Five Yellow Jackets in the field for season-ending Wyndham Championship, last tune-up for FedEx cup playoffs … Stewart Cink ties for fourth at PGA Championship, earns berth in 2019 Masters … Seth Reeves ties for fourth on Web.com Tour … that and more in this week’s #ProJackets Golf Report.
Five former Yellow Jackets are solidly in the FedEx Cup playoffs and look to build some momentum this weekend in the PGA Tour’s final regular-season event, the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.
After this weekend, the top 125 players in FedEx Cup points move into the first playoff event, the Northern Trust in Paramus, N.J. The top 100 after that event advance to the Dell Technologies Championship in Norton, Mass., and the top 70 make the field for the BMW Championship in Newtown Square, Pa. After an open week, the top 30 come to Atlanta for the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club.
Stewart Cink might be the hottest former Jacket. Since missing the cut at the Memorial Tournament in early June, the three-time All-American has leaped from No. 132 to No. 55 in the FedEx Cup ranking by finishing T4, T2, T23, T24 (Open Championship), T37 and T4 (PGA Championship) in his last six events. Cink fired four rounds in the 60s last weekend at Bellerive Country Club to post his best finish in a major since winning the 2009 Open Championship, and also earned a berth in next year’s Masters Tournament in the process (top four finishers and ties qualify).
Chesson Hadley, who would qualify for the Tour Championship at the moment, has missed the cut in four of his last six events (including all three majors in that span) and slipped from 13th to 26th in the FedEx Cup standings. At the Wyndham, however, Hadley returns to his home state as he tries to turn his momentum upward.
Ollie Schniederjans, who tied for 59th at the PGA Championship and was the runner-up at the Wyndham last year, stands at No. 82, while Richy Werenski, who tied for 10th at last year’s Wyndham and has three top-10 finishes this season, sits at No. 100. Cameron Tringale, at No. 194, also is in the field needing to stay in the top 200 in order to qualify for the Web.com Tour Finals (see below).
Matt Kuchar, who missed the cut at the PGA Championship, enters the week at No. 62, and is taking this week off. Along with his playoff prospects, Kuchar is a possibility to be a captain’s pick for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. Having represented his country in the last four Ryder Cup matches, Kuchar ranks No. 13 in points and did not qualify automatically for the team.
Web.com Tour: Seth Reeves posted the second-best finish of his Web.com Tour career to date, and his best finish of 2018, tying for fourth place at last weekend’s Ellie Mae Classic, firing four rounds in the 60s and finishing at 15-under-par 265. In so doing, he made a substantial and important leap in earnings from 86th to 65th, which allows him full status for 2019 as long as he remains in the top 75.
Neither Anders Albertson nor Roberto Castro, both of whom remain in the top 25 in earnings which would earn them a PGA Tour card for 2018-19, played last weekend. Albertson sits eighth in earnings, but Castro has slipped to 23rd and needs to hold his position through this weekend’s WinCo Foods Portland Open, the final regular-season event, to get back on the PGA Tour. Both are in the field this week along with Reeves and J.T. Griffin, who after two strong finishes has missed the cut the last two weeks.
The top 75 earners on the Web.com Tour after this week move into the four-event Finals along with the PGA Tour players ranked No. 126-200 in FedEx Cup points.
Elsewhere: Chris Petefish, who played his first professional events after May graduation on the G Pro Tour, has earned two starts on the MacKenzie Tour (PGA Tour Canada) the last two weeks, tying for 33rd at the Syncrude Oil Country Championship and missing the cut last weekend at thr ATB Financial Classic … Vincent Whaley is finished second, T7, T14, T7 and T3 in his last five Adams Pro Tour events and ranks 10th in earnings on that tour … Larry Mize has finished T17 and T20 in his last two Champions Tour events on this side of the pond, and has moved up to 67th in Schwab Cup earnings.
