THE FLATS – Four Yellow Jackets made the cut at last weekend’s Safeway Open, including Web.com grads Roberto Castro and Seth Reeves … Matt Kuchar stays across the pond after the Ryder Cup … Two former Jackets begin quests to qualify for Web.com Tour this week … This and more in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.
Richy Werenski, Cameron Tringale, Roberto Castro and Seth Reeves all made the cut in last weekend’s Safeway Open in Napa, Calif. Werenski was the Jackets’ highest finisher, tying for 33rd place at 282 (-6) in a solid start to his third PGA Tour campaign. Tringale, who struggled last season but regained his PGA Tour card through the Web.com Finals, tied for 46th place at 284 (-4), while Castro, who earned back his PGA Tour card by placing 24th in earnings on the Web.com Tour in 2018, tied for 53rd at 285 (-3). Reeves, whose charge in the Web.com Finals landed him on the PGA Tour, tied for 69th at 289 (+1).
Anders Albertson did not make the cut in the first start of his rookie season, along with Chesson Hadley and Albertson’s Tech teammate Ollie Schniederjans.
Matt Kuchar remained overseas last weekend following the Ryder Cup to compete in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, which was played at three classic Scottish courses – the Old Course at St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns – and the U.S. vice-captain tied for 28th place and earned 37,780 Euros.
Three Jackets – Stewart Cink, Hadley and Schniederjans – are in the limited field for this weekend’s CIMB Classic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The PGA Tour plays two of its fall events in Asia, this week’s event and the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges next week in Korea, before coming back to the United States for the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Miss.
Web.com Tour: J.T. Griffin, who earned more than $20,000 in five late starts on the Web.com Tour this summer, easily made it through the first stage of qualifying last week, tying for 12th place (279, -9) at Highland Oaks Golf Club in Dothan, Ala. Paul Haley, who has competed on the Adams Pro Tour this summer, rallied over the final 36 holes to tie for 20th and also advance.
Vincent Whaley and Chris Petefish are set to compete in first stage qualifying this week (Oct. 9-12) at the Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis, N.C., while Drew Czuchry is entered in the qualifier at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Ga.
They are two of seven first stage events that take place this week. Second stage events take place in early November, with the Q-school finals set for Dec. 6-9 in Chandler, Ariz.
Elsewhere: Shun Yat Hak, a member of Georgia Tech’s 2013 team, stands 38th on the PGA Tour China Order of Merit with one event left on the 2018 schedule.
UPCOMING EVENTS
PGA Tour: CIMB Classic • October 11-14, 2018 • TPC Kuala Lumpur • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • Purse: $7,000,000 • FedExCup Points: 500
Web.com Tour: The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic • January 13-16, 2019 • Sandals Emerald Bay Golf Club • Great Exuma, Bahamas • Purse: $600,000
PGA Tour Champions: SAS Championship • October 12-14, 2018 • Prestonwood Country Club • Cary, N.C. • Purse: $2,100,000
Mackenzie Tour: Aruba Cup • December 13-15, 2018 • Tierra del Sol Resort and Golf • Noord, Aruba • Purse: $120,000
PGA Tour China: Clearwater Bay Open • October 11-14, 2018 • Clearwater Bay Golf Club • Hong Kong • Purse: n/a
Adams Pro Tour: Fore the Kids Fall Shootout • October 23-26, 2018 • Brownwood Country Club • Brownwood, Texas • Purse: n/a
G Pro Tour: South Carolina Open • October 17-18, 2018 • High Point Country Club • High Point, N.C. • Purse: n/a
| PLAYER | LAST WEEK | SEASON STATS | |
 | ANDERS ALBERTSON Woodstock, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Career earnings: $412,164 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15 High School: Etowah Status: PGA Tour | Last Week missed cut 74-71—145 (+1) | 2018 Money rank T-84 Earnings n/a |
