Oct. 11, 2016
THE FLATS – Larry Mize, the 1987 Masters champion and now a nine-year veteran on the PGA Tour Champions, earned his best finish of the 2016 season last weekend, tying for third place at the Toshiba Classic in Newport Beach, Calif., posting a 14-under-par score of 199. He rose to 46th on this year’s Schwab Cup points list. The performance also pushed him past $4 million in career earnings on the senior circuit, and past $12 million combined lifetime on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.
As the Champions Tour rolls on in 2016, the PGA Tour begins a new season this weekend on the West Coast.
Ollie Schniederjans and Richy Werenski, who both finished in the top 10 in earnings for 2016 on the Web.com Tour, begin enjoying the fruits of their effort this week in Napa wine country when they compete in the opening event of the 2016-17 season, the Safeway Open.
Werenski, 24, who has one PGA Tour event under his belt with the 2015 Barbasol Championship (made the cut), won the 2015 BMW Charity Pro-Am and had three runner-up showings to finish second in Web.com Tour earnings. Schniederjans, 23, won the Air Capital Classic last season and finished seventh in earnings. He has played in 14 PGA Tour events over the past two years since graduating from Georgia Tech, making eight cuts and accumulating $228,692 in earnings.
Here’s a look at the PGA Tour’s 50 newest members.
Players from The 25 and The Finals 25 on the Web.com Tour will now be ‘zippered’ into the priority ranking for the 2016-17 PGA Tour season (No. 1 from The 25, No. 1 from The Finals 25, No. 2 from The 25, and so on.). Thirty-eight of those are in the field this week.
They’ll be joined at the Safeway Open by former Tech stars Matt Kuchar and Roberto Castro, both of whom advanced to the 2016 Tour Championship and finished No. 18 and 21, respectively, in FedEx Cup points, as well as Stewart Cink, Bryce Molder and Cameron Tringale.
With six alumni playing regularly on the PGA Tour, former Yellow Jackets ranked No. 3 in combined earnings in the annual Rivals Cup race. Led by Werenski and Schniederjans, Tech alumni collectively ranked No. 1 on the Web.com Tour.
UPCOMING EVENTS
PGA Tour: Safeway Open • October 13-16, 2016 • Silverado Country Club • Napa, Calif. • Purse: $6,000,000 • Winning Share: $1,080,000 • FedExCup Points: 500
Web.com Tour: Panama Claro Championship • January 28-31 • Panama Golf Club • Panama City, Panama • Purse: $625,000 • Winning share: $112,500
PGA Tour Champions: SAS Championship • October 14-16, 2016 • Prestwood Country Club • Cary, N.C. • Purse: $2,100,000 • Winning Share: $315,000
MacKenzie Tour: season over
PGA Tour China: Clearwater Bay Open • November 3-6, 2016 • Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club • Hong Kong, China • Purse: ¥1,200,000 • Winning Share: n/a
PGA Tour LatinoAmerica: Roberto De Vicenzo Punta del Este Open Copa NEC • October 13-16, 2016 • Club del Lago Golf • Maldonado, Urugray • Purse: $175,000 • Winning Share: $31,500
SwingThought.com Tour: National Pro Series/The Patriot at Grand Harbor • October 18-21, 2016 • The Patriot at Grand Harbor • Greenwood, S.C.
