Ollie Schniederjans

Schniederjans made quite the splash in his first full year on the PGA Tour, by nearly cracking the $2 million mark. Schniederjans had plenty of success on the European Tour prior to his rookie season on the PGA Tour, but some pretty good players have been in a similar boat and failed to get much done in the states. The future is certainly bright for Schniederjans and even the bar was set pretty high last season, he has the game to improve significantly on his numbers from last season.

Ah yes, Schniederjans, the player we've known for years as the No. 1 amateur in the world, who nearly won the NCAA championship at Georgia Tech and finished T12 at an Open Championship, has made it to the big time. He got there by winning the Air Capital Classic on the Web.com Tour in a playoff, part of a season where he had a second and four other top-10 finishes. He also made seven PGA Tour starts, making the cut four times. In a weak rookie class, he's one of the studs, a fantasy player you can rely on early even as he gets his footing. It's interesting – sometimes the stats page makes you wonder why a guy even earned a card in the first place. Schniederjans was 141st in driving accuracy, 98th in greens hit and 30th in putting. But dig deeper and you'll find that in his win he ranked T2 in GIR and in a week where he made 20 birdies to finish ninth in the field, and that clearly helped the cause. If he gets more consistent, watch out. He's got a world of talent.