THE FLATS – Matt Kuchar comes up short after holding 54-hole lead at Genesis Invitational … J.T. Griffin posts top-10 finish, best of the year on Korn Ferry Tour … Larry Mize off to solid start on Champions Tour … more in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.
On the doorstep of victory No. 10 of his stellar PGA Tour career, Matt Kuchar came up short on Sunday after carding a couple of bogeys early in the back nine to finish with a 1-over-par 72. After opening with a 7-under-par 64, he tied for second place, posting the 107th top-10 finish of his career, with a 9-under-par 275, two shots behind Adam Scott.
The finish elevated the 41-year-old Kuchar from 95th to 39th on the FedEx Cup points list and put him over $51 million in career earnings.
Cameron Tringale was the only other Yellow Jacket in the field, tying for 30th place at 282 (-2) and holding at No. 79 on the FedEx Cup list.
Kuchar will play for the third straight week this weekend as the only Jacket in the field at the World Golf Championships’ Mexico Championship. He is 15th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Four other Yellow Jackets, including Roberto Castro, Chesson Hadley, Richy Werenski and Vincent Whaley, are down in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Open, an event Hadley won six years ago.
KORN FERRY TOUR
He wasn’t able to secure fully exempt status on the Korn Ferry Tour through qualifying school, but J.T. Griffin is doing his best to get it through his limited starts early in the 2020 season. The 2011 Tech graduate, in his ninth year as a pro golfer, posted his second top-10 finish in three starts last weekend with a tie for seventh place at the LECOM Suncoast Classic in Florida, firing four rounds under 70 and finishing at 19-under-par 269. He finished fifth in the same event a year ago.
Most importantly, Griffin jumped from 43rd to 21st in the Korn Ferry points race, bidding to finish among the top 25 at the end of the regular season and earn the PGA Tour card that comes with that.
CHAMPIONS TOUR
Larry Mize tied for 38th place last weekend at the Chubb Classic (209, -4) in Naples, Fla., and stands 41st in the Schwab Cup points list. He has a tie for 20th and a tie for 38th in his two starts in 2020.
Congrats to @GTGolf who this week behind the efforts of #MattKuchar and @CamTringale crossed the $75M mark in earnings on the @PGATOUR since 2013.
— Rivals Cup (@RivalsCup) February 17, 2020
Best performances at @thegenesisinv on @PGATOUR @UNLVGolf 2 players / $1.7M@GTGolf 2 / $759k@pacerathletics 1 / $703k@CalMensGolf 3 / $566k@sundevilmgolf 4 / $427k
— Rivals Cup (@RivalsCup) February 17, 2020
UPCOMING EVENTS
- World Golf Championships: WGC-Mexico Championship • February 20-23, 2020 • Club de Golf Chapultpec • Mexico City, Mexico • Purse: $10,500,000 • FedEx Cup points: 550
- PGA Tour: Puerto Rico Open • February 20-23, 2020 • Coco Beach Country Club • Rio Grande, P.R. • Purse: $3,000,000 • FedEx Cup points: 300
- Web.com Tour: El Bosque Mexico Championship • February 27-March 1, 2020 • El Bosque Country Club • Guanajuato, Mexico • Purse: $650,000
- PGA Tour Champions: Cologuard Classic • February 28-March 1, 2020 • Omni Tucson National • Tucson, Ariz. • Purse: $1,700,000
- Mackenzie Tour: PGA Tour Canada Q-School – USA Central • February 18-21, 2020 • TPC San Antonio – AT&T Canyons • San Antonio, Texas
- 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: Brunswick Country Club • February 24-25, 2020 • Brunswick, Ga.
- G Pro Tour: Palencia Championship • February 25-27, 2020 • The Palencia Club • St. Augustine, Fla.
PLAYER PLAYER LAST WEEK DATA ANDERS ALBERTSON
Hometown: Woodstock, Ga.
Turned pro: 2015
Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15
Status: PGA TourDid not play FedEx Cup points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
KFT points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings (KFT): n/a
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 ChampionsPGA Tour Champions
Trophy Hassan II
T-6 (-3)Schwab Cup points ranking: 7
YTD Earnings (Champions): $148,000
Career earnings (Champions): $1,874,795
FedEx Cup points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings (PGA Tour): n/a
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 toursDid not play GPro Points ranking: n/a
YTD Earnings (GPro): n/a
Career earnings (GPro): $59,704
Points ranking (KFT): n/a
YTD earnings (KFT): n/a DAVID DUVAL
Hometown: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Residence: Denver, Colo.
