Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

THE FLATS – Seven Yellow Jackets are back in action this week as the Korn Ferry Tour resumes competition … Only Vincent Whaley is competing on the PGA Tour as it resumes in the Dominican Republic … More below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.

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PGA TOUR UPDATE

Many of Georgia Tech’s alumni on the PGA Tour had last weekend off having not qualified for the U.S. Open, and most of them are taking this week off as well as the Tour heads to the Dominican Republic for the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Classic.

Only Vincent Whaley, in his second season on Tour, will compete this week after opening the 2020-21 season with a solid tie for 23^rd at the Safeway Open two weeks ago. The 2017 Tech graduate finished No. 188 in FedEx Cup in his rookie year, with one top-10 finish, and retains limited status.

PGA Tour leaderboard

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KORN FERRY TOUR UPDATE

Georgia Tech rising senior Noah Norton gets his first taste of a professional golf environment, albeit of the Covid-19 variety, when the Korn Ferry Tour resumes action this week with the Wichita (Kan.) Open. Norton, a two-time all-ACC performer in his Yellow Jacket career, has an exemption into the event as a winner of the Patriot Invitational last winter. The Chico, Calif., senior made it to match play in the U.S. Amateur championship in august, winning his first-round contest before falling in the round of 32.

Ollie Schniederjans, who won this event in 2016 when it was called the Air Capital Classic, has had four top-15 finishes in his last seven tournaments this summer, and now returns to the place of his inaugural Korn Ferry Tour victory. His four-year Tech teammate Anders Albertson, also working for a magic spark to get him back to the PGA Tour, has been playing the best golf of the season over the last month or so, including a T5 at the Lincoln Land Championship presented by LRS.

Also back in action after the week off are J.T. Griffin, Paul Haley II, Seth Reeves and Nicholas Thompson. Reeves is in the best position of the group to earn back his PGA Tour card, sitting solidly inside the top 25 in points (No. 16) on the strength of his victory at the Pinnacle Bank Championship and a T3 at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship. Schniederjans is No. 33, Haley II No. 34.

Korn Ferry leaderboard

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LOCALiQ SERIES UPDATE

Chris Petefish has tied for 23^rd, seventh, 47^th and 19^th in the four events played so far, and sits 16^th in the points standings. He tied for 19^th at the Invitational at Auburn in the series’ last event with an 11-under-par total of 205.

The LocaliQ Series, the U.S.-based tournament series designed for members of the PGA Tours in Canada, Latino America and China, has four remaining events, culminating in the LocaliQ Series Championship at Nassau, Bahamas in late October. After two weeks off, the series resumes this week with the Jacksonville (Fla.) Championship.

LocaliQ Series Leaderboard

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PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS UPDATE

Former Master champion Larry Mize sits at 57^th in Schwab Cup points following his tie for 49^th place at last weekend’s PUR Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links (219, +3). The senior circuit is off for the next two weeks before resuming at the SAS Championship in Cary, N.C.

Champions Tour Leaderboard

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U.S. OPEN UPDATE

Winged Foot Golf Club claimed many high-profile victims last weekend at the 120^th U.S. Open Championship, including three of the four Yellow Jackets in the field. Only Chesson Hadley, who tie for ninth place at Pebble Beach the year before, made the cut and tie for 51^st place with an 18-over-par total of 298.

Video recaps:  Hadley  |  Ogletree  |  Kuchar

U.S. Open leaderboard

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#PROJACKETS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Staying at lovely @ZionRanch near @ZionNPS tonight. This is the dog bowl, I swear @KipHenley gets fed a little better in caddie dining on the @pgatour! pic.twitter.com/zYbkpqEvej

— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) September 20, 2020

Favorite comment from @SafewayOpen came from my friend @ktaylor74’s son, regarding my club selection from the collar behind the 72nd hole: “He’s got a putter from off green. Such a Dad move.”

— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) September 16, 2020

Ridin With Rymer is back! @CharlieRymerPGA catches up with Grammy Winner, and friend, @DanTyminski!

📺: https://t.co/1Id5Rke9v9#RidinWithRymer #MyrtleBeachGolf pic.twitter.com/MmORUGmrZk

— Myrtle Beach Golf (@MyrtleBeachGolf) September 16, 2020

First flight today since January. @delta has the plane looking all spiffy and CLEAN! Thanks to all the travel professionals that make the experience as good as it can be. 3 tips for travelers in these times…be smart, patient, and KIND. pic.twitter.com/mnqewXeN7c

— Charlie (@CharlieRymerPGA) September 15, 2020

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A Safeway Open Sunday to remember for our family yesterday. Getting a win with son Reagan on the bag and celebrating afterward at The French Laundry!

A post shared by Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) on Sep 14, 2020 at 3:54pm PDT

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Makin moves keep workin it one day at a time. 6 top 12 finishes so far, #1 in birdies per round, and top 10 in Scoring AVG. #comebackszn

A post shared by Ollie Schniederjans (@ollie_gtgolf) on Sep 1, 2020 at 8:03am PDT

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Time to get started…. 20/21 season’s eve here at @safewayopen. Great spot to uncork the year! @proathletenetwork @greysonclothiers @footjoy #WCMInvestmentMgt

A post shared by Cameron Tringale (@camtring) on Sep 9, 2020 at 6:45pm PDT

UPCOMING EVENTS (subject to change)

• PGA Tour:  Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship • September 24-27, 2020 • Corales Golf Course • Punta Cana, Dominican Republic • Purse: $4,000,000
• Korn Ferry Tour:  Wichita Open • September 24-27, 2020 • Crestview Country Club • Wichita, Kan. • Purse: $600,000
• PGA Tour Champions:  SAS Championship • October 9-11, 2020 • Prestonwood Country Club • Cary, N.C. • Purse: $2,100,000
• LocaliQ Series:  Jacksonville Championship • September 23-25, 2020 • Hidden Hills Golf Club • Jacksonville, Fla.
• All Pro Tour:  Colbert Charity Classic • September 22-24, 2020 • Colbert Hills Golf Club • Manhattan, Kan. • Purse: $120,000
• G Pro Tour:  Challenge at The Creek • September 30-October 2, 2020 • The Club at Irish Creek • Kannapolis, N.C.
• SwingThought Tour:  ST17-Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club • September 30-October 1, 2020 • Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club • Ormond Beach, Fla.