Is a huge hockey fan. Was a member of his high school hockey team that won a Provincial Hockey Championship.

Favorite professional team is the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs.

Is a bit of a mathematical genius. Studied actuary math in college at Kent State and was a two-time Academic All-American.

Loves wine and took a wine appreciation course during his time at Kent State.

Good friends with fellow TOUR winner and Canadian Mackenzie Hughes. The pair played junior golf together and were college teammates at Kent State. Hughes was by the green for Conners' first PGA TOUR win at the 2019 Valero Texas Open.

Along with fellow PGA TOUR winners Mackenzie Hughes and Taylor Pendrith, Conners was inducted into the Kent State Athletics Hall of Fame (also known as the Varsity K Hall of Fame) in 2021. Other notable members of the Varsity K Hall of Fame include 2003 Open Championship winner Ben Curtis (inducted in 2006), former NFL wide receiver Julian Edelman (inducted 2015), four-time All-Pro First Team tight end Antonio Gates (inducted as a basketball player in 2010), and legendary football coaches Lou Holtz (inducted 1990) and Nick Saban (inducted 2015).

Has two sisters, Nicole and Sarah. Nicole is his twin sister.

Played four seasons at Kent State University (2010-14), where he won five times individually, with the crown jewel being medalist honors at the 2012 Mid-American Conference Championship. Named the 2012 MAC Player of the Year, and was the 2014 MAC Co-Player of the Year with teammate Taylor Pendrith. Concluded his collegiate career with a 72.94 scoring average.

Alongside teammates and fellow Canadians Mackenzie Hughes and Taylor Pendrith, Conners led Kent State to the 2012 NCAA Championship at Riviera Country Club, where they defeated Florida State University (led by Daniel Berger and Brooks Koepka) in a playoff to earn the eighth and final spot in match play. Conners finished T4 individually -- the highest individual finish at an NCAA Championship in program history -- and earned Kent State's only win in match play as it fell to an Alabama team led by Justin Thomas.

Runner-up finisher at the 2014 U.S. Amateur Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club. Path to the championship match included victories over Scottie Scheffler (Round of 64), Jon Rahm (Round of 16), and Denny McCarthy (Semifinals). Fell to Gunn Yang, 2 and 1, in the 36-hole final.

Reached the semifinals of the 2013 U.S. Amateur Championship at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. Notably defeated Bryson DeChambeau (Round of 32) and Patrick Rodgers (Round of 16) before he fell to eventual champion Matt Fitzpatrick in the semifinals.

Represented Canada alongside Mackenzie Hughes, Taylor Pendrith, and Adam Svensson at the 2012 and 2014 World Amateur Team Championships. In 2014, the team of Conners, Pendrith, and Svensson finished second to the United States, who won the Eisenhower Trophy with a team of Bryson DeChambeau, Beau Hossler, and Denny McCarthy.