Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

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THE FLATS – David Duval talks about friendship during early days together on tour … Connor Howe and Luke Schniederjans advance to second stage of PGA Tour qualifying … Charles Schwab Cup playoffs begin this week for Duval and Stewart Cink … More details below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.

DUVAL CLARIFIES “RIVALRY” WITH TIGER WOODS

Tiger Woods’ former rival David Duval says he was one of the hall of famer’s closest friends during his early PGA Tour days.

Woods was on everyone’s radar long before he made his debut at the 1996 Greater Milwaukee Open when he was 20 years old.

The late 90s and early noughties coincided with Duval’s pomp, where he won 11 PGA Tour titles and the 2001 Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes.

During the early years of Woods’ career, the golfer claimed that Duval was one of the players he was ‘most concerned with’ in regards to battling for titles.

Woods, of course, had no reason to be worried as he essentially dominated the sport and bludgeoned all in his path for 13 years.

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David Duval with a heartwarming reflection on his career.

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— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) October 8, 2024

COMPETITION ROUND-UP

PGA TOUR

Chesson Hadley and Vince Whaley both made the cut at last weekend’s Black Desert Championship in Utah, tying for 64^th and 67^th, respectively. Both players, battling to get inside the top 125 in FedEx Cup points to remains fully exempt on the PGA Tour in 2025, were in contention through 36 holes, but fell back with scores in Saturday’s third round. Whaley sits at No. 125, Hadley at No. 142.

Both players are competing this week at the Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas, where Matt Kuchar also is in the field, and Christo Lamprecht is playing on a sponsor exemption.

Black Desert Championship leaderboard

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PGA TOUR QUALIFYING

Luke Schniederjans and Connor Howe both advanced out of the first-stage of qualifying last week in Lincoln, Neb. (four first-stage events were played last week). Twenty-five players moved on from Lincoln, with Schniederjans placing sixth (-13) and Howe tying for seventh (-12).

Four more first-stage events are taking place this week (Oct. 15-18). Andy Mao and Shun Yat Hak are competing in West Palm Beach, Fla., and Chris Petefish is in the Madison, Miss., qualifier. Bartley Forrester will try to qualify next week (Oct. 22-25) at Semmes, Ala.

Schedule and leaderboards

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PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

Stewart Cink tied for 11^th place (-5) at last weekend’s SAS Championship in Cary, N.C., the final regular season event on the Champions Tour. He is No. 16 in Schwab Cup points as the three-event playoff series begins this weekend in Richmond, Va., with the Dominion Energy Charity Classic.

David Duval remains No. 53 on the Schwab Cup points list despite withdrawing after 36 holes of the SAS Championship.

PGA Tour Champions leaderboard

UPCOMING EVENTS

• PGA Tour: Shriners Children’s Open • October 17-20, 2024 • TPC Summerlin • Las Vegas, Nev. • Purse: $7M • FedEx Cup points: 500
• Korn Ferry Tour:  The Bahamas Great Exuma Championship • January 14-17, 2025, 2024 • Sandals Emerald Bay Golf Club • Great Exuma, Bahamas • Purse: $1M • KFT points: 500
• PGA Tour Champions: Dominion Energy Charity Classic • October 18-20, 2024 • Country Club of Virginia • Richmond, Va. • Purse: $2.3M
• 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: Woodlake Open • October 29-31, 2024 • Woodlake Country Club • Vass, N.C. • Purse: $68,125

#PROJACKETS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

It’s been 28 years, 8 @PGATOUR wins and the 2009 @TheOpen championship since Stewart Cink has played in Cary!

Come out and see Cink and the rest of the legends of @ChampionsTour this weekend!

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— SAS Championship (@SASChampionship) October 10, 2024

What an amazing Sunday! The day started with Chapel Service @The_McLemore with guest speakers https://t.co/Ku8KDM6qLS
and ended in Benton, TN beside the Hiwassee river on my friend’s farm with an amazing Bluegrass concert. Everybody brought a dish(we brought Publix fried… pic.twitter.com/M7uWKkbhp3

— Charlie Rymer (@CharlieRymerPGA) October 14, 2024

 

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