Nordea Masters: Connelly and Tournament Thursday

nordea masters: Connelly opened the tournament Thursday with a 1-under par 72 and followed it up with a 70 on Friday to vault him into a tie for fifth heading into the weekend, according to The Chronicle Herald. With two more rounds to go, Connelly is in line for a big payday. The 20-year-old and 711th-ranked player in the world is currently just three shots off the lead of the Nordea Masters in Malmo, Sweden after two rounds. Players this week are vying for a share of the 2,287,857 CAD purse. Last year, he finished seventh on the Mackenzie Tour money list, earning 46,218 in 12 events. Connelly, a native of Irving, Texas, has dual U.S. and Canadian citizenship and spent his summers at his grandparents' home in Digby County. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.