Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

THE FLATS – Matt Kuchar gets all the way to the championship match at the World Golf Championships match play event, jumps to lead in FedEx Cup points … Seth Reeves tied for 18^th at Savannah Golf Championship … Chris Petefish in Q-school for Mackenzie Tour … this and more in the Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report.

Bidding to capture his second title in the match play event, Kuchar went 2-0-1 in his group, defeating J.B. Holmes and Si Woo Kim before halving his third match against Jon Rahm. In the knockout rounds, he downed Tyrell Hatton (4 and 3), Sergio Garcia (2 up) and Lucas Bjerregaard (1 up) to reach the championship match.

Kuchar led or was tied for 52 consecutive holes when he hooked up with Kevin Kisner in the championship match, but he trailed from the start after Kisner birdied the first hole and lost 3 and 2.

He came up just shy of what would have been his third victory of the 2018-19 season and 10^th of his career. But his performance was good enough to vault him past Rory McIlroy into first place in the FedEx Cup points race.

Finishing the PGA Tour regular season in the top 10 – branded the Wyndham Rewards Top 10 – carries with it a share of a $10 million bonus, which is split among the 10 players who earn the most FedEx Cup points through the Wyndham Championship, the final event of the regular season.

Meanwhile, Seth Reeves posted his best finish as a rookie on the PGA Tour since the Sanderson Farms Championship with a tie for 18^th place at last weekend’s Corales Puntacana Resort and Club championship. Reeves posted three rounds in the 60s and finished the tournament with an 11-under-par total of 277. Cameron Tringale also made the cut in the Dominican Republic event, tying for 52^nd.

Eight of the nine Yellow Jackets on tour are in the field for this weekend’s Valero Texas Open, including Kuchar, Reeves and Tringale. Anders Albertson, who missed the cut in the Dominican, Roberto Castro, Chesson Hadley, Ollie Schniederjans and Richy Werenski, all of whom took last week off, are competing.

I’m incredibly honored to be the professional recipient of the 15th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup award. Thank you, @AforBW! https://t.co/ODnfA60q86

— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) April 1, 2019

Web.com Tour:  Nicholas Thompson posted his top finish of 2019, a tie for 12^th, last weekend at the Savannah Golf Championship, posting a 9-under-par total of 279. Thompson elevated himself from No. 110 to No. 78 in the Web.com Tour points standings. Vincent Whaley, a tour rookie who is No. 11 in points, missed the cut along with Paul Haley II (No. 101).

Champions Tour:  Larry Mize tied for 60^th place at the Raspican Systems Classic, his third start of the year.

Mackenzie Tour: Chris Petefish, who has played some SwingThought.com Tour events in 2019, is in the field for this week’s USA West Q-school event that begins Tuesday in Litchfield Park, Ariz. Petefish, a 2018 Tech graduate, had some status on the Canadian Tour last summer after finishing 21^st in his qualifier, and played in four events.

 

FedEx Cup Points Update		Web.com Points Update
Matt Kuchar (1)		Vincent Whaley (11)
Chesson Hadley (50)		J.T. Griffin (61)
Richy Werenski (77)		Nicholas Thompson (78)
Anders Albertson (121)		Paul Haley II (101)
Roberto Castro (132)
Stewart Cink (157)
Seth Reeves (164)
Ollie Schniederjans (170)
Cameron Tringale (185)

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

PGA Tour:  Valero Texas Open • April 4-7, 2019 • TPC San Antonio • San Antonio, Texas • Purse: $7,500,000 • FedExCup Points: 500

Web.com Tour:  Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship • April 18-21, 2019 • The Senator Course • Prattville, Ala. • Purse: $550,000

PGA Tour Champions:  Mitsubishi Electric Classic • April 19-21, 2019 • TPC Sugarloaf • Duluth, Ga. • Purse: $1,800,000

Mackenzie Tour:  MacKenzie Tour Q-School – USA West 2 • April 2-5, 2019 • Wigwam Golf Club • Litchfield Park, Ariz. • Purse: n/a

PGA Tour China:  qualifying events in progress

All (formerly Adams) Pro Tour:  Mary Bird Perkins TGMC Golf Classic • April 10-13, 2019 • Ellendale Country Club • Houma, La. • Purse: $125,000

SwingThought Tour:  Gate Four Country Club • April 9-11, 2019 • Fayetteville, N.C.

