THE FLATS – Hole-in-one from Stewart Cink highlights Masters week … Larry Mize believes 2023 Masters will be his last … Cink defends title this week at RBC Heritage … Paul Haley II gets a home game on the Korn Ferry Tour … Will Dickson looks for GPro victory No. 2 … More details below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.
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CINK’S HOLE-IN-ONE HIGHLIGHTS MASTERS WEEK
Neither Stewart Cink nor 1987 champion Larry Mize were able to advance to weekend play last weekend at The Masters, but Cink was able to generate a memorable moment for himself by scoring a hole-in-one at the famed 16th hole on Friday afternoon.
Watch the shot and Cink’s reaction after the ball drops.
It was the 24th in Masters history at 16. He shot rounds of 76-75 Thursday and Friday, but wasn’t able to make the cut. Mize shot 77-78.
- With son as caddie, Stewart Cink gets a hole in one – New York Times
- Stewart Cink joins exclusive list of golfers to ace Augusta – The Sporting News
- Stewart Cink masterfully uses slope on No. 16, makes hole-in-one at Masters – Golfweek
- Stewart Cink acing the 16th hole with son on the bag is what the Masters is all about – Golf Digest
Needed a big finish and this was almost the start of it, but in the end not enough. Still a wonderful memory and cool birthday present for my son and caddie @RCinkk! https://t.co/bagZrx6u8K
— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) April 9, 2022
1 8iron 167 yards w/wind off the left and a hair into us. I was +8 total having just #fedthefish and made bogey on 15. Needed a big finish. https://t.co/03kSld7qe4
— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) April 9, 2022
This aiming point is within a few yards of hole high in the center of the gathering ridge that bisects the green front left to back right. https://t.co/03kSld7qe4 pic.twitter.com/V4MJN5UNJH
— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) April 9, 2022
After the round, always pleasant TV host @CaraBanksGC informed me I’ve made holes-in-one in four different decades on the @pgatour! #old https://t.co/03kSld7qe4
— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) April 9, 2022
It was on my son and caddie @RCinkk’s 25th birthday. Reagan was born the Tuesday of my first @TheMasters in 1997. It was my first ace at the event and first with Reagan caddying. https://t.co/03kSld7qe4
— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) April 9, 2022
In ‘97, I drove home to Atlanta to be there for @RCinkk’s birth, then came back to Augusta on Wednesday, skipping the Par 3 Contest. Lisa and new baby came over not long after. We have yet to be contacted by DFACS for this serious breach! https://t.co/03kSld7qe4
— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) April 9, 2022
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STEWART AND REAGAN STILL WORKING TOGETHER
At some point, Reagan Cink will move on to pursue his own career path.
But right now, he’s just having too much fun working alongside his father.
Stewart Cink, 48, had a remarkable PGA Tour season last year, advancing all the way to the Tour Championship. He did so with his son as his caddie. The year included a tie for 21st at the Masters, and a return invitation to the major championship, and a four-shot victory at Hilton Head the following week.
“At some point, I have to get on with my life, but I’m having so much fun,” Reagan said Thursday after the first round of the Masters. Cink opened with a round of 4-over 76 on a windy and muddy day at Augusta National Golf Club.
More from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Stewart Cink’s 20th Masters will be even more special with his son caddying. #themasters pic.twitter.com/Da7Ilg8fhV
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 7, 2022
🚨 AUGUSTA ACE 🚨
Stewart Cink makes a hole-in-one on No. 16. pic.twitter.com/MfXzXYybaW
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) April 8, 2022
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MIZE EXPECTS 2023 MASTERS TO BE HIS LAST
Larry Mize says his rounds in the Masters Tournament are numbered.
The 1987 Masters champion said this week that he expects the 2023 Masters to be his final one. It would give him 40 consecutive appearances.
“I definitely won’t go past next year,” said Mize, who is the lone Augusta native to win the Masters. “I don’t think so.”