 | ROBERTO CASTRO Alpharetta, Ga. Turned pro: 2007 Career earnings: $7,298,828 (PGA + Web) Years at Georgia Tech: 2003-07 High School: Milton Status: PGA Tour | Last Week T-53 69-72-70-74—285 (-3) | 2018 Money Rank T-51 Earnings $14,610 |
 | STEWART CINK Duluth, Ga. Turned pro: 1995 Career earnings: $37,302,513 Years at Georgia Tech: 1991-95 High School: Bradshaw (Florence, Ala.) Status: PGA Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | 2018 FedEx Cup Rank n/a Earnings n/a |
 | 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/Web.com Q-School | Last Week did not play n/a | Money rank 29 (G Pro) Earnings $9,832 |
 | 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 | 2018 FedEx Cup Rank n/a Earnings n/a |
 | J.T. GRIFFIN Wilson, N.C. Turned pro: 2011 Career earnings: $31,798 Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11 High School: Fike Status: Web.com Q-School | Last Week T-12 (advanced) 70-66-70-73—279 (-9) | Money rank n/a Earnings n/a |
 | CHESSON HADLEY Raleigh, N.C. Turned pro: 2010 Career earnings: $6,174,469 Years at Georgia Tech: 2006-10 High School: North Raleigh Christian Academy Status: PGA Tour | Last Week missed cut 70-72—142 (-2) | 2018 FedEx Cup Rank T-84 Earnings n/a |
 | 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 | 2018 Order of Merit 38 Earnings ¥155,128 |
 | PAUL HALEY Dallas, Texas Turned pro: 2011 Career earnings (Web.com): $348,201 Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11 High School: Highland Park Status: Adams Pro Tour/Web.com Q-School | Last Week T-20 72-75-69-67—283 (-5) | 2018 Money Rank 23 (Adams Pro Tour) Earnings $20,101 |
 | MATT KUCHAR Sea Island, Ga. Turned pro: 2000 Career earnings: $43,707,977 Years at Georgia Tech: 1997-2000 High School: Seminole (Lake Mary, Fla.) Status: PGA Tour | Last Week T-28 (Dunhill Links) 73-68-69-73—283 (-5) | 2018 FedEx Cup Rank 76 Earnings $1,720,097 |
 | 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 did not play n/a | 2018 FedEx cup Rank n/a Earnings n/a |
 | LARRY MIZE Columbus, Ga. Turned pro: 1980 Career earnings: $12,683,811 (PGA + Champions) Years at Georgia Tech: 1975-79 High School: unknown Status: PGA Tour Champions | Last Week did not play n/a | 2018 Schwab Cup Rank 65 Earnings $205,675 |
 | CHRIS PETEFISH Danville, Calif. Turned pro: 2018 Career earnings: $4,180 Years at Georgia Tech: 2014-18 High School: Scottsdale [Ariz.] Christian Academy Status: G Pro Tour/Web.com Q-School | Last Week did not play n/a | 2018 Money Rank 31 (G Pro) Earnings $9,528 |
 | 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 | 2018Money Rank 154 Earnings $700 |
 | SETH REEVES Duluth, Ga. Turned pro: 2014 Career earnings: $250,085 Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14 High School: Peachtree Ridge Status: PGA Tour | Last week T-69 72-69-71-77—289 (+1) | 2018 Money rank T-66 Earnings $12,736 |
 | OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS Powder Springs, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Career earnings: $3,467,971 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15 High School: Harrison Status: PGA Tour | Last Week missed cut 73-78—151 (+7) | 2018 FedEx Cup rank T-84 Earnings n/a |
 | NICHOLAS THOMPSON Coral Springs, Fla. Turned pro: 2005 Career earnings (PGA + Web.com): $6,537,666 Years at Georgia Tech: 2001-05 High School: Stoneman Douglas Status: Web.com Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | 2018 Money Rank n/a Earnings n/a |
 | CAMERON TRINGALE Laguna Niguel, Calif. Turned pro: 2009 Career earnings: $9,870,598 Years at Georgia Tech: 2005-09 High School: Mission Viejo Status: PGA Tour | Last Week T-46 71-70-71-72—284 (-4) | 2018 FedEx Cup Rank T-44 Earnings $17,115 |
 | RICHY WERENSKI South Hadley, Mass. Turned pro: 2014 Career earnings: $1,978,370 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-14 High School: Heritage Academy (Hilton Head, S.C.) Status: PGA Tour | Last Week T-33 67-73-71-71—282 (-6) | 2018 FedEx Cup rank T-31 Earnings $32,400 |
 | VINCENT WHALEY Fayetteville, Ga. Turned pro: 2017 Career earnings: $38,025 Years at Georgia Tech: 2013-17 High School: McKinney Boyd Status: Adams Pro Tour/Web.com Q-School | Last Week did not play n/a | Money Rank 6 (Adams) Earnings $42,046 |
