THE FLATS – Mississippi native Andy Ogletree competing at Sanderson Farms Championship along with Chesson Hadley and four other Jackets … Tyler Strafaci and three other Jackets in Korn Ferry Tour qualifying this week … More details below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.
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OGLETREE, HADLEY, FOUR OTHER JACKETS COMPETING IN MISSISSIPPI
Six Yellow Jackets are in the field this week as the PGA Tour resumes its 2021-22 season in Jackson, Miss., with the Sanderson Farms Championship, most notably Mississippi native son Andy Ogletree, who makes his first PGA Tour start since having surgery on his hip back in April.
Ogletree, who is in the field on a sponsor exemption, returned to competition two weeks ago and won the Gaston Championship on the GPro Tour, picking up a first-place check of $15,000.
Also notable is Chesson Hadley, who began his ninth full season on the Tour two weeks ago at the Fortinet Championship. This week, Hadley will play the first two rounds Thursday and Friday, fly to Atlanta to be officially inducted into the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame, and return to the Country Club of Jackson to play rounds 3 and 4.
Also competing this week are Seth Reeves, Cameron Tringale, Richy Werenski and Vincent Whaley. Tringale was the only one of the four to make the cut at the Fortinet Championship.
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FOUR JACKETS IN KORN FERRY QUALIFYING THIS WEEK
The final six events in the first stage of the Korn Ferry Tour qualifying school began Tuesday, with four Georgia Tech alumni beginning the long grind to earn a spot on that circuit for the 2022 season.
James Clark, who has played events on the GPro Tour during the past year, Chris Petefish, who compete on the Forme Tour in 2021 and has status on the Mackenzie Tour (PGA Tour Canada), and Tyler Strafaci, the 2020 U.S. Amateur champion who has eight PGA Tour starts on his resume, all begin their quest Tuesday at the Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis, N.C.
Noah Norton, who graduated from Tech last spring and earned a pair of starts on the Korn Ferry Tour last fall, including one top-10 finish, is in the field at Dayton Valley Golf Club in Dayton, Nev.
Drew Czuchry made it through the first stage of qualifying last week, tying for 15th place last week at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club in Valdosta, Ga. The 2015 graduate shot 6-under-par 282, including a closing 66 to finish among the top 21 and ties to advance. Second-stage qualifiers take place in mid-October.
Before that, there are 11 more first-stage qualifying events to be held, five of those this week.
Complete Q-School schedule with links to leaderboards
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UPCOMING EVENTS
- PGA Tour: Sanderson Farms Championship • September 30-October 3, 2021 • Country Club of Jackson • Jackson, Miss. • Purse: $7,000,000 • FedEx Cup points: 500
- Korn Ferry Tour: Korn Ferry Tour qualifying, first stage events • September 28-October 1, 2021 • six sites
- PGA Tour Champions: Constellation Furyk & Friends • October 8-10, 2021 • Timuquana Country Club • Jacksonville, Fla. • Purse: $2,000,000
- Forme Tour: 2021 schedule completed
- All Pro Tour: Oakwing Championship • October 18-20, 2021 • Oakwing Golf Club • Alexandria, La. • Purse: $48,000
- G Pro Tour: Mimosa Challenge • October 12-14, 2021 • Mimosa Hills Golf & Country Club • Morganton, N.C.
- SwingThought Tour: ST44 Three Ridges Golf Course • September 29-30, 2021 • Three Ridges Golf Course • Knoxville, Tenn.
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#PROJACKETS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
❌ Ceremony for The 25
✅ Ceremony for The Finals 25@Seth_Reeves hung around to officially celebrate becoming a @PGATOUR member. pic.twitter.com/DP0CJtQSHQ— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) September 25, 2021
Chesson Hadley’s big leap https://t.co/YriDmfJw22
— connorh12 (@connorh1286) September 27, 2021
Chesson Hadley gives back to Napa community with help from local winery https://t.co/yZHN5zuBZj pic.twitter.com/kxXqsx5Qgd
— GolfesGolf.com (@GolfesGolfcom) September 18, 2021
I’ve only watched on and off. But this Ryder Cup has been spectacular. The quality of play. The players. The course. The lake. The boats. The drone footage. The crowds. All of it. Absolutely electric.
— Roberto Castro (@cicioCASTRO) September 25, 2021
We have a million kids over this afternoon. It’s been absolute chaos with running around and noise. I now know why Walt Disney created his movies. Turned one of those bad boys on and it has been crickets. #Praise
— Chesson Hadley (@chessonhadley) September 21, 2021
PLAYER PLAYER LAST WEEK DATA ANDERS ALBERTSON
Hometown: Woodstock, Ga.
