Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

THE FLATS – Chesson Hadley leads five former Yellow Jackets who played the weekend at Pebble Beach … J.T. Griffin posts another solid finish on the Korn Ferry Tour … more in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.

Eight former Georgia Tech stars tee it up last weekend at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am as legendary Pebble Beach Golf Links. Five of them survived the 54-hole cut to play Sunday, led by Chesson Hadley, who tied for 18^th place to match his highest finish so far in the 2019-20 campaign. The 2010 Tech graduate had also tied for 18^th at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in the fall.

Hadley navigated around Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and Monterrey Peninsula with a 5-under-par score of 282, and moved up to No. 100 in the FedEx Cup points rankings. Stewart Cink, Matt Kuchar and Vincent Whaley all tied for 38^th place at 2-under-par 285. Cameron Tringale tied for 64^th place.

Whaley, a rookie, made his second cut in four events this spring and sits No. 182 on the FedEx Cup list. Tringale (79), Kuchar (95) and Cink (119) are inside the top 125 currently.

Kuchar and Tringale are the only Jackets in the field for this week’s Genesis Invitational, down the coast at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades.

KORN FERRY TOUR

J.T. Griffin led four former Yellow Jackets who competed in Colombia last weekend, tying for 36^th place at the Country Club de Bogota. He had played a “Monday qualifier” on Wednesday, January 15 at The Club at Weston Hills in Miami, with two spots available via the Tour Course and two via the Player’s Course.

Four players shot 7-under 65 at the Tour Course, with Griffin and Patrick Cover earning spots in the Country Club de Bogota Championship field via playoff. Griffin had a strong start on the Korn Ferry Tour last week with a top-10 finish at the Panama Championship. Ironically, the top-10 in Panama would have gained Griffin entry into the Bogota field had he not open-qualified.

Paul Haley II made his first cut of the 2020 season with a tie for 45^th place, while Seth Reeves made his second cut in three events with a tie for 60^th.

The Korn Ferry Tour comes back to the mainland United States this weekend with the LECOM Health Challenge at Lakewood Ranch, Fla., where Anders Albertson makes his 2020 debut and will compete along with Griffin, Ollie Schniederjans and Nicholas Thompson.

“Hello Friends”

It was a good day. pic.twitter.com/2ViYwkKn04

— Chesson Hadley (@chessonhadley) February 10, 2020

New move me and my coach have been working on. Really starting to feel nice. pic.twitter.com/yamlrOJp1s

— Chesson Hadley (@chessonhadley) February 5, 2020

It’s Crosby Clambake week on the Monterey Peninsula, as the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am kicks off Thursday. One round at Monterey Peninsula’s Shore Course, one round at Spyglass Hill and one round at Pebble Beach lead up to Sunday’s final round at Pebble. The prettiest golf on tour! pic.twitter.com/KzXc05XiQG

— LinksGems Golf Photos (@LinksGems) February 4, 2020

UPCOMING EVENTS

• PGA Tour:  Genesis Invitational • February 13-16, 2020 • Riviera Country Club • Pacific Palisades, Calif. • Purse: $9.300,000 • FedEx Cup points: 500
• Web.com Tour:  LECOM Suncoast Classic • February 13-16, 2020 • Lakewood National Golf Club • Lakewood Ranch, Fla. • Purse: $700,000
• PGA Tour Champions:  Chubb Classic • February 14-16, 2020 • The Classic at Lely Resort • Naples, Fla. • Purse: $1,600,000
• Mackenzie Tour:  qualifying schools in United States • March-April, 2020
• PGA Tour China:  Sanya Championship • March 26-29, 2020 • Yalong Bay Golf Club • Sanya, Hainan
• All Pro Tour:  Coke Dr. Pepper Open • March 11-14, 2020 • Oak Wing Golf Club/Links on the Bayou • Alexandria, La.
• SwingThought Tour:  The Club at LaCosta • February 12-13, 2020 • San Diego, Calif.
• G Pro Tour:  Palencia Championship • February 25-27, 2020 • The Palencia Club • St. Augustine, Fla.