THE FLATS – Stewart Cink and Cameron Tringale representing Georgia Tech at the U.S. Open this week at Brookline … Paul Haley II and Anders Albertson post top-10 finishes on the Korn Ferry Tour … More details below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.
*****
CINK, TRINGALE SET FOR U.S. OPEN
Georgia Tech has two representatives in the U.S. Open this week – Stewart Cink, who is exempt after qualifying for the 2021 Tour Championship, and Cameron Tringale, who is in as one of the top 60 players in the official World Golf Ranking. The third major championship of 2022 begins Thursday at The Country Club at Brookline near Boston, Mass.
Cink (read his U.S. Open history here), whose best finish in the U.S. Open was third place in 2001, will make his 22nd start after tying for 57th place last June at Torrey Pines in San Diego. Tringale (U.S. Open history) is competing for the third time after tying for 54th in 2015 at Chambers Bay and missing the cut in 2009 at Bethpage Black.
Neither played last weekend in preparation for this week. Vincent Whaley tied for 35th at the RBC Canadian Open (277, -3) and moved up to 114th in FedEx Cup points, while Seth Reeves missed the cut.
*****
HALEY EARNS THIRD TOP-10 KORN FERRY FINISH
Anders Albertson and Paul Haley II both posted top-10 finishes last weekend at the BMW Charity Pro-Am and continued to solidify their chances to earn PGA Tour cards with seven regular-season events remaining on the Korn Ferry Tour schedule.
Haley tied for seventh place, his fourth top-10 finish of the season, with an 18-under-par score of 267, six shots off the lead, anchored by a 63 in Saturday’s third round. The 2011 ACC Champion moved up to No. 13 on the points list for the tour. Albertson, who won the Visit Knoxville Open two weeks ago to position himself for a top-25 points finish, tied for 10th place with a 17-under-par 268, and sits No. 11 on the points list.
Haley enters the weekend as the favorite at the Wichita Open, having scored 46-under-par in his last three events, with five of 12 rounds at 65 or better.
Chris Petefish and J.T. Griffin, each of whom have conditional status on the Korn Ferry Tour, missed the cut. Petefish sits No. 73 on the points list and had a third-place finish three weeks ago at the NV5 Invitational.
*****
DUVAL, MIZE CARRY ON WITH PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
David Duval, in his rookie season on the PGA Tour Champions, posted a tie for 54th place (214, -2) last weekend at the American Family Insurance Championship in Madison, Wis., while Larry Mize tied for 42nd (213, -3). Duval sits 76th in the Charles Schwab Cup points list, while Mize is 93rd.
PGA Tour Champions leaderboard
*****
PGA TOUR CANADA, GPRO TOUR RESUME THIS WEEK
Luke Schniederjans is back in action this week with the resumption of the PGA Tour Canada schedule at the ATB Classic in Edmonton, Alberta. J.T. Griffin, not in the Korn Ferry Tour field this week, also is playing in the ATB event.
First-year pros Will Dickson and Noah Norton resume competition on the GPro Tour this week at the High Point Open. Dickson, who has a win under his belt this season, posted another strong finish on the GPro Tour two weeks ago, tying for sixth place at the Kannapolis Open in North Carolina, going 14-under-par 199 at the Club at Irish Creek. Norton made his 2022 debut on the developmental circuit at Kannapolis, tying for 14th place with a 10-under-par total of 203.
*****
OGLETREE PLAYS IN FIRST LIV GOLF EVENT
Former Georgia Tech star Andy Ogletree played in the first LIV Invitational Series event conducted last weekend in London, finishing last but also picking up a $120,000 check.
Ogletree, the 2019 U.S. Amateur champion who became the low amateur at the 2020 Masters before turning pro, also was one of 17 players suspended by the PGA Tour as a consequence for participating in the LIV event. Ogletree has played in two PGA Tour events in 2021-22 on sponsor exemptions He has played in six PGA Tour events since turning pro and 11 overall, making three cuts.
