Connor Arendell (born March 30, 1990) is an American

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. Arendell has played on the Challenge Tour, European Tour, and Korn Ferry Tour.

Amateur career

Arendell was born in

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, he currently resides in

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. He played college golf at the University of Central Florida where he was first team All-

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and member of three consecutive conference team championships for the

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. In 2009, Connor qualified for and advanced to the final 16 of the U.S. Amateur at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he lost, 2 and 1, to Peter Uihlein. In 2010, he once again advanced to the final 16 of the U.S. Amateur at Chambers Bay, University Place, Washington where he lost to Patrick Cantlay, 1 down.

Professional career

Arendell qualified for the European Tour by playing in all three stages of

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in late 2013, finishing T-8th. He also had conditional status on the

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in 2014 after competing in qualifying school. He played on the European Tour and Challenge Tour from 2014 to 2016. His best finish was tied for second at the 2014

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. Since 2018, he has played on the Korn Ferry Tour. In 2019, he qualified for and played in the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. On March 1, 2020, Arendell won the Yuengling Open at the Fort Myers Country Club in a playoff with a birdie on the second hole.

Professional wins

*2021 Florida Open

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Amateur career

Professional career

Professional wins

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