Feb. 6, 2018
THE FLATS – They all had near aces at the loud and boisterous 16th hole over the weekend, and Ollie Schniederjans, Chesson Hadley and Matt Kuchar all stayed in contention late Sunday and finished in the top five of last weekend’s Waste Management Phoenix Open … Former Tech All-American Charlie Rymer makes his PGA Tour Champions debut this week … This and more in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.
Schniederjans, in his second full year on Tour, stayed near the top of the leaderboard all weekend, firing rounds of 68-68-68 before going even lower on Sunday with a 65. He jumped 30 spots to No. 27 in the FedEx Cup standings following his best finish of the year to date. The Tech All-American has two top-10 finishes in three 2018 events to go with three top-25 finishes from the fall, and he surpassed $3 million in career earnings this weekend.
Kuchar gave himself a chance on Sunday by firing a 7-under-par 64 on Saturday, but couldn’t quite duplicate that Sunday after posting a 67 that included a near hole-in-one at the par-3 16th. The 2016 U.S. Olympian and four-time Ryder Cup team member leaped nearly 70 positions in the FedEx Cup race to 77th.
Hadley, who at No. 14 has the highest position in the FedEx Cup race of all the former Yellow Jackets, shot 66-68-68-68 in the tournament. In just eight events, Hadley has a runner-up finish and a third-place finish among four top-10 showings this season, and has accumulated $1,452,137 in earnings, less than $300,000 off his career high of the $1,703,316 he earned over 29 tournaments in 2014.
In the final round of the 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open, Matt Kuchar from 169 yards comes agonizingly close to a hole-in-one on the famous par-3 16th hole.
In the third round of the 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open, Ollie Schniederjans comes within inches of an ace from 218 yards on the par-3 16th hole.
In the third round of the 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open, Chesson Hadley makes birdie after a 128-yard tee shot that left him with a 3-footer on the par-3 16th hole.
In the opening round of the 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open, Richy Werenski from 151 yards sticks it to within 5 feet of the flag before making birdie on the par-3 16th hole.
Looks like @ollie_gt is pulling for #TB12 and the @Patriots on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/vve4BT8k5a
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 1, 2018
Golfweek: Ollie Schniederjans makes late charge at Phoenix Open https://t.co/JPPOML2tHe via @golfweek pic.twitter.com/cwhSDr02IE
— Georgia Tech Golf (@GT_GOLF) February 5, 2018
The Tour moves to Northern California this weekend for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where David Duval will compete for the first time this year, joining Hadley, Stewart Cink, Cameron Tringale and Richy Werenski.
Web.com Tour: Anders Albertson has gotten off to a solid start to 2018, posting a tie for 25th and a tie for 17th in his two events. The Tech All-American finished last weekend’s Panama Championship with scores of 69-70-68 to post a 281 (+1). Taking his first round out in each tournament, Albertson has averaged 68.7 in rounds two through four and stands 40th in earnings. The Web.com Tour moves South to Colombia this weekend, with Albertson, Roberto Castro, Seth Reeves and Nicholas Thompson all in the field, before taking a three-week break.
PGA Tour Champions: Charlie Rymer, a two-time All-American at Georgia Tech and an analyst at Golf Channel for the last 10 years, has dusted off his golf clubs and will play in five Champions Tour events this year, beginning with this weekend’s Boca Raton Championship at the Old Course at Broken Sound. The Tech Sports Hall of Fame member also will compete in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, April 13-15 at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, Ga., before moving on to three other events later this year, all while continuing his on-air schedule with Golf Channel.
