Corey Conners secured a sixth successive appearance at The Open by claiming the sole qualifying place on offer in the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.
A final-round 71 that featured 17 pars and a crucial birdie on the 16th was enough for Canada’s Conners to finish third in the PGA TOUR event at Bay Hill, part of The Open Qualifying Series.
That was ultimately enough to book a return to The Open – and the scene of his Championship debut in 2019 – as tournament winner Russell Henley and runner-up Collin Morikawa were already exempt.
Conners will now aim to improve on his best Open finish to date, a T15 finish at Royal St George’s in 2021.