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Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

THE FLATSCameron Tringale leads 3M Open after 54 holes, finishes 16thPaul Haley II, Nicholas Thompson and Seth Reeves all among top 11 at Korn Ferry Tour event … Luke Schniederjans pushing for top-5 finish on the Forme Tour … More details below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.

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TRINGALE HOLDS 54-HOLE LEAD AT 3M OPEN

For the second time in his career, Cameron Tringale sat atop the leaderboard after 54 holes of a PGA Tour event after posting rounds of 67-68-66 to lead by one heading into the final round. Also for the second time in his career, Tringale failed to hold that lead after carding a 74 to tumble all the way to a tie for 16th place.

Tringale lost his lead early on Sunday after making a bogey at the second hole, but held his round together with pars and battled back to within a stroke of the lead after back-to-back birdies at 11 and 12 (see videos below). But a triple-bogey at 13 thwarted the comeback. It kept alive a streak of 306 career starts on the PGA Tour without a victory, and his career earnings of more than $14 million are the most of any player in PGA Tour history who has not won.

Still, he held his position at No. 39 on the FedEx Cup points list, his highest standing since 2015, and Stewart Cink, who missed the cut, remained at No. 17 as the PGA Tour takes a break for the Olympics before staging its final two regular-season events.

Not so fortunate after missing the cut were Matt Kuchar, who sits at No. 120, and Richy Werenski (No. 114), who both remain inside the top 125 but need to play well in the final two weeks to make the FedEx Cup playoffs. Chesson Hadley, who tied for 58th at the 3M Open, fell from 123 to 128, and Vincent Whaley, who did not play the weekend, fell from No. 138 to 141.

After the Olympic break, the WGC FedEx St. Jude Invitational and the Barracuda Championship will be played the same weekend (Aug. 5-8) followed by the Wyndham Championship to close regular season on Aug, 12-15.

PGA Tour leaderboard

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THREE JACKETS FINISH AMONG TOP 11 IN KORN FERRY TOUR EVENT

There scores might’ve been good enough to win most weeks on the Korn Ferry Tour, but at last weekend’s Price Cutter Charity Championship, they wound up only among the top 11 and far from the lead.

Paul Haley II and Nicholas Thompson tied for sixth place with 20-under-par scored of 268. Haley closed with a 64, while Thompson shot 65 twice. That was seven shots off the winning score at the Highland Springs Country Club in Springfield, Mo. Seth Reeves tied for 11th place at 269 (-19).

The finish for Thompson was the veteran pro’s second top-10 finish this year and highest since his tie for sixth at the 2019 Evans Scholars Invitational

As the Korn Ferry Tour comes down to its final two events, Haley and Reeves have some work left to finish among the top 25 in points to secure their 2021-22 PGA Tour cards. Despite the high finish, Haley dropped one spot to No. 26, while Reeves held position at No. 20.

Anders Albertson and J.T. Griffin, who both missed the cut last weekend, are battling to finish among the top 75, which gets them in the Korn Ferry Tour playoffs and ensures keeping their full tour membership. Albertson sits at No. 70, Griffin at No. 81. Ollie Schniederjans, who took the week off, is at No. 34 with an outside chance to make the top 25.

Two events remain in the regular season following a break this week for the Olympics – the Utah Championship Aug. 5-8 and the Pinnacle Bank Championship Aug. 12-15.

Korn Ferry leaderboard

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FORME TOUR

Following a high finish last week at the Korn Ferry Tour event in Illinois, Luke Schniederjans added another solid finish on his regular tour last weekend tying for 18th place at the Bolingbrook Golf Club Invitational in Bolingbrook, Ill. His 11-under-par score of 277 included 68-66 in the middle two rounds.

His former Tech teammate Chris Petefish tied for 33rd in the same event with an 8-under-par 280 that included a second-round 67.

After three events, Schniederjans is No. 6 on the Forme Tour Order of Merit, while Petefish is No. 37. Schniederjans actually leads the tour in birdies made with 67. Five events remain on the schedule, beginning this week at the Birck Boilermaker Classic in West Lafayette, Ind. The top five points earners earning 2021-22 Korn Ferry Tour membership along with others advancing to the second and final stages of the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament.

Forme Tour leaderboard

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KUCHAR FONDLY REMEMBERS 2016 OLYMPICS

Nowhere else on the planet [last weekend] could you find a men’s golf Olympic medalist teeing it up in competition.

The four golfers who represented the United States as the men’s golf team at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro — Rickie Fowler, Matt Kuchar, Patrick Reed and Bubba Watson — all competed at the 3M Open in Blaine, Minn. Kuchar was tops of the bunch, taking home the bronze medal after a scorching 8-under 63 on the final day.

