Vince Whaley

31-Year-Old Golfer
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Whaley had just one top-25 through his first 11 PGA Tour starts of 2025, but he turned the corner with a top-10 at the alternate event Puerto Rico Open and had a strong fall that was highlighted by a pair of T3 finishes to end up 75th on the points list. Overall, it was the best season for the 30-year-old sixth year Tour pro as he missed just six cuts across 30 events. His modest ball-striking leaves doubts on his ceiling, where he lost strokes off the tee and on approach for a second straight year. Whaley isn't a player you want to overpay for in fantasy, but you could do worse if you're looking for a safe option. Read Past Outlooks
Yet another MC
May 29, 2026
Whaley posted a three-over cumulative score at the Charles Schwab Challenge to miss the cut by five strokes.
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Whaley struggled with his irons at Colonial Country Club, losing 3.99 strokes in his approach play across his two rounds. He's missed the cut in each of his last four PGA Tour events and nine times in 14 tournaments this season. That's a far cry from his performance in 2025, when he made the cut in 24 of 30 tournaments, including three top-5 finishes. Whaley is not listed in the field for the Memorial Tournament next week.
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Whaley struggled for much of 2024, but shined during the the opposite-field events going T18 in Puerto Rico, T23 in Punta Cana and second at the Barracuda Championship. The big issue with Whaley's consistency was his ball-striking as he ranked outside the top-150 in SG: Off-the-Tee and SG: Approach. The positive was his short game and putting, which ranked inside the top-30 in strokes gained for the season. That being said, until his ball-striking takes a leap forward his outlook for 2025 will be too uncertain.
Whaley was 222nd at the beginning of the FedExCup Fall, but a 6-for-6 close to the season with a trio of top-15s was good enough to just sneak inside the Top 150 and secure conditional status for the 2024 season. Whaley has always been a solid driver of the ball, but his putting was red hot during that fall stretch. The Georgia Tech product is still just 28 years old and clearly has some skills to work with. He'll be limited in the number of starts he'll be able to make, but a few top-10s and Whaley might be able to play his way to full status for 2025.
Whaley made the playoffs for the first time in his three seasons on Tour, although his only top-10 finishes were both in alternate field events. His ball striking is a main detriment as he ranked just 177th in strokes-gained approach and is wildly inaccurate off-the-tee despite just slightly above-average length. It's hard to see him making any strides as a result.
Whaley posted five top-25s during his second season on the PGA Tour, but he ultimately fell shy of the FedExCup Playoffs and was forced to retain status via the Korn Ferry Tour Finals where he notched a pair of top-10s in late August. During his 2020-21 campaign, Whaley made the cut in 10 consecutive starts from the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am through the Charles Schwab Challenge as he gained popularity among the daily fantasy community before cooling off in June and July. He ended the season just 178th in SG: approach, however.
Whaley missed the cut or withdrew in 60 percent of his appearances throughout a rookie campaign that was highlighted by a top-10 showing at the Puerto Rico Open. The Georgia Tech product, who finished 183rd in the FedEx Cup standings, relied too heavily on his putter as he ranked 49th in SG: Putting, but just 198th in SG: Approach and 165th in proximity. On the bright side, he ended his first regular season on Tour with a top-40 at the Wyndham Championship to provide a small spark ahead of the upcoming fall series.
Whaley enjoyed quite a successful maiden campaign as a professional on the Korn Ferry Tour as he made 15 of 23 cuts and gathered top-3 finishes at the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic and the Lincoln Land Championship to ultimately round out the Regular Season Points List at No. 25 as he'll already advance to the PGA Tour. The Georgia Tech product averaged 310.2 yards off the tee and ranked 17th in par-5 birdie or better percentage, but he also finished the season top-50 in putting average. Whaley has plenty of experience playing at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, but eventually qualifying for the 2020 TOUR Championship is just a dream at this point.
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Cut streak ends
January 26, 2026
Whaley recorded a 54-hole score of seven-under-par to miss the cut at The American Express by four shots.
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Reaches 20 consecutive cuts made
January 20, 2026
Whaley closed with a two-under 68 on Sunday at the Sony Open in Hawaii to finish five-under and tied for 40th.
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T3 in Bermuda
November 18, 2025
Whaley closed with a one-under 70 on Sunday at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship to finish 10-under and tied for third.
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T17 at WWT Championship
November 11, 2025
Whaley closed with a four-under 68 on Sunday at the World Wide Technology Championship to finish 19-under and tied for 17th.
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Third in SG: Putting in Utah
October 29, 2025
Whaley fired a four-under 67 on Sunday at the Bank of Utah Championship to finish nine-under and tied for 37th.
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