In addition to winning at Augusta National Golf Club in 1987 – which earned Mize a lifetime exemption to the Masters – he finished third here in 1994 and tied for sixth in 1992. His last made cut came in 2017.
“It’s time,” Mize said. “I’ll be 64 next year and I’m fine with that. It’s been an unbelievable ride.”
More from the Augusta Chronicle
Imagine growing up in Augusta, Georgia and playing in 39 Masters.
That’s Larry Mize’s reality 👏 pic.twitter.com/b9PNbxUa8q
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) April 9, 2022
Augusta native and 1987 champion Larry Mize, an @AugustaPrep alumnus, opened his 39th Masters with 77 at age 63. #TheMasters pic.twitter.com/tW1y5aWIHI
— John Hart (@JohnHartWJBF) April 7, 2022
A 63-year-old Larry Mize who averaged 230 off the tee playing in his final Masters beat a 28-year-old Bryson DeChambeau who averaged 310 off the tee at a place he once described as a par 67 for him this is the greatest sport on the planet.
— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) April 9, 2022
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VIRAL PATRONS AT NO. 16 INCLUDE FORMER KUCHAR TEAMMATE AT TECH
The Masters is the home of traditions. From the Champions Dinner to honorary starters to the par-3 contest, these traditions help time stand still on the grounds of Augusta National. The more things change outside these gates, the more they stay the same within. For the Brown family, a tradition lives on behind the 16th tee box that makes them one of the most televised Masters patrons.
On Friday, Lindsay and Laurie Brown could be seen celebrating Stewart Cink’s ace on No. 16. It’s hard to miss their floral get-ups. Did those faces look familiar? Because they should.
In 2019, the golf world was introduced to Lindsay and the Brown family and they didn’t even know it. Remember when Tiger Woods stuck his tee shot on No. 16 to help secure his Masters victory with Michael Phelps in the background? Leaning over the ropes to intently track the ball flight. Well, seen just to the right are Lindsay and her husband, Chip Brown.
Patrons comprise an important part of the Masters experience every year. Tim Reilly of https://t.co/6fRLAWiWwK writes about a family whose favorite seating position behind No. 16 tee has garnered them unexpected fame.https://t.co/cvml8d6DK7
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 10, 2022
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CINK DEFENDS TITLE AT RBC HERITAGE
Stewart Cink returns to Hilton Head Island this week to defend his 2021 title at the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links. Cink won the event for the third time last year (also won in 2000 and 2004), scoring a four-stroke victory over Emiliano Grillo and Harold Varner, Jr.
The 1995 Tech graduate and eight-time winner on the PGA Tour is looking for a boost in the FedEx Cup standings, where he sits No. 141 following his best result of the 2021-22 season, a tie for seventh at the Valspar Championship.
He is joined in the field by Chesson Hadley (No. 209), 2014 RBC Heritage champion Matt Kuchar (No. 46 after his runner-up finish at the Valero Texas Open), Cameron Tringale (No. 26) and Richy Werenski (No. 192).
Ready for date night with this #blazercollection! pic.twitter.com/Gv4vvkFBaz
— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) April 19, 2021
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HALEY GETS A HOME GAME ON THE KORN FERRY TOUR
After taking a break for The Masters, the Korn Ferry Tour resumes action this week in the Dallas, Texas area for the Veritex Bank Championship, which will be a home game for former ACC Champion Paul Haley II, who ranks No. 15 in the points standings to lead the Yellow Jacket contingent on the tour and is in position to earn a PGA Tour card if he can maintain his position at the end of the regular season. He has a runner-up finish and a tie for 14th to his credit this season, but has missed the cut in the last two events.
Haley hails from the Dallas area and attended the same high school as the newly-minted Master champion, Scottie Scheffler. The school also has produced a World Series champion in Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw and the current Super Bowl champion and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Anders Albertson, No. 56 on the Korn Ferry points list, and J.T. Griffin are also in the field this week.
