THE FLATS – Richy Werenski and Stewart Cink, both 2020 winners on the PGA Tour, opened 2021 with solid finishes at the Sentry Tournament of Champions … Cink talks about how he picked up some distance to help him win … More below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.
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SOLID WEEKEND AT THE SENTRY TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
Richy Werenski put together the best four-round performance of the 2020-21 season last weekend at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, posting 69-69-70-70 to tie for 24th place with a 14-under-par total of 278. The 2020 Barracuda Championship winner jumped 30 spots in the FedEx Cup standings to No. 139 with his highest finish since tying for 20th at the BMW Championship in last year’s playoffs.
Stewart Cink tied for 31st with an 11-under-par total of 281 after fading to a 74 on Sunday. The 47-year-old Cink, winner of the Safeway Open in October, sits no. 7 in the FedEx Cup points list.
Both players will be in the field this week along with Matt Kuchar as the PGA Tour jumps islands to Oahu for the Sony Open.
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CINK TALKS ABOUT HOW INCREASE IN DISTANCE HAS HELPED HIM
Although competing against players closer to his caddie/son Reagan’s age, Stewart Cink refuses to believe that his best days are behind him. Take, for example, Cink’s response late last summer to his distance dilemma. While he wasn’t ever going to catch up to Bryson DeChambeau or Tony Finau, there were other players, guys he’d once kept up with, who were leaving him behind.
Determined to crack the distance code, he huddled with his coaches. A small change at address gave him an optimized angle of attack and an additional 15 yards of carry. He fine-tuned his equipment specs during a deep dive with Ping, leading to another five-yard gain. Things were looking up.
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#PROJACKETS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
The father-son, player-caddie duo of the Cink family.
A conversation between @StewartCink and Reagan. pic.twitter.com/iR7dM6OegF
— Sentry Tournament of Champions (@Sentry_TOC) January 6, 2021
Hampden Wells Hadley was born yesterday around noon. Everyone is doing great. Hughes and Hollins can’t get enough of holding him.
Any know of a good local family basketball league? #tablefor5 pic.twitter.com/spHrgpQJOv
— Chesson Hadley (@chessonhadley) January 11, 2021
Hollins is doing my hair and makeup while I watch the Panthers. #dadlife pic.twitter.com/n3FYmONWuO
— Chesson Hadley (@chessonhadley) January 3, 2021
ICYMI: We launched the Balls in the Air Podcast with @CharlieRymerPGA yesterday. Listen wherever you find podcasts. ➡️ https://t.co/rIYnqpvTWr#BallsInTheAir #MyrtleBeachGolf pic.twitter.com/aVUcS0dWqn
— Myrtle Beach Golf (@MyrtleBeachGolf) January 8, 2021
UPCOMING EVENTS
- PGA Tour: Sony Open in Hawai’i • January 14-17, 2021 • Waialae Country Club • Honolulu, Hawai’i • Purse: $6,600,00
- Korn Ferry Tour: LECOM Suncoast Classic • February 18-21, 2021 • Lakewood National Golf Club • Lakewood Ranch, Fla. • Purse: tba
- PGA Tour Champions: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai • January 21-23, 2021 • Hualalai Golf Club • Ka’Upulehu-Kona, Hawai’i • Purse: $1,085,000
- All Pro Tour: Coke Dr. Pepper Open • March 10-13, 2021 • Oakwood Golf Club/Links of the Bayou • Alexandria, La. • Purse: $162,500
- G Pro Tour: TBA • January 26-28, 2020 • TBA • TBA
- SwingThought Tour: ST3 Mission Inn Resort & Club • January 12-14, 2021 • Mission Inn Resort & Club • Orlando, Fla.
PLAYER PLAYER LAST WEEK DATA ANDERS ALBERTSON
Hometown: Woodstock, Ga.
Turned pro: 2015
Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15
Status: Korn Ferry TourDid not play Points ranking: 59
YTD earnings: $106,387
Career earnings (KFT): $628,224 ROBERTO CASTRO
Hometown: Alpharetta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2007
Years at Georgia Tech: 2003-07
Status: PGA TourDid not play Points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: $0
Career earnings: $7,411,048 STEWART CINK
Hometown: Florence, Ala.
Residence: Duluth, Ga.
Turned pro: 1995
Years at Georgia Tech: 1991-95
Status: PGA TourPGA Tour
Sony Open in Hawaii
T-19
67-63-65-70--265 (-15)Points ranking: 6
YTD earnings: $1,543,130
Career earnings: $39,704,271 JAMES CLARK
Hometown: Columbus, Ga.
Turned pro: 2019
Years at Georgia Tech: 2014-19
Status: developmental toursDid not play Points ranking: 88
(GPro)
YTD earnings: $2,887.50 (GPro)
Career earnings: n/a DREW CZUCHRY
Hometown: Auburn, Ga.
