Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

COMPETITION ROUND-UP

PGA TOUR

Matt Kuchar and Vince Whaley turned in solid performances in the PGA Tour’s second full-field event of 2025, the Sony Open in Hawai’i at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.

Kuchar is in his 24th full season on the PGA Tour, and has finished T-21 at the Sony Open in Hawai’i and T-43 last weekend at The American Express to sit 59^th in the early FedEx Cup standings. He finished No. 109 in the FedExCup Fall standings and recorded one top-10 and 13 made cuts in 26 starts.

Whaley entered the 2024 the season on a Major Medical Extension with 18 starts available to earn 169.652 FedExCup points and match No. 125 from the 2022-23. In the first two events, he has finished T-72 and T-64 to sit No. 119 in the FedEx Cup standings. He made 16 cuts in 25 starts to finish No. 103 in the FedExCup Fall standings. He recorded three top-10s, including a career-best runner-up result at the Barracuda Championship.

Leaderboard

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KORN FERRY TOUR

Five Georgia Tech alumni kicked off the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour season at the Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis Paradise Island. Paul Haley II spent last season on the PGA Tour but was unable to keep his card, while Seth Reeves, Ross Steelman and Richy Werenski all finished between No. 31 and 60 in Korn Ferry Tour points and kept their status for 2025.

Christo Lamprecht, who made just three cuts in 10 Korn Ferry Tour events in 2024, regained his status by tying for 19^th at the finals of the PGA Tour Qualifying School after making two cuts in fall events on the PGA Tour. He tied for 45^th in the Bahamas Golf Classic last week and was tied for the 36-hole lead at the event in progress, the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic.

Steelman led the group at the Bahamas Golf Classic with a tie for ninth place at the Bahamas Golf Classic (-12), while Reeves tied for 76^th. Haley and Werenski missed the cut.

Korn Ferry Tour leaderboard

Adjusting to the professional game ⛳️

Christo Lamprecht leads after day two @BahamasKFTour in his first full season as a pro after finishing as No. 2 in the 2024 @PGATOURU rankings. pic.twitter.com/UyCajnt5Lb

— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) January 20, 2025

Brutal 360° lip-out 😩

Even with a lip-out birdie on his 18th hole, Christo Lamprecht leads by one (-11) @BahamasKFTour.

📺: @GolfChannel pic.twitter.com/fEjjkb3257

— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) January 20, 2025

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PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

Tech’s two Champions Tour members, Stewart Cink and David Duval, both enjoyed solid weekends at the season-opening event in Hawai’i, the Mitsubishi Electric Championship. Cink, who finished in the top 10 in Schwab Cup points and won once as a rookie on the circuit, tied for eighth place (-13), while Duval (-10) tied for 19^th.

PGA Tour Champions leaderboard

UPCOMING EVENTS

• PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open • January 22-25, 2025 • Torrey Pines Golf Course • San Diego, Calif. • Purse: $9.3M • FedEx Cup points: 500
• Korn Ferry Tour:  The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic (in progress) • January 19-22, 2025 • The Abaco Club on Winding Bay • Great Abaco, Bahamas • Purse: $1M • KFT points: 500
• PGA Tour Champions: Trophy Hassan II • February 6-8, 2024 • Royal Golf Dar Es Salam • Rabat, MAR • Purse: $2.5M
• PGA Tour Americas: 93 Abierto del Centro • March 27-30, 2025 • Cordoba Golf Club • Cordoba, Argentina. • Purse: $225K
• Asian Tour: Smart Infinity Philipine Open • Jan. 23-26, 2025 • Manila Southwoods Golf & Country Club • Philipines • Purse: $500K
• Asian Tour/International Series: International Series India • Jan. 30-Feb. 2, 2025 • DLF Golf & Country Club • New Delhi, India • Purse: $2M
• LIV Golf Series: Riyadh • February 6-8, 2025 • Riyadh Golf Club • Saudi Arabia
• GPro Tour: Augustine Open • February 11-13, 2025 • The Palencia Club • St. Augustine, Fla.

#PROJACKETS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

He’s back 🙌

2023 International Series champion and HyFlyers GC star Andy Ogletree will compete at International Series India presented by DLF 🇮🇳#InternationalSeries #ThisISEverything #TimeToRise pic.twitter.com/7jEyotpsIq

— International Series (@intseriesgolf) January 17, 2025

Some good work this week getting ready for 2025 @OldPalmGolfClub with Andy Ogletree @livgolf_league @HyFlyers_GC pic.twitter.com/jjD5g8JVVs

— Tony Ruggiero (@dewsweepergolf) January 10, 2025

It was never formally announced, but Cameron Tringale is BACK with the HyFlyers in 2025 🔥 pic.twitter.com/HKQ18nbz2Q

— LIV Golf Buff (@LIVGolfBuff) January 8, 2025

🚨⛳️🏌🏻 Ollie Schniederjans will join LIV Golf on a reserve basis for the 2025 season pic.twitter.com/nlbec4NPk0

— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) January 11, 2025

 

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