It was a relatively quiet week for former Yellow Jackets in professional golf as PGA Tour Champions, Adams and G Pro Tours all idle … Two Jackets played the weekend each at The Greenbrier and on the Web.com Tour … Albertson followed up Web.com victory last week with a 20th-place finish … more in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.
Ollie Schniederjans and Richy Werenski, both in their second full seasons in the PGA Tour, advanced to the weekend at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier last weekend in West Virginia, with Schniederjans tying for 23rd place and Werenski tying for 69th. Both players sailed easily into the weekend, Schniederjans posting rounds of 66-66, and Werenski 71-65. Each shot 69 on Saturday but fell back in Sunday. Schniederjans edged up slightly (to 80th) in FedEx Cup points, while Werenski dropped five spots to No. 116.
Both remain in good position for the FedEx Cup playoffs with some opportunities to improve in the coming weeks. Werenski is in the field for this week’s John Deere Classic, and likely for next week’s Barbasol Championship. Chesson Hadley, 17th in FedEx Cup points, returns to action after a week off at the John Deere, along with Cameron Tringle, who missed the cut by one stroke last weekend. Troy Matteson, who missed the cut at The Greenbrier, also is in the field for his seventh start of the year.
Across the Pond: Matt Kuchar, who has not played since the U.S. Open, is already in Scotland to prepare for next week’s Open Championship, and is in the field for this week’s Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open, played at Gullane Golf Club in East Lothian, Scotland. Ranked No. 27 in the Official World Golf Ranking, Kuchar also is ranked 70th in the European Tour’s Race to Dubai standings based on his performances in the Masters, U.S. Open and World Golf Championship events this season. Kuchar also sits No. 11 in the latest Ryder Cup rankings through last weekend; the top eight are automatic picks, with the final four spots on the team selected by captain Jim Furyk.
Web.com Tour: Anders Albertson, fresh off his two shot win at the Lincoln Land Championship last weekend, followed his victory with a solid weekend at the LECOM Health Challenge, tying for 20th place and slipping just one spot to ninth in Web.com Tour earnings this season. He and Roberto Castro, who remains 17th in earnings, are both comfortably inside the top 25, who receive PGA Tour cards at the end of the season.
Albertson shot rounds of 70-66-70-69 last weekend, and has not shot a round higher than 70 since the Rex Hospital Open in early June, and no round higher than 71 in his last 28 rounds, covering seven events. His scoring average of 69.55 in 2018 ranks seventh on the Web.com Tour, and he is tied for second in most rounds in the 60s, with 31 in 15 events.
Elsewhere: PGA Tour Champions (Larry Mize), PGA Tour China (Shun Yat Hak) and G Pro Tour all resume play this weekend, while the Adams Pro Tour (Vincent Whaley) swings back into action next week. Bo Andrews, Drew Czuchry and Chris Petefish are in the field for the G pro Tour’s Kannapolis Open, which began Tuesday.
UPCOMING EVENTS
PGA Tour: John Deere Classic • July 12-15, 2018 • TPC Deere Run • Silvis, Ill. • Purse: $5,800,000 • FedExCup Points: 500
Web.com Tour: Utah Championship • July 5-8, 2018 • Oakridge Country Club • Farmington, Utah • Purse: $700,000
PGA Tour Champions: Constellation Senior Players Championship • July 12-15, 2018 • Exmoor Country Club • Highland Park, Ill. • Purse: $2,800,000
Mackenzie Tour: Staal Foundation Open • July 12-15, 2018 • Whitewater Golf Club • Thunder Bay, Ontario • Purse: $200,000
PGA Tour China: Qingdao Championship • July 12-15, 2018 • Tiger Beach Golf Club • Qingdao, China • Purse: n/a
Adams Pro Tour: Colbert Charity Classic • July 18-21, 2018 • Colbert Hills Golf Club • Manhattan, Kan. • Purse: $132,000
G Pro Tour: Kannapolis Open • July 10-12, 2018 • The Club at Irish Creek • Kannapolis, N.C. • Purse: n/a
PLAYER | LAST WEEK | SEASON STATS | |
ANDERS ALBERTSON Woodstock, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Career earnings: $369,457 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15 High School: Etowah Status: Web.com Tour | Last Week T-20 70-66-70-69—275 (-13) | Money rank 9 Earnings $178,947 | |
BO ANDREWS Raleigh, N.C. Turned pro: 2014 Career earnings: n/a Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14 High School: Fike Status: G Pro Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | Money rank 22 Earnings $6,877 | |
ROBERTO CASTRO Alpharetta, Ga. Turned pro: 2007 Career earnings: $7,266,242 (PGA + Web) Years at Georgia Tech: 2003-07 High School: Milton Status: Web.com Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | FedEx Cup Rank 17 Earnings $141,467 | |
