Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

THE FLATS – Matt Kuchar returns to action with a solid finish where he’s won before … Jackets come up short in Korn Ferry Q-School finals, come away with conditional status … More details below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.

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KUCHAR RETURNS TO ACTION WITH SOLID FINISH AT MAYAKOBA

Matt Kuchar returned to action for the first time in a month and at an event he has won before, tying for 22^nd with a 12-under-par 276 last weekend at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. The nine-time winner on the PGA Tour won this event in 2019, when it was called the Mayakoba Classic.

The finish comes following his abandonment of an experiment in increasing his clubhead speed (see story below), his 207^th career top-25 finish, and jumped to No. 86 in FedEx Cup points. He also surpassed $53 million in career earnings, and ranks 10^th all-time on the PGA Tour.

Vincent Whaley also made the cut at Mayakoba, tying for 64^th place, while Cameron Tringale and Richy Werenski missed the cut.

Two more events are on the schedule before the PGA Tour breaks for the holiday season, including this weekend’s visit to Houston for the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open. Stewart Cink returns to action along with Chesson Hadley, Tringale, Werenski and Whaley.

Full leaderboard

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MATT KUCHAR’S SPEED CHASE

Matt Kuchar has been a model of consistency over the past decade-plus. Perhaps no one in modern golf has squeezed more achievement out of their natural gifts than the shorter-hitting 43-year-old, who has plodded his way around golf courses to the tune of nearly $53 million in career earnings. He’s 10th all-time in that department.

And yet, even he took the bait. The bait refers to Bryson DeChambeau’s seismic speed chase, which has reverberated throughout the PGA Tour over the past two years. Rory McIlroy has tried it. So has Dylan Frittelli. But Matt Kuchar? The man known for his metronomic tempo and playing within himself? Surely he could resist the allure of 180 ball speed.

Read more in Golf Digest

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GRIFFIN IS TECH’S TOP FINISHER AT Q-SCHOOL FINALS

Neither J.T. Griffin, Andy Ogletree nor Chris Petefish were able to gain better status on the Korn Ferry Tour with their performances in the Q School finals last weekend. Everyone in the field has conditional status for the 2022 season, which begins in January in the Bahamas. The top 40 finishers received guaranteed entry into the first events of the season.

All three players struggled to high scores in round 2, which featured rain and windy conditions that ultimately postponed the final two rounds until Sunday and Monday. Griffin wound up the Yellow Jackets’ highest finisher, a tie for 63^rd after he rallied with rounds of 69-64 to finish. Ogletree opened with a 66, but followed with an 80 and tied for 115^th. Petefish tied for 91^st.

Tech’s only holdovers on the Korn Ferry Tour from 2020-21 with full status are Anders Albertson are Ollie Schniederjans.

Q-School finals Leaderboard

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THIS AND THAT

May graduate Will Dickson picked up a top-10 finish in his first professional event with a ninth-place finish at the Savannah Quarters Open on the GPro Tour, cashing a check for $1,965 with a 8-under-par score of 208. Tyler Strafaci finished 31^st in the same event. Dickson will return to action in the GPro Tour’s Harbor Classic event the week after Thanksgiving.

Matt Kuchar will team up once again with former Georgia All-American Harris English in an attempt to win their third title together at the QBE Shootout, an unofficial PGA Tour event which will be held Dec. 8-12 at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla. The duo won the event in 2013, 2014 and 2016, and finished second in 2015.

Kuchar, Stewart Cink and David Duval are all entered in the field for the annual PNC Father-Son championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Fla. Cink and Duval (and their sons) have both won this event.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

• PGA Tour:  Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open • November 11-14, 2021 • Memorial Park Golf Course • Houston, Texas • Purse: $7,500,000 • FedEx Cup points: 500
• Korn Ferry Tour:  The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic • January 16-19, 2022 • Sandals Emerald Bay Golf Club • Great Exuma, The Bahamas • Purse: $750,000
• PGA Tour Champions:  Charles Schwab Cup Championship • November 11-14, 2021 • Phoenix Country Club • Phoenix, Ariz. • Purse: $2,500,000
• Forme Tour:  2021 schedule completed
• All Pro Tour:  Houston Classic • November 8-10, 2021 • The Clubs of Kingwood • Kingwood, Texas • Purse: $48,000
• G Pro Tour:  Harbor Classic • November 30-December 2, 2021 • Club at Savannah Harbor • Savannah, Ga.
• SwingThought Tour:  ST 50 Sanctuary Golf Golden Isles • November 13-14, 2021 • Golden Isles • Waverly, Ga.

#PROJACKETS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Way to go, Will! MB Class of 2017! https://t.co/t1hW4cLUn4

— Moses Brown School (@MosesBrown) October 29, 2021

.@StewartCink might be an eight-time PGA Tour winner, but he also has a huge passion for barbecue.

He grills ribs with @HallyLead while discussing his career, cooking and more in this episode of “The Main Course” presented by @BlazeGrills: https://t.co/B0MvZGhAcP #sponsored pic.twitter.com/iWkiDkgOvk

— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) October 13, 2021

We talk to Jesse about how Mass Golf came through the Pandemic by collaborating with other golf associations. Big value in having peers to lean on in unprecedented times. https://t.co/xgymMSirHO

— Roberto Castro (@cicioCASTRO) November 8, 2021

Time for some @CharlieRymerPGA Golf Show bloopers! #MyrtleBeachGolf #CharlieRymerGolfShow pic.twitter.com/ei9fS5ymrj

— Myrtle Beach Golf (@MyrtleBeachGolf) November 4, 2021

Enjoy part 2 of @CharlieRymerPGA‘s interview with Joe Namath.

Watch more of the Charlie Rymer Golf Show here ➡️ https://t.co/KjFUkvQOOx.#CharlieRymerGolfShow #MyrtleBeachGolf pic.twitter.com/nOAurnZZcR

— Myrtle Beach Golf (@MyrtleBeachGolf) November 4, 2021