Turned pro: 1993
Years at Georgia Tech: 1989-93
Status: PGA Tour ChampionsPGA Tour Champions
Trophy Hassan II
T-39 (+5)Schwab Cup Points ranking: 33
YTD earnings (Champions): $39,450
Career earnings (Champions): $692,480
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 TourDid 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 TourKorn Ferry Tour
Astara Golf Championship
missed cutFedEx Cup points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
Career earnings: $12,352,126 SHUN YAT HAK
Hometown: Hong Kong
Turned pro: 2013
Years at Georgia Tech: 2012-13
Status: PGA Tour ChinaDid 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 TourKorn Ferry Tour
Astara Golf Championship
missed cutKFT Points ranking: 113
YTD earnings (KFT): $4,580
Career earnings (PGAT): $837,353
Career earnings (KFT): $1,102,785 CONNOR HOWE
Hometown: Ogden, Utah
Residence: Atlanta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2023
Years at Georgia Tech: 2018-23
Status: PGA Tour CanadaDid not play KFT points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings (KFT): n/a
Fortinet Cup points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings (PGAT Americas): n/a MATT KUCHAR
Hometown:
Lake Mary, Fla.
Residence: Sea Island, Ga.
Turned pro: 2000
Years at Georgia Tech: 1997-2000
Status: PGA TourDid not play FedEx Cup points ranking: 59
YTD earnings: n/a
Career earnings (PGAT): $60,228,357 CHRISTO LAMPRECHT
Hometown: George, South Africa
Turned pro: 2024
Years at Georgia Tech: 2000-24
Status: Korn Ferry TourKorn Ferry Tour
Astara Golf Championship
T-2 (-17)KFT points ranking: 6
YTD earnings: $124,433
Career earnings (KFT): $166,937 ANDY MAO
Hometown: Johns Creek, Ga.
Turned pro: 2024
Years at Georgia Tech: 2020-24
Status: developmental toursDid not play GPro points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a LARRY MIZE
Residence: Columbus, Ga.
Turned pro: 1980
Years at Georgia Tech: 1975-79
Status: PGA Tour ChampionsDid not play Schwab Cup points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
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 TourLIV Golf League
Riyadh
54 (+3)LIV standings: 54
YTD earnings (LIV): $50,000
Order of Merit (Asian Tour): n/a
YTD earnings (Asian Tour): n/a
Career earnings (LIV): $3,593,875 CHRIS PETEFISH
Hometown: Danville, Calif.
Turned pro: 2018
Years at Georgia Tech: 2014-18
Status: Korn Ferry TourDid not play KFT Points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings (KFT): n/a
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 TourKorn Ferry Tour
Astara Golf Championship
T-79 (+4)KFT points ranking: 136
YTD earnings (KFT): $7,450
Career earnings (PGAT): $233,065
Career earnings (KFT): $866,633 LUKE SCHNIEDERJANS
Hometown: Powder Springs, Ga.
Residence: Alpharetta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2020
Years at Georgia Tech: 2016-20
Status: MacKenzie Tour/Forme TourDid not play Fortinet Cup points: n/a
YTD earnings (PGAT Americas): N/a
Career earnings (Canada): $46,844 OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS
Hometown: Powder Springs, Ga.
Turned pro: 2015
Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15
Status: Korn Ferry TourLIV Golf League
Riyadh
T-30 (-6)Asian Tour Order of Merit: 30
YTD earnings (LIV): $165,000
YTD Earnings (Asian): $360,000
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 toursDid not play GPro points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a ROSS STEELMAN
Hometown: Columbia, Mo.
Residence: Atlanta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2023
Years at Georgia Tech: 2021-23
Status: Korn Ferry TourPGA Tour
WM Phoenix Open
T-6 (-14KFT points ranking: 17
YTD earnings (KFT): $59,175
Career earnings (KFT): $256,042 TYLER STRAFACI
Hometown: Davie, Fla.
Residence: Davie, Fla.
Turned pro: 2020
Years at Georgia Tech: 2016-20
Status: noneDid not play Fortinet Cup points: n/a
YTD earnings (PGAT Americas): n/a
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 TourLIV Golf League
Riyadh
T-18 (-9)LIV standings: 18
YTD Earnings (LIV): $250,000
YTD earnings (Asian Tour): $22,700
Career earnings (LIV): $9,849,325
Career earnings (PGAT): $17,310,004 RICHY WERENSKI
Hometown: South Hadley, Mass.
Turned pro: 2014
Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-14
Status: Korn Ferry TourKorn Ferry Tour
Astara Golf Championship
T-68 (-1)KFT points ranking: 70
YTD earnings (KFT): $16,140
Career earnings (KFT): $648,644
YTD earnings (PGA Tour): n/a
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 TourPGA Tour
WM Phoenix Open
missed cutFedEx Cup points ranking: 128
YTD earnings (PGA Tour): $88,134
Career earnings (PGA Tour): $4,208,156
KFT points ranking: 107
YTD earnings (KFT): $206,369
Career earnings (KFT): $350,642