UPCOMING EVENTS
PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship • August 16-19, 2018 • Sedgefield Country Club • Greensboro, N.C. • Purse: $6,000,000 • FedExCup Points: 500
Web.com Tour: WinCo Foods Portland Open • August 16-19, 2018 • Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club • North Plains, Ore. • Purse: $800,000
PGA Tour Champions: DICK’S Sporting Goods Open • August 17-19, 2018 • En-Joie Golf Club • Endicott, N.Y. • Purse: $2,050,000
Mackenzie Tour: Players Cup • August 16-19, 2018 • Country Hills Golf Club • Calgary, Alberta • Purse: $200,000
PGA Tour China: Shuzhou Championship • Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2018 • Jinji lake Golf Club • Shuzhou, China • Purse: n/a
Adams Pro Tour: Texarkana Open • August 15-18, 2018 • Texarkana Golf Club/Northridge Golf Club • Texarkana Ark./Texas • Purse: $132,000
G Pro Tour: Bryan Park (Champions) • August 15-16, 2018 • Bryan Park Golf Course • Greensboro, N.C. • Purse: n/a
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— Club Pro Guy (@ClubProGuy) August 4, 2018
| PLAYER | LAST WEEK | SEASON STATS | |
 | ANDERS ALBERTSON Woodstock, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Career earnings: $400,964 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15 High School: Etowah Status: Web.com Tour | Last Week did not play 70-66-70-69—275 (-13) | Money rank 8 Earnings $210,455 |
 | BO ANDREWS Raleigh, N.C. Turned pro: 2014 Career earnings: n/a Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14 High School: Fike Status: no status | Last Week did not play n/a | Money rank 23 Earnings $8,627 |
 | 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 23 Earnings $169,754 |
 | STEWART CINK Duluth, Ga. Turned pro: 1995 Career earnings: $37,283,343 Years at Georgia Tech: 1991-95 High School: Bradshaw (Florence, Ala.) Status: PGA Tour | Last Week T-4 67-69-66-67—269 (-11) | FedEx Cup Rank 55 Earnings $1,868,038 |
 | 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 29 Earnings $7,976 |
 | 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: $18,928 Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11 High School: Fike Status: Web.com Tour | Last Week missed cut 70-74—144 (+4) | Money rank 142 Earnings $18,928 |
 | CHESSON HADLEY Raleigh, N.C. Turned pro: 2010 Career earnings: $6,137,704 Years at Georgia Tech: 2006-10 High School: North Raleigh Christian Academy Status: PGA Tour | Last Week missed cut 75-73—148 (+8) | Money Rank 26 Earnings $2,712,658 |
 | 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 32 Earnings ¥140,803 |
 | 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: $43,660,127 Years at Georgia Tech: 1997-2000 High School: Seminole (Lake Mary, Fla.) Status: PGA Tour | Last Week missed cut 71-70—141 (+1) | FedEx Cup Rank 62 Earnings $1,672,247 |
 | 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 221 Earnings $39,000 |
 | LARRY MIZE Columbus, Ga. Turned pro: 1980 Career earnings: $12,644,105 (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 63 Earnings $146,784 |
 | 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 | Last Week missed cut 68-75—145 (+1) | Money Rank 143 Earnings $1,080 |
 | 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 147 Earnings $700 |
 | SETH REEVES Duluth, Ga. Turned pro: 2014 Career earnings: $161,325 Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14 High School: Peachtree Ridge Status: Web.com Tour | Last week T-4 69-70-69-73—281 (-7) | Money rank 65 Earnings $70,339 |
 | OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS Powder Springs, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Career earnings: $3,454,831 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15 High School: Harrison Status: PGA Tour | Last Week T-59 67-71-72-70—280 (E) | FedEx Cup rank 82 Earnings $1,290,470 |
 | 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 did not play n/a | FedEx Cup Rank 194 Earnings $179,459 |
 | RICHY WERENSKI South Hadley, Mass. Turned pro: 2014 Career earnings: $1,964,480 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-14 High School: Heritage Academy (Hilton Head, S.C.) Status: PGA Tour | Last Week did not play 71-65-69-75—280 (E) | FedEx Cup rank 100 Earnings $1,067,393 |
 | 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 10 Earnings $34,975 |
