😔 Corey Conners Forced to Withdraw from 2025 US Open After Painful Injury at Oakmont
Canadian star Corey Conners has pulled out of the 2025 US Open before Sunday’s final round after suffering a brutal wrist injury while playing out of a bunker at Oakmont. The World No. 21 was grinding through the pain on Saturday, even continuing after hitting a hidden TV cable — but the injury proved too much to overcome.
In this video, we break down what really happened on the 11th hole, Conners’ emotional attempt to play through injury, and what fellow pro Michael Kim revealed about the incident. Could this setback impact Conners’ season? Watch to find out how the gritty Canadian showed true heart — even in defeat.
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canadian golfer Cory Connors has officially withdrawn from the 2025 US Open ahead of Sunday’s final round following an apparent wrist injury that worsened during Saturday’s play at Oakmont Country Club connors a two-time PGA Tur winner and ranked world number 21 was tied for 39th after three rounds at eight overpar however his tournament took a painful turn on the 11th hole Saturday when he injured his wrist attempting to escape a bunker reports suggest he may have struck a hidden TV cable embedded in the bunker’s lip triggering the injury he immediately took a medical timeout for oncourse treatment and continued his round visibly in discomfort despite his efforts he struggled on the back nine carding a 40 and fell 12 shots behind leader Sam Burns effectively ending his hopes of contending sources indicate that Connors have been dealing with wrist and forearm issues as early as Thursday’s opening round the bunker incident on Saturday only served to aggravate the injury particularly as his ball had plugged in a difficult lie despite the pain the 33-year-old Canadian showed up at the practice range on Sunday morning attempting to warm up for the final round unfortunately the discomfort proved too severe and he was forced to withdraw notifying tournament officials shortly afterward his grit and determination during Saturday’s round earned praise from fellow pro Michael Kim who played alongside him cory Connors deserves a full page on his own today kim posted on X the dude stripes it little draw didn’t miss a shot on the front nine missed a short one on three so could have been even lower but then he plugged his bunker shot and hurt his wrist he was obviously in some pain and honestly I didn’t think he’d keep playing kim also criticized the delay in getting Connor’s proper treatment it took like 20 minutes for his physio to get to the green don’t get me started on that terrible process he gutted it out but was definitely out of rhythm coming in connors has enjoyed a solid major season so far in 2025 he finished tied for eighth at the Masters marking his fourth top 10 result at Augusta and made the cut at the US Open for the first time last year at Pinehurst where he ended up T9 while fans will be disappointed not to see him finish at Oakmont Connor’s bravery and determination through injury will not go unnoticed his focus now turns to rest recovery and preparation for the remainder of the season