Turned pro: 2015
Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15
Status: PGA TourDid not play FedEx Cup points ranking: 239
YTD earnings: $8,760
KFT points ranking: 126
YTD earnings (KFT): $14,525
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 ChampionsDid not play Schwab Cup points ranking: 9
YTD Earnings (Champions): $1,258,156
Career earnings (Champions): $1,726,795
FedEx Cup points ranking: 173
YTD earnings (PGA Tour): $378,476
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 toursDid not play GPro Points ranking: 20
YTD Earnings (GPro): $4,797
Career earnings (GPro): $59,704
Points ranking (KFT): 193
YTD earnings (KFT): $4,538
Points ranking (FET): 154
YTD earnings (FET): $2,571 DAVID DUVAL
Hometown: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Residence: Denver, Colo.
Turned pro: 1993
Years at Georgia Tech: 1989-93
Status: PGA Tour ChampionsDid not play Schwab Cup Points ranking: 61
YTD earnings (Champions): $356,865
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 TourDid not play Fortinet 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 TourDid not play FedEx Cup points ranking: 143
YTD earnings: $628,066
Career earnings: $12,352,126 SHUN YAT HAK
Hometown: Hong Kong
Turned pro: 2013
Years at Georgia Tech: 2012-13
Status: PGA Tour ChinaDid not play GPro Tour points ranking: n/a PAUL HALEY II
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Turned pro: 2011
Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11
Status: PGA TourDid not play FedEx Cup points: 204
YTD earnings (PGA Tour): $9,160
KFT points ranking: 203
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 CanadaDid not play KFT points ranking: 159
YTD earnings (KFT): $32,406
Fortinet Cup points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings (Canada): $n/a MATT KUCHAR
Hometown:
Lake Mary, Fla.
Residence: Sea Island, Ga.
Turned pro: 2000
Years at Georgia Tech: 1997-2000
Status: PGA TourDid not play FedEx Cup points ranking: 109
YTD earnings: $1,469,667
Career earnings (PGAT): $60,228,357 CHRISTO LAMPRECHT
Hometown: George, South Africa
Turned pro: 2024
Years at Georgia Tech: 2000-24
Status: Korn Ferry TourDid not play KFT points ranking: 140
YTD earnings: $42,504
Career earnings (KFT): $42,504 ANDY MAO
Hometown: Johns Creek, Ga.
Turned pro: 2024
Years at Georgia Tech: 2020-24
Status: developmental toursDid not play GPro points ranking: 72
YTD earnings: $1,215 LARRY MIZE
Residence: Columbus, Ga.
Turned pro: 1980
Years at Georgia Tech: 1975-79
Status: PGA Tour ChampionsDid not play Schwab Cup points ranking: 112
YTD earnings: $10,863
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 TourDid not play LIV standings: 34
YTD earnings (LIV): $2,432,833
Order of Merit (Asian Tour): 52
YTD earnings (Asian Tour): $20,300
Career earnings (LIV): $3,543,875 CHRIS PETEFISH
Hometown: Danville, Calif.
Turned pro: 2018
Years at Georgia Tech: 2014-18
Status: Korn Ferry TourDid not play KFT Points ranking: 162
YTD earnings (KFT): $20,239
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 TourDid not play KFT points ranking: 43
YTD earnings (KFT): $227,620
Career earnings (PGAT): $233,065
Career earnings (KFT): $859,183 LUKE SCHNIEDERJANS
Hometown: Powder Springs, Ga.
Residence: Alpharetta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2020
Years at Georgia Tech: 2016-20
Status: MacKenzie Tour/Forme TourDid not play Fortinet Cup points: 121
YTD earnings (Americas): $4,736
Career earnings (Canada): $46,844 OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS
Hometown: Powder Springs, Ga.
Turned pro: 2015
Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15
Status: Korn Ferry TourDid not play KFT Points ranking: 100
YTD earnings: $85,403
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 toursDid not play GPro points ranking: 39
YTD earnings: $6,976 ROSS STEELMAN
Hometown: Columbia, Mo.
Residence: Atlanta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2023
Years at Georgia Tech: 2021-23
Status: Korn Ferry TourDid not play KFT points ranking: 56
YTD earnings (KFT): $172,746
Career earnings (KFT): $196,867 TYLER STRAFACI
Hometown: Davie, Fla.
Residence: Davie, Fla.
Turned pro: 2020
Years at Georgia Tech: 2016-20
Status: noneDid not play Fortinet Cup points: 219
YTD earnings (Canada): $789
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 TourDid not play LIV standings: 28
YTD Earnings (LIV): $2,727,625
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 TourDid not play KFT points ranking: 55
YTD earnings (KFT): $65,960
YTD earnings (PGA Tour): $57,000
Career earnings (KFT): $632,504
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 TourDid not play FedEx Cup points ranking: 103
YTD earnings (PGA Tour): $1,474,033
Career earnings (PGA Tour): $4,119,842
KFT points ranking: 107
YTD earnings (KFT): $206,369
Career earnings (KFT): $350,642