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Nissan #ProJackets Golf Report

May 10, 2016

THE FLATS – Roberto Castro took the lead late in Sunday’s final round at the Wells Fargo Championship with back-to-back birdies on 14 and 15, but couldn’t hold it and wound up losing a playoff to James Hahn in a bid for his first victory in 116 PGA Tour starts.

Castro followed those consecutive birdies with bogeys at 16 and 17, then forced the playoff with a par from the right rough at the last while Hahn bogeyed. In the playoff, Castro drove his tee shot into the creek running to the left of the fairway, and Hahn won the hole with a par for the title. The 2007 Tech graduate got himself into contention with a 66 on Friday, then shot 71-71 on the weekend for a 72-hole total of 279 (-9). He jumped from 97th to 33rd in FedEx Cup points in the process.

Following his final-round 71 at the 2016 Wells Fargo Championship, Roberto Castro talks about building off the momentum of his good play as of late and gearing up for a win.

In the final round of the 2016 Wells Fargo Championship, James Hahn defeats Roberto Castro in the first playoff hole to claim his second PGA TOUR title.

Thanks for all the support. I had a blast trying to get that trophy, didn't turn out this time, but I'll be back! Congrats to @JamesHahnPGA

Roberto Castro (@cicioCASTRO) May 9, 2016

Meanwhile, Chesson Hadley has put together good performances back-to-back, tying for 11th place after tyhing for 20th the week before at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The 2010 ACC champion shot 67 on Friday and might’ve contended for the title himself if not for a 76 on Saturday, and finished at 284 (-4). He has broken par in six of seven rounds the last two weeks, and moved up to No. 141 in FedEx Cup points.

Cameron Tringale also picked up a check at Wells Fargo, tying for 41st place, while Ollie Schniederjans missed the cut with his final sponsor exemption opportunity.

Following a second-round 67, Chesson Hadley reflects on his play in the 2016 Wells Fargo Championship with Doug Bell from PGA TOUR Radio

Great week at the @WellsFargoGolf. Lots of positives to build on. Looking forward to @THEPLAYERSChamp next week.

Chesson Hadley (@chessonhadley) May 9, 2016

Despite the near-win last weekend, Castro is not in the field for The Players this week in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Hadley and Tringale will be competing at TPC Sawgrass along with Matt Kuchar and Bryce Molder, who took last weekend off.

Stewart Cink announced last week that he would be taking time off from competition after learning his wife, Lisa, has breast cancer.

Since I was 15 years old, @lisacink has been my biggest supporter. It's now time for me to return the favor. pic.twitter.com/4mVRMsmfL4

— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) May 3, 2016

The Web.com Tour is off again this week, but moves to Raleigh, N.C., next week for the Rex Hospital Open, where Schniederjans returns to action along with Anders Albertson and Richard Werenski, all of whom rank among the tour’s top 20 in earnings. Troy Matteson will be in the field along with John-Tyler Griffin, a North Carolina native playing on a sponsor exemption.

Seth Reeves, who will begin his rookie season on the MacKenzie Tour (PGA Tour Canada) later this month, continued to play well on his SwingThought.com Tour events, tying for seventh place at last weekend’s Willow Creek event in High Point, N.C. It was his seventh top-10 finish in a SwingThought event this year, and moved him up to third place on the tour’s earnings list.

UPCOMING EVENTS

PGA Tour: The Players • May 12-15, 2016 • TPC Sawgrass • Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. • Purse: $10,500,000 • Winning Share: $1,800,000 • FedExCup Points: 600
Web.com Tour: Rex Hospital Open • May 12-15, 2016 • TPC Wakefield Plantation • Raleigh, N.C. • Purse: $650,000 • Winning share: $117,000
PGA Tour Champions: Regions Tradition • May 19-22, 2016 • Greystone Golf & Country Club • Birmingham, Ala. • Purse: $2,300,000 • Winning Share: $345,000
MacKenzie Tour: Freedom 55 Financial Open • May 26-29, 2016 • Point Grey Golf & Golf Club • Vancouver, British Columbia • Purse: $175,000 • Winning Share: $31,500
SwingThought.com Tour: National Pro Series • June 9-12, 2016 • Cutter Creek Golf Club • Snow Hill, N.C.