	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 76-71—147 (+3)	2018 Money rank 121 Earnings $350,808
	ROBERTO CASTRO  Alpharetta, Ga. Turned pro: 2007 Career earnings: $6,942,587 Years at Georgia Tech: 2003-07 High School: Milton Status: PGA Tour	Last Week T-68 68-71-73-81—293 (+9)	2018 Money Rank 121 Earnings $369,002
	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 missed cut 70-74—144 (+2)	2018 FedEx Cup Rank 147 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: Developmental tours	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 withdrew 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: Web.com Tour	Last Week did not play n/a	Money rank 61 Earnings $20,896
	CHESSON HADLEY  Raleigh, N.C. Turned pro: 2010 Career earnings: $7,229,445 Years at Georgia Tech: 2006-10 High School: North Raleigh Christian Academy Status: PGA Tour	Last Week T-65 74-69-70-77—290 (+6)	2018 FedEx Cup Rank 44 Earnings $1,035,535
	SHUN YAT HAK  Hong Kong, China Turned pro: 2013 Career earnings: ¥251,305 (PGA Tour China) Years at Georgia Tech: 2012-13 High School: Lake Mary (Fla.) Prep Status: PGA Tour China/Developmental	Last Week did not play n/a	2018 Order of Merit n/a Earnings $0
	PAUL HALEY II  Dallas, Texas Turned pro: 2011 Career earnings (Web.com): $283,124 Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11 High School: Highland Park Status: Web.com Tour	Last Week T-32 64-73-66-70—273 (-11)	Web.com Points Rank 92 Earnings $7,930
	MATT KUCHAR  Sea Island, Ga. Turned pro: 2000 Career earnings: $47,929,285 Years at Georgia Tech: 1997-2000 High School: Seminole (Lake Mary, Fla.) Status: PGA Tour	Last Week Runner-up Lost to Kisner, 3&2	2018 FedEx Cup Rank 1 Earnings $4,221,308
	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 withdrew n/a	2018 FedEx cup Rank n/a Earnings n/a
	LARRY MIZE  Columbus, Ga. Turned pro: 1980 Career earnings: $12,736,804 (PGA + Champions) Years at Georgia Tech: 1975-79 High School: unknown Status: PGA Tour Champions	Last Week T-60 73-79-76—228 (+12)	2018 Schwab Cup Rank 68 Earnings $24,395
	CHRIS PETEFISH  Danville, Calif. Turned pro: 2018 Career earnings: $4,180 Years at Georgia Tech: 2014-18 High School: Scottsdale [Ariz.] Christian Academy Status: Developmental tours	Last Week did not play n/a	2018 Money Rank 53 (SW Tour) Earnings $1,045
	MICHAEL PISCIOTTA  Alpharetta, Ga. Turned pro: 2018 Career earnings: n/a Years at Georgia Tech: 2014-18 High School: Alpharetta Status: Developmental tours	Last Week T-19 71-70-73—214 (-2)	2018Money Rank 64 (SW Tour) Earnings $338
	SETH REEVES  Duluth, Ga. Turned pro: 2014 Career earnings: $241,354 Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14 High School: Peachtree Ridge Status: PGA Tour	Last week T-18 69-71-68-69—277 (-11)	2018 Money rank 164 Earnings $241,354
	OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS  Powder Springs, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Career earnings: $3,757,580 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15 High School: Harrison Status: PGA Tour	Last Week missed cut 70-74—144 (+2)	2018 FedEx Cup rank 166 Earnings $289,610
	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 missed cut 74-69—143 (+1)	Web.com Points Rank 110 Earnings $6,612
	CAMERON TRINGALE  Laguna Niguel, Calif. Turned pro: 2009 Career earnings: $9,983,193 Years at Georgia Tech: 2005-09 High School: Mission Viejo Status: PGA Tour	Last Week T-52 72-69-70-72—283 (-5)	2018 FedEx Cup Rank 185 Earnings $112,595
	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 did not play n/a	2018 FedEx Cup rank 72 Earnings $642,452
	VINCENT WHALEY Fayetteville, Ga. Turned pro: 2017 Career earnings: $88,155 Years at Georgia Tech: 2013-17 High School: McKinney Boyd Status: Web.com Tour	Last Week T-41 70-70-67-68—275 (-9)	Web.com Points Rank<br/ >9 Earnings $88,155

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