THE FLATS – Paul Haley and Vincent Whaley earn playing privileges on the Web.com Tour for 2019 via the finals of Q-School last week … Georgia Tech well represented at this week’s PNC Father-Son Challenge … This and more in the Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report.
Georgia Tech will have two alumni competing on the Web.com Tour in 2019 after Paul Haley and Vincent Whaley finished among the top 45 competitors after 72 holes at the finals of the Web.com Tour qualifying tournament in Chandler, Ariz. They 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, tied for 16th place, closing with a 64 in the final round to finish at 21-under-par 267 at the Whirlwind Golf Club. Whaley, a 2017 Tech graduate, shot 67-67-67-68 to tie for 25th place at 19-under-par 269. Under the qualifying rules, both players are guaranteed eight starts in the 2019 season, which begins in January.
For Haley, his performance puts him back on the Web.com Tour for the first time since 2015. He has played 48 events all-time, earning more than $275,000, and captured the title in the 2012 Chile Classic.
Whaley is fourth in earnings with nearly $50,000 on the Adams Pro Tour in 2018, finishing runner-up twice and posting four other top-10 finishes in 12 starts, while Haley ranks 27th with $20,000 and five top-20 finishes.
J.T. Griffin, also class of 2011, who had nine starts last year on the Web.com Tour, making six cuts, was Tech’s third competitor in the finals, but will have only conditional status on the tour in 2019 after tying for 74th place (14-under 274).
PGA Tour: Matt Kuchar and his father, Peter, are in the field for this week’s 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: Sentry Tournament of Champions • January 3-6, 2019 • Plantation Course at Kapalua • Kapalua, Maui, Hawai’i • Purse: $6,500,000 • 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: 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
Former Tech player Michael Hines (left), who caddies for PGA Tour rookie and teammate Anders Albertson, was on the bag for Vincent Whaley (right) in the Web.com Qualifying Tournament.
Winter Storm Warning in effect here in the Appalachian Foothills region. Going through the necessary preparations. pic.twitter.com/OgBiuYB8M8
— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) December 8, 2018
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— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) December 9, 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 T-74 67-69-67-71—274 (-14) | 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 T-16 69-68-66-64—267 (-21) | 2018 Money Rank 27 (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 T-25 67-67-67-68—269 (-19) | Money Rank 4 (Adams) Earnings $49,526 |
