Gannon is back in on Corey Conners at $8,700. The buzz has cooled because of recent WDs, but Conners is healthy and the archetypal fairway-green machine. Gannon thinks a top-15 is realistic if the putter cooperates, which is plenty at sub-9k ownership.

Farnsworth urged caution on Corey Conners despite his solid course history. Conners withdrew from the final round of the U.S. Open with a wrist issue, and Farnsworth noted wrist injuries often re-flare for golfers. Even if Conners’ tee-to-green game fits the track, the unknown health ceiling makes him a volatile roster option better left off cash builds.

For a prop, Williams took Corey Conners Top 10 at +350. Conners posted T19 and T10 finishes here the past two years and ranks inside the Top 20 in SG: Ball-Striking over his last 24 rounds. Over the past year he’s 2nd in this field in SG: Tee-to-Green during moderate winds, convincing Williams that the upside justifies the number.

Cody Williams recommended backing Corey Conners at +6000 on Bet365 despite concerns about his around-the-green play and average length. Williams pointed out Conners ranks 13th in strokes-gained ball striking and 18th in approach over the last 24 rounds, is second in the entire field in SG tee-to-green in moderate winds over the past year, and sits inside the top 40 in par-4 birdie-or-better rate. The Canadian brings proven links pedigree with T19 and T10 finishes at the Renaissance Club the past two years plus three top-30s at recent Open Championships. Although Conners withdrew from the U.S. Open, Williams expects him to be healthy and sees the statistical fit and 60-1 price as too tempting to pass up.

Andy Lack said he will lock Conners into Scottish Open DFS lineups even though the Canadian withdrew from the Travelers with a hand injury. Conners still ranks third in Lack’s model because his elite fairway-finding actually gains strokes on driver-heavy layouts, and his season-long strokes-gained putting numbers are quietly positive for the first time in his career. Add in proven long-iron excellence—nearly 0.6 strokes gained per round from 175+ yards—and Lack believes Conners’ profile breaks the usual distance bias at the Renaissance Club. He will not click an outright ticket until seeing one healthy round, but in DFS he prefers Conners at sub-10 percent ownership over similarly priced bombers who bring a lower floor if the wind kicks up.

Andy Lack put Corey Conners in the same rare category as Morikawa and Rai—players so precise that they still gain significant strokes off the tee on bomber-friendly layouts. Lack emphasized that this week’s driver-heavy Scottish Open will have minimal rough penalty, so Conners’s ability to stripe fairways and attack from the ideal 175-plus yardage windows should translate to birdie looks in the projected 20-under winning environment. Because most of the field will lean on pure distance models, Lack sees Conners as strong leverage in DFS and a viable top-10 wager given his past positive results at the Renaissance Club.

Pat Mayo mentioned Corey Connors is also re-entering competition after an injury hiatus, using the Scottish Open as a warm-up for the Open Championship. Mayo flagged Connors’ lack of recent reps as a red flag for both DFS floors and betting markets. Without any post-injury data on ball-striking form, Mayo plans to treat Connors as a volatile tournament-only option and will avoid him in head-to-head and placement wagers until he shows a clean bill of health.

Byron Lindeque warned listeners to steer clear of Corey Conners after the Canadian withdrew from the U.S. Open with a wrist injury. Conners’ hallmark accuracy with irons could be compromised by any lingering discomfort, and Byron prefers not to risk a mid-tournament WD or reduced swing speed in no-cut DFS events where every player makes four rounds. Unless beat writers confirm full health, Byron will remove Conners from his player pool and instead target similarly priced wedge specialists without medical baggage.

Eric Polzin advised steering clear of Corey Conners even though the salary looks tempting. Conners withdrew from the U.S. Open on Sunday citing a wrist injury that appeared to flare mid-round after he had gone three under through the tough front nine. Polzin fears another WD or a compromised version of Conners this week and noted that, historically, Conners’ strokes-gained numbers tumble nearly a full shot in his first event back from injury. The risk outweighs the reward in DFS cash or tournaments, and Polzin will not bet any Conners props until he sees a clean bill of health.

