Good bogey helps Schniederjans to 36-hole Callaway Gardens lead
Schniederjans’ 66, the low score of the day, came thanks to seven birdies and three bogeys. (Sara Wright/PGA TOUR)
PINE MOUNTAIN, Georgia Luke Schniederjans had a decision to make. Should he return to Georgia Tech and take his “COVID year” offered by the NCAA to college athletes because it canceled so many sports in 2020? Or should he turn pro he had already graduated, after all and go the play-for-pay route? Schniederjans chose the latter, saying, “I don’t think there was a bad decision either way.” His choice to leave Georgia Tech is paying off. Through 36 holes of the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada’s Qualifying Tournament at Callaway Gardens’ Mountain Course, Schniederjans’ 68-66 opening two rounds puts him at 6-under, giving the Alpharetta, Georgia, resident a one-shot advantage over count ‘em six players on the tightly bunched leaderboard.