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Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

Nov. 7, 2017

THE FLATS – Only three former Georgia Tech players were in action last weekend on the PGA Tour, but one of them nearly took home a title when Chesson Hadley came up one stroke shy of joining a playoff at the Shriners Hospital for Children Open in Las Vegas … J.T. Griffin advances to the final stage of Web.com Tour qualifying, and four other Yellow Jackets attempt to do the same this week … This and more in the Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report.

In his third event since rejoining the PGA Tour full-time, Hadley fired a 65 in the second round, and closed on the weekend with 69-68 and finished at 8-under-par 276. Patrick Cantlay, Alex Cjeka and Whee Kim finished at 9-under-par to force a playoff, which Cantlay won.

Hadley, who won twice last season on the Web.com Tour and finished No. 1 in overall earnings, has finished third, second and tied for fourth in his three PGA Tour events in the fall portion of the season. Over nine rounds he has shot a cumulative 34-under-par and ranks 12th in scoring average. He holds seventh place in the early stages of the race for the FedEx Cup and has exceeded $1.1 million in earnings, a figure which ranked 98th at the end of the 2016-17 PGA Tour season.

He heads down to Playa del Carmen, Mexico this week along with Werenski, Stewart Cink and Ollie Schniederjans for the OHL Classic at Mayakoba.

In the second round of the 2017 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Chesson Hadley takes his 22-foot flop shot sky high on the par-5 15th hole and holes out for eagle.

Web.com Tour: J.T. Griffin, one of five Yellow Jackets attempting to qualify for the Web.com Tour through its qualifying school, became the first to make it to the final stage last week when he tied for 14th place (21 qualified) with a 5-under-par 283 at Highland Oaks Golf Club in Dothan, Ala.

Bo Andrews, Drew Czuchry, Vincent Whaley and James White will attempt to do the same this week. Three more second stage sites are being held Nov. 7-10 in Brooksville, Fla., McKinney, Texas and Plantation, Fla. Whaley and White are entered in the McKinney, Texas qualifier, while Czuchry attempts to qualify in Brooksville, Fla., and Andrews is in Plantation, Fla.

Survivors advance to the final stage Dec. 7-10 in Chandler, Ariz., where the top 45 finishers (and ties) earn full status on the Web.com Tour for 2018.

UPCOMING EVENTS

PGA Tour: OHL Classic at Mayakoba • November 9-12, 2017 • El Camaleon Golf Club • Playa del Carmen, Mexico • Purse: $7.100,000 • FedExCup Points: 500
Web.com Tour: The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic • January 13-16, 2018 • Sandals Emerald Bay • Great Exuma, Bahamas • Purse: $600,000
PGA Tour Champions: Charles Schwab Cup Championship • November 10-12, 2017 • Phoenix Country Club • Phoenix, Ariz. • Purse: $2,500,000
Mackenzie Tour:season over

