 | |||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | ||||||||||||
| Challenge Tour | 1 | |||||||||||
| 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
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Connor David Syme (born 11 July 1995) is a Scottish professional golfer. He won the 2019 Turkish Airlines Challenge on the Challenge Tour.
Amateur career[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- 2013 Scottish Junior Tour 2
- 2014 North East District Open Amateur
- 2016 Australian Amateur
- 2017 Battle Trophy
Source:[3]
Professional wins (1)[edit]
Challenge Tour wins (1)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Apr 2019 | Turkish Airlines Challenge | −23 (65-67-66-67=265) | Playoff |  Francesco Laporta
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Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Turkish Airlines Challenge | Francesco Laporta
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Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships[edit]
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| U.S. Open | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||
| PGA Championship | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | NT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Team appearances[edit]
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 2013[8]
- Boys Home Internationals (representing Scotland): 2013
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2013 (winners)
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Scotland): 2015 (winners), 2016 (winners), 2017
- Men's Home Internationals (representing Scotland): 2015
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2016 (tie)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Scotland): 2016
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2017
Source:[3]
Professional
- European Championships (representing Great Britain): 2018
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Hayes, Mark (17 January 2016). "Super Syme the #AusAm champ". Golf Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ Tait, Alistair (14 June 2016). "Connor Syme medals at British Amateur; looks to break curse". Golfweek. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Connor Syme". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Squad Profile - Connor Syme". Scottish Golf. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ McEwan, Michael (19 September 2017). "Connor Syme reveals Forsyth role in pro switch". bunkered.
- ^ McEwan, Michael (24 September 2017). "Connor Syme impresses on professional debut". bunkered.
- ^ a b Smith, Tyrone (13 November 2019). "Connor Syme: Scot relishing European Tour return after losing card". BBC Sport.
- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
External links[edit]
- Connor Syme at the European Tour official site
- Connor Syme at the Official World Golf Ranking official site