THE FLATS – Five Yellow Jackets head to Las Vegas in an attempt to secure their PGA Tour status for 2024 … Chris Petefish secures Korn Ferry Tour status for 2024 … Andy Ogletree moves closes to winning the Order of Merit on the Asian Tour … More details below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.
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FIVE YELLOW JACKETS CONTINUE BATTLE FOR 2024 PGA TOUR STATUS
Five former Yellow Jackets continue their battle for spots in the FedEx Cup top 125 in points, which will ensure their exempts status for 2024, at the Shriners Children’s Open this weekend in Las Vegas. Five events remain on the FedEx Fall Schedule, which concludes with the RSM Classic in Sea Island, Ga., in November.
Chesson Hadley (No. 127), the only one of the four inside the top 125 prior to last weekend’s Sanderson Farms Championship, tied for 35th place and slipped down despite an opening-round 64. Paul Haley II (No. 140) missed the cut, while Richy Werenski (No. 147) tied for 65th and Vincent Whaley (No. 200) tied for 28th.
Stewart Cink (No. 172), who did not play the Sanderson Farms last weekend rejoins the effort this week in Las Vegas. He also sits No. 40 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings and is in position to qualify for the PGA Tour Champions playoff series.
Ross Steelman, who finished fourth on the PGA TOUR U ranking, tied for 65th while playing on a sponsor exemption, his third Tour start of 2023 and first made cut. The 2023 Tech All-American played eight Korn Ferry Tour events this summer and is exempt into the final stage of the PGA Tour Q-School.
Matt Kuchar is across the pond this weekend to play in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, which is contested over Carnoustie, Kingsbarns and St. Andrews Old Course in Scotland.
Solo leader in the clubhouse 👏@ChessonHadley leads by 1 @Sanderson_Champ. pic.twitter.com/jcZCeki35e
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 5, 2023
Leaderboard after Round 1 @Sanderson_Champ 🏌️♂️
1. @ChessonHadley (-8)
2. Henrik Norlander (-7)
2. @BWu97
4. @Matt_KneeSmith (-6)
4. @CBezGolf
4. @RooKnox
4. Luke List
4. @AkshayBhatia_1
4. @PeterMalnati
4. @CarlYuanGolf https://t.co/JGDrrUzZRv pic.twitter.com/9FsBDLkcUe— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 6, 2023
Matt Kuchar drains the eagle putt 🙌 #dunhilllinks pic.twitter.com/UPId0tVGrz
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) October 6, 2023
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PETEFISH LOCKS DOWN 2024 STATUS ON KORN FERRY TOUR
With a tie for 46th at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, Chris Petefish held his position and finished No. 45 in the Korn Ferry Tour points standings and assured himself of full Korn Ferry Tour status for 2024 and a pass to Final Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry.
Petefish posted a pair of runner-up finishes, a third-place finish and two other top-5s in 39 events during the 2023 season.
The final stage of the Q-school will take place December 14-17 at Dye’s Valley and Sawgrass golf clubs in Ponte Vedra, Fla.
A great year!! Two 2nd place finishes and a t8 in Panama full status for KFT next year and another round in Indiana tomorrow. Still a lot of golf to play and final stage. Congrats Chris on your talent and consistency. Big things coming.@GTGolf pic.twitter.com/Qf0Ckt0VkB
— COA Golf (@golfplanners) October 8, 2023
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OGLETREE GETS CLOSER TO ORDER OF MERIT TITLE
American Andy Ogletree took another step closer to securing both the Asian Tour and International Series Order of Merits by closing with a 69, which featured a hole-in-one on the par-three fourth, to finish in a tie for third with Thailand’s Poom Saksansin, in with a 68. The 2019 U.S. Amateur champion shot rounds of 68-71-68-69 to surpass the $1 million mark in earnings and hold on to a substantial lead in both races.
Ogletree’s ace was the result of a magnificent five iron from 230 yards that flew straight into the cup.
He said: “Yeah, it was crazy. I didn’t see it. I just had a really bad hole on three and was trying to decide between a four and a five. I said let’s hit the five and give it a chance, and it flew in. Crazy. We heard it hit the pin, but we didn’t know where it went. We got up there, and there it was in the hole.”
It was his ninth hole in one and he also chipped in on the next hole for a birdie.
A slam dunk hole-in-one on the fourth, followed by a chip-in birdie on the next. 🤯 @andy_ogletree sends the Tampines course into a frenzy with some incredible shots on Sunday morning at the International Series Singapore 🇸🇬⛳️🔥#InternationalSeriesSingapore pic.twitter.com/yyVhMU7sXr
— Asian Tour (@asiantourgolf) October 8, 2023
UPCOMING EVENTS
- PGA Tour: Shriners Children’s Open • October 12-15, 2023 • TPC Summerlin • Las Vegas, Nev. • Purse: $8.4M • FedEx Cup points: 500
- Korn Ferry Tour: season concluded
- PGA Tour Champions: SAS Championship • October 13-15, 2023 • Prestonwood Country Club • Cary, N.C. • Purse: $2.1M
- PGA Tour Canada: season concluded
- Asian Tour/International Series: Volvo China Open • November 2-5, 2023 • Hidden Grace Golf Club • China • Purse: $1.5M
- LIV Golf Series: Jeddah • October 13-15, 2023 • Royal Greens Golf and Country Club • Saudi Arabia • Purse: $25M
- G Pro Tour: Cardinal Classic • October 10-12, 2023 • The Cardinal by Pete Dye • Greensboro, N.C. • Purse: $66,525
#PROJACKETS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
🚨Player Commitment Alert🚨
Stewart Cink is heading to the Butterfield Bermuda Championship! ⛳️#BBC23 #ButterfieldBDAChampionship pic.twitter.com/WKHTvU476v
— Butterfield Bermuda Championship (@Bermuda_Champ) October 9, 2023
Had a blast hosting @MidDaysGerard @supertalk from the Sanderson Farms Championship at Country Club of Jackson.
Wrapped up the show interviewing PGA Tour Professional @chessonhadley Such a delight. pic.twitter.com/rzJtGkyeW8
— Gerard Gibert (@grgibert) October 6, 2023
We knew you had it in you Big Timer! ❤️ @CharlieRymerPGA wrapped up the filming of Breaking Par a few weeks ago and took some time to reflect on what the journey had meant to him. Read here ➡️ https://t.co/dRjnOUldVL#MyrtleBeachGolf pic.twitter.com/JHA6XS6Uj7
— Myrtle Beach Golf (@MyrtleBeachGolf) October 3, 2023
PLAYER PLAYER LAST WEEK DATA ANDERS ALBERTSON
Hometown: Woodstock, Ga.
Turned pro: 2015
Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15
Status: PGA TourPGA Tour
RSM Classic
missed cutFedEx 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 ChampionsPGA Tour
RSM Classic
T-17 (-10)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 TourPGA Tour
RSM Classic
missed cutFedEx 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 TourPGA Tour
RSM Classic
64th (-1)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
Butterfield Bermuda Championship
missed cutFortinet 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 TourPGA Tour Q-School
Second Stage
T-21 (did not advance)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 TourPGA Tour
RSM Classic
missed cutKFT 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
RSM Classic
T-8 (-13)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