Corey Conners withdrew last week with a wrist issue, so DraftKings ownership projections sit around 3–7 percent. Gannon reasoned that Conners wouldn’t tee it up if the wrist were still a problem, making him an attractive leverage play given his fairway-finding and elite short-iron numbers.

Gehman warned listeners to tread carefully with Corey Conners after the Canadian withdrew before Sunday at Oakmont due to a wrist injury sustained mid-round Saturday. Conners needed on-course medical attention, and Gehman cited beat writer Adam Stanley’s expectation that the wrist will be a major talking point in Cromwell. Given Conners’ track record of relying on crisp ball-striking—he ranks 6th in SG: Approach this season—any soft-tissue issue in the lead hand is a red flag. Gehman sees real WD risk during practice rounds and would not be surprised if Conners pulls out entirely. Even if he tees it up, Gehman expects reduced ceiling and is fading Conners in DFS and outright markets until receiving full health clearance.

Andy Lack advised jumping back on Corey Conners after the perplexing Oakmont withdrawal. Conners is sixth on Tour in driving accuracy and eleventh in greens-in-regulation, two stats Lack considers non-negotiable at a venue where missed fairways lead to lay-ups and wedges decide birdie chances. Because the WD torpedoed recency models, Lack expects Conners to open in the 50-to-1 range with depressed DFS ownership. He plans to exploit that over-reaction in both outright markets and single-entry DFS, projecting Conners for a T15 floor and legitimate win equity if the Canadian posts even an average putting week (he gained 2.1 strokes putting at this event in 2023).

Corey Conners ranks sixth in Farnsworth’s model yet costs just $7,200, making him one of the slate’s best values. Conners is among the most accurate drivers in the field, is an elite ball-striker, and consistently hits greens — skills that align perfectly with Oakmont’s narrow corridors and oversized, fast putting surfaces. Farnsworth expects to have 40 % or more exposure.

Doubling down, Williams took Conners +400 for a Top-10. He reiterated Conners’ elite driving accuracy, year-long ball-striking form and improved putting on fast surfaces, believing those traits position him for another high finish even if the outright ticket falls short.

Cody Williams grabbed Conners at 60-1, stressing that the Canadian ranks among the tour’s most accurate drivers and remains a "ball-striking stalwart." Williams likes that Conners has unexpectedly thrived with the putter on slick surfaces and that his tidy profile already produced a T9 at last year’s U.S. Open. With Oakmont expected to play firmer and faster than most majors, Williams sees Conners’ steady tee-to-green game and comfort on fast greens as undervalued upside.

Cody Williams doubled down on Corey Conners by adding a Top-10 ticket at +400 on BetMGM. Williams loves Conners’ elite driving accuracy and overall ball-striking, traits that mitigate Oakmont’s brutal rough and brutal greens. The tout also cited Conners’ ‘sneaky’ gains with the putter on fast surfaces and reminded readers the Canadian cracked last year’s U.S. Open with a T9. With soft conditions likely limiting roll-out, Williams expects Conners to pepper fairways, hit a ton of greens, and cash the 4-to-1 Top-10 ticket even if he doesn’t take the trophy.

Guy Boston Sports flagged Corey Conners as a player he “does like” for Oakmont, framing him as a top-20 or top-30 sleeper depending on price. Conners is coming off a T10 in last year’s U.S. Open and, per the tout, is playing “fantastic” golf in 2025 with markedly sharper irons than the version that missed three straight major cuts in 2023-24. The Canadian’s trademark fairway-finding driver (top-15 in fairways hit this season) should keep him out of Oakmont’s penal rough, and his long-iron proximity numbers have jumped from 41st to 18th tour-wide over the past two months. That upward trajectory, plus a proven high finish at this championship, makes Conners a live placement and matchup option rather than a pure outright stab.

Jim Sannes said Corey Conners fits Oakmont perfectly because the course rewards elite placement more than raw power. Oakmont’s 28-yard average fairway width, five-inch rough, and 168 bunkers will punish errant drives. Conners is neutral in distance but top-tier in fairway hit rate and still gains strokes off the tee through accuracy. Sannes expects that combination of precision plus acceptable length to keep Conners in contention and make him a viable DFS option and a strong top-20/Make-the-Cut bet even if outright odds become too short.