“What an incredible experience,” said Kuchar, who made a hole-out eagle on the second hole in Friday’s second round but missed the cut by a stroke. “I look back and still beam with pride just thinking about it.”

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KUCHAR ALTERS PUTTING METHOD FOR 3M OPEN

Matt Kuchar switched from a left to right armlock putting method at this week’s 3M Open on the PGA Tour. Kuchar, 43, has adopted an armlock putting method up his left arm for a number of years on the PGA Tour, but judging by a series of snaps from GolfWRX today, it would appear he has now switched to wedging the putting up his right arm instead.

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#PROJACKETS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Olympics:  Men’s competition • July 29-August 1, 2021 • Kasumigasecki Country Club • Saitama, Japan • Purse: none • FedEx Cup points: none
  • World Golf Championships:  FedEx St. Jude Invitational • August 5-8, 2021 • TPC Southwind • Memphis, Tenn. • Purse: $10,500,000 • FedEx Cup points: 550
  • PGA Tour:  Barracuda Championship • August 5-8, 2021 • Tahoe Mt. Club (Old Greenwood) • Truckee, Calif. • Purse: $3,500,000 • FedEx Cup points: 300
  • Korn Ferry Tour:  Utah Championship • August 5-8, 2021 • Oakridge Country Club • Farmington, Utah • Purse: $600,000
  • PGA Tour Champions:  Shaw Charity Classic • August 5-8, 2021 • Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club • Calgary, Alberta • Purse: $2,350,000
  • Forme Tour:  Birck Boilermaker Classic • July 28-31, 2021 • Birck Boilermaker Golf Club • West Lafayette, Ind. • Purse: $115,000
  • All Pro Tour:  Colbert Charity Classic • August 11-14, 2021 • Colbert Hills Golf Club • Manhattan, Kan. • Purse: $130,000
  • G Pro Tour:  2021 schedule completed
  • SwingThought Tour:  ST33 Barefoot Resort & Golf • July 29-30, 2021 • Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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PLAYERPLAYERLAST WEEKDATA
ANDERS ALBERTSON
Hometown: Woodstock, Ga.
Turned pro: 2015
Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15
Status: PGA Tour
PGA Tour
Farmers Insurance Open
missed cut
FedEx Cup points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
KFT points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings (KFT): n/a
Career earnings (PGAT): $556,905
Career earnings (KFT): $929,956
STEWART CINK
Hometown: Florence, Ala.
Residence: Duluth, Ga.
Turned pro: 1995
Years at Georgia Tech: 1991-95
Status: PGA Tour/PGA Tour Champions
Did not playSchwab Cup points ranking: n/a
YTD Earnings (Champions): $n/a
Career earnings (Champions): $1,726,795
FedEx Cup points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings (PGA Tour): n/a
Career earnings (PGA Tour): $43,905,340
WILL DICKSON
Hometown: Providence, R.I.
Residence: Atlanta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2021
Years at Georgia Tech: 2017-21
Status: Developmental tours
Did not playGPro Points ranking: n/a
YTD Earnings (GPro): n/a
Career earnings (GPro): $59,704
Points ranking (KFT): n/a
YTD earnings (KFT): n/a
DAVID DUVAL
Hometown: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Residence: Denver, Colo.
Turned pro: 1993
Years at Georgia Tech: 1989-93
Status: PGA Tour Champions
Did not playSchwab Cup Points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings (Champions): n/a
Career earnings (Champions): $650,155
Career earnings (PGAT): $18,983,931
J.T. GRIFFIN
Hometown: Wilson, N.C.
Residence: Marietta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2011
Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11
Status: Korn Ferry Tour
Did not playFortinet Cup points: n/a
YTD earnings (Canada): n/a
Career earnings (Canada): $29,836
Career earnings (KFT): $187,056
CHESSON HADLEY
Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.
Turned pro: 2010
Years at Georgia Tech: 2006-10
Status: PGA Tour
Did not playFedEx Cup points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
Career earnings: $12,352,126
SHUN YAT HAK
Hometown: Hong Kong
Turned pro: 2013
Years at Georgia Tech: 2012-13
Status: PGA Tour China
Did not playGPro Tour points ranking: n/a
PAUL HALEY II
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Turned pro: 2011
Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11
Status: PGA Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
Bahamas Great Abaco Classic
missed cut
KFT Points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings (KFT): $9,160
Career earnings (PGAT): $837,353
Career earnings (KFT): $1,098,205
CONNOR HOWE
Hometown: Ogden, Utah
Residence: Atlanta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2023
