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Corey Conners (wrist) WDs from Travelers Championship

Corey Conners (wrist) WDs from Travelers Championship

Reuters3 days ago

June 17 - Corey Conners withdrew from the Travelers Championship on Tuesday, two days after he bowed out of the U.S. Open prior to the final round due to a right wrist injury.
PGA Tour Communications said Jhonattan Vegas will replace Conners, who initially sustained the injury in the first round on Thursday at Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh.
Conners aggravated the injury on Saturday while hitting his ball out of a lie on the greenside bunker on the 11th hole.
The 33-year-old Canadian has two career wins on the PGA Tour and is 24th in the Official World Golf Ranking. He recorded a top-10 finish at the 2023 Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn.
--Field Level Media

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