Most intimidating interview I’ve ever done. #coulrophobia pic.twitter.com/klKbMx87tJ
— Charlie Rymer, PGA (@CharlieRymerGC) February 3, 2018
UPCOMING EVENTS
PGA Tour: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am February 8-11, 2018 Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach, Calif. Purse: $7.400,000 FedExCup Points: 500
Web.com Tour: Club Colombia Championship February 8-11, 2018 Bogota Country Club Bogota. Colombia Purse: $700,000
PGA Tour Champions: Boca Raton Championship February 9-11, 2018 The old Course at Broken Sound Boca Raton, Fla. Purse: $1,600,000
Mackenzie Tour:qualifying tournaments in United States in March and April
PLAYER | LAST WEEK | SEASON STATS | |
ANDERS ALBERTSON Woodstock, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Career earnings: $202,468 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15 High School: Etowah Status: Web.com Tour | Last Week T-17 74-69-70-68–281 (+1) | Money rank 40 Earnings $11,958 | |
BO ANDREWS Raleigh, N.C. Turned pro: 2014 Career earnings: n/a Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14 High School: Fike Status: no status | Last Week did not play n/a | Money rank n/a Earnings n/a | |
ROBERTO CASTRO Alpharetta, Ga. Turned pro: 2007 Career earnings: $7,126,530 (PGA + Web) Years at Georgia Tech: 2003-07 High School: Milton Status: Web.com Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | FedEx Cup Rank 78 Earnings $1,755 | |
STEWART CINK Duluth, Ga. Turned pro: 1995 Career earnings: $35,739,585 Years at Georgia Tech: 1991-95 High School: Bradshaw (Florence, Ala.) Status: PGA Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | FedEx Cup Rank 72 Earnings $324,281 | |
DREW CZUCHRY Auburn, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Career earnings: n/a Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14 High School: home schooled Status: no status | Last Week did not play n/a | Money rank n/a Earnings n/a | |
DAVID DUVAL Denver, Colo. Turned pro: 1993 Career earnings: $19,196,243 Years at Georgia Tech: 1989-93 High School: Jacksonville (Fla.) Episcopal Status: no status | Last Week did not play n/a | FedEx Cup Rank n/a Earnings n/a | |
J.T. GRIFFIN Wilson, N.C. Turned pro: 2011 Career earnings: $52,151 Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11 High School: Fike Status: no status | Last Week did not play n/a | Money rank n/a Earnings n/a | |
CHESSON HADLEY Raleigh, N.C. Turned pro: 2010 Career earnings: $4,877,183 Years at Georgia Tech: 2006-10 High School: North Raleigh Christian Academy Status: PGA Tour | Last Week T-5 66-68-68-68–270 (-14) | Money Rank 14 Earnings $1,452,137 | |
SHUN YAT HAK Hong Kong, China Turned pro: 2013 Career earnings: ¥251,305 Years at Georgia Tech: 2012-13 High School: Lake Mary (Fla.) Prep Status: PGA Tour China | Last Week did not play n/a | Money rank n/a Earnings n/a | |
MATT KUCHAR Sea Island, Ga. Turned pro: 2000 Career earnings: $42,339,985 Years at Georgia Tech: 1997-2000 High School: Seminole (Lake Mary, Fla.) Status: PGA Tour | Last Week T-5 71-68-64-67–270 (-14) | FedEx Cup Rank 77 Earnings $352,105 | |
TROY MATTESON Austin, Texas Turned pro: 2003 Career earnings: $10,072,266 Years at Georgia Tech: 2000-03 High School: L.C. Anderson Status: no status | Last Week did not play n/a | FedEx/Money Rank n/a Earnings n/a | |
LARRY MIZE Columbus, Ga. Turned pro: 1980 Career earnings: $12,488,301 Years at Georgia Tech: 1975-79 High School: unknown Status: PGA Tour Champions | Last Week did not play n/a | Schwab Cup Rank n/a Earnings n/a | |
SETH REEVES Duluth, Ga. Turned pro: 2014 Career earnings: $90,585 Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14 High School: Peachtree Ridge Status: Web.com Tour | Last week missed cut 79-70–149 (+9) | Money rank 38 Earnings $13,300 | |
OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS Powder Springs, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Career earnings: $3,007,031 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15 High School: Harrison Status: PGA Tour | Last Week T-3 68-68-68-65–269 (-15) | FedEx Cup rank 27 Earnings $842,670 | |
NICHOLAS THOMPSON Coral Springs, Fla. Turned pro: 2005 Career earnings (PGA + Web.com): $6,532,725 (combined) Years at Georgia Tech: 2001-05 High School: Stoneman Douglas Status: Web.com Tour | Last Week T-55 70-73-75-68–286 (+6) | Money Rank 104 Earnings $1,670 | |
CAMERON TRINGALE Laguna Niguel, Calif. Turned pro: 2009 Career earnings: $9,785,461 Years at Georgia Tech: 2005-09 High School: Mission Viejo Status: PGA Tour | Last Week missed cut 72-72–144 (+2) | FedEx Cup Rank 153 Earnings $94,322 | |
RICHY WERENSKI South Hadley, Mass. Turned pro: 2014 Career earnings: $890,262 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-14 High School: Heritage Academy (Hilton Head, S.C.) Status: PGA Tour | Last Week missed cut 72-71–143 (+1) | FedEx Cup rank 135 Earnings $121,739 | |
Vincent Whaley Fayetteville, Ga. Turned pro: 2017 Career earnings: n/a Years at Georgia Tech: 2013-17 High School: McKinney Boyd Status: no status | Last Week did not play n/a | Money Rank n/a Earnings n/a |