THE FLATS – Roberto Castro, Ollie Schniederjans in the field this week in Bermuda … J.T. Griffin, Chris Petefish and Nicholas Thompson set for second stage of qualifying for Korn Ferry Tour … more in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.
For the first time in recent memory, Georgia Tech was not represented in the field of a regular season PGA Tour event last weekend when Tiger Woods made history by winning a Tour event for the 82nd time, tying Sam Snead, at the ZOZO Championship in Japan.
Roberto Castro and Ollie Schniederjans will be in the field this week when the Tour plays in the inaugural Bermuda Championship. Schniederjans, who lost his PGA Tour card after the 2018-19 season and did not regain it in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, has a sponsor’s exemption.
The remaining fall portion of the PGA Tour schedule includes the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico (Nov. 14-17), which Matt Kuchar won last year, and the RSM Classic in Sea Island, Ga. (Nov. 21-24).
Kuchar, who has not competed since the European Open in Hamburg, Germany in early September, is not competing in the World Golf Championships event this weekend in Shanghai, China, and is on the United States team for the Presidents Cup, Dec. 12-15 in Melbourne, Australia.
Korn Ferry Tour qualifying: Three Yellow Jackets are competing in the second stage of qualifying for the Korn Ferry Tour, which will take place at five sites over the next two weeks. J.T. Griffin is playing in Dothan, Ala., while Chris Petefish and Nicholas Thompson are in the field at Plantation, Fla.
Griffin played in 17 events last year on the Korn Ferry Tour, but finished outside the top 75 in season points which would have qualified him for the Korn Ferry Finals and given him status for 2020. Petefish has 2020 status on the Mackenzie Tour (PGA Tour Canada), having earned enough money in five events in 2019 to finish 58th on the Order of Merit. Thompson, who has played a full schedule on the KFT the last two years, is attempting to re-qualify after finishing 93rd in the points ranking in 2019.
The final stage is set for Dec. 12-15 in Winter Garden, Fla.
Nicholas Thompson begins his quest to return to the Korn Ferry Tour next week.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- World Golf Championships: HSBC Champions • October 31-November 3, 2019 • Sheshan International Golf Club • Shanghai, China • FedEx Cup points: 300
- PGA Tour: Bermuda Championship • October 31-November 3, 2019 • Port Royal Golf Club • Southampton, Bermuda • FedEx Cup points: 550
- Web.com Tour: Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Final Stage • December 12-15, 2019 • Orange County National • Winter Garden, Fla. • Purse: $1,000,000
- PGA Tour Champions: Invesco QQQ Championship • Nov. 1-3, 2019 • Sherwood Country Club • Thousand Oaks, Calif. • Purse: $2,000,000
- Mackenzie Tour: season ended
- PGA Tour China: no events scheduled
- All Pro Tour: Sweetwater Open • November 11-12, 2019 • Sweetwater Country Club • Sugarland, Texas
- SwingThought Tour: St. Marlo Country Club • October 23-25, 2019 • Duluth, Ga.
G Pro Tour: Northstone Country Club • October 30-31, 2019 • Huntersville, N.C.