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DICKSON BACK IN ACTION AS GPRO TOUR RESUMES
Will Dickson, who made his first Korn Ferry Tour start two weeks ago and has a victory this year on the GPro Tour, goes in search of victory No. 2 this week when the GPro Tour resumes with the Sanctuary Open in Waverly, Ga.
Dickson, who resides in Atlanta, is playing his first full season as a professional golfer, having made history in Rhode Island by winning four consecutive high school state titles before coming to Georgia Tech.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- PGA Tour: RBC Heritage • April 14-17, 2022 • Harbor Town Golf Links • Hilton Head, S.C. • Purse: $8,000,000 • FedEx Cup points: 500
- Korn Ferry Tour: Veritex Bank Championship • April 13-16, 2022 • Texas Rangers Golf Club • Arlington, Texas • Purse: $750,000
- PGA Tour Champions: Clubcorp Classic • April 22-24, 2022 • Los Colinas Country Club • Irving, Texas • Purse: $2,000,000
- PGA Tour Canada: Q-School USA West 3 • April 19-22, 2022 • The Home Course • Dupont, Wash. • Purse: tba
- All Pro Tour: Gateway Buick GMC Classic • April 12-15, 2022 • Bridges at Firewheel • Garland, Texas • Purse: $130,000
- G Pro Tour: Sanctuary Open • April 12-14, 2022 • Sanctuary Golf Club • Waverly, Ga.
- SwingThought Tour: ST4 Three Ridges Golf Club • May 11-13, 2022 • Three Ridges Golf Club • Knoxville, Tenn.
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— Chesson Hadley (@chessonhadley) April 6, 2022
@IBM Watson predicted 1 ace on #16 at @TheMasters.
@stewartcink fulfilled the prediction today with the lone ace on 16.Coincidence? AI Motivation? @rcinkk’s, birthday?
Another awesome #MastersMoment….congratulations! 👏🏌️ https://t.co/Uoe5wEQbNM pic.twitter.com/3eZGh5ldw5
— IBM Sports & Entertainment (@IBMSports) April 8, 2022
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: 233
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 ChampionsPGA Tour Champions
Dominion Energy Charity Classic
T-5 (-7)Schwab Cup points ranking: 12
YTD Earnings (Champions): $273,786
Career earnings (Champions): $1,486,795
FedEx Cup points ranking: 173
YTD earnings (PGA Tour): $273,786
Career earnings (PGA Tour): $43,800,650 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 ChampionsPGA Tour Champions
Dominion Energy Charity Classic
T-65 (+6)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 TourPGA Tour
Shriners Children's Open
missed cutFedEx Cup points ranking: 143
YTD earnings: $596,746
Career earnings: $12,320,806 SHUN YAT HAK
Hometown: Hong Kong
Turned pro: 2013
Years at Georgia Tech: 2012-13
Status: PGA Tour ChinaPGA Tour Qualifying
1st stage - Madison, Miss.
T-53 (did not advance)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 TourPGA Tour
Shriners Children's Open
T-14 (-15)FedEx Cup points ranking: 104
YTD earnings: $1,260,037
Career earnings (PGAT): $60,018,727 CHRISTO LAMPRECHT
Hometown: George, South Africa
Turned pro: 2024
Years at Georgia Tech: 2000-24
Status: Korn Ferry TourPGA Tour
Shriners Children's Open
missed cutKFT 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 toursPGA Tour Qualifying
1st stage - Madison, Miss.
T-39 (did not advance)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 TourPGA Tour Qualifying
1st stage - Madison, Miss.
T-33 (did not advance)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 TourPGA Tour
Shriners Children's Open
T-16 (-14)FedEx Cup points ranking: 120
YTD earnings (PGA Tour): $953,118
Career earnings (PGA Tour): $3,608,927
KFT points ranking: 107
YTD earnings (KFT): $206,369
Career earnings (KFT): $350,642