  PLAYER LAST WEEK SEASON STATS
 ANDERS ALBERTSON
 Woodstock, Ga.
 Turned pro:
2015
 Career earnings: 
n/a
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15
 High School: Etowah
 Status: Web.com Tour
  Last Week
did not play
n/a
 Money rank
18
Earnings
$65,052
 BO ANDREWS
 Raleigh, N.C.
 Turned pro:
2014
 Career earnings: 
n/a
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14
 High School: Fike
 Status: SwingThought.com
  Last Week
did not play
n/a
 Money rank
74
Earnings
$2,975
 ROBERTO CASTRO
 Alpharetta, Ga.
 Turned pro:
2007
 Career earnings: 
$4,769,960
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2003-07
 High School: Milton
 Status: PGA Tour
 Last Week
2 (lost playoff)
71-66-71-71—279 (-9)
 FedEx/Money Rank
33
Earnings
$1,358,048
 STEWART CINK
 Duluth, Ga.
 Turned pro:
1995
 Career earnings: 
$34,082,961
 Years at Georgia Tech: 1991-95
 High School: Bradshaw (Florence, Ala.)
 Status: PGA Tour
 Last Week
did not play
n/a
 FedEx Rank
132
Earnings
$374,799
 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
T-17
68-69-72—209 (-7)
 Money rank
56
Earnings
$3,832
 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
 FedEx Rank
T-227
Earnings
n/a
 JOHN-TYLER 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
124
Earnings
$1,021
 CHESSON HADLEY
 Raleigh, N.C.
 Turned pro:
2010
 Career earnings: 
$3,766,286
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2006-10
 High School: North Raleigh Christian Academy
 Status: PGA Tour
 Last Week
T-11
71-67-76-70—284 (-4)
 FedEx Rank
141
Earnings
$392,010
 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: MacKenzie Tour
  Last Week
did not play
n/a
 Money rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 PAUL HALEY
 Dallas, Texas
 Turned pro:
2011
 Career earnings: 
$348,201
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2007-11
 High School: Highland Park
 Status: Web.com Tour
 Last Week
did not play
n/a
 Money Rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 MATT KUCHAR
 Sea Island, Ga.
 Turned pro:
2000
 Career earnings: 
$35,193,353
 Years at Georgia Tech: 1997-2000
 High School: Seminole (Lake Mary, Fla.)
 Status: PGA Tour
 Last Week
did not play
n/a
 FedEx Rank
58
Earnings
$968,035
 TROY MATTESON
 Austin, Texas
 Turned pro:
2003
 Career earnings: 
$10,025,551
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2000-03
 High School: L.C. Anderson
 Status: Web.com Tour
 Last Week
did not play
n/a
 FedEx/Money Rank
153
Earnings
$2,065
 LARRY MIZE
 Columbus, Ga.
 Turned pro:
1980
 Career earnings: 
$11,713,530
 Years at Georgia Tech: 1975-79
 High School: unknown
 Status: PGA Tour Champions
 Last Week
T-32
69-72-76—217 (+1)
 Schwab Cup Rank
75
Earnings
$31,592
 BRYCE MOLDER
 Scottsdale, Ariz.
 Turned pro:
2001
 Career earnings: 
$11,153,488
 Years at Georgia Tech: 1998-2001
 High School: Conway (Ark.)
 Status: PGA Tour
 Last Week
did not play
n/a
 FedEx Rank
70
Earnings
$884,844
 SETH REEVES
 Duluth, Ga.
 Turned pro:
2014
 Career earnings: 
$2,750
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2010-14
 High School: Peachtree Ridge
 Status: MacKenzie/SwingThought
 Last week
T-7 (SW)
71-68-69—208 (-8)
 eGolf Money rank
3
Earnings
$20,6444
 OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANS
 Powder Springs, Ga.
 Turned pro:
2015
 Career earnings: 
$307,780
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-15
 High School: Harrison
 Status: Web.com Tour
  Last Week
missed cut (PGA Tour)
72-74—146 (+2)
  Money rank
9
Earnings
$110,789
 KYLE SCOTT
 Johannesburg, South Africa
 Turned pro:
2011
 Career earnings: 
$8,686
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2009-11
 High School: Edenglen
 Status: Web.com Tour
  Last Week
did not play
n/a
  Money rank
126
Earnings
$10,252
 NICHOLAS THOMPSON
 Coral Springs, Fla.
 Turned pro:
2005
 Career earnings: 
$5,720,607
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2001-05
 High School: Stoneman Douglas
 Status: PGA Tour/Web.com
 Last Week
did not play
n/a
 FedEx Rank
T-231
Earnings
n/a
 CAMERON TRINGALE
 Laguna Niguel, Calif.
 Turned pro:
2009
 Career earnings: 
$8,578,135
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2005-09
 High School: Mission Viejo
 Status: PGA Tour
 Last Week
T-41
72-70-73-75—290 (+2)
 FedEx Rank
91
Earnings
$722,178
 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
did not play
n/atd>
 Money Rank
n/a
Earnings
n/a
 RICHY WERENSKI
 South Hadley, Mass.
 Turned pro:
2014
 Career earnings: 
$187,711
 Years at Georgia Tech: 2011-14
 High School: Fike
 Status: Web.com Tour
  Last Week
did not play
n/a
  Money rank
8
Earnings
$129,300
 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
6
Earnings
$19,313

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