THE FLATS – Former winner Stewart Cink leads a full complement of Yellow Jackets in the season-opening PGA Tour event in wine country, the Fortinet Championship … Trio of Yellow Jackets competing in the season-ending Fortinet Cup Championship on PGA Tour Canada … Will Dickson, Ben Smith tee it up in first stage of Korn Ferry Tour Q-School … More details below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.
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FULL JACKET CONTINGENT TEEING IT UP IN NAPA
All seven of Georgia Tech’s PGA Tour members are in the field this week as the Tour begins its 2022-23 season at the Fortinet Championship in Napa, Calif. The Silverado Resort is the site of Stewart Cink’s return to the winner’s circle two years ago (known then as the Safeway Open), which was the first of two Tour wins in 2020-21.
Former Tech All-Americans Troy Matteson (2009) and Bryce Molder (2011) also have won this event during its 15-year history.
Paul Haley II, who finished third in the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season standings, returns to PGA Tour competition for the first time since 2013 after posting six top-10 finishes and a victory in the Memorial Health Championship during the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour season. Anders Albertson, who won the Visit Knoxville Open and finished 25th on the Korn Ferry Tour points list in 2022, is back for the first time since 2018.
Cink, Chesson Hadley, Matt Kuchar, Richy Werenski and Vincent Whaley are also in the field for the season-opening event.
Five things to know about the 2022-23 season
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SCHNIEDERJANS, GRIFFIN, STRAFACI CLOSE OUT CANADIAN TOUR SEASON
Luke Schniederjans, J.T. Griffin and Tyler Strafaci are among the top 60 players in the Fortinet Cup standings who qualified to play in the Fortinet Cup Championship, which takes place this weekend at Deer Ridge Golf Club in Kitchener, Ontario. With an increased purse of $225,000 and additional Fortinet Cup points available—600 to the winner vs. the traditional 500—much remains on the line as the PGA TOUR Canada season comes to a conclusion. Here are thumbnail looks at the Yellow Jackets who qualified for the season-ending tournament.
Luke Schniederjans
- Fortinet Cup Position: 25
- Tournaments Played: 9
- Cuts Made: 8
- Best Finish: Sixth (GolfBC Championship)
- Season Highlight: He used four rounds in the 60s at Gallagher’s Canyon Golf Club in Kelowna, British Columbia, to finish alone in sixth for his first top-10 of the season.
J.T. Griffin
- Fortinet Cup Position: 40
- Tournaments Played: 8
- Cuts Made: 4
- Best Finish: T5 (Osprey Valley Open presented by Votorantim Cimentos – CBM Aggregates)
- Season Highlight: His second top-10 of the season came when he shot a final-round, 8-under 63 at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in late-July to tie for fifth. It was his low round of the season.
Tyler Strafaci
- Fortinet Cup Position: 59
- Tournaments Played: 9
- Cuts Made: 4
- Best Finish: T11 (GolfBC Championship)
- Season Highlight: By virtue of his tie for 11th, after a 65-66-67 final 54 holes, he moved from 86th in the Fortinet Cup standings to snag the second-to-last playing spot in the Fortinet Cup Championship.
A look at the full field – PGATour.com
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DICKSON TUNES UP FOR KORN FERRY Q-SCHOOL
Will Dickson tuned up for his first stage of Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying School last week by finishing third at the Augusta Open, a G Pro Tour event in which he posted an 18-under-par score of 198. Dickson won the G Pro Tour Championship in the 2022 season, his first as a professional, winning two events on the circuit.
Dickson and fellow 2021 Tech graduate Ben Smith are in the field for the first stage even in the Korn Ferry Q-school this week at The Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis, N.C.
Back in action! Nice 63 today @will_dicksongt to close out the @GProTour Augusta Open.
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Nice momentum for next week’s @KornFerryTour Q. We’re on to Charlotte… pic.twitter.com/pAsMrgZOMV
— Keith Stewart (@KJStewartpga) September 9, 2022
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UPCOMING EVENTS
- PGA Tour: Fortinet Championship • September 15-18, 2022 • Silverado Resort and Spa • Napa, Calif. • Purse: $8M • FedEx Cup points: 500
- Korn Ferry Tour: Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament • November 4-7, 2022 • Landings Club-Marshwood Course • Savannah, Ga. • Purse: $480,000
- PGA Tour Champions: Sanford Invitational • September 16-18, 2022 • Minnehaha Country Club • Sioux Falls, S.D. • Purse: $2M
- PGA Tour Canada: Fortinet Cup Championship • September 15-18, 2022 • Deer Ridge Golf Club • Kitchener, Ontario • Purse: $225,000
- Asian Tour: International Series Morocco • November 3-6, 2022 • Royal Golf Dar Es Salam • Morocco • Purse: $1.5M
- LIV Golf Series: LIV Golf Invitational Chicago • September 16-18, 2022 • Rich Harvest Farms • Purse: $20M
- G Pro Tour: Colonial Classic • October 4-6, 2022 • Colonial Country Club • Thomasville, N.C. • Purse: $66,525
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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: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
Career earnings (PGAT): $512,187
Career earnings (KFT): $915,431 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: 17
YTD Earnings (Champions): $152,086
Career earnings (Champions): $620,725
FedEx Cup points ranking: 155
YTD earnings (PGA Tour): $67,645
Career earnings (PGA Tour): $43,526,864 WILL DICKSON
Hometown: Providence, R.I.