STEWART CINK Duluth, Ga. Turned pro: 1995 Career earnings: $36,684,053 Years at Georgia Tech: 1991-95 High School: Bradshaw (Florence, Ala.) Status: PGA Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | FedEx Cup Rank 67 Earnings $1,268,748 | |
DREW CZUCHRY Auburn, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Career earnings: n/a Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14 High School: home schooled Status: G Pro Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | Money rank 24 Earnings $6,542 | |
DAVID DUVAL Denver, Colo. Turned pro: 1993 Career earnings: $19,196,243 Years at Georgia Tech: 1989-93 High School: Jacksonville (Fla.) Episcopal Status: no status | Last Week did not play n/a | FedEx Cup Rank 248 Earnings n/a | |
J.T. GRIFFIN Wilson, N.C. Turned pro: 2011 Career earnings: $53,594 Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11 High School: Fike Status: G Pro Tour | Last Week missed cut (Web.com) 69-74—143 (-1) | Money rank 14 Earnings $8,353 | |
CHESSON HADLEY Raleigh, N.C. Turned pro: 2010 Career earnings: $6,126,568 Years at Georgia Tech: 2006-10 High School: North Raleigh Christian Academy Status: PGA Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | Money Rank 17 Earnings $2,701,522 | |
SHUN YAT HAK Hong Kong, China Turned pro: 2013 Career earnings: ¥251,305 Years at Georgia Tech: 2012-13 High School: Lake Mary (Fla.) Prep Status: PGA Tour China | Last Week did not play n/a | Money rank 5 Earnings ¥114,500 | |
PAUL HALEY Dallas, Texas Turned pro: 2011 Career earnings: $348,201 Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11 High School: Highland Park Status: Adams Pro Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | Money Rank 67 Earnings $2,995 | |
MATT KUCHAR Sea Island, Ga. Turned pro: 2000 Career earnings: $43,312,877 Years at Georgia Tech: 1997-2000 High School: Seminole (Lake Mary, Fla.) Status: PGA Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | FedEx Cup Rank 77 Earnings $1,324,997 | |
TROY MATTESON Austin, Texas Turned pro: 2003 Career earnings: $10,111,266 (PGA+Web) Years at Georgia Tech: 2000-03 High School: L.C. Anderson Status: no status | Last Week missed cut (PGA Tour) 75-73—148 (+8) | FedEx/Money Rank 215 Earnings $39,000 | |
LARRY MIZE Columbus, Ga. Turned pro: 1980 Career earnings: $12,581,467 (PGA + Champions) Years at Georgia Tech: 1975-79 High School: unknown Status: PGA Tour Champions | Last Week did not play n/a | Schwab Cup Rank 76 Earnings $84,146 | |
CHRIS PETEFISH Danville, Calif. Turned pro: 2018 Career earnings: n/a Years at Georgia Tech: 2014-18 High School: Scottsdale [Ariz.] Christian Academy Status: MacKenzie Tour (conditional)/GPro | Last Week did not play n/a | Money Rank 83 (GPro) Earnings $1,300 | |
MICHAEL PISCIOTTA Alpharetta, Ga. Turned pro: 2018 Career earnings: n/a Years at Georgia Tech: 2014-18 High School: Alpharetta Status: G Pro Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | Money Rank 118 (GPro) Earnings $700 | |
SETH REEVES Duluth, Ga. Turned pro: 2014 Career earnings: $134,780 Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14 High School: Peachtree Ridge Status: Web.com Tour | Last week T-49 69-70-69-73—281 (-7) | Money rank 79 Earnings $43,793 | |
OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS Powder Springs, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Career earnings: $3,297,514 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15 High School: Harrison Status: PGA Tour | Last Week T-26 66-66-69-72—273 (-7) | FedEx Cup rank 80 Earnings $1,133,153 | |
NICHOLAS THOMPSON Coral Springs, Fla. Turned pro: 2005 Career earnings (PGA + Web.com): $6,537,666 (PGA + Web) Years at Georgia Tech: 2001-05 High School: Stoneman Douglas Status: Web.com Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | Money Rank 163 Earnings $6,612 | |
CAMERON TRINGALE Laguna Niguel, Calif. Turned pro: 2009 Career earnings: $9,879,598 Years at Georgia Tech: 2005-09 High School: Mission Viejo Status: PGA Tour | Last Week missed cut 71-67—138 (-2) | FedEx Cup Rank 186 Earnings $179,459 | |
RICHY WERENSKI South Hadley, Mass. Turned pro: 2014 Career earnings: $1,654,261 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-14 High School: Heritage Academy (Hilton Head, S.C.) Status: PGA Tour | Last Week T-69 71-65-69-75—280 (E) | FedEx Cup rank 116 Earnings $757,174 | |
VINCENT WHALEY Fayetteville, Ga. Turned pro: 2017 Career earnings: n/a Years at Georgia Tech: 2013-17 High School: McKinney Boyd Status: Adams Pro Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | Money Rank 12 Earnings $25,725 |