Corey Conners Leads Canada At World’s
September 10, 2014 1:32pm
Listowel’s Corey Conners has helped Canada’s world amateur golf team be atop the leaderboard after the first round of the World Amateur Championship in Japan.
Team Canada fired a 10-under, 134 to share the lead with Sweden and Switzerland.
The 22-year old Conners carded a 6-under 66 to lead the way.
He carded five birdies on the front nine is one back of a Swedish golfer for the individual lead.
The two other Canadians on the team, Taylor Pendrith and Adam Svensson, , carded a 4-under 68 and 3-under 69 respectively.
Canada was one of 37 teams to break par in the first round.