Eric Polzin named Corey Conners his very first core play, insisting gamers should ignore early-week ownership hand-wringing and simply eat the chalk. Conners has made 13 consecutive PGA Tour cuts, with nearly every result landing inside the top-30. He grades as a top-10 stat fit in the 9-5 model and cracks the top-20 in every key metric Polzin is targeting this week – including ball-striking, total driving and bogey avoidance. Oakmont history is solid: missed cut two years ago but bounced back with a top-10 last year. At $7,200 Polzin sees Conners as a "plug-and-play" who "lets you jam Scheffler or Bryson up top without sweating the weekend." Bettors can nibble at 65-1, though Polzin admits he prefers DFS exposure over an outright ticket. His recommended approach: start builds with Conners, then pivot elsewhere if the 9-5 ownership tool later flags him as over-owned.

Lack lumped Corey Conners in with Henley as another glaring DraftKings misprice at just $7,400. Conners sits inside the DataGolf top-15 thanks to elite ball-striking, yet that same statistical profile is obvious to every model-driven DFS player, inflating his ownership projection into the low-20s. Lack stressed that when a 7K-range golfer becomes the default plug-and-play option, fading is often the sharper move in large-field tournaments—especially at a venue like Oakmont, where one crooked number in the church-pew bunkers can derail even the best iron players. If Conners underperforms, rosters that avoid him instantly gain leverage on roughly one-fifth of the field, a trade-off Lack believes is worth making despite the attractive salary relief.

Pat Mayo warned that Corey Conners will be an inflated outright number at Oakmont because fantasy models love his laser-straight irons, yet the Canadian’s lack of pop off the tee is a fatal flaw on a 7,380-yard U.S. Open with zero forgiveness. Mayo noted Conners is "obviously not big off the tee," so he either lays back and hits long irons into greens firm enough to repel anything landing short, or he over-swings and sprays it into church-pew bunkers and waist-high fescue. Either way, Mayo doubts Conners can put four rounds together to win, and advised bettors to keep exposure to top-10/each-way wagers or DFS builds where a T8 still cashes.

Pat Mayo singled out Corey Conners as the prototype player to attack in placement markets and DFS cash builds at Oakmont. Mayo noted that the blueprint he and Keith Stewart have been hammering—"high fairway percentage, elite irons, serviceable short game, hope-and-pray putting"—describes Conners perfectly. The Canadian sits top-10 on Tour in fairways gained this season, ranks 12th in strokes-gained approach over his last 24 rounds, and has quietly posted positive around-the-green numbers in five of his last six starts. Because Oakmont’s 170-plus bunkers and 5-inch rough punish any misses, Mayo expects Conners’ laser-straight driving to keep him out of jail while his long-iron prowess (he’s inside the top-15 from 175-200 yards) turns demanding par-4s into safe pars. With outright odds north of 80-1 and a projected upper-7K DraftKings salary, Mayo prefers loading Conners into top-20, head-to-head, and bogey-avoidance props, calling him "the meat-and-potatoes play that cashes tickets while everyone sweats the big three."

Polzin framed Corey Connors as the roster-stabilizer that lets you survive Friday. The ball-striking savant rates 11th in his specialist model, remains one of the field’s most accurate total drivers, and rarely implodes—three missed cuts in his last 24 worldwide starts. Connors’ Canadian roots provide the same local familiarity narrative Pendrith enjoys, but with a much higher week-to-week floor. Polzin noted Connors still grades as an elite strokes-gained differential play despite a comparatively quiet season, reinforcing his safety for cash games while still offering top-10 upside if the putter cooperates. He recommended using Connors as the first name in balanced builds and sprinkling him in outright cards as a hedge if you fade Rory.

Jim Sannes targeted Corey Conners for a top-10 finish at +220 instead of an outright. Conners has delivered five top-10s and eight top-20s in 14 starts since January 1, underscoring the week-to-week consistency Sannes values in this market. Even after an uncharacteristic poor iron week at the Memorial, Conners still ranks third in the entire field in true strokes gained over the past six months—trailing only Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry—and has gained strokes in all four categories across that span. His putter has stabilized, the around-the-green play is passable, and Canadian hometown motivation does not hurt. Because he shows fewer spike weeks than Pendrith or Lowry, Sannes prefers the safety of the top-10 ticket while still capturing Conners’ elite ball-striking profile.

