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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, made the International team for the 2024 Presidents Cup, which is being held this weekend in Canada. The American team is heavily favored at Ontario sportsbook apps.
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 this year’s edition takes place Sept. 24-29 at Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal.
Golfer | Odds | Percentage Chance |
Sungjae Im | +500 | 16.7% |
Hideki Matsuyama | +650 | 13.3% |
Adam Scott | +700 | 12.5% |
Tom Kim | +700 | 12.5% |
Corey Conners | +800 | 11.1% |
Si Woo Kim | +850 | 10.5% |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +1000 | 9.1% |
Mackenzie Hughes | +1100 | 8.3% |
Jason Day | +1100 | 8.3% |
Min Woo Lee | +1200 | 7.7% |
Taylor Pendrith | +1400 | 6.7% |
Byeong Hun An | +1400 | 6.7% |
*Odds as of Sept. 25 on DraftKings Sportsbook
At OntarioBets.com, as part of our Ontario sports betting coverage, we’re keeping a close eye on Conners to see how he fares against the Americans.
There are three Canadians playing on home soil this weekend – Conners, Taylor Pendrith and Mackenzie Hughes. All three were captain’s picks, selected by International Team captain Mike Weir, another Canadian.
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.
In that event, South Korea’s Sungjae Im teamed with Conners twice in foursomes and lost both. But Im was 2-2-1 overall (his 2.5 points was tied for the best on his team) and he’s the favorite at DraftKings Ontario Sportsbook to lead the International team in scoring this year, at +500 odds.
Conners has +800 odds, or an 11.1% implied probability, to lead the Internationals in points, even though he was 0-4 in his matches at his only other appearance in 2022. Hughes, making his Presidents Cup debut. is at +1100 odds and Pendrith is at +1400 after also going 0-4 in 2022.
This year, Royal Montreal Golf Club hosts 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, 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.
The Presidents Cup website has details, including a match schedule and an explanation of the format.
USA Today photo by Kyle Terada
Canadian Corey Conners will be playing in the 2024 Presidents Cup. It’s his second time as part of the International Team. This year’s event is at Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Corey Conners will make his second appearance in the event, which in 2024 is at Royal Montreal Golf Club. Conners finished sixth in points for the International Team in 2022 in their loss to the USA.
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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