Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

THE FLATS – Seth Reeves made a strong opening bid in his quest to earn a PGA Tour card … Four of the five former Yellow Jackets in the FedEx Cup playoffs advance to the second leg … Paul Haley challenges for pro title … This and more in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.

Two former Yellow Jackets have already earned PGA Tour cards for 2018-19 via their performance in the Web.com Tour regular season this year, but Seth Reeves is making a bid to join them in the Finals.

Reeves, who finished 66^th on the regular-season money list this year, tied for fifth place last weekend at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, the first leg of the Web.com Finals. Spurred by a third-round 65, the 2014 Tech graduate posted a 72-hole total of 275 (-9) at the Ohio State University Scarlet course in Columbus, Ohio, three shots out of a two-man playoff that Robert Streb won.

The performance earned him $33,900 and gave him a good start in his bid to earn a PGA Tour card through the Web.com Finals. If he can finish among the top 25 in Finals earnings, he also will gain PGA Tour status for 2018-19, joining Anders Albertson and Roberto Castro.

Meanwhile, Albertson, who finished eighth in earning during the regular season, tied for 21^st place , and Cameron Tringale, trying to regain his PGA Tour card after finishing 195^th in FedEx Cup points this year, missed the cut. Castro, 23^rd in Web.com earnings in the regular season, did not play last weekend and will not compete again until the Web.com Tour Championship, the last event in the Finals on Sept. 20-23.

Albertson, Reeves and Tringale will play the DAP Championship this weekend in Beachwood, Ohio.

"I feel like my game has matured to where that's where I should be."

After a third-round 65 in central Ohio, @GT_Golf alum @Seth_Reeves could secure his first @PGATOUR card with a strong Sunday @NCHC_Golf. pic.twitter.com/aOMeJmbjBw

— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) August 25, 2018

Moving Day vibes.@GTGolf alum @seth_reeves shot a third-round 65 @NCHC_Golf, pulling within two shots of the lead as he chases his first @PGATOUR card. pic.twitter.com/c9EyUzxo8p

— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) August 25, 2018

Together we swarm. 🐝@GTGolf alums Roberto Castro (@cicioCASTRO) and @AndersAlbertson secured their 2018-19 @PGATOUR cards via The 25. pic.twitter.com/ubuAkKv4pD

— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) August 21, 2018

PGA Tour:  Five Yellow Jackets qualified for the FedEx Cup playoffs, which began last weekend with The Northern Trust in Paramus, N.J., and four advanced to the second leg this week at the Dell Technologies Championship, which runs Friday through Monday in Norton, Mass.

Only Chesson Hadley (T56) and Matt Kuchar (T60) made the cut at Ridgewood Country Club last weekend, and all five Yellow Jackets in the field lost ground in the FedEx Cup standings.

Hadley remains the only Jacket currently inside the top 30, sitting at No. 29 in his bid to make his first appearance in the Tour Championship. Cink, ranked No. 65 and in position to reach the third leg, has not played in the Tour Championship since 2009, when he finished 15^th in the FedEx Cup race. Kuchar, who slipped to No. 74, has qualified for the Tour Championship the last eight years, finishing second in the FedEx Cup race in 2013 and fourth in 2014. Schniederjans is No. 95.

Kuchar and Schniederjans need strong performances this week to advance to the third leg (top 70 continue), the BMW Championship near Philadelphia, Pa.

Richy Werenski, who entered the playoffs No. 101 in the standings, missed the cut and slipped to No. 110, and failed to advance (the top 100 in FedEx Cup points move ahead to the second leg).

Elsewhere:  Larry Mize tied for 19^th place at last weekend’s Boeing Classic on the PGA Tour Champions, posting a 7-under-par 209 and moving up t0 63^rd in the Schwab Cup money standings … Paul Haley, the 2011 ACC Champion and a former winner on the Web.com Tour, posted his best finish this season on the Adams Pro Tour, firing a closing 67 to finish second at the Southside Bank Open with a 72-hole total of 272 (-16), three shots off the lead and good for a $10,000 check. He ranks 23^rd on the tour money list with more than $23,000 in 11 events … With the Adams Pro Tour and the MacKenzie Tour off this week, Drew Czuchry, Chris Petefish and Vincent Whaley are all in the field for the Howard Clark Memorial Classic in Greensboro, N.C., on the G Pro Tour.

UPCOMING EVENTS

PGA Tour:  Dell Technologies Championship • August 31-September 3, 2018 • TPC Boston • Norton, Mass. • Purse: $9,000,000 • FedExCup Points: 2,000

Web.com Tour:  DAP Championship • August 30-September 2, 2018 • Canterbury Golf Club • Beachwood, Ohio • Purse: $1,000,000

PGA Tour Champions:  Shaw Charity Classic • August 31-September 2, 2018 • Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club • Calgary, Alberta • Purse: $2,350,000

Mackenzie Tour:  Mackenzie Investments Open • September 6-9, 2018 • Elm Ridge Country Club (North course) • Montreal, Quebec • 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:  Taco Bell Natchez Classic • September 12-15, 2018 • Beau Pre Country Club • Natchez, Miss. • Purse: $112,000

G Pro Tour:  Howard Clark Memorial Classic • August 28-30, 2018 • Sedgefield Country Club (Dye Course) • Greensboro, N.C. • Purse: n/a