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Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

THE FLATSJ.T. Griffin grabs a top-10 finish and more starts on the Korn Ferry Tour … Richy Werenski leads three former Jackets playing the weekend at the rugged Honda Classic … Larry Mize finishes top-10 on the Champions Tour … more in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.

With only conditional status on the Korn Ferry Tour, J.T. Griffin has had to post high finishes to continue to earn starts, and he has made good on those opportunities. Last weekend, Griffin tied for ninth (279, -9) at the El Bosque Championship in Mexico, moving up to 21st in the Korn Ferry Tour points list (the top 25 at the end of the regular season earns PGA Tour cards for 2021). It was Griffin’s third top-10 finish in four events in the 2020 season.

He led four former Jackets with solid weekends in Mexico, starting with Seth Reeves, who tied for 24th with a 6-under-par score of 282 and moved up to No. 70 on the Korn Ferry list. Anders Albertson tied for 45th place, while Paul Haley II tied for 51st.

The Korn Ferry Tour takes a two-week break and resumes the weekend of March 19-22 in Louisiana.

PGA TOUR

Richy Werenski, who missed the end of the fall segment of the PGA Tour season due to a broken wrist, picked up his third top-20 finish of the year in eight events with a tie for 17th place at the Honda Classic, which is played at the rugged PGA National course in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and jumped from No. 106 to 93 on the FedEx Cup list.

Cameron Tringale moved up to No. 79 after tying for 27th place, and Stewart Cink earned a tie for 53rd.

Cink will be in the field again this week for the prestigious Arnold Palmer Invitational, while Tringale and Werenski are currently alternates for the field at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge.

ELSEWHERE

Larry Mize tied for ninth place last weekend at the Cologuard Classic in Tucson, Ariz., on the PGA Tour Champions, posting an 11-under-par score of 208 at Tucson National Golf Club. It was his highest finish since a tie for ninth at the 2018 Diamond Resorts Invitational, his first event that year, and vaulted him to No. 29 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings.

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • PGA Tour:  Arnold Palmer Invitational • March 5-8, 2020 • Bay Hill Club & Lodge • Orlando, Fla. • Purse: $9,300,000 • FedEx Cup points: 500
  • Web.com Tour:  Chitimacha Louisiana Open • March 19-22, 2020 • LaTriomphe Golf & Country Club • Broussard, La. • Purse: $600,000
  • PGA Tour Champions:  Hoag Classic • March 6-8, 2020 • Newport Beach Country Club • Newport Beach, Calif. • Purse: $1,800,000
  • Mackenzie Tour:  PGA Tour Canada Q-School – USA East 1 • March 3-6, 2020 • Mission Inn Golf Club-El Campeon • Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
  • 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:  Sanctuary Golf Club • March 18-19, 2020 • Waverly, Ga.
  • G Pro Tour:  Savannah Open • March 25-27, 2020 • The Club at Savannah Quarters • Pooler, Ga.

PLAYERPLAYERLAST WEEKDATA
ANDERS ALBERTSON
Hometown: Woodstock, Ga.
Turned pro: 2015
Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15
Status: PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The American Express
missed cut
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 Champions
PGA Tour Champions
Mitsubishi Electric Championship
T-8 (-13)
Schwab Cup points ranking: n/a
YTD Earnings (Champions): $n/a
Career earnings (Champions): $1,726,795
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 tours
Did not playGPro 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 Champions
PGA Tour Champions
Mitsubishi Electric Championship
T-19 (-10)
Schwab Cup Points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings (Champions): n/a
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 playFortinet 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
PGA Tour
The American Express
missed cut
FedEx 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 China
Did not playGPro Tour points ranking: n/a
PAUL HALEY II
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Turned pro: 2011
Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11
Status: PGA Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
Bahamas Great Abaco Classic
missed cut
KFT Points ranking: n/a
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
Did not playKFT 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 Tour
PGA Tour
The American Express
T-43 (-12)
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 Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
Bahamas Great Abaco Classic
in progress
KFT points ranking: 45
YTD earnings: n/a
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 playGPro 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 Champions
Did not playSchwab 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 Tour
Did not playLIV standings: n/a
YTD earnings (LIV): n/a
Order of Merit (Asian Tour): n/a
YTD earnings (Asian Tour): n/a
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 playKFT 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 Tour
Did not playKFT points ranking: 76
YTD earnings (KFT): n/a
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
Did not playFortinet 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 Tour
Did not playKFT Points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
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
Did not playGPro 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 Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
Bahamas Great Abaco Classic
in progress
KFT points ranking: 9
YTD earnings (KFT): n/a
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 playFortinet 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 Tour
Did not playLIV standings: n/a
YTD Earnings (LIV): n/a
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
Korn Ferry Tour
Bahamas Great Abaco Classic
in progress
KFT points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings (KFT): n/a
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
PGA Tour
The American Express
T-64 (-9)
FedEx Cup points ranking: 119
YTD earnings (PGA Tour): n/a
Career earnings (PGA Tour): $4,119,842
KFT points ranking: 107
YTD earnings (KFT): $206,369
Career earnings (KFT): $350,642

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