Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

THE FLATS – Stewart Cink chats about playing on the PGA Tour Champions and more … Cameron Tringale, Andy Ogletree set to compete for HyFlyers again in 2025 … Roberto Castro combines Tech and golf with TGL involvement … More details below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.

Q&A: STEWART CINK ON HIS NEW TOUR, SETTING GOALS AND WHAT HE WOULD ASK TGL PLAYERS

Stewart Cink just finished practicing.

With the 2025 PGA Tour Champions season starting, the 51-year-old was working on his game ahead of his first full season on the senior circuit, which began last week with the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, where Cink placed T8.

The eight-time PGA Tour winner and 2009 British Open champion has played professionally since 1995, seeing golf’s evolution up close from the rise of Tiger Woods to the inception of LIV Golf—and everything in between.

After his tuneup, Cink dished on several topics to Sports Illustrated from Hualalai’s dining area, including his move to the PGA Tour Champions, the state of the professional game, Scottie Scheffler, the TGL and Ryder Cup.

Stewart Cink talked about his goals on the PGA Tour Champions, the Ryder Cup payment issue and what he’d ask TGL players.

Q&A with @maxschreiber13:https://t.co/yhvCOifrpJ

— SI Golf (@SI_Golf) January 23, 2025

OGLETREE, TRINGALE SET TO COMPETE IN LIV GOLF 2025

The big news was the recent announcement that Primo had become the team’s official golf apparel sponsor, extending the relationship between Mickelson and Primo’s owner, popular golf YouTuber Grant Horvat. The team even released an amusing video focusing on Primo’s golf joggers … In November, Mickelson and Horvat announced a new YouTube collaboration involving a 2v2 challenge series … Andy Ogletree had wrist surgery in mid-October but is now fully able to swing … Cameron Tringale had a solid performance at the PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers, finishing tied for ninth with middle rounds of 65-66.

Going to be a good year if … Ogletree stays healthy, and Mickelson turns back the clock.

More from LIVGolf.com

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

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

CASTRO BRIDGES TECH & GOLF WITH TGL

Over the past few years, TMRW Sports, a company founded by former NBC Sports President Mike McCarley along with golf legends Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, has been working alongside the PGA Tour to create Tomorrow’s Golf League (TGL), an innovative golf simulator league where notable PGA Tour professionals compete in three-versus-three, 15-hole matches. In early January, the first-ever TGL Match took place in SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. where the Bay Golf Club crushed the New York Golf Club by a resounding margin. However, the discussion among fans and viewers was not about the result but rather the implementation of advanced technology to expand the future of golf.

One of the driving forces behind the creation of TGL was CapTech, a technology consulting firm whose growing sports practice assists in connecting sports companies with technology-focused solutions. A key member of this sports practice is Roberto Castro (ISyE ‘07), a former All-American Tech golfer who played professional golf for over a decade. Following his retirement from playing golf, Castro began working in the consulting world and found a role at CapTech. The Technique had the opportunity to talk with Castro about his role in the development of TGL and his time at Tech.

For Castro, his position within the project was incredibly unique, utilizing both the problem-solving skills he learned at Tech and his PGA Tour experience.

Thought my days of being in the student newspaper were long gone…but you never know! https://t.co/TmJJ41sqb4 @GTAthletics @GTGolf @GeorgiaTech

— Roberto Castro (@cicioCASTRO) January 24, 2025

COMPETITION ROUND-UP

PGA TOUR

Vince Whaley has made the cut in each of his first 2025 starts on the PGA Tour so far, turning in his highest finish of the month by tying for 32^nd place last weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego, Calif. The 2015 Georgia Tech graduate posted a 1-over—par score of 289 over the windswept Torrey Pine Golf Course.

Anders Albertson also competed at the Farmers, but missed the cut.

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

Christo Lamprecht and Ross Steelman are off to excellent starts on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2025, each posting a top-10 finish after two events.

Lamprecht held a share of the 36-hole lead last week at the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic and finished in a tie for fourth place at 19-under-par 269, six shots off the lead of winner Sudarshan Yellamaraju. 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, and tied for 45^th in the Bahamas Golf Classic opening week. He sits No. 8 on the Korn Ferry Tour points list.

Steelman led the group at the Bahamas Golf Classic with a tie for ninth place at the Bahamas Golf Classic (-12) opening weekend and tied for 31^st last week at the Great Abaco Classic. He sits 16^th currently in the Korn Ferry Tour standings after finishing 56^th in 2024.

Richy Werenski missed the cut in the first Bahamas event but rallied to tie for 19^th last week at 15-under-par and is 44^th after two weeks.

Korn Ferry Tour leaderboard

UPCOMING EVENTS

• PGA Tour: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am • January 30-February 2, 2025 • Pebble Beach Golf Links • Pebble Beach, Calif. • Purse: $20M • FedEx Cup points: 700
• Korn Ferry Tour:  The Panama Championship • January 30-February 2, 2025 • Club de Golf de Panama • Panama City, Panama • 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: New Zealand Open • February 27-March 2, 2025 • Manila Southwoods Golf & Country Club • Philipines • Purse: $500K
• Asian Tour/International Series: International Series India • Jan. 30-Feb. 2, 2025 • Millbrook Golf Resort • New Zealande • Purse: $2M
• LIV Golf Series: Riyadh • February 6-8, 2025 • Riyadh Golf Club • Saudi Arabia
• GPro Tour:  St. Augustine Open • February 11-13, 2025 • The Palencia Club • St. Augustine, Fla.

#PROJACKETS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

“If you don’t feel anything in this game, you probably either missed the cut or you’re irrelevant.”

Christo Lamprecht looks to earn his first professional win tomorrow @BahamasKFTour. pic.twitter.com/rCJvyubwMQ

— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) January 21, 2025

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

DOD alert @ross_steelman comes away with a birdie after hitting driver off the deck to 15 feet.

: @GolfChannel pic.twitter.com/qs0W2vail1

— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) January 19, 2025

A view that never gets old. A little layover in Honolulu on the way to Big Island and @MaunaKeaGolf to shoot the @AceShootout benefitting @CMNHospitals and the kids and families they serve. As anyways, thrilled to co-host with the amazing @RobRiggle @GolfChannel pic.twitter.com/tVmzMdM9f4

— Charlie Rymer (@CharlieRymerPGA) January 25, 2025