Years at Georgia Tech: 2018-23
Status: PGA Tour Canada
Did not playKFT points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings (KFT): n/a
Fortinet Cup points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings (PGAT Americas): n/a
MATT KUCHAR
Hometown:
Lake Mary, Fla.
Residence: Sea Island, Ga.
Turned pro: 2000
Years at Georgia Tech: 1997-2000
Status: PGA Tour
Did not playFedEx Cup points ranking: 59
YTD earnings: n/a
Career earnings (PGAT): $60,228,357
CHRISTO LAMPRECHT
Hometown: George, South Africa
Turned pro: 2024
Years at Georgia Tech: 2000-24
Status: Korn Ferry Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
Bahamas Great Abaco Classic
4th (-19)
KFT points ranking: 8
YTD earnings: $49,433
Career earnings (KFT): $91,937
ANDY MAO
Hometown: Johns Creek, Ga.
Turned pro: 2024
Years at Georgia Tech: 2020-24
Status: developmental tours
Did not playGPro points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
LARRY MIZE
Residence: Columbus, Ga.
Turned pro: 1980
Years at Georgia Tech: 1975-79
Status: PGA Tour Champions
Did not playSchwab Cup points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
Career earnings (Champions): $5,166,866
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: Asian Tour
Did not playLIV standings: n/a
YTD earnings (LIV): n/a
Order of Merit (Asian Tour): n/a
YTD earnings (Asian Tour): n/a
Career earnings (LIV): $3,543,875
CHRIS PETEFISH
Hometown: Danville, Calif.
Turned pro: 2018
Years at Georgia Tech: 2014-18
Status: Korn Ferry Tour
Did not playKFT Points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings (KFT): n/a
Career earnings (KFT): $342,455
Career earnings (PGA Tour Canada): $21,118
SETH REEVES
Hometown: Duluth, Ga.
Turned pro: 2014
Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14
Status: Korn Ferry Tour
Did not playKFT points ranking: 104
YTD earnings (KFT): $3,720
Career earnings (PGAT): $233,065
Career earnings (KFT): $862,903
LUKE SCHNIEDERJANS
Hometown: Powder Springs, Ga.
Residence: Alpharetta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2020
Years at Georgia Tech: 2016-20
Status: MacKenzie Tour/Forme Tour
Did not playFortinet Cup points: n/a
YTD earnings (PGAT Americas): N/a
Career earnings (Canada): $46,844
OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS
Hometown: Powder Springs, Ga.
Turned pro: 2015
Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15
Status: Korn Ferry Tour
Did not playKFT Points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
Career earnings (KFT): $651,113
Career earnings (PGAT): $3,879,653
BEN SMITH
Hometown: Novi, Mich.
Residence: Atlanta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2022
Years at Georgia Tech: 2018-22
Status: developmental tours
Did not playGPro points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
ROSS STEELMAN
Hometown: Columbia, Mo.
Residence: Atlanta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2023
Years at Georgia Tech: 2021-23
Status: Korn Ferry Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
Bahamas Great Abaco Classic
T-31 (-11)
KFT points ranking: 16
YTD earnings (KFT): $29,375
Career earnings (KFT): $226,214
TYLER STRAFACI
Hometown: Davie, Fla.
Residence: Davie, Fla.
Turned pro: 2020
Years at Georgia Tech: 2016-20
Status: none
Did not playFortinet Cup points: n/a
YTD earnings (PGAT Americas): n/a
Career earnings (PGAT Americas): $45,681
YTD earnings (GPro Tour): $1,112
Career earnings (PGA Tour): $21,111
Career earnings (Canada): $12,970
CAMERON TRINGALE
Hometown: Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Turned pro: 2009
Years at Georgia Tech: 2005-09
Status: LIV Golf/Asian Tour
Did not playLIV standings: n/a
YTD Earnings (LIV): n/a
YTD earnings (Asian Tour): n/a
Career earnings (LIV): $9,599,325
Career earnings (PGAT): $17,310,004
RICHY WERENSKI
Hometown: South Hadley, Mass.
Turned pro: 2014
Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-14
Status: Korn Ferry Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
Bahamas Great Abaco Classic
T-19 (-15)
KFT points ranking: 44
YTD earnings (KFT): $12,210
YTD earnings (PGA Tour): $57,000
Career earnings (KFT): $644,714
Career earnings (PGAT): $6,765,035
VINCENT WHALEY
Hometown: McKinney, Texas
Residence: Alpharetta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2017
Years at Georgia Tech: 2013-17
Status: PGA Tour
PGA Tour
PGA Tour
Farmers Insurance Open
T-32 (+1)
FedEx Cup points ranking: 103
YTD earnings (PGA Tour): $88,134
Career earnings (PGA Tour): $4,208,156
KFT points ranking: 107
YTD earnings (KFT): $206,369
Career earnings (KFT): $350,642

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