THE FLATS – Paul Haley, J.T. Griffin and Vincent Whaley are in the finals of the Web.com Tour Q-School, which will take place Dec. 6-9 in Chandler, Ariz., competing to playing cards for 2019 on the Web.com Tour … This and more in the Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report.
Those three former Tech stars are looking to replace the class of 2018, in which three Yellow Jackets – Anders Albertson, Roberto Castro and Seth Reeves – earned their PGA Tour cards for 2018-19.
Haley, a 2011 Tech graduate who won the ACC Championship as a senior, reached the final stage by winning the second-stage event at RTJ Trail Magnolia Course in Mobile, Ala., with a 23-under-par total of 265. Griffin, also class of 2011, tied for 12th place there (17-under 271). Griffin had nine starts last year on the Web.com Tour, first getting into the field through Monday qualifying, then earning more starts through his performance. He made six cuts, posting a high finish of T-14 at the Pinnacle Bank Championship, and earned more than $20,000. Haley, meanwhile, posted two top-10 finishes and finished 26th with more than $20,000 in 12 events on the Adams Pro Tour.
Whaley tied for sixth place (16-under-par 272) at Southern Hills Plantation in Brooksville, Fla. The 2017 Tech graduate finished third in earnings with nearly $50,000 on the Adams Pro Tour, finishing runner-up twice and posting four other top-10 finishes in 12 starts.
The 72-hole final stage is being conducted over two courses at Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass, where the top 40 finishers plus ties among the 136 competitors will earn full playing privileges. The medalist will be fully exempt for the 2019 season and from periodic re-order. Players finishing second through 10th and ties are guaranteed 12 starts, while those finishing after the 10th and through the 40th and ties are assured eight starts.
PGA Tour: No former Yellow Jackets are in the field for this week’s QBE Shootout, a limited-field, two-man team, off-season event in Naples, Fla. Looking to next week, Matt Kuchar and his father, Peter, committed to play in the PNC Father-Son Challenge, Dec. 14-16 in Orlando, Fla. Georgia Tech’s two Open champions – Stewart Cink and David Duval – are also in the field, each having won a title in the event’s history. Cink will play with his son Connor, while Duval will compete with his son Brady.
UPCOMING EVENTS
PGA Tour: QBE Shootout • December 7-9, 2018 • Tiburon Golf Club • Naples, Fla. • Purse: $3,400,000 • FedExCup Points: none
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: PNC Father-Son Challenge • December 14-16, 2018 • Ritz-Carlton Golf Club • Orlando, Fla. • Purse: $1,085,000
Mackenzie Tour: Aruba Cup • December 13-15, 2018 • Tierra del Sol Resort and Golf • Noord, Aruba • Purse: $120,000
PGA Tour China: season over
Adams Pro Tour: season over
G Pro Tour: season over
J.T. Griffin made nine starts on the Web.com Tour in 2018, earning more than $20,000.
Under the tutelage of fellow @GTGolf alumni, @VinceWhaley_GT advanced through Second Stage to secure 2019 #WebTour membership. 👊 pic.twitter.com/zP0ZSYEtKA
— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) November 20, 2018
He's paying off his student loans.
He's sharing his wife's car.A look at how @GTGolf alum @AndersAlbertson, 50th in the #FedExCup, is maximizing his rookie @PGATOUR season. https://t.co/U5BSOQEGKq
— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) November 27, 2018
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Matt Kuchar knows how to attack a tucked pin.#TOURVault pic.twitter.com/IbUiWhP5FQ
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) November 27, 2018
| PLAYER | LAST WEEK | SEASON STATS | |
 | ANDERS ALBERTSON Woodstock, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Career earnings: $332,293 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15 High School: Etowah Status: PGA Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | 2018 Money rank 50 Earnings $321,013 |
 | ROBERTO CASTRO Alpharetta, Ga. Turned pro: 2007 Career earnings: $6,805,978 Years at Georgia Tech: 2003-07 High School: Milton Status: PGA Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | 2018 Money Rank 88 Earnings $212,593 |
 | STEWART CINK Duluth, Ga. Turned pro: 1995 Career earnings: $37,441,778 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 109 Earnings $139,265 |
 | 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 (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 did not play n/a | Money rank n/a Earnings n/a |
 | CHESSON HADLEY Raleigh, N.C. Turned pro: 2010 Career earnings: $6,950,703 Years at Georgia Tech: 2006-10 High School: North Raleigh Christian Academy Status: PGA Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | 2018 FedEx Cup Rank 17 Earnings $756,793 |
 | 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 37 Earnings ¥170,385 |
 | PAUL HALEY Dallas, Texas Turned pro: 2011 Career earnings (Web.com): $348,201 Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11 High School: Highland Park Status: Web.com Q-School | Last Week did not play n/a | 2018 Money Rank 26 (Adams Pro Tour) Earnings $20,101 |
 | MATT KUCHAR Sea Island, Ga. Turned pro: 2000 Career earnings: $45,019,237 Years at Georgia Tech: 1997-2000 High School: Seminole (Lake Mary, Fla.) Status: PGA Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | 2018 FedEx Cup Rank 7 Earnings $1,311,260 |
 | 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 $209,455 |
 | CHRIS PETEFISH Danville, Calif. Turned pro: 2018 Career earnings: $4,180 Years at Georgia Tech: 2014-18 High School: Scottsdale [Ariz.] Christian Academy Status: Web.com Q-School | Last Week did not play n/a | 2018 Money Rank 30 (G Pro) Earnings $9,834 |
 | 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: $200,854 Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14 High School: Peachtree Ridge Status: PGA Tour | Last week did not play n/a | 2018 Money rank 93 Earnings $200,854 |
 | OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS Powder Springs, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Career earnings: $3,507,215 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15 High School: Harrison Status: PGA Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | 2018 FedEx Cup rank 179 Earnings $39,244 |
 | 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: $9,898,427 Years at Georgia Tech: 2005-09 High School: Mission Viejo Status: PGA Tour | Last Week did not play n/a/td> | 2018 FedEx Cup Rank 172 Earnings $27,829 |
 | RICHY WERENSKI South Hadley, Mass. Turned pro: 2014 Career earnings: $2,593,178 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-14 High School: Heritage Academy (Hilton Head, S.C.) Status: PGA Tour | Last Week n/a n/a | 2018 FedEx Cup rank 21 Earnings $614,848 |
 | 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/atd> | Money Rank 3 (Adams) Earnings $49,526 |