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— Georgia Tech Golf (@GTGolf) October 28, 2019
| PLAYER | PLAYER | LAST WEEK | DATA |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ANDERS ALBERTSON Hometown: Woodstock, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15 Status: PGA Tour | Did not play | FedEx Cup points ranking: 239 YTD earnings: $8,760 KFT points ranking: 126 YTD earnings (KFT): $14,525 Career earnings (PGAT): $556,905 Career earnings (KFT): $929,956 |
 | STEWART CINK Hometown: Florence, Ala. Residence: Duluth, Ga. Turned pro: 1995 Years at Georgia Tech: 1991-95 Status: PGA Tour/PGA Tour Champions | Did not play | Schwab Cup points ranking: 9 YTD Earnings (Champions): $1,258,156 Career earnings (Champions): $1,726,795 FedEx Cup points ranking: 173 YTD earnings (PGA Tour): $378,476 Career earnings (PGA Tour): $43,905,340 |
 | WILL DICKSON Hometown: Providence, R.I. Residence: Atlanta, Ga. Turned pro: 2021 Years at Georgia Tech: 2017-21 Status: Developmental tours | Did not play | GPro Points ranking: 20 YTD Earnings (GPro): $4,797 Career earnings (GPro): $59,704 Points ranking (KFT): 193 YTD earnings (KFT): $4,538 Points ranking (FET): 154 YTD earnings (FET): $2,571 |
 | DAVID DUVAL Hometown: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Residence: Denver, Colo. Turned pro: 1993 Years at Georgia Tech: 1989-93 Status: PGA Tour Champions | Did not play | Schwab Cup Points ranking: 61 YTD earnings (Champions): $356,865 Career earnings (Champions): $650,155 Career earnings (PGAT): $18,983,931 |
 | J.T. GRIFFIN Hometown: Wilson, N.C. Residence: Marietta, Ga. Turned pro: 2011 Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11 Status: Korn Ferry Tour | Did not play | Fortinet Cup points: n/a YTD earnings (Canada): n/a Career earnings (Canada): $29,836 Career earnings (KFT): $187,056 |
 | CHESSON HADLEY Hometown: Raleigh, N.C. Turned pro: 2010 Years at Georgia Tech: 2006-10 Status: PGA Tour | Did not play | FedEx Cup points ranking: 143 YTD earnings: $628,066 Career earnings: $12,352,126 |
 | SHUN YAT HAK Hometown: Hong Kong Turned pro: 2013 Years at Georgia Tech: 2012-13 Status: PGA Tour China | Did not play | GPro Tour points ranking: n/a |
 | PAUL HALEY II Hometown: Dallas, Texas Turned pro: 2011 Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11 Status: PGA Tour | PGA Tour Q-School Second Stage 75th (+14) | FedEx Cup points: 204 YTD earnings (PGA Tour): $9,160 KFT points ranking: 203 YTD earnings (KFT): $9,160 Career earnings (PGAT): $837,353 Career earnings (KFT): $1,098,205 |
 | CONNOR HOWE Hometown: Ogden, Utah Residence: Atlanta, Ga. Turned pro: 2023 Years at Georgia Tech: 2018-23 Status: PGA Tour Canada | PGA Tour Q-School Second Stage T-7 (-10) | KFT points ranking: 159 YTD earnings (KFT): $32,406 Fortinet Cup points ranking: n/a YTD earnings (Canada): $n/a |
 | MATT KUCHAR Hometown: Lake Mary, Fla. Residence: Sea Island, Ga. Turned pro: 2000 Years at Georgia Tech: 1997-2000 Status: PGA Tour | Did not play | FedEx Cup points ranking: 109 YTD earnings: $1,469,667 Career earnings (PGAT): $60,228,357 |
 | CHRISTO LAMPRECHT Hometown: George, South Africa Turned pro: 2024 Years at Georgia Tech: 2000-24 Status: Korn Ferry Tour | Did not play | KFT points ranking: 140 YTD earnings: $42,504 Career earnings (KFT): $42,504 |
 | ANDY MAO Hometown: Johns Creek, Ga. Turned pro: 2024 Years at Georgia Tech: 2020-24 Status: developmental tours | Did not play | GPro points ranking: 72 YTD earnings: $1,215 |
