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PGA Tour Rookies to Watch in the 2016-17 Season

By Mike Randleman

Oct 24, 2015; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Ollie Schniederjans tees off on hole number 1 during the third round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin at TPC Summerlin. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Dahl-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2015; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Ollie Schniederjans tees off on hole number 1 during the third round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin at TPC Summerlin. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Dahl-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 24, 2015; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Ollie Schniederjans tees off on hole number 1 during the third round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin at TPC Summerlin. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Dahl-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2015; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Ollie Schniederjans tees off on hole number 1 during the third round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin at TPC Summerlin. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Dahl-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Ollie Schniederjans

The Georgia Tech product has already proven he’s capable of competing on the big stage

Few would be surprised if Ollie Schniederjans contends for Rookie of the Year honors, and that’s because he’s already proven that he can play with the big boys, despite his limited opportunities.

He co-leads the rookie class with seven career cuts made on the PGA Tour, his most notable being a tie for 12th at the 2015 Open Championship, where he shot a final round 67 at St Andrews.

Even if this week’s event in Napa were his first taste of PGA Tour action, he’d still land a spot on this list based on his amateur career alone. As a collegian at Georgia Tech, Schniederjans was a three-time All-American and held the top spot in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a staggering 41 weeks, just to cherry pick a couple of his numerous accolades.

He was unable to pull off a Jordan Spieth-like effort of earning his tour card off of a few sponsor’s exemptions in the 2015 season, but his 2016 season on the Web.com Tour could serve as a springboard to a strong campaign next year.

In 2016, Schniederjans recorded five top 10 finishes, including a win at the Air Capital Classic, to finish comfortably in the top 25 of the Web.com Tour regular season money list.

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