Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

THE FLATS – Seth Reeves scores second consecutive top-5 finish in the Web.com Finals and secures his PGA Tour card for 2018-19 … Three former Jackets are eliminated in the FedEx Cup playoffs, with only Chesson Hadley advancing to this week’s third leg … This and more in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.

Georgia Tech will have eight former members of its illustrious golf program competing on the PGA Tour next season after 2014 graduate Seth Reeves locked up his 2018-19 privileges with his tie for fourth place last weekend in the second leg of the Web.com Finals.

Reeves, who finished 66^th in regular-season earnings to secure his spot in the Finals, suddenly caught fire late in the season, first tying for fourth place at the Ellie Mae Classic and for 16^th at the WinCo Foods Portland Open to close out the regular season. In the Finals, he tied for fifth place at the Nationwide Childen’s Hospital Open and then tied for fourth last weekend at the DAP Championship.

Over those 16 rounds, the lefty Reeves has collectively scored 42-under-par. He opened the Ellie Mae Classic with a 63 and finished at 265 (-15) and closed the WinCo Foods event with a 65 for a 276 total (-8). He posted a third-round 65 in the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship for a 275 (-9) total, and shot 70-67-67-66 last weekend for a 270 (-10) score.

“I played six weeks in a row and it’s been a complete grind,” Reeves told PGATour.com. “I played with a chip on my shoulder … I was just trying to keep my Web.com Tour card, and when my back was against the wall, I just came out and shot good scores. And I just kept it going.”

“My belief has grown in myself. Seeing Anders get to the TOUR, I know I can do it too, and I’m glad to be there with him.”

Reeves has secured his PGA Tour card because he is assured of finishing among the top 25 earners in the Web.com Finals, which has two events left to play after a break in the schedule this week. His accomplishment means three Tech alumni on the Web.com Tour this year, including Anders Albertson and Roberto Castro, who both finished among the top 25 in regular-season earnings, have graduated to the PGA Tour for 2018-19. They join holdovers Stewart Cink, Chesson Hadley, Matt Kuchar, Ollie Schniederjans and Richy Werenski.

Albertson, Reeves, Schniederjans and Werenski all started for the Yellow Jackets’ 2014 team that won seven tournaments and reached match play at the NCAA Championship (Reeves’ senior year at Georgia Tech).

“I played with a chip on my shoulder.”@GT_Golf alum @Seth_Reeves battled this summer just to secure #WebTour Finals entry.

Now he’s headed to the @PGATOUR. https://t.co/hNEAKE4xEe

— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) September 3, 2018

.@Seth_Reeves and @AndersAlbertson were college teammates @GT_Golf.

So when Reeves secured his first @PGATOUR card @DAPChamp, Albertson got the first interview.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/JE6JikVu1l

— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) September 3, 2018

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With back-to-back top-5 finishes in the #WebTour Finals, @GTGolf alum @seth_reeves has secured his first @PGATOUR card!

And with the help of teammate @AndersAlbertson, his wife got a firsthand look. #LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/WoDrYtH3xf

— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) September 2, 2018

PGA Tour:  While Georgia Tech’s PGA Tour roster has grown for 2018-19, its 2018 FedEx Cup playoff contingent has dwindled to just one – Chesson Hadley, who missed the cut at last weekend’s Dell Technologies Championship outside Boston, Mass. Hadley advanced to this week’s BMW Championship at Aronomink Golf Club outside Philadelphia, Pa., but dropped to 37^th in FedEx points, requiring a high finish this week to qualify for the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. The top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings after this week will advance.

The top 70 after the Dell Technologies Championship move on to the BMW this week, but Matt Kuchar and Stewart Cink narrowly missed advancing. Kuchar began the weekend in 74^th place, but slipped to No. 76 following his tie for 43^rd at TPC Boston, while Cink tied for 62^nd place and dropped from 65^th to 73^rd place. Ollie Schniederjans (98^th in FedEx Cup points) also watched his 2017-18 season come to an end after missing the cut.

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— Alan Shipnuck (@AlanShipnuck) August 30, 2018

Elsewhere:  Larry Mize finished 65th at last weekend’s Shaw Charity Classic on the PGA Tour Champions, posting a 4-over-par 214 and remaining 63^rd in the Schwab Cup money standings with four events remaining in the regular season … The MacKenzie Tour (PGA Tour Canada) resumes after two weeks off with the MacKenzie Investments Open in Montreal, with Chris Petefish back in action after taking a turn at last week’s G Pro Tour event in Greensboro, N.C. (T-20 along with Drew Czuchry).

UPCOMING EVENTS

PGA Tour:  BMW Championship • September 6-9, 2018 • Aronomink Golf Club • Newtown Square, Pa. • Purse: $9,000,000 • FedExCup Points: 2,000

Web.com Tour:  Albertson’s Boise Open • September 13-16, 2018 • Hillcrest Country Club • Boise, Idaho • Purse: $1,000,000

PGA Tour Champions:  The Ally Challenge • September 14-16, 2018 • Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club • Grand Blanc, Mich. • Purse: $2,000,000

Mackenzie Tour:  Mackenzie Investments Open • September 6-9, 2018 • Elm Ridge Country Club (North course) • Montreal, Quebec • Purse: $200,000

PGA Tour China:  Qinhuangdao Championship • September 6-9, 2018 • Qinhuangdao Golf Club • Qinhuangdao, 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:  River Run Country Club • September 5-6, 2018 • River Run Country Club • Davidson, N.C. • Purse: n/a