  PLAYER LAST WEEK SEASON STATS
 ANDERS ALBERTSON
 Woodstock, Ga.
 Turned pro:
2015
 Career earnings: 
$162,510
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15
 High School: Etowah
 Status: Web.com Tour
  Last Week
did not play
n/a
 Money rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 BO ANDREWS
 Raleigh, N.C.
 Turned pro:
2014
 Career earnings: 
n/a
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14
 High School: Fike
 Status: Web.com Q-School
  Last Week
21 (1st stage)
69-71-65-71—276 (-8)
 Money rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 ROBERTO CASTRO
 Alpharetta, Ga.
 Turned pro:
2007
 Career earnings: 
$6,593,585
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2003-07
 High School: Milton
 Status: Web.com Tour
 Last Week
did not play
n/a
 FedEx Cup Rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 STEWART CINK
 Duluth, Ga.
 Turned pro:
1995
 Career earnings: 
$35,598,817
 Years at Georgia Tech: 1991-95
 High School: Bradshaw (Florence, Ala.)
 Status: PGA Tour
 Last Week
did not play
n/a
 FedEx Cup Rank
60
Earnings
$183,513
 DREW CZUCHRY
 Auburn, Ga.
 Turned pro:
2015
 Career earnings: 
n/a
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14
 High School: home schooled
 Status: Web.com Q-School
  Last Week
T-14 (1st stage)
68-73-69-66—276 (-12)
 Money rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 DAVID DUVAL
 Denver, Colo.
 Turned pro:
1993
 Career earnings: 
$19,196,243
 Years at Georgia Tech: 1989-93
 High School: Jacksonville (Fla.) Episcopal
 Status: no status
 Last Week
did not play
n/a
 FedEx Cup Rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 J.T. GRIFFIN
 Wilson, N.C.
 Turned pro:
2011
 Career earnings: 
$52,151
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11
 High School: Fike
 Status: Web.com Q-School
  Last Week
T-14 (2nd stage)
(70-74-68-71—283 (-5)
  Money rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 CHESSON HADLEY
 Raleigh, N.C.
 Turned pro:
2010
 Career earnings: 
$4,530,113
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2006-10
 High School: North Raleigh Christian Academy
 Status: PGA Tour
 Last Week
T-4
74-65-69-68—276 (-8)
 Money Rank
7
Earnings
$1,105,067
 SHUN YAT HAK
 Hong Kong, China
 Turned pro:
2013
 Career earnings: 
¥251,305
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2012-13
 High School: Lake Mary (Fla.) Prep
 Status: PGA Tour China
  Last Week
did not play
n/a
 Money rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 MATT KUCHAR
 Sea Island, Ga.
 Turned pro:
2000
 Career earnings: 
$42,059,880
 Years at Georgia Tech: 1997-2000
 High School: Seminole (Lake Mary, Fla.)
 Status: PGA Tour
 Last Week
did not play
n/a
 FedEx Cup Rank
T-124
Earnings
$72,000
 TROY MATTESON
 Austin, Texas
 Turned pro:
2003
 Career earnings: 
$10,072,266
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2000-03
 High School: L.C. Anderson
 Status: no status
 Last Week
did not play
n/a
 FedEx/Money Rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 LARRY MIZE
 Columbus, Ga.
 Turned pro:
1980
 Career earnings: 
$12,488,301
 Years at Georgia Tech: 1975-79
 High School: unknown
 Status: PGA Tour Champions
 Last Week
did not play
n/a
 Schwab Cup Rank
53
Earnings
$303,651
 SETH REEVES
 Duluth, Ga.
 Turned pro:
2014
 Career earnings: 
$82,953
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14
 High School: Peachtree Ridge
 Status: Web.com Tour
 Last week
did not play
n/a
 Money rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS
 Powder Springs, Ga.
 Turned pro:
2015
 Career earnings: 
$1,935,669
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15
 High School: Harrison
 Status: PGA Tour
  Last Week
did not play
n/a
  FedEx Cup rank
38
Earnings
$249,537
 NICHOLAS THOMPSON
 Coral Springs, Fla.
 Turned pro:
2005
 Career earnings (PGA + Web.com): 
$6,512,246 (combined)
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2001-05
 High School: Stoneman Douglas
 Status: Web.com Tour
 Last Week
did not play
n/a
 Money Rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 CAMERON TRINGALE
 Laguna Niguel, Calif.
 Turned pro:
2009
 Career earnings: 
$9,709,615
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2005-09
 High School: Mission Viejo
 Status: Web.com Tour Finals
 Last Week
missed cut
75-77—152 (+10)
 FedEx Cup Rank
143
Earnings
$18,476
 MINGHAO WANG
 Xian, China
 Turned pro:
2013
 Career earnings: 
n/a
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2008-13
 High School: Celebration Academy
 Status: PGA Tour China
 Last week
did not play
n/a
  Money rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 RICHY WERENSKI
 South Hadley, Mass.
 Turned pro:
2014
 Career earnings: 
$890,262
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-14
 High School: Heritage Academy (Hilton Head, S.C.)
 Status: PGA Tour
  Last Week
T-51
74-68-73-70—285 (+1)
  FedEx Cup rank
126
Earnings
$58,053
 Vincent Whaley
 Fayetteville, Ga.
 Turned pro:
2017
 Career earnings: 
n/a
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2013-17
 High School: McKinney Boyd
 Status: Web.com Q-School
  Last Week
T-14 (1st stage)
66-73-68-68—275 (-9)
 Money Rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 JAMES WHITE
 Acworth, Ga.
 Turned pro:
2012
 Career earnings: 
$14,442
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2008-12
 High School: Harrison
 Status: MacKenzie Tour
  Last Week
T-14 (1st stage)
65-70-71-68—274 (-14)
 Money Rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a

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