Austin Connelly

Austin Connelly (born September 18, 1996) is a professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He holds dual citizenship in Canada and the United States.

Amateur career Connelly was born in Irving, Texas, to an American mother and Canadian father. Connelly won the 2014 FJ Invitational by six strokes, and he won the Jones Cup Invitational the following year. He played two 2015 PGA Tour events as an amateur, the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship and RBC Canadian Open, and made the cut in both. After committing to Southern Methodist University, and later the University of Arkansas, Connelly instead turned professional in August 2015.

Connelly qualified for the 2017 Open Championship through Final Qualifying at Royal Cinque Ports, winning a four-man playoff for the final place.

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances Amateur Junior Ryder Cup (representing the United States): 2014 (winners) Pan American Games (representing Canada): 2015, 2019

Professional Aruba Cup (representing PGA Tour Canada): 2016