Residence: Atlanta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2021
Years at Georgia Tech: 2017-21
Status: Developmental toursGPro Tour
Sanctuary Championship
T-10
67-71--138 (-6)GPro Points ranking: 18
YTD Earnings (GPro): $3,792
Career earnings (GPro): $58,699
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: 79
YTD earnings (Champions): $18,276
Career earnings (Champions): $311,556
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: 114
YTD earnings: $191,297
Career earnings: $11,915,296 SHUN YAT HAK
Hometown: Hong Kong
Turned pro: 2013
Years at Georgia Tech: 2012-13
Status: PGA Tour ChinaDid not play Fortinet Cup points: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
Career earnings: ¥251,305 PAUL HALEY II
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Turned pro: 2011
Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11
Status: PGA TourDid not play FedEx Cup points: 202
YTD earnings (PGA Tour): $9,160
KFT points ranking: 119
YTD earnings: n/a
Career earnings (PGAT): $837,353
Career earnings (KFT): $1,078,795 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: 146
YTD earnings (KFT): $4,050
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: 175
YTD earnings: $70,125
Career earnings (PGAT): $58,828,816 LARRY MIZE
Residence: Columbus, Ga.
Turned pro: 1980
Years at Georgia Tech: 1975-79
Status: PGA Tour ChampionsDid not play Schwab Cup points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
Career earnings (Champions): $5,154,323
Career earnings (PGAT): $7,947,092 NOAH NORTON
Hometown: Chico, Calif.
Residence: Atlanta, Ga.
Turned pro: 2021
Years at Georgia Tech: 2017-21
Status: Developmental toursDid not play Points ranking (GPro): n/a
YTD earnings (GPro): n/a 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: 46
YTD earnings (LIV): $476,625
Order of Merit (Asian Tour): 52
YTD earnings (Asian Tour): $20,300
YTD earnings (LIV): n/a
Career earnings (LIV): $1,038,250 CHRIS PETEFISH
Hometown: Danville, Calif.
Turned pro: 2018
Years at Georgia Tech: 2014-18
Status: Korn Ferry TourDid not play KFT Points ranking: 123
YTD earnings (KFT): $5,850
Career earnings (KFT): $328,065
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: 112
YTD earnings: $13,250
Career earnings (PGAT): $649,622
Career earnings (KFT): $639,368 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: n/a
YTD earnings (Canada): 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 TourDid not play KFT Points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
Career earnings (KFT): $553,500
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: 6
YTD earnings: $2,595 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: 18
YTD earnings: $85,619
Career earnings (KFT): $109,740 TYLER STRAFACI
Hometown: Davie, Fla.
Residence: Davie, Fla.
Turned pro: 2020
Years at Georgia Tech: 2016-20
Status: noneDid not play Fortinet Cup points: T-47
YTD earnings (Canada): 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 NICHOLAS THOMPSON
Hometown: Coral Springs, Fla.
Turned pro: 2005
Years at Georgia Tech: 2001-05
Status: Korn Ferry TourDid not play KFT points ranking: n/a
YTD earnings: n/a
Career earnings (KFT): $922,294
Career earnings (PGAT): $5,729,551 CAMERON TRINGALE
Hometown: Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Turned pro: 2009
Years at Georgia Tech: 2005-09
Status: LIV Golf/Asian TourDid not play LIV standings: 40
YTD Earnings (LIV): $747,000
YTD earnings (Asian Tour): n/a
Career earnings (LIV): $7,018,898
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 FedEx Cup points ranking: 162
KFT points ranking: 21
YTD earnings (KFT): $56,680
YTD earnings (PGA Tour): $57,000
Career earnings (KFT): $508,233
Career earnings (PGAT): $6,756,075 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: 139
YTD earnings (PGA Tour): $102,780
Career earnings (PGA Tour): $2,748,589
Korn Ferry Tour points ranking: 119
YTD earnings (KFT): $20,415
Career earnings (KFT): $263,392