Corey Conners over injured wrist and ready to go at The Open

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PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Corey Conners is over his injured wrist and sharpening his game at Royal Portrush in preparation for the season’s final major.

“Everything was feeling all right,” Conners said at Portrush after playing in the Scottish Open last week.

Canada’s top-ranked golfer tested the wrist in competition for the first time last week. The injury occurred hitting two bunker shots last month at the U.S. Open in Oakmont and also caused him to withdraw from the elevated Travelers Championship a week later. He spent the past few weeks recovering.

“I was able to chip and putt and get in some practice before coming over, so it felt pretty good,” he said. “It’s nice to be back out here.”

As for his game, Conners is one of the sport’s finest ball-strikers and is confident the time off won’t slow him down too much.

“I always feel pretty good. It certainly didn’t feel far away if I was questioning anything,” he said of his game.

If anything, the biggest adjustment will be the firm links turf, which he has mentioned in years past as a facet of links golf that has puzzled him at times with his normally stellar iron game.

“With the firmness of the turf, I wouldn’t say I struck my irons particularly well,” he said. “I’ve got to be a little bit more aggressive off the firm turf. Otherwise there were some bright spots. I had a few good putting days and a few good driving days. Looking forward to being back here and looking forward to the test.”

Conners is 14th in the season-long FedEx Cup standings, one spot ahead of fellow Canuck Nick Taylor.