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Christopher Boan is a writer at OntarioBets.com. He's covered sports and sports betting in Arizona for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.
It has been more than a year since Canadian professional golfer Corey Conners last won a PGA Tour event. But the 32-year-old from Listowel, Ontario, is in good shape to make the International team at the 2024 Presidents Cup.
The event pits teams from the U.S. and around the globe (minus Europeans) against each other in a similar format to the Ryder Cup. The Presidents Cup has been around since 1994 and allows the golf world to keep the momentum going in years when the more established event is not happening.
The Presidents Cup takes place Sept. 24-29, 2024, in Montreal. At OntarioBets.com, as part of our Ontario sports betting coverage, we’re keeping a close eye on Canadian golfer Corey Conners to see if he will qualify for the team. The Ontario native is currently seventh in the International rankings; the top six automatically make the 12-man roster for the International team. There are also six captain’s picks. OntarioBets.com developed exclusive odds to see if Conners will make the team.
Will He Make The Team? | Odds | Percent Chance |
Yes | -1000 | 90.9% |
No | +1000 | 9.1% |
A healthy slate of golf wagers can be found at Ontario sportsbook apps, but these odds on whether Conners will make the Presidents Cup team are exclusive to OntarioBets.com.
Two years ago, the Quail Hallow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, hosted the Presidents Cup. The Americans won with 17.5 points to 12.5 to earn their ninth straight victory at the event, dating back to a tie in 2003.
This year, Royal Montreal Golf Club will host the event for the first time since 2007. That year, the U.S. team 19.5-14.5 under captain Jack Nicklaus, who led the Americans to a victory over Gary Player’s squad.
In 2024, the team from Caesars Ontario Sportsbook has the U.S. team as a -265 favorite at this year’s Presidents Cup, with the Internationals listed at +240 and the chance of a tie coming in at +1500 in Montreal.
Right now, we have Conners as a -1000 favorite to make the 12-man International team in 2024. If he qualifies, it would mark the second Presidents Cup that the 32-year-old from Ontario has played.
Conners tied for 50th at the first event in the three-tournament FedEx Cup, the St. Jude Championship in Memphis. He is No. 33 in the FedEx Cup standings; the top 30 make the Tour Championship. That’s just ahead of his No. 39 spot in the Official World Golf Ranking. The Presidents Cup website has details on rankings for both teams.
The veteran Canadian golfer has three top 10 finishes on tour this year, including a ninth-place finish at the 2024 U.S. Open, his highest finish to date, which could help his chances of playing on home soil this fall.
The 12-man International team at the 2024 Presidents Cup consists of six automatic qualifiers and six captain’s picks. The six automatic picks come from the OGWR standings; the other half-dozen are captain’s picks. Canadian Mike Weir is the captain for the International team this year.
The automatic qualifiers must have competed in at least 15 OWGR qualifying tournaments between Sept. 12, 2022, and the 2024 BMW Championship, which concludes Aug. 26. All ranking points between the start and end times count toward a player’s status for the event.
After the Memphis event, Conners ranks seventh on the International team leaderboard, with 2.5791 points. The six ahead of him are Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama (5.5393), who won the St. Jude title, Tom Kim (3.3465) and Sungjae Im (3.2821) of South Korea, Australians Jason Day (3.0594) and Adam Scott (2.8814) and South Korean Byeong Hun An (2.7930).
Conners can cement his place at the 2024 Presidents Cup by placing well at this weekend’s BMW Championship in Castle Rock, Colorado. DraftKings Ontario Sportsbook lists him at +3500 to win, ranking in a tie for 13th overall.
USA Today photo by Kyle Terada
Corey Conners was born in Listowel, Ontario, in 1992. He was raised in Listowel until he went to Kent State University in Ohio; he played college golf there from 2010 to 2014. After his amateur appearance in the 2015 Masters, Conners turned pro.
Corey Conners joined the PGA Tour in 2015 and has remained on the Tour ever since. During that time, Conners has two PGA Tour wins – both coming at the Valero Texas Open, in 2019 and 2023. His best appearance in major championships is a tie for sixth at the 2022 Masters tournament.
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Christopher Boan is a writer at OntarioBets.com. He's covered sports and sports betting in Arizona for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.
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