Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

THE FLATS – Stewart Cink honors a legendary golf writer at the Cologuard Classic … Ollie Schniederjans is in a playoff to earn a spot in a third LIV Golf event … 15 things to know about Vince Whaley … More details below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.

CINK HONORS LEGENDARY GOLF WRITER AT COLOGUARD CLASSIC

Stewart Cink already would have garnered plenty of votes for first-team All-Good-Guy on PGA Tour Champions.

To kick off National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, Cink, 51, is playing this week at the Cologuard Classic in Tucson for longtime USA Today/Golfweek senior writer Steve DiMeglio, who was diagnosed with rectal cancer in 2022 and died at age 63 on Jan. 1.

“My honor,” Cink said in a text message.

For the fifth straight year, all PGA Tour Champions players competing in the 54-hole tournament will wear a blue ribbon to honor a colon cancer patient, survivor, or the memory of someone who passed away from the disease.

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SCHNIEDERJANS COMPETING FOR SPOT IN THIRD LIV EVENT

LIV Golf will hold its first-ever reserve playoff on Tuesday, with the winner earning a starting spot on the Iron Heads GC roster for this week’s LIV Golf Singapore presented by Aramco. Ollie Schniederjans is among four golfers competing for the spot.

The roster opening was created because of the injury to Iron Heads member Jinichiro Kozuma, who has yet to play this season and will be out indefinitely. In the first three tournaments, the Iron Heads have selected one of LIV Golf’s reserve players to fill his spot.

The four reserves competing on Tuesday are John Catlin, Wade Ormsby, Kalle Samooja and Schniederjans. They will tee off at 8 a.m. local time in an 18-hole progressive elimination playoff.

Schniederjans, the former top-ranked amateur player, has made two starts this season in a reserve role after playing well at the 2024 Promotions tournament in December. He replaced Kozuma in the Iron Heads lineup last week in Hong Kong, tying for 42nd.

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VINCE WHALEY FACTS: 15 THINGS TO KNOW

It didn’t take Vince Whaley long to earn a PGA Tour card after turning professional, but there’s more to the American than his accomplishments on the course.

Whaley was in good company during his childhood, playing golf alongside players who, like him, went onto successful careers on the PGA Tour. He also had a successful college career before turning professional, where his game continues to progress.

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COMPETITION ROUND-UP

PGA TOUR

Matt Kuchar and Vince Whaley are in the field for The Players Championship this week at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Kuchar is a former champion of the event in 2012 and Whaley.

Whaley competed in last week’s Puerto Rico Open, tying for 16^th place and improving his FedEx Cup points standing to No. 115. Anders Albertson, Chesson Hadley and Richy Werenski missed the cut.

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KORN FERRY TOUR

Christo Lamprecht tied for 11^th place at last weekend’s Astara Chile Classic, posting four rounds in the 60s and finishing at 12-under-par. Lamprecht stands ninth on the Korn Ferry Tour points list. Seth Reeves, Paul Haley II and Connor Howe all missed the cut.

The Korn Ferry Tour now takes a break until the first week of April, when the tour starts the U.S. portion of its schedule with the Club Car Championship in Savannah, Ga.

Korn Ferry Tour leaderboard

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PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

Stewart Cink earned his 14th top-10 finish on the PGA Tour Champions with a tie for eighth place at the Cologuard Classic in Tucson, Ariz. The second-year senior tour member went 8-under-par for 54 holes and sits No. 10 in Schwab Cup points. David Duval tied for 67^th place.

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LIV GOLF LEAGUE

Andy Ogletree and Cameron Tringale both tied for 20^th place at 7-under-par last weekend at the LIV Golf event in Hong Kong, while their HyFlyers team tied for third place at 34-under-par.

Meanwhile, Ollie Schniederjans earned his second start, tying for 42^nd place (-2) as a reserve member of the Iron Heads team.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

• PGA Tour: The Players • March 13-16, 2025 • Bay Hill Resort & Lodge • Orlando, Fla. • Purse: $25M • FedEx Cup points: 750
• Korn Ferry Tour:  Club Car Championship at The Landings • April 3-6, 2025 • The Landings Golf & Athletic Club • Savannah, Ga. • Purse: $1M • KFT points: 500
• PGA Tour Champions: Hoag Classic • March 21-23, 2024 • Newport Beach Country Club • Newport Beach, Calif. • Purse: $2M
• PGA Tour Americas: 93 Abierto del Centro • March 27-30, 2025 • Cordoba Golf Club • Cordoba, Argentina. • Purse: $225K
• Asian Tour/International Series: International Series Macau • March 20-23, 2025 • Macau Golf & Country Club • Macao, China • Purse: $2M
• LIV Golf Series: Singapore • March 14-16, 2025 • Sentora Golf Club • Singapore
• GPro Tour: Sanctuary Championship • April 9-11, 2025 • Sanctuary Golf Club • Waverly, Ga.

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