Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

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THE FLATS – Andy Ogletree joins the Fairway to Heaven podcast and reveals his 2025 plans, and shares a moment with Tiger Woods from the November Masters … Stewart Cink commits to play in the Simmons Bank Championship on PGA Tour Champions … More details below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.

OGLETREE TO REMAIN WITH HYFLYERS FOR 2025 LIV SEASON

LIV Golf star Andy Ogletree has confirmed his plans for 2025 and spoke of his admiration for Phil Mickelson.

Ogletree, 26, has banked just over £2million this year on the Saudi-backed tour, placing him 36th out of 58 on the individual money list, just above the likes of Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter. In the Team Championship, his HyFlyers team, captained by golf great Mickelson, finished tied-seventh.

Ogletree is now looking forward to next year, which will see him remain with the same team. The former US Amateur champion revealed to LIV Golf’s Fairway to Heaven podcast: “I’m under contract for next season and I can’t wait to be a HyFlyer.”

Speaking of his respect for six-time major winner Mickelson, Ogletree said: “He’s really taken me under his wing this year. We talk a lot. We talk about a lot of different stuff, not just golf. He’s been such a great mentor.

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Andy Ogletree is running it back with Phil next year on the @HyFlyers_GC 🔥

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🔗 https://t.co/mfF7poTe8c@livgolf_league | @andy_ogletree pic.twitter.com/J8Bm1OhSho

— Fairway to Heaven Podcast (@FTH_LIVGolf) September 26, 2024

OGLETREE SHARES MOMENT WITH TIGER WOODS

LIV Golf star Andy Ogletree has shared a conversation with Tiger Woods which showed the superstar’s true colours.

The 26-year-old is currently tearing up the course with HyFlyers GC alongside Phil Mickelson, Brendan Steele and Cameron Tringale, having joined the Saudi-backed LIV circuit earlier this year, after impressing on the Asian Tour last year. However, it was at the 2020 Masters where he first met Woods and had shared a conversation which left him slightly bemused.

Speaking on the Fairway To Heaven podcast, Ogletree said: “It was November Masters – no fans, just me and Tiger – and we’d teed off down 10. We’d both hit the fairway and I could tell he was walking over towards me and gonna say something to me. He walks over and we had just had a rain delay that morning.

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CINK COMMITS TO SIMMONS BANK CHAMPIONSHIP

Stewart Cink has declared his intention to compete in the inaugural Simmons Bank Championship, October 21-27, tournament officials announced.

Cink served last weekend as an assistant captain for the United States team at the President Cup being contested in Canada. Cink has played on five previous Presidents Cup teams.

Cink, 51, is currently 12th on the Charles Schwab Cup standings and won earlier this year on the PGA TOUR Champions at The Ally Challenge for his first win on this tour. He won eight times on the PGA TOUR, including The Open Championship in 2009.

The inaugural Simmons Bank Championship presented by Stephens will be held at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock, Arkansas with activities throughout the week of Oct. 21-27. Tournament play will take place Friday, Oct. 25 through Sunday, Oct. 27. The tournament will serve as the second round of the PGA TOUR Champions annual Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs. The field will consist of the top 54 players in the standings competing for $2.3 million in prize money and a chance to earn their spot among the top 36 in the final event of the season.

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Stewart Cink is headed to Little Rock! 🏌️‍♂️

As an assistant captain for #USTeamPC at the @PresidentsCup, Cink is currently 12th in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. With 17 professional victories, including a major championship, fans won’t want to miss him at Pleasant Valley CC ⛳ pic.twitter.com/rfD7HskyLs

— Simmons Bank Championship (@SBGolfChamp) September 26, 2024

COMPETITION ROUND-UP

PGA Tour

Matt Kuchar headlines four Yellow Jackets who will compete this week when the PGA Tour resumes its fall schedule with the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Miss. Kuchar is No. 102 on the FedEx Cup points list and is exempt for 2025 already.

Anders Albertson (No. 234), Chesson Hadley (No. 138) and Vince Whaley (No. 126) are all in the field looking to move into the top 125 and retain their playing privileges in 2025.

Sanderson Farms Championship field

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Korn Ferry Tour

Three Yellow Jackets remain among the top 75 on the Korn Ferry Tour points list who have moved on to the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, the final event in the Korn Ferry Tour playoffs to be played this weekend. Seth Reeves (No. 39), Ross Steelman (No. 53) and Richy Werenski (No. 56) have a tee time at the French Lick Resort in French Lick, Ind.

Ollie Schniederjans (No. 100) will not advance after tying for 35^th at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship in Columbus, Ohio. Werenski, who tied for 13^th place (277, -7), and Reeves, who tied for 35^th, held their positions on the points list, while Steelman also held his spot despite missing the cut.

The top 30 on the season-long Korn Ferry Tour Points List after the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, contested for the first time at French Lick Golf Resort’s Pete Dye Course in southern Indiana, will earn 2025 PGA TOUR membership and fulfill a lifelong dream. The top 17 on the Points List into the week have clinched their TOUR cards, with 13 cards yet to be determined.

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PGA Tour Champions

David Duval remains No. 51 on the Schwab Cup points list, safely inside the top 70 that advance to the PGA Tour Championship playoffs, and will be in the field for this week’s Constellation Furyk & Friends event in Jacksonville, Fla.

PGA Tour Champions leaderboard

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GProTour

Ben Smith tied for 14^th place at last week’s Sanctuary Open in Waverly, Ga., posting an 8-under-par score of 136.

GPro leaderboard

UPCOMING EVENTS

• PGA Tour: Sanderson Farms Championship • October 3-6, 2024 • The Country Club of Jackson • Jackson, Miss. • Purse: $7.6M • FedEx Cup points: 500
• Korn Ferry Tour:  Korn Ferry Tour Championship • October 3-6, 2024 • French Lick Golf Resort • French Lick, Ind. • Purse: $1.5M • KFT points: 600
• PGA Tour Champions: Constellation Furyk & Friends • October 4-6, 2024 • Timuquana Country Club • Jacksonville, Fla. • Purse: $2.1M
• PGA Tour Americas: season concluded
• Asian Tour/International Series: Black Mountain Championship • October 17-20, 2024 • Black Mountain Golf Club • Thailand • Purse: $2M
• LIV Golf Series: Riyadh • February 6-8, 2025 • Purse: $25M
• GPro Tour: Cardinal Classic • October 8-10, 2024 • The Cardinal by Pete Dye • Greensboro, N.C. • Purse: $68,125

#PROJACKETS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Imagine being this accurate from a fairway bunker. 🎯@Andy_Ogletree | #HyFlyersGC pic.twitter.com/xkoRQf7lP5

— HyFlyers GC (@HyFlyers_GC) September 27, 2024

. @cicioCASTRO joined our podcast this week to talk golf business.

Could the Presidents Cup work as a mixed event with with @LPGA?https://t.co/ocfXEX2Uja pic.twitter.com/7uI7KsNVZ3

— Josh Carpenter (@JoshACarpenter) September 26, 2024