THE FLATS – Stewart Cink named USA vice captain for 2023 Ryder Cup … Cameron Tringale is a top-10 machine on the LIV Golf Series in 2023 … Ollie Schniederjans shows off one-handed putting style at NV5 Invitational … Tyler Strafaci posts top-5 finish in Canada … More details below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.
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STEWART CINK NAMED VICE CAPTAIN FOR RYDER CUP
United States Ryder Cup Captain Zach Johnson today named Stewart Cink as his fifth and final Vice Captain for the 2023 Ryder Cup, which will take place September 29 – October 1 at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, Italy.
Johnson previously appointed Steve Stricker, Davis Love III, Jim Furyk and Fred Couples as Vice Captains.
“Stewart is someone I can trust will give me honest and constructive feedback as we head into the final stages of preparing for the Ryder Cup,” said Johnson. “And as everyone saw at The Open Championship this year, he’s still competing at a high level on the golf course. He will play a critical role in our success as we head to Italy.”
This marks Cink’s first stint as a Ryder Cup Vice Captain. The 50-year-old played in five Ryder Cups (2002, ‘04, ‘06, ‘08, ‘10), helping the U.S. team win in 2008 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky.
“Competing in the Ryder Cup has been one of the highlights of my entire career and I’m ready to do whatever it takes to help Zach and the U.S. Team retain the Ryder Cup,” said Cink. “I’m honored that Zach would entrust me to play a role in helping make that a reality in Italy.”
🚨 Our 5th and final Vice Captain: @StewartCink 🙌 pic.twitter.com/SK6qsiZMjO
— Ryder Cup USA (@RyderCupUSA) July 31, 2023
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TRINGALE LOOKS FOR ANOTHER HIGH FINISH IN LIV GOLF
Riding a successful calendar year 2023 in the LIV Golf Series, Cameron Tringale returns to action on the LIV Golf Series this weekend at The Old White Golf Club at The Greenbrier in West Virginia. Tringale tied for sixth place last time out at the LIV Golf Invitational event in London, posting a 9-under-par score of 204 to finish six shots out of the lead.
Tringale has finished in the top 10 of the last three events in the series, and he has not finished out of the top 20 all season, compiling earnings in excess of $3 million. He has earned individual points in the series in all nine 2023 starts and has a 68.7 stroke average.
The series finished the 2023 campaign in the United States for its final three events.
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TRINGALE’S THUMBS-UP CELEBRATION
Cameron Tringale, an American golfer, competes in the LIV Golf. He has had a good PGA Tour career, winning one tournament since becoming a pro in 2009.
Tringale competed in four LIV Golf events last season while playing with Phil Mickelson’s HyFlyers. He has returned to Mickelson’s team for the second season and has been enjoying his time on LIV Golf.
The former PGA Tour player is known for his unique thumb celebration on the golf course. Cameron Tringale recently spoke with HyFlyers GC executives about his thumb’s celebration.
Camo’s celebrations 💯 pic.twitter.com/ZzEC6XM9Lq
— HyFlyers GC (@HyFlyers_GC) July 24, 2023
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SCHNIEDERJANS GRABS ATTENTION WITH ONE-HANDED PUTTING
I remember several years ago when Ollie Schniederjans was supposed to be one of the next big young stars on the PGA Tour. As a junior at Georgia Tech, he’d won five of six tournaments leading into the NCAA Championship and finished second there. Reached world No. 1 in the amateur rankings eventually, and even climbed as high as 77th in the Official World Golf Ranking during his earlier years as a pro.
Still only 30 years old, the man doesn’t need any big-ass hat for a sponsorship. He’s still showing off that sick flow that’ll make most 30-somethings jealous.
Editor’s note: Schniederjans tied for 21st last weekend at the NV5 Invitational, carding four rounds in the 60s for s 16-under-par total of 268.
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Pretty conventional putter grip. @ollie_gt pic.twitter.com/n72RyXOc9t
— Fore Play (@ForePlayPod) July 28, 2023
Pretty conventional putter grip. @ollie_gt pic.twitter.com/n72RyXOc9t
— Fore Play (@ForePlayPod) July 28, 2023
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STRAFACI LOGS TOP-5 FINISH ON CANADIAN TOUR
Putting together his best start-to-finish performance of 2023, Tyler Strafaci shot a closing 67 Sunday and tied for fourth place at the Osprey Valley Open on PGA Tour Canada.
Strafaci, the 2020 U.S. Amateur champion, had a steady round Sunday with four birdies, including two on the par-3s. It was the best finish of the season for Strafaci, who had missed the last two cuts, and vaulted him from 100th to 35th in the Fortinet Cup standings.
Four events remain on the schedule for 2023, including the Windsor Championship this weekend in Ontario.
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FOUR JACKETS MAKE THE CUT AT 3M OPEN
Matt Kuchar remains the only Georgia Tech alumnus in the top 70 of the FedEx Cup standings (59th) after last weekend’s 3M Open, where he, Chesson Hadley (126th), Stewart Cink (166th) and Paul Haley II (134th) also made the cut as the PGA Tour regular season comes down to hits final event this weekend.
The FedEx Cup Playoffs this year includes only the top 70 in points for the first time, while Hadley, Cink, Haley and Richy Werenski (142nd) continue their effort to climb into the top 125, which would ensure their exempt status for 2024.
All five are back in action this weekend at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship • August 3-6, 2023 • Sedgefield Country Club • Greensboro, N.C. • Purse: $7.6M • FedEx Cup points: 500
- Korn Ferry Tour: Utah Championship • August 3-6, 2023 • Oak Ridge Country Club • Farmington, Utah • Purse: $1M
- PGA Tour Champions: Boeing Championship • August 11-13, 2023 • The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge • Snoqualmie, Wash. • Purse: $2.2M
- PGA Tour Canada: Windsor Championship • August 3-6, 2023 • Ambassador Golf Club • Windsor, Ontario • Purse: $200,000
- Asian Tour: International Series England • August 17-20, 2023 • Colt House • United Kingdom • Purse: $2M
- LIV Golf Series: Greenbrier • August 4-6, 2023 • The Old White Club • Greenbrier, W.Va. • Purse: $25M
- G Pro Tour: Greenville Open • August 9-11, 2023 • Brook Valley Country Club • Greenville, N.C. • Purse: $66,525
#PROJACKETS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Chipping in from on the green 😮@ChessonHadley played this one perfectly at last year’s @3MOpen.#TOURVault pic.twitter.com/H4wZb6QMCx
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 26, 2023
Unbelievable day @RCDgolfclub All of the accolades are earned and deserved. I now have 8 golf courses in my top 5 in the world. Course and condition are perfection. The people take it even one notch higher. pic.twitter.com/8SkhZYPOnJ
— Charlie Rymer (@CharlieRymerPGA) July 31, 2023
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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: 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 TourPGA Tour Q-School
Second Stage
75th (+14)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 CanadaPGA Tour Q-School
Second Stage
T-7 (-10)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 TourPGA Tour Q-School
Second Stage
T-42 (+7)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 toursGPro Tour
Augusta Open
missed cut (+2)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