Several Georgians are on the cusp of qualifying for the next World Golf Championship event, the CA Championship at Doral on March 17-23. Players among the top 10 in FedEx Cup points and the top 50 in the World Golf Rankings at the end of the next tournaments gain a place in the exclusive no-cut field.

If Atlanta-born D.J. Trahan can hold his position at No. 8 on the FedEx Cup list, he would get in. Former Georgia All-American Ryuji Imada needs to climb five spots from No. 15 in FedEx points.

Georgia Tech's Matt Kuchar (No. 48), Nicholas Thompson (No. 55) and Troy Matteson (No. 56), and Augusta's Vaughn Taylor (No. 64) could possibly move up on the FedEx points list through a top-10 showing.

Duluth's Stewart Cink, Alpharetta's Heath Slocum, Augusta's Charles Howell III and Sea Island's Jonathan Byrd already have qualified based on finishing among the top 30 on last year's FedEx Cup points list.

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Roberto Castro of Alpharetta and Steve Gilley of Newnan tied for 13th at the Guatemala Invitational.

Colleges

> Freshman Russell Henley continues to play well for No. 1-ranked Georgia. He closed with a 67 and tied for sixth place at the Puerto Rico Classic, helping the Bulldogs finish third. Henley finished at 4-under 212, tied with teammate Hudson Swafford.

> No. 6 Georgia Tech finished seventh behind Chesson Hadley, who opened with a 65 and wound up tied for sixth. It was his eighth consecutive top-10 finish.

> The No. 10 Georgia women matched their best score of the year and tied for seventh at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic. Krystle Caithness, a freshman from Scotland, tied for 15th to lead the Lady Dogs, and Innapha Tantanavivat, a freshman from Thailand, closed with a career-best 71.

Divots

Jeff Gothan, the PGA professional at Cateechee Golf Club in Hartwell, was named one of the Ping Regional Club Fitters of the Year. ... The short game experts from the Dave Pelz Scoring Game School will hold a series of one-day putting and wedge clinics March 25-April 5 at Crooked Creek in Alpharetta. The six-hour clinics include a three-hour putting session and a three-hour wedge session. Cost is $375. More information is at www.pelzgolf.com. ... Manuel de la Torre, the first National PGA Teacher of the Year in 1986, will give lectures and lessons at Eagle Watch in Woodstock on March 15-17. For information, call 706-536-5869.