Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

THE FLATS – It is two weeks away from the planned restart of the 2019-20 schedule, the Charles Schwab Challenge on June 11-14 in Fort Worth, Texas, as well as the Korn Ferry Challenge the same weekend in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. More details below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.

Professional golfers have begun preparing in earnest for a resumption of play, including the 20-plus former Yellow Jackets competing on the various tours, and two exhibition events have already been held. Chesson Hadley provides a look at his prep in social media below.

Before the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour resume, however, the SwingThought Tour resumes its schedule this weekend (May 30-31) in Knoxville, Tenn., and All Pro Tour has its Fore the Kids Open, June 2-5, in Brownwood, Texas. No former Yellow Jackets are in the field for either event.

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U.S. OPEN NO LONGER OPEN

The biggest news of the past week was the announcement from the United States Golf Association cancelling all of its events beyond the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur (for both men and women) and the elimination of all qualifying tournaments for those four championships. The USGA has held two stages of qualifying for the U.S. Open since 1959.

Further information is forthcoming from the USGA on how it will fill the 156-player field for the U.S. Open, which is still scheduled for Sept. 17-20 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y.  READ MORE

Fifty players are currently exempt into the U.S. Open field, including Matt Kuchar (qualified for 2019 Tour Championship), Chesson Hadley (top-10 finisher from 2019 U.S. Open) and Andy Ogletree (reigning U.S. Amateur champion). Brentley Romine of Golf Channel has some ideas on how to fill out the rest of the field to most closely approximate the potential results of open qualifying.

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KUCHAR SPREADS GENEROSITY

Matt Kuchar has always been generous with his time and money to Georgia Tech athletics, contributing to the construction of the golf team’s Noonan Practice Facility, and also, with his wife, former Yellow Jacket tennis player Sybi, to Tech’s Byers Tennis Complex.

Recently he took time to participate in fund-raising efforts for Stetson University, the alma mater to both his parents, Peter and Meg. One of those events was a Q&A session sponsored by the Stetson Alumni Association. Kuchar reminisced with some of the Hatters alumni about going to Stetson basketball games as a kid.  READ MORE

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF STEWART CINK

This is sponsored content, but this video gives fans a good inside look at Stewart Cink, both at his daily life and his deprecating sense of humor.

#PROJACKETS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

First time traveling on a plane in a while. Little eerie here at the RDU airport. Amazing how things have changed.

Heading to Vegas to get some work in with @DrewSteckel before things get going again. pic.twitter.com/HznMurXroc

— Chesson Hadley (@chessonhadley) May 19, 2020

Down the line pic.twitter.com/vmnVgifAYO

— Chesson Hadley (@chessonhadley) May 20, 2020

Good days work with @DrewSteckel. Working on staying on top of the ball and not swaying off it during the backswing. Everything is starting to feel 👌💯💰 pic.twitter.com/4oxJfoSD56

— Chesson Hadley (@chessonhadley) May 20, 2020

Gosh it was nice to have live sports on TV today! It’s been a while, I really enjoyed it. Personally, I think my favorite part was the golf carts. The customization was awesome and I liked the golf cart cam as well. Kudos to @EZGOvehicles for helping raise money for a great cause

— Chesson Hadley (@chessonhadley) May 25, 2020

I’m no meteorologist but, not thinking this isn’t gonna miss us. Looking WSW from @tpcsugarloaf practice facility. pic.twitter.com/8qZgeyP1o3

— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) May 18, 2020

It hit me tonight that all 3 courses I played most growing up (all 3 private clubs in Houston, Baton Rouge, and ATL) are now closed. I don’t know what that says about where I grew up, or about golf in general, or what? But damn.

— Roberto Castro (@cicioCASTRO) May 22, 2020

 

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Good days work with @drewsteckel. Working on staying on top of the ball and not swaying off it during the backswing. Everything is starting to feel 👌💯💰

A post shared by Chesson Hadley (@chesson_hadley) on May 20, 2020 at 4:27pm PDT

UPCOMING EVENTS (subject to change)

• PGA Tour:  Charles Schwab Challenge • June 11-14, 2020 • Colonial Country Club • Fort Worth, Texas • Purse: $7,500,000 • FedEx Cup points: 500
• Korn Ferry Tour:  Korn Ferry Challenge • June 11-14, 2020 • TPC Sawgrass-Dye’s Valley Course • Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. • Purse: $600,000
• PGA Tour Champions:  Bridgestone Senior Players Championship • July 9-12, 2020 • Firestone Country Club • Akron, Ohio • Purse: $2,800,000
• Mackenzie Tour:  ATB Financial Classic • August 6-9, 2020 • Country Hills Golf Club • Calgary, Alberta • Purse: $200,000
• PGA Tour Series – China:  tba
• PGA Tour LatinoAmerica:  Brazil Event I • August 20-23, 2020 • tba • tba • Purse: $170,000
• All Pro Tour:  Fore the Kids • June 2-5, 2020 • Brownwood Country Club • Brownwood, Texas • Purse: $120,000
• SwingThought Tour:  Three Ridges Golf Course • May 30-31, 2020 • Knoxville, Tenn.
• G Pro Tour:  Mimosa Open • June 23-25, 2020 • Mimosa Hills Country Club • Morganton, N.C.