Turned pro: 2015
Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14
Status: developmental toursDid not play Points ranking: 98 (GPro)
YTD earnings: $1,800 (GPro)
Career earnings: n/a DAVID DUVAL
Hometown: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Residence: Denver, Colo.
Turned pro: 1993
Years at Georgia Tech: 1989-93
Status: noneDid not play Points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
Career earnings: $19,196,243 J.T. GRIFFIN
Hometown: Wilson, N.C.
Residence: Marietta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2011
Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11
Status: Korn Ferry TourDid not play Points ranking: 74
YTD earnings: $79,133
Career earnings (KFT): $114,110 CHESSON HADLEY
Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.
Turned pro: 2010
Years at Georgia Tech: 2006-10
Status: PGA TourDid not play Points ranking: 90
YTD earnings: $246,172
Career earnings: $8,330,906 SHUN YAT HAK
Hometown: Hong Kong
Turned pro: 2013
Years at Georgia Tech: 2012-13
Status: PGA Tour ChinaDid not play Order of Merit: 56
YTD earnings: ¥113,512
Career earnings: ¥251,305 PAUL HALEY II
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Turned pro: 2011
Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11
Status: Korn Ferry TourDid not play Points ranking: 43
YTD earnings: $121,626
Career earnings (KFT): $466,397 MATT KUCHAR
Hometown:
Lake Mary, Fla.
Residence: Sea Island, Ga.
Turned pro: 2000
Years at Georgia Tech: 1997-2000
Status: PGA TourPGA Tour
Sony Open in Hawaii
missed cut
70-68--138 (-2)Points ranking: 169
YTD earnings: $98,842
Career earnings (PGAT): $51,617,094 TROY MATTESON
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Turned pro: 2003
Years at Georgia Tech: 2000-03
Status: noneDid not play Points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
Career earnings: $10,111,266 LARRY MIZE
Residence: Columbus, Ga.
Turned pro: 1980
Years at Georgia Tech: 1975-79
Status: PGA Tour ChampionsDid not play Points ranking: 64
YTD earnings: $125,690
Career earnings (Champions): $5,000,539
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: noneDid not play n/a CHRIS PETEFISH
Hometown: Danville, Calif.
Turned pro: 2018
Years at Georgia Tech: 2014-18
Status: MacKenzie TourDid not play Points ranking (LocalIQ Series): 35
YTD earnings: n/a
Career earnings (KFT): $5,280
Career earnings (MacKenzie): $16,280 MICHAEL PISCIOTTA
Hometown: Alpharetta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2018
Years at Georgia Tech: 2014-18
Status: Developmental toursDid not pllay Points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
Career earnings: n/a SETH REEVES
Hometown: Duluth, Ga.
Turned pro: 2014
Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14
Status: Korn Ferry TourDid not play KFT Points ranking: 19
YTD earnings: $189,688
Career earnings (KFT): $451,076
Career earnings (PGAT): $309,588 LUKE SCHNIEDERJANS
Hometown: Powder Springs, Ga.
Residence: Alpharetta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2020
Years at Georgia Tech: 2016-20
Status: Developmental ToursSwingThought Tour
ST4 Arrowood CC Oceanside, Calif.
T5
68-67--135 (-7)Points Ranking: 40 (GPro)
YTD earnings: $6,572 (GPro)
$450 (SwingThought) OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS
Hometown: Powder Springs, Ga.
Turned pro: 2015
Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15
Status: Korn Ferry TourDid not play KFT Points ranking: 35
YTD earnings: $148,992
Career earnings (KFT): $438,648
Career earnings (PGAT): $3,879,653 NICHOLAS THOMPSON
Hometown: Coral Springs, Fla.
Turned pro: 2005
Years at Georgia Tech: 2001-05
Status: Korn Ferry TourDid not play Points ranking: 146
YTD earnings: $27,635
Career earnings (KFT): $889,499
Career earnings (PGAT): $5,729,551 CAMERON TRINGALE
Hometown: Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Turned pro: 2009
Years at Georgia Tech: 2005-09
Status: PGA TourDid not play Points ranking: 33
YTD earnings: $618,090
Career earnings (PGAT): $12,448,966 RICHY WERENSKI
Hometown: South Hadley, Mass.
Turned pro: 2014
Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-14
Status: PGA TourPGA Tour
Sony Open in Hawaii
missed cut
72-66--138 (-2)Points ranking: 146
YTD earnings: $151,919
Career earnings (PGAT): $4,697,226 VINCENT WHALEY
Hometown: McKinney, Texas
Residence: Fayetteville, Ga.
Turned pro: 2017
Years at Georgia Tech: 2013-17
Status: PGA TourDid not play PGA Tour Points ranking: 109
YTD earnings: $164,405
Career earnings (PGAT): $306,713
Career earnings (KFT): $167,469