Geoff Fienberg acknowledged Corey Conners is an "unbelievable flusher" whose fairway-finding driver and elite mid-irons suit TPC Toronto, yet he refuses to touch the Canadian at 18-to-1. Fienberg argued Conners’ lack of elite distance caps his ceiling on a 7,400-yard par-70 and that flat, simple greens neutralize the putting edge he sometimes gains. With Pendrith and multiple LIV bombers sitting two-to-three times longer in the market, Fienberg prefers fading Conners in head-to-heads and avoiding him in outrights, waiting for a number north of 30-to-1 before reconsidering.

Byron Lindeque prefers Corey Conners at $10.1K over both Rory McIlroy and Ludvig Aberg in DFS builds, arguing Conners will be the forgotten man in the 10K tier because he lacks headline distance. Lindeque pointed out that Conners ranks among the Tour’s best long-iron players, a skill set tailor-made for TPC Toronto’s eight approaches of 200-plus yards. He also likened the setup to Augusta—wide landing areas but severe punishment if you do miss—conditions that historically suit Conners’ fairway-finding driver. The South African thinks Conners’ Canadian crowd support and quietly improved short game give him legitimate top-five equity at a fraction of the field’s ownership, making him his preferred tournament anchor if Rory chalk balloons.

Byron Lindeque pegged Corey Conners as his favorite Top-10 wager at +190. Conners has cashed 9 of his last 12 Top-20 tickets and six Top-10s in that window, gaining strokes Off-the-T and on Approach in every start since Valspar. Lindeque noted the Canadian’s elite long-iron pedigree (No. 6 in SG: Approach from 200-225 yards this season) meshes perfectly with TPC Toronto’s 7,350-yard par-70 layout. He also highlighted Conners’ comfort level on home turf—two Top-15s in his last three Canadian Opens—and expects partisan crowds to provide an extra boost. With books pricing him shorter than +140 in outright parity markets, Lindeque sees nearly 50 cents of value in the Top-10 instead of chasing a win versus Scheffler and McIlroy.

Perry singled out Corey Connors at 20-to-1 as his favorite mid-tier outright. Connors ranks fifth in the public BTN model thanks to season-long consistency tee-to-green and sits top-10 on Tour in greens-in-regulation. Perry added the intangible that Connors, a proud Canadian, will be highly motivated to win his national open, a feat Nick Taylor accomplished two years ago. Given the accuracy demands and bentgrass surfaces, Perry believes Connors’ elite ball-striking outweighs any putting concerns and makes him worth exposure in outrights, FRL and top-10 markets.

Bo McBrayer is firing on Corey Conners at +2000, noting that the steady Canadian has finished top-25 in nine of his last ten starts and profiles perfectly for a second-shot track. Conners sits 7th in Strokes Gained: Approach over that span, and with Nick Taylor’s 2023 win "cracking the seal" for Canadian champions, McBrayer thinks local momentum is real. The Achilles heel, of course, is the putter—Conners has not hoisted a trophy since the 2023 Valero Texas Open—but Bo believes a neutral putting week is enough given how dialed the irons are. If Rory falters, Conners is the Canadian most capable of seizing the moment on home soil.

Gannon is fading Corey Conners despite the Canadian narrative. Conners is expensive, will be one of the two highest-owned plays, and faces immense hometown pressure. In a field where balanced builds thrive, Gannon believes Conners’ projected ownership bakes in his ceiling while ignoring his middling top-10 rate this season, making him an inefficient use of salary in DFS tournaments.

Rick Gehman called Corey Conners ‘the trap of all traps’ for DFS. Connors owns the event’s third-shortest outright odds and will soak up Canadian narrative ownership, yet he still bleeds strokes around the green, turning promising rounds into field average. Gehman highlighted Friday at the Memorial where multiple short-game errors erased a 4-under start. With DraftKings likely pricing him as a top-tier option, managers need a podium finish to get paid off—an outcome Gehman deems unlikely on a wedge-and-putting track. He prefers fellow Canadians Taylor Pendrith and Nick Taylor for leverage.

