Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

THE FLATS – Matt Kuchar back on track with solid weekend at Pebble Beach … Ross Steelman continues strong start on Korn Ferry Tour … Cameron Tringale and Andy Ogletree kickoff 2024 LIV Golf season … More details below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.

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KUCHAR HAS SOLID WEEKEND AT PEBBLE BEACH

Matt Kuchar remains eligible for the PGA Tour’s elevated events, and the former Georgia Tech All-American had a solid weekend at the first 2024 event, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Kuchar tied for 39^th place with a 6-under-par total of 210 in the weather-shortended event.

Kuchar had missed the cut in his first two tournaments of 2024 after finishing 53^rd in the FedEx Cup fall series.

He will compete this week in the WM Phoenix Open along with Stewart Cink, Chesson Hadley and Vince Whaley. Cink remains eligible as a tournament winner the past two seasons, and is also competing in some PGA Tour Champions events. Hadley finished inside the top 125 last season, while Whaley is eligible through a major medical extension.

PGA Tour leaderboard

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STEELMAN CONTINUES STRONG START ON KORN FERRY TOUR

Ross Steelman turned in another solid finish last weekend on the Korn Ferry Tour, tying for 16^th place at The Panama Championship with a 1-under-par total of 279.

The 2023 Tech graduate sits No. 7 in the points standings on the Korn Ferry Tour after three events, making the cut in all three with a high finish of third in the opening Great Exuma Classic. Steelman has made fast starts in each event, averaging 68.8 in the first two rounds of each event, then has faded back, averaging 71.0.

He leads the Korn Ferry Tour in eagles (5), while ranking No. 6 in scoring average, fifth in total birdies and fifth in par breaker holes.

Richy Werenski tied for 52^nd last weekend, and Paul Haley II tied for 65^th, while Chris Petefish and Seth Reeves missed the cut. All but Haley will travel south to Bogota for this weekend’s Astara Golf Championship.

Korn Ferry Tour Leaderboard

Chris Petefish and Ross Steelman paired together today! let’s make a Buzz of it! let’s go Chris, Ross and Ollie! @GTGolf pic.twitter.com/295QLICJ2E

— COA Golf (@golfplanners) August 5, 2023

TRINGALE, OGLETREE GET 2024 STARTED IN MEXICO

Cameron Tringale kicked off his second full season in LIV Golf, and Andy Ogletree began his rookie year in the series last weekend at Mayakoba in Mexico. Tringale continued his steady play on the circuit, tying for 17^th place with a 3-under-par score of 210. Ogletree stumbled with a second-roubnd 79, and finished 50^th at 8-over-par 221.

Their HyFlyers teammate Phil Mickelson finished below Ogletree, helping drag the team down to a 10^th-place finish.

LIV Golf leaderboard

 

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Phil Mickelson won the Andy Ogletree sweepstakes this off-season and believes it has the potential to put HyFlyers GC on A LOT of podiums in 2024.

Ogletree finished his season on the Asian Tour with a 68.86 scoring average and won Player of the Year.

Is Ogletree the next Gooch? pic.twitter.com/h2C3r142WL

— LIV Golf Nation (@LIVGolfNation) January 30, 2024

UPCOMING EVENTS

• PGA Tour: WM Phoenix Open • February 8-11, 2024 • TPC Scottsdale • Scottsdale, Ariz. • Purse: $8.8M • FedEx Cup points: 700
• Korn Ferry Tour:  Astara Golf Championship • February 8-11, 2024 • Country Club de Bogota-Lagos • Bogota, Colombia • Purse: $1M • KFT points: 500
• PGA Tour Champions:  Chubb Classic • February 16-18, 2023 • Tiburon Golf Club • Naples, Fla. • Purse: $1.8M
• PGA Tour Americas: Bupa Championship • March 21-24, 2024 • PGA Riviera Maya • Tulum, Mexico • Purse: $225K • Fortinet Cup points: n/a
• Asian Tour/International Series: International Series Oman • February 22-25, 2024 • Al Mouj Golf • Oman • Purse: $2M • Fortinet Cup points: n/a
• LIV Golf Series: Las Vegas • February 8-10, 2024 • Las Vegas Country Club • Las Vegas, Nev. • Purse: $20M
• GPro Tour: Simons Open • February 27-29, 2024 • King and Prince Golf Club • St. Simons Island, Ga. • Purse: $68,125

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— Charlie Rymer (@CharlieRymerPGA) February 1, 2024