Connor Syme

Connor Syme
Connor Syme
Personal information
Full name	Connor David Syme
Born	11 July 1995 (age 29); 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
Medal record
Representing Great Britain
European Golf Team Championships

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

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

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

2013 Scottish Junior Tour 2
2014 North East District Open Amateur
2016 Australian Amateur
2017 Battle Trophy

Source:^[3]

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

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

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2019	Turkish Airlines Challenge	Francesco Laporta	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament	2017	2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	CUT
PGA Championship

Tournament	2019	2020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open		CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	NT

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

Amateur

European Boys Team Championship (representing Scotland): 2013
Boys Home Internationals (representing Scotland): 2013
Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2013 (winners)
European Amateur Team Championship (representing Scotland): 2015, 2016
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