Kevin Cunningham highlighted Corey Conners as the third choice on the board at +2000 for the RBC Canadian Open and noted the built-in narrative edge of playing in his home country. The Canadian owns two PGA Tour wins, carries strong pre-tournament odds relative to the rest of the field, and will benefit from home-crowd support that often translates into a tangible strokes-gained bump for Canadian players at this event. Bettors looking to fade the short McIlroy number or diversify DFS exposure can target Conners as a mid-range outright and top-10 option.

Andy Lack said he is passing on Corey Conners at 16-25/1 in outright markets because TPC Toronto neutralizes the Canadian’s usual edge. While Conners is an elite fairway finder, Lack stressed that this week is all about raw power off the tee and 200-plus-yard approach play. Conners averages just 299 yards in carry distance (outside the Tour’s top third) and gains only 0.04 strokes per round on approaches from 200-225 yards, well behind the ‘long-iron merchants’ Lack expects to separate. With six par-4s playing 480+ yards and two converted par-5s stretched past 515, Lack believes Conners will be forced to hit longer clubs into greens than his peers, limiting birdie chances. He views the Canadian as a better top-20 candidate than an outright bet and recommended allocating capital elsewhere in the same odds band.

Matt Brown fired an outright on Corey Conners after noticing the Canadian is one of the only players flashing green across every driving metric and par-5 scoring category. Conners is 6th in good-drive percentage, 8th in total driving, and sits inside the top-10 in strokes-gained tee-to-green over the last 24 rounds. Brown emphasized Muirfield’s four par-5s are the only holes playing under par; Conners ranks 7th on TOUR in par-5 scoring from 550-600 yards. Around-the-green play remains mediocre (38th of 72 this week), but Brown believes Conners can mitigate that weakness by simply keeping the ball in play and hitting greens in regulation—he is 12th in GIR this season. With the market hanging mid-40s outright numbers, Brown thinks Conners’ combination of high floor and rising ceiling is being undervalued.

Bydlon is hammering Corey Conners for another top-20 after cashing seven of the last eight. Conners ranks 8th off-the-tee, 10th on approach, and 13th tee-to-green over his past 12 rounds while sitting 6th in driving accuracy and 12th in GIR on the season. He already owns two top-20s at the Memorial in the last three years, and Kelley sees no reason to stop riding the form until sportsbooks tighten the number.

Jim Sannes tabbed Corey Conners as his preferred target in the $10K salary band at $10.9K. Conners checks the key Memorial boxes with hyper-accurate driving and consistently plus iron play, giving him scoring upside regardless of whether rain makes Muirfield Village play longer or favors precision. Sannes conceded Conners remains "not great" around the green—his lone red flag—but argues the Canadian’s tee-to-green consistency outweighs that weakness in a range where alternatives such as Shane Lowry, Sepp Straka and Daniel Berger have either poorer iron form or less accuracy. Conners is not a lock the way Thomas is in the $11K tier, yet he leads the 10K cluster for Sannes when DFS roster builds need a stable mid-priced anchor.

Iain MacMillan recommended Corey Conners at +3300 to win the Memorial, citing the course’s emphasis on precision over length. Conners sits 11th on Tour in driving accuracy, 9th in greens in regulation, and 5th in scrambling from the rough—three stats MacMillan says give him a leg up at Muirfield Village. Conners has posted two top-20 finishes at this event in the last three years and has quietly logged top-20 results in seven of his past eight starts this season. MacMillan views the 33-1 price as clear value for a player whose skill set aligns perfectly with Jack’s Place.

Mike McClure’s SportsLine simulation model – which has returned more than $9,000 in PGA profits since June 2020 – spit out Corey Conners as an outright target at 28-1 after running the Memorial field 10,000 times. McClure pointed to Conners’ rock-solid recent form (only one finish outside the top-25 since Feb. 16 with four top-10s) plus elite ball-striking metrics. The Canadian ranks 11th on Tour in driving accuracy, ninth in greens in regulation and 18th in total strokes gained. That statistical profile fits Muirfield Village’s demand for precise tee-to-green play, giving bettors a longshot with a consistent floor and genuine win equity.