 | LARRY MIZE Residence: Columbus, Ga. Turned pro: 1980 Years at Georgia Tech: 1975-79 Status: PGA Tour Champions | Did not play | Schwab Cup points ranking: 112 YTD earnings: $10,863 Career earnings (Champions): $5,166,866 Career earnings (PGAT): $7,947,092 |
 | ANDY OGLETREE Hometown: Little Rock, Miss. Residence: Roswell, Ga. Turned pro: 2020 Years at Georgia Tech: 2016-20 Status: Asian Tour | Did not play | LIV standings: 34 YTD earnings (LIV): $2,432,833 Order of Merit (Asian Tour): 52 YTD earnings (Asian Tour): $20,300 Career earnings (LIV): $3,543,875 |
 | CHRIS PETEFISH Hometown: Danville, Calif. Turned pro: 2018 Years at Georgia Tech: 2014-18 Status: Korn Ferry Tour | Did not play | KFT Points ranking: 162 YTD earnings (KFT): $20,239 Career earnings (KFT): $342,455 Career earnings (PGA Tour Canada): $21,118 |
 | SETH REEVES Hometown: Duluth, Ga. Turned pro: 2014 Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14 Status: Korn Ferry Tour | Did not play | KFT points ranking: 43 YTD earnings (KFT): $227,620 Career earnings (PGAT): $233,065 Career earnings (KFT): $859,183 |
 | LUKE SCHNIEDERJANS Hometown: Powder Springs, Ga. Residence: Alpharetta, Ga. Turned pro: 2020 Years at Georgia Tech: 2016-20 Status: MacKenzie Tour/Forme Tour | PGA Tour Q-School Second Stage T-42 (+7) | Fortinet Cup points: 121 YTD earnings (Americas): $4,736 Career earnings (Canada): $46,844 |
 | OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS Hometown: Powder Springs, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15 Status: Korn Ferry Tour | Did not play | KFT Points ranking: 100 YTD earnings: $85,403 Career earnings (KFT): $651,113 Career earnings (PGAT): $3,879,653 |
 | BEN SMITH Hometown: Novi, Mich. Residence: Atlanta, Ga. Turned pro: 2022 Years at Georgia Tech: 2018-22 Status: developmental tours | GPro Tour Augusta Open missed cut (+2) | GPro points ranking: 39 YTD earnings: $6,976 |
 | ROSS STEELMAN Hometown: Columbia, Mo. Residence: Atlanta, Ga. Turned pro: 2023 Years at Georgia Tech: 2021-23 Status: Korn Ferry Tour | Did not play | KFT points ranking: 56 YTD earnings (KFT): $172,746 Career earnings (KFT): $196,867 |
 | TYLER STRAFACI Hometown: Davie, Fla. Residence: Davie, Fla. Turned pro: 2020 Years at Georgia Tech: 2016-20 Status: none | Did not play | Fortinet Cup points: 219 YTD earnings (Canada): $789 Career earnings (PGAT Americas): $45,681 YTD earnings (GPro Tour): $1,112 Career earnings (PGA Tour): $21,111 Career earnings (Canada): $12,970 |
 | CAMERON TRINGALE Hometown: Laguna Niguel, Calif. Turned pro: 2009 Years at Georgia Tech: 2005-09 Status: LIV Golf/Asian Tour | Did not play | LIV standings: 28 YTD Earnings (LIV): $2,727,625 YTD earnings (Asian Tour): n/a Career earnings (LIV): $9,599,325 Career earnings (PGAT): $17,310,004 |
 | RICHY WERENSKI Hometown: South Hadley, Mass. Turned pro: 2014 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-14 Status: Korn Ferry Tour | Did not play | KFT points ranking: 55 YTD earnings (KFT): $65,960 YTD earnings (PGA Tour): $57,000 Career earnings (KFT): $632,504 Career earnings (PGAT): $6,765,035 |
 | VINCENT WHALEY Hometown: McKinney, Texas Residence: Alpharetta, Ga. Turned pro: 2017 Years at Georgia Tech: 2013-17 Status: PGA Tour | Did not play | FedEx Cup points ranking: 103 YTD earnings (PGA Tour): $1,474,033 Career earnings (PGA Tour): $4,119,842 KFT points ranking: 107 YTD earnings (KFT): $206,369 Career earnings (KFT): $350,642 |
