Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

THE FLATS – Stewart Cink returns to action after long layoff … Paul Haley II gets boost with solid performance on Korn Ferry (formerly Web.com) Tour … Eight Jackets converge on Detroit … more in this week’s #ProJackets Report.

The 2018-19 season has been a difficult one for Stewart Cink, who has battled back problems and has not played since the RBC Heritage Classic in April. That changes this week when the 2009 Open champion returns to action at a debut event on the PGA Tour, the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Mich.

Cink missed the cut in five straight events, including the Masters and the RBC, before shutting himself down. One of seven major champions in the field, Cink traveled to Detroit early to help kick off the week for the city’s first-ever PGA Tour event.

The PGA Tour is in a four-tournament stretch before the Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, continuing with the new Rocket Mortgage Classic this week in Detroit, Mich. Two qualifying spots are available for the Open Championship for players among the top eight finishers not already entered. Former champions Cink and David Duval, as well at Matt Kuchar, are already in the field.

The rest of Tech’s alumni on the PGA Tour – Anders Albertson, Roberto Castro, Chesson Hadley, Seth Reeves, Ollie Schniederjans, Cameron Tringale and Richy Werenski – will be in Detroit this weekend looking for one of those two spots and bounce back from a tough weekend at the Travelers Championship.

Only Werenski (T60) and Seth Reeves (69^th) played all the way to Sunday, while Tringale failed to make the 54-hole cut, though he still took home a check. Fighting to finish the season in the top 125 and avoid having to again compete in the Korn Ferry Tour finals to keep his PGA Tour card, Tringale has risen from No. 190 in February to No. 120 at present. Since making the cut in his first five events back in the fall, Reeves has played the weekend just three times since and sits No. 177 in FedEx Cup points.

Korn Ferry Tour (formerly Web.com Tour):  Paul Haley II posted his best finish since early May, tying for 14^th place at last weekend’s Wichita Open with four rounds in the 60s (66-68-67-68) for an 11-under-par 269. Haley’s best finish this season has been a tie for fourth at the KC Golf Classic, and since then has tied for 14^th twice and missed three cuts in five events. His performance last weekend improved him to 55^th in Korn Ferry points standings.

Vincent Whaley, 13^th in the points race, missed the cut along with Nicholas Thompson, Chris Petefish and J.T. Griffin.

Elsewhere:  Shun Yat Hak, a member of the Yellow Jackets’ 2013 NCAA semifinalist team, tied for 39^th at last weekend’s Huangshan Championship and sits at No. 40 on the PGA Tour China Series Order of Merit … Larry Mize, the 1987 Masters Champion, tied for 42^nd at last week’s American Family Insurance Championship on the PGA Tour Champions, and sits at No. 77 in Charles Schwab Cup points … James Clark, who graduated in May and tied for fifth at the Southeastern Amateur last weekend, missed the cut in his professional debut last week at the GPro Tour’s Mimosa Open in Morganton, N.C.

Did a fun little interview and shared some of my story with @bryceradio from @UNPACKINIT learn more about life inside and outside the ropes. Check it out https://t.co/hEvrTrmoZ4

— Cameron Tringale (@CamTringale) June 13, 2019

FedEx Cup Points Update		Korn Ferry Points Update
Matt Kuchar (1)		Vincent Whaley (13)
Chesson Hadley (66)		Paul Haley II (55)
Richy Werenski (113)		J.T. Griffin (95)
Cameron Tringale (120)		Nicholas Thompson (99)
Roberto Castro (141)		Chris Petefish (180)
Anders Albertson (165)
Ollie Schniederjans (168)
Stewart Cink (176)
Seth Reeves (177)

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

• PGA Tour:  Rocket Mortgage Classic • June 27-30, 2019 • Detroit Golf Club • Detroit, Mich. • Purse: $7,300,000 • FedExCup Points: 500
• Web.com Tour:  Utah Championship • June 27-30, 2019 • Oakridge Country Club • Farmington, Utah • Purse: $725,000
• PGA Tour Champions:  U.S. Senior Open Championship • June 27-30, 2019 • Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame • South Bend, Ind. • Purse: $4,000,000
• Mackenzie Tour:  Windsor Championship • July 4-7, 2019 • Ambassador Golf Club • Windsor, Ontario • Purse: $200,000
• PGA Tour China:  tba
• All Pro Tour:  Colbert Charity Classic • July 17-20, 2019 • Colbert Hills Golf Club • Manhattan, Kan. • Purse: $125,000
• SwingThought Tour:  Bermuda Run Golf Club • June 26-27, 2019 • Advance, N.C.
• G Pro Tour:  Grandover Resort • June 26-27, 2019 • Grandover Resort – East Course • Greensboro, N.C.

ACC NETWORK – COMING AUG. 22

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Don’t get shut out! For more information and to learn if your cable/satellite/digital provider is committed to carrying the ACC Network, visit GetACCN.com. Georgia Tech fans whose cable/satellite/digital providers aren’t already committed to carrying the ACC Network are urged to contact their providers and ask for the ACC Network to be a part of their subscription.