Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

THE FLATS – Matt Kuchar came up a stroke shy of another victory at the RBC Heritage … Jackets teaming up this week in two-man event in New Orleans … James Clark, Drew Czuchry qualifying for Canadian Tour … this and more in the Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report.

Kuchar played steady golf the entire weekend at the RBC Heritage, an event he won in 2014, by posting four rounds in the 60s on the par-71 Harbor Town Golf Links. He briefly held a share of the lead Sunday with eventual winner C.T. Pan, but finished one stroke behind at 11-under-par 273 after his closing 67.

Already atop the FedEx Cup points list for the last few weeks, Kuchar strengthened his hold on the No. 1 position, expanding his lead to 468 points over Xander Schauffele.

Kuchar posted his sixth top-10 finish this season, and his second runner-up performance to go with his victories at the Mayakoba Classic and the Sony Open. The nine-time winner on tour has 104 top-10 finishes in his career and 12 runner-up finishes, and is less than $900,000 short of $50 million in career earnings (ninth all-time).

Of the five Yellow Jackets in the field, Richy Werenski was the only other to make the cut, finishing in a tie for 58^th place.

Kuchar takes this week off, but several Yellow Jackets will be in the field at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, a two-man event featuring foursomes and four-ball play in which some former Jackets are teaming up. Roberto Castro and Cameron Tringale make up one team, while Anders Albertson and Seth Reeves also will be playing partners. For the second straight year, David Duval and Jim Furyk will make up a team of former major champions, while Chesson Hadley (Brice Garnett) and Richy Werenski (Nicholas Lendheim) keep their 2018 teammates, and Ollie Schniederjans is paired up with Sam Ryder.

Hadley and Garnett tied for fourth place last year.

Web.com Tour:  Paul Haley II, Nicholas Thompson and Vincent Whaley returned to action last week in Prattville, Ala., at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship. Whaley, a rookie on the tour, tied for 35^th place (-3) and stands 13^th in points on the tour, while Haley tied for 57^th place (+3) and stands 106^th. The top 25 at the end of the regular season earn PGA Tour cards for 2019-20.

The trio moves to San Antonio, Texas, this week for the Dormie Network Classic, where J.T. Griffin joins them in his third start of 2019. Griffin finished fifth at the LECOM Suncoast Classic in February.

Mackenzie Tour: James Clark, a fifth-year senior on Georgia Tech’s current team, and 2015 graduate Drew Czuchry will attempt to qualify for the Canadian Tour this week (Tuesday-Friday) at its USA East 2 qualifier at TPC Sawgrass (Dye’s Valley Course) in Ponte Vedra, Fla. Clark, not in the lineup for the Jackets at last week’s ACC Championship, used the time to prepare for the qualifie and is competing as an amateur. Czuchry has played in developmental tours since his graduation. Chris Petefish, who has played some SwingThought.com Tour events in 2019, finished 18^th at the Canadian Tour’s USA West Q-school event in Litchfield Park, Ariz., falling short of qualification. The Mackenzie Tour schedule begins May 23-26.

Elsewhere: Petefish, who has played events on the Canadian Tour and the G Pro Tour since his 2018 graduation, entered his second All Pro Tour event of 2019 last week and tied for fourth place, three strokes off the lead, at the Business First Bank Classic in Mandeville, La., earning $4,278 with a 13-under-par score of 275.

 

FedEx Cup Points Update		Web.com Points Update
Matt Kuchar (1)		Vincent Whaley (13)
Chesson Hadley (58)		J.T. Griffin (70)
Richy Werenski (85)		Nicholas Thompson (87)
Anders Albertson (132)		Paul Haley II (106)
Roberto Castro (138)
Ollie Schniederjans (164)
Cameron Tringale (166)
Stewart Cink (167)
Seth Reeves (173)

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

• PGA Tour:  RBC Heritage • April 18-21, 2019 • Harbor Town Golf Links • Hilton head, S.C.. • Purse: $6,900,000 • FedExCup Points: 500
• Web.com Tour:  Dormie Network Classic • April 25-28, 2019 • Briggs Ranch Golf Club • San Antonio, Texas • Purse: $550,000
• PGA Tour Champions:  Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf • April 26-28, 2019 • Top of the Rock • Ridgedale, Mo. • Purse: $1,800,000
• Mackenzie Tour:  MacKenzie Tour Q-School – USA East 2 • April 23-26, 2019 • TPC Sawgrass-Dye’s Valley Course • Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. • Purse: n/a
• PGA Tour China:  qualifying events in progress
• All (formerly Adams) Pro Tour:  Sand Creek Station Classic • May 8-11, 2019 • Sand Creek Station Golf Club • Newton, Kan. • Purse: $125,000
• SwingThought Tour:  3 Ridges Golf Club • May 10-11, 2019 • Knoxville, Tenn.
• G Pro Tour: Verdict Ridge Golf and Country Club • May 1-2, 2019 • Denver, 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 did not play n/a	2018 Money rank 132 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 did not play n/a	2018 Money Rank 136 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 71-72—143 (+1)	2018 FedEx Cup Rank 167 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 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: Web.com Tour	Last Week did not play n/a	Money rank 70 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 missed cut 71-72—143 (+1)	2018 FedEx Cup Rank 58 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): $284,565 Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11 High School: Highland Park Status: Web.com Tour	Last Week T-57 72-69-75-75—291 (+3)	Web.com Points Rank 106 Earnings $9,371
	MATT KUCHAR  Sea Island, Ga. Turned pro: 2000 Career earnings: $49,102,921 Years at Georgia Tech: 1997-2000 High School: Seminole (Lake Mary, Fla.) Status: PGA Tour	Last Week 2 69-69-68-67—273 (-11)	2018 FedEx Cup Rank 1 Earnings $5,394,944
	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: $12,738,076 (PGA + Champions) Years at Georgia Tech: 1975-79 High School: unknown Status: PGA Tour Champions	Last Week T-72 82-76-73—231 (+15)	Schwab Cup Rank 74 Earnings $25,667
	CHRIS PETEFISH  Danville, Calif. Turned pro: 2018 Career earnings: $8,458 Years at Georgia Tech: 2014-18 High School: Scottsdale [Ariz.] Christian Academy Status: Developmental tours	Last Week T-4 (All Pro) 63-73-73-63—275 (-13)	2018 Money Rank T18 (APT)/53 (SWT) Earnings $6,393
	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 missed cut (All Pro) 73-77—150 (+6)	2018Money Rank 64 (SWT) 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 missed cut (Web.com) 72-74—146 (+2)	2018 Money rank 173 Earnings $241,354
	OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS  Powder Springs, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Career earnings: $3,792,143 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15 High School: Harrison Status: PGA Tour	Last Week disqualified 73-77–150 (+8)	2018 FedEx Cup rank 164 Earnings $324,172
	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 Withdrew n/a	Web.com Points Rank 87 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 did not play n/a	2018 FedEx Cup Rank 166 Earnings $225,095
	RICHY WERENSKI  South Hadley, Mass. Turned pro: 2014 Career earnings: $2,683,804 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-14 High School: Heritage Academy (Hilton Head, S.C.) Status: PGA Tour	Last Week T-58 74-68-71-71—287 (+3)	2018 FedEx Cup rank 85 Earnings $704,434
	VINCENT WHALEY Fayetteville, Ga. Turned pro: 2017 Career earnings: $91,166 Years at Georgia Tech: 2013-17 High School: McKinney Boyd Status: Web.com Tour	Last Week T-35 68-76-70-71—285 (-3)	Web.com Points Rank<br/ >13 Earnings $91,166

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