Roberto Castro watches his tee shot during the 2016 Tour Championship. Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY SportsRoberto Castro watches his tee shot during the 2016 Tour Championship. Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Men's Golf

Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

Five Jackets in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Kuchar remains No. 2 in FedEx Cup

THE FLATS – The PGA Tour continues the Florida swing this week with five former Jackets in the Arnold Palmer Invitational … Five Jackets earn money at the Honda Classic … this and more in the Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report.

Five former Yellow Jackets are set to compete this week in the prestigious Arnold Palmer Invitational, which takes place at Bay Hill Club and Lodge – Anders Albertson, Stewart Cink, Chesson Hadley, Ollie Schniederjans and Richy Werenski.

All five were in the field at last week’s Honda Classic at the difficult PGA National Champions course, where the winning score was 9-under-par. Hadley and Roberto Castro tied for 20th place at 1-under-par 279, while Cameron Tringale tied for 36th place at 281 (+1). Cink and Werenski made the cut and earned paychecks, but did not finish, while Albertson, Schniederjans and Seth Reeves missed the 36-hole cut.

Matt Kuchar, who did not play at the Honda and is not in the field for the API, remains Georgia Tech’s top alumnus on the FedEx Cup points list at No. 2, while Hadley is No. 42, Werenski is No. 58, Albertson is No. 102 and Castro is No. 110.

Elsewhere: Larry Mize returned to action at the PGA tour Champions Cologuard Classic, thing for 33rd place. Mize, the 1987 Masters champion, is No. 61 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. The Web.com Tour remains idle until March 21-24.

UPCOMING EVENTS

PGA Tour:  Arnold Palmer Invitational • March 7-10, 2019 • Bay Hill Club and Lodge • Orlando, Fla. • Purse: $9,100,000 • FedExCup Points: 500

Web.com Tour:  Chitimacha Louisiana Open • March 21-24, 2019 • Le Triomphe Golf and Country Club • Broussard, La. • Purse: $550,000

PGA Tour Champions:  Hoag Classic • March 8-10, 2019 • Newport Beach Golf Club • Newport Beach, Calif. • Purse: $1,800,000

Mackenzie Tour:  MacKenzie Tour Q-School – USA East 1 • March 5-8, 2019 • Mission Inn – El Campeon Course • Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. • Purse: n/a

PGA Tour China:  qualifying events in progress

All (formerly Adams) Pro Tour:  Coke Dr. Pepper Open • March 13-16, 2019 • Oak Wing Golf Club • Alexandria, La. • Purse: $150,000

G Pro Tour:  The Fox Club • March 5-6, 2019 • Palm City, Fla.

  PLAYER LAST WEEK SEASON STATS
 ANDERS ALBERTSON
 Woodstock, Ga.
 Turned pro: 2015
 Career earnings: $362,088
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15
 High School: Etowah
 Status: PGA Tour		   Last Week
missed cut
70-74—144 (+4)		  2018 Money rank
102
Earnings
$350,808
 ROBERTO CASTRO
 Alpharetta, Ga.
 Turned pro: 2007
 Career earnings: $6,928,986
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2003-07
 High School: Milton
 Status: PGA Tour		  Last Week
T-20
67-70-69-73—279 (-1)		  2018 Money Rank
110
Earnings
$335,401
 STEWART CINK
 Duluth, Ga.
 Turned pro: 1995
 Career earnings: $37,551,851
 Years at Georgia Tech: 1991-95
 High School: Bradshaw (Florence, Ala.)
 Status: PGA Tour		  Last Week
MDF
71-71-73—215 (+1)		  2018 FedEx Cup Rank
138
Earnings
$249,338
 DREW CZUCHRY
 Auburn, Ga.
 Turned pro: 2015
 Career earnings: n/a
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14
 High School: home schooled
 Status: no status 		  Last Week
did not play
n/a		  Money rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 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: $42,896
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11
 High School: Fike
 Status: no status		   Last Week
did not play
n/a		   Money rank
42
Earnings
$20,896
 CHESSON HADLEY
 Raleigh, N.C.
 Turned pro: 2010
 Career earnings: $7,092,355
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2006-10
 High School: North Raleigh Christian Academy
 Status: PGA Tour		  Last Week
T-20
68-70-73-68—279 (-1)		  2018 FedEx Cup Rank
42
Earnings
$898,446
 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 Tour		  Last Week
did not play
n/a		  Web.com Points Rank
T-96
Earnings
$4,712
 MATT KUCHAR
 Sea Island, Ga.
 Turned pro: 2000
 Career earnings: $46,739,910
 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
2
Earnings
$3,031,933
 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: $12,734,264 (PGA + Champions)
 Years at Georgia Tech: 1975-79
 High School: unknown
 Status: PGA Tour Champions		  Last Week
T-33
74-70-73—217 (-2)		  2018 Schwab Cup Rank
61
Earnings
$21,755
 CHRIS PETEFISH
 Danville, Calif.
 Turned pro: 2018
 Career earnings: $4,180
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2014-18
 High School: Scottsdale [Ariz.] Christian Academy
 Status: no status		   Last Week
did not play
n/a		  2018 Money Rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 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
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 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
missed cut
72-74—146 (+6)		  2018 Money rank
164
Earnings
$200,854
 OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS
 Powder Springs, Ga.
 Turned pro: 2015
 Career earnings: $3,563,830
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15
 High School: Harrison
 Status: PGA Tour 		  Last Week
missed cut
71-73—144 (+4)		   2018 FedEx Cup rank
191
Earnings
$95,860
 NICHOLAS THOMPSON
 Coral Springs, Fla.
 Turned pro: 2005
 Career earnings (PGA + Web.com): $6,543,864
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2001-05
 High School: Stoneman Douglas
 Status: Web.com Tour		  Last Week
did not play
n/a		  Web.com Points Rank
95
Earnings
$6,612
 CAMERON TRINGALE
 Laguna Niguel, Calif.
 Turned pro: 2009
 Career earnings: $9,976,267
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2005-09
 High School: Mission Viejo
 Status: PGA Tour		  Last Week
T-36
69-68-70-74—281 (+1)		  2018 FedEx Cup Rank
177
Earnings
$105,669
 RICHY WERENSKI
 South Hadley, Mass.
 Turned pro: 2014
 Career earnings: $2,620,822
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-14
 High School: Heritage Academy (Hilton Head, S.C.)
 Status: PGA Tour		   Last Week
MDF
71-71-74—216 (+6)		   2018 FedEx Cup rank
58
Earnings
$642,452
VINCENT WHALEY
 Fayetteville, Ga.
Turned pro: 2017
Career earnings: $70,005
Years at Georgia Tech: 2013-17
High School: McKinney Boyd
Status: Web.com Tour 		Last Week
did not play
n/a		 Web.com Points Rank
8
Earnings
$86,010