| PLAYER | LAST WEEK | SEASON STATS | ||
| ANDERS ALBERTSON Woodstock, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Career earnings: $82,9455 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15 High School: Etowah Status: Web.com Tour | Last Week did not play n/a | Money rank n/a Earnings n/a | ||
| BO ANDREWS Raleigh, N.C. Turned pro: 2014 Career earnings: n/a Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14 High School: Fike Status: SwingThought/PGA Tour LatinoAmerica | Last Week did not play n/a | Money rank 26 (SW.com) Earnings $14,808 | ||
| ROBERTO CASTRO Alpharetta, Ga. Turned pro: 2007 Career earnings: $6,720,887 Years at Georgia Tech: 2003-07 High School: Milton Status: PGA Tour | Last Week n/a n/a | FedEx/Money Rank n/a Earnings n/a | ||
| STEWART CINK Duluth, Ga. Turned pro: 1995 Career earnings: $34,206,017 Years at Georgia Tech: 1991-95 High School: Bradshaw (Florence, Ala.) Status: PGA Tour | Last Week n/a n/a | FedEx Rank n/a Earnings n/a | ||
| DREW CZUCHRY Auburn, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Career earnings: n/a Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14 High School: home schooled Status: SwingThought.com | Last Week did not play n/a | Money rank 63 Earnings $7,662 | ||
| J.T. GRIFFIN Wilson, N.C. Turned pro: 2011 Career earnings: $52,151 Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11 High School: Fike Status: SwingThought.com | Last Week did not play n/a | eGolf/ST Money rank 66 Earnings $6,262 | ||
| CHESSON HADLEY Raleigh, N.C. Turned pro: 2010 Career earnings: $3,887,642 Years at Georgia Tech: 2006-10 High School: North Raleigh Christian Academy Status: Web.com Tour | Last Week n/a n/a | FedEx Rank n/a Earnings n/a | ||
| SHUN YAT HAK Hong Kong, China Turned pro: 2013 Career earnings: n/a Years at Georgia Tech: 2012-13 High School: Lake Mary (Fla.) Prep Status: PGA Tour China | Last Week did not play n/a | Money rank 14 Earnings ¥207,029 | ||
| MATT KUCHAR Sea Island, Ga. Turned pro: 2000 Career earnings: $38,044,997 Years at Georgia Tech: 1997-2000 High School: Seminole (Lake Mary, Fla.) Status: PGA Tour | Last Week n/a n/a | FedEx Rank n/a Earnings n/a | ||
| TROY MATTESON Austin, Texas Turned pro: 2003 Career earnings: $10,059,890 Years at Georgia Tech: 2000-03 High School: L.C. Anderson Status: Web.com Tour | Last Week n/a n/a | FedEx/Money Rank n/a Earnings n/a | ||
| LARRY MIZE Columbus, Ga. Turned pro: 1980 Career earnings: $12,006,609 Years at Georgia Tech: 1975-79 High School: unknown Status: PGA Tour Champions | Last Week T-3 65-69-65—199 (-14) | Schwab Cup Rank 46 Earnings $324,671 | ||
| BRYCE MOLDER Scottsdale, Ariz. Turned pro: 2001 Career earnings: $11,622,028 Years at Georgia Tech: 1998-2001 High School: Conway (Ark.) Status: PGA Tour | Last Week n/a n/a | FedEx Rank n/a Earnings n/a | ||
| SETH REEVES Duluth, Ga. Turned pro: 2014 Career earnings: $15,966 Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14 High School: Peachtree Ridge Status: MacKenzie Tour | Last week n/a n/a | Money rank n/a Earnings n/a | ||
| OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS Powder Springs, Ga. Turned pro: 2015 Career earnings: $507,819 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15 High School: Harrison Status: PGA Tour | Last Week n/a n/a | Money rank n/a Earnings n/a | ||
| KYLE SCOTT Johannesburg, South Africa Turned pro: 2011 Career earnings: $25,946 Years at Georgia Tech: 2009-11 High School: Edenglen Status: Web.com Tour | Last Week n/a n/a | Money rank n/a Earnings n/a | ||
| NICHOLAS THOMPSON Coral Springs, Fla. Turned pro: 2005 Career earnings: $5,729,979 Years at Georgia Tech: 2001-05 High School: Stoneman Douglas Status: Web.com Tour | Last Week n/a n/a | FedEx Rank n/a Earnings n/a | ||
| CAMERON TRINGALE Laguna Niguel, Calif. Turned pro: 2009 Career earnings: $8,920,023 Years at Georgia Tech: 2005-09 High School: Mission Viejo Status: PGA Tour | Last Week n/a n/a | FedEx Rank n/a Earnings n/a | ||
| MINGHAO WANG Xian, China Turned pro: 2013 Career earnings: n/a Years at Georgia Tech: 2008-13 High School: Celebration Academy Status: PGA Tour China | Last week did not play n/a | Money rank n/a Earnings n/a | ||
| MATT WEIBRING Plano, Texas Turned pro: 2002 Career earnings: $1,635,583 Years at Georgia Tech: 1999-2002 High School: Bishop Lynch Status: Web.com Tour | Last Week n/a n/a | Money Rank n/a Earnings n/a | ||
| RICHY WERENSKI South Hadley, Mass. Turned pro: 2014 Career earnings: $413,856 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-14 High School: Fike Status: PGA Tour | Last Week n/a n/a | Money rank n/a Earnings n/a | ||
| JAMES WHITE Acworth, Ga. Turned pro: 2012 Career earnings: $40,109 Years at Georgia Tech: 2008-12 High School: Harrison Status: SwingThought.com | Last Week did not play n/a | Money Rank 8 Earnings $27,848 |