Mike McClure said his SportsLine model sees Corey Conners as a sneaky outright winner at 28-1. Conners has been one of the tour’s steadiest players since February 16, recording four top-10s and only one finish outside the top-25. The Canadian’s profile fits Muirfield: he ranks 11th in driving accuracy, ninth in greens-in-regulation, and 18th in total strokes gained. McClure noted that those ball-striking numbers are exactly what tends to separate contenders at Jack Nicklaus’ second-shot layout. With sportsbooks hanging a long number because bettors are locked on Scottie Scheffler, McClure believes Conners offers legitimate win equity and is worth a plus-money swing at FanDuel.

Adam Schupak pegged Corey Conners as his primary sleeper at +2800. Conners ranks near the top of the tour in strokes-gained approach and greens-in-regulation, traits Schupak says are critical at Muirfield Village. If the Canadian can coax an average putting week—historically his weakness—Schupak expects him to be a Sunday factor. Given the ball-striking floor and a price nearly double the chalk, Conners is on Schupak’s outright and top-10 cards.

Iain MacMillan recommended Corey Conners at +3300, calling him an ideal course fit because Muirfield Village rewards accuracy over raw length. Conners is 11th on Tour in driving accuracy, ninth in greens-in-regulation, and fifth in scrambling from the rough this season—skills MacMillan thinks give him a tangible edge on Jack Nicklaus’ penal layout. The Canadian has two top-20 finishes here in the past three years and is in rock-solid form with seven top-20s in his last eight starts. MacMillan views 33-1 as tangible value on a player whose skill set directly matches the venue’s demands.

Polzin likes Corey Conners as an outright bet at 33-to-1, noting the Canadian sits second in his model’s recent-form rankings and inside the top-12 for overall stat fit. Conners has gained strokes on approach in nine consecutive starts and ranks sixth on Tour in greens-in-regulation over the last 24 rounds. Although the win has been elusive, he has rattled off finishes of 6th (The Players), 8th, 18th, 8th and T-11 in marquee events, showing he can contend in elite fields. Polzin thinks the Memorial’s emphasis on precise iron play and long par-4 scoring is tailor-made for Conners and suggested pairing him with Xander Schauffele in balanced DFS builds when fading Scheffler.

Conners has made 11 consecutive cuts and logged four top-20 finishes over that span, prompting Polzin to label him a ‘made-cut machine.’ The Canadian ranks third in the field in recent form and continues to gain strokes on approach, matching the greens-in-regulation emphasis at Jack’s Place. Polzin likes Conners as a high-floor play for double-ups and single-entry tournaments, especially on rosters built around Scheffler’s hefty salary.

Rich Gehman highlighted Corey Conners as the quiet No. 2 in strokes-gained form over the last 36 rounds—trailing only Scottie Scheffler—with 2.8 strokes per round gained. Conners has picked up seven or more strokes in five of his last eight starts and strung together multiple top-10/20 finishes. At last year’s Memorial he gained 7.5 strokes tee-to-green and finished T-20 despite losing with the putter; this year he arrives having gained with the flat stick in six of nine events, including +3.0 at Quail Hollow. Gehman does not expect an outright win but projects Conners as a strong top-10 candidate and a reliable $9.1K DraftKings anchor whose current stat profile still has “juice to squeeze.” He recommended leaning on Conners in DFS builds and sprinkling top-10/top-20 bets.

Andy Lack pushed Corey Conners up his outright and DFS boards after the course breakdown. Lack noted that Muirfield Village heavily rewards a controlled left-to-right ball flight, precise total driving and long-iron proficiency— three areas where Conners excels. Conners’ stock 5-yard fade keeps him in the fairway (he ranks 8th in the field in fairways-gained over the last 24 rounds) and allows him to attack the par-5s, which Lack emphasized play as the four easiest but still demand a fairway hit to reach in two. Conners sits 5th overall in Lack’s custom model thanks to being top-10 in strokes-gained approach from 175-225 yards and top-15 in scrambling from the rough, two stats Lack weighted most heavily because more than 30% of approaches come from 200+ yards and Muirfield sports the highest missed-green volume on Tour. With putting de-emphasized—Lack gave it his lowest weight of the season—Conners’ mediocre flat stick becomes less of a liability, making him a core play at 35-1 outright and a chalk-acceptable $7,900 tag on DraftKings.