Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

THE FLATS – PGA Tour events on the calendar through mid-May on all of its tours have cancelled or post … The Masters Tournament, the PGA Championship and the Olympic games have been postponed … U.S. Open and the Open Championship remain on the schedule in June and July, as does the Ryder Cup in September … more in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.

The suspensions in the tour schedules means as many as 20 former Yellow Jackets have no place to play for the foreseeable future. The earliest the PGA Tour, the PGA Tour Champions and the PGA Tour Series-China will resume competition might be the weekend of May 21-24. The MacKenzie Tour was in the midst of several qualifying events in the United States and Canada, and its regular season is not scheduled to begin until the last weekend of May.

The All Pro, SwingThought and G Pro Tours, at which several recent Tech graduates compete, also have postponed upcoming events.

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Vincent Whaley improved six positions, and Richy Werenski fell one spot, in the reshuffle of priority among 2019 Korn Ferry Tour graduates published Sunday by the PGA Tour. Whaley, a rookie this year, has a top-10 finish this year (Puerto Rico Open) and ranked No. 165 in FedEx Cup points, and has earned more then $178,000. Werenski, who finished No. 126 in FedEx Cup points in 2018-19, has three top-20 finishes in 2019-20, has earned more than $570,000 and is No. 95 on the FedEx points list. See priority ranking here.

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Ron Green, Jr., writing in the Global Golf Post, offered some insight into how difficult piecing the 2020 golf schedule will be.

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The NCAA on Monday voted to grant all spring sports student-athletes an extra year of eligibility in the wake of the premature cancellation of the spring season by the coronavirus outbreak. What the implications are for Georgia Tech’s three seniors is not yet known.

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What are some of Georgia Tech’s alumni professional players doing with their time? See below.

I guess we’ll go on another family walk. I enjoy going for a walk around the neighborhood as much as a 3 putt par on a par 5. pic.twitter.com/eWRFBFetA8

— Chesson Hadley (@chessonhadley) March 27, 2020

This is the Snapchat version of me looking lake a kid. I think Hughes looks just like me…my beautiful wife disagrees. What do y’all think? pic.twitter.com/YYJWihojXk

— Chesson Hadley (@chessonhadley) March 29, 2020

Call me Air Hadley pic.twitter.com/yG1KZGH6eZ

— Chesson Hadley (@chessonhadley) March 30, 2020

Mid-season adjustments have always been part of life on the @PGATOUR, just this year they look a little different! #cabinetryhardware pic.twitter.com/YG1NiDL4F3

— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) March 27, 2020

Fun time talking with my longtime friend! #MarkItDownLive https://t.co/FtIzYBdkO5

— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) March 31, 2020

Trying to clean out the basement, stay busy, and RAISE SOME MONEY FOR CHARITY. Selling a few custom made kids clubs on Ebay. Here's a couple pics of some I made earlier this year. Bid this thing up – 100% of the money goes to Feeding America. More coming later this week!! pic.twitter.com/8abtAS2LS3

— Roberto Castro (@cicioCASTRO) March 29, 2020

#ProJackets – PGA tour golf pro @Vincewhaley visits Whitewater High School https://t.co/xPNbcbeRr6 via @thecitizencom

— Georgia Tech Golf (@GTGolf) March 29, 2020

UPCOMING EVENTS (subject to change)

• PGA Tour:  Charles Schwab Challenge • May 21-24, 2020 • Colonial Country Club • Fort Worth, Texas. • Purse: $7,500,000 • FedEx Cup points: 500
• Korn Ferry Tour:  Evans Scholars Invitational • May 21-24, 2020 • The Glen Club • Glenview, Ill. • Purse: $600,000
• PGA Tour Champions:  KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship • May 21-24, 2020 • The Golf Club at Harbor Shores • Benton Harbor, Mich. • Purse: $3,250,000
• Mackenzie Tour:  Canada Life Open • May 28-31, 2020 • Seymour Golf and Country Club • Vancouver, B.C. • Purse: $200,000
• PGA Tour Series – China:  tba
• All Pro Tour:  tba
• SwingThought Tour:  tba
• G Pro Tour:  tba

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