The early clubhouse leader at the Masters needed a wild 7 days just to qualify on the eve of the prestigious tournament
from home, but after a whirlwind week filled with brilliant golf, Conners wound up securing the final invite Augusta National and finished Thursday as the early clubhouse leader.
Conners earned his spot at the Masters with a win at the Valero Texas Open last weekend, one of the PGA Tour events which offer the winner an automatic invite to Augusta National.At the Texas Open, Conners played solid all weekend, with all four rounds in the 60s, but he still had to rally to win the tournament on the back nine of his final round.
After four straight bogeys on the front nine seemed likely to sink his final round, Conners hit six birdies on the back nine to storm back up the leaderboard and take the top spot and the Masters invite that comes with it. More incredibly, Conners didn't even know he would get to play in the Texas Open until he played himself intoWhile most golfers playing in the Texas Open automatically qualified for the tournament, Conners, still early in his PGA Tour career, had to earn his way into the field with a Monday qualifying round.
The qualifying round had four spots in the Texas Open up for grabs, and more than 70 players competing for them. On the 18th green, Conners hit a 20-foot birdie putt to move intoConners won that playoff to get into the Texas Open, then won the Texas Open to get into the Masters. Not a bad week.
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