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Wisconsin kept Alabama out of the College Football Playoff

Wisconsin kept Alabama out of the College Football Playoff

The Wisconsin Badgers are to thank for the Alabama Crimson Tide missing the 12-team College Football Playoff.

Imagine reading that sentence back in August before the season began. The likely reason for that reality, if projecting forward, would have been Wisconsin notching a signature win over Alabama when the Crimson Tide visited Madison.

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Nope, that did not happen. Alabama dominated Wisconsin 42-10 in the Week 3 meeting. The Badgers lost starting quarterback Tyler Van Dyke on the opening drive to a season-ending injury. The team showed some fight, holding the score within 11 points in the minutes approaching halftime. But the Crimson Tide struck quickly for an end-of-half score to broaden its lead to 21-3, then added another seven points to start the third quarter to break the game open.

At the time, it was a strong win for the Crimson Tide. A road nonconference win against a strong Big Ten program usually would be a resume-booster.

But in this case, Wisconsin’s end-of-season five-game losing streak and final 5-7 record took the shine away from Alabama’s win. It made the win mostly unimpressive, which proved to be a significant factor when the CFP committee held the Crimson Tide out of the 12-team field in favor of an 11-2 SMU team.

The Crimson Tide and Mustangs were the final two teams in contention for the last at-large bid. SMU is 11-2 with a ACC title game loss to Clemson, while Alabama is 9-3 with losses to Vanderbilt, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

Many believe that the committee’s precedent of adding Alabama over an undefeated ACC champion Florida State in 2023 would lead to them favoring the Crimson Tide again this season.

Whether they should have or not, Alabama’s resume was deemed less impressive than SMU’s. Connecting the dots, that win over Wisconsin could have been the difference, had the Badgers gone on to finish 8-4 or 9-3. Instead, the Badgers missed a bowl game, and held Alabama out of the playoff.

Wisconsin and Alabama will meet in Tuscaloosa in 2025.

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Defending champion Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele highlight loaded field for 2024 Genesis Scottish Open

Here are the players in the field for the Genesis.

Genesis Scottish Open defending champion Rory McIlroy hasn’t played since his devastating loss to Bryson DeChambeau at the 2024 U.S. Open. The Northern Irishman led by two shots at 8 under before playing his final four holes 3 over. Next week, he’ll head back to The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland.

McIlroy highlights a loaded field that includes 2022 champion Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Aberg, Max Homa, Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth.

Will Zalatoris is also in the field after his WD from the Rocket Mortgage Classic last week due to injury.

Here’s a look at the field for next week’s 2024 Genesis Scottish Open, the final event before the last men’s major championship of the year, The Open at Royal Troon.

Patrick Cantlay, two-time winner Jordan Spieth headline the field for the 2024 John Deere Classic

Here’s the field for next week’s event.

Before the PGA Tour heads over the pond for the Scottish Open and The Open — the final men’s major championship of the year — it takes a trip to Silvis, Illinois, for the 2024 John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run.

World No. 8 Patrick Cantlay highlights the field and will be joined by Jason Day, Sungjae Im, Jake Knapp and Jordan Spieth.

Spieth, who tied for 63rd at the Travelers Championship last week, is a two-time John Deere Classic winner (2013, 2015). His 2013 title was the Texan’s first Tour win.

Here’s a look at the complete field for next week’s John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run.

Two-time champion Rory McIlroy highlights field for 2024 RBC Canadian Open

Here’s the field for next week’s event in Canada.

After a week in the Lone Star State, the PGA Tour heads across the border for the 2024 RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Hamilton, Ontario.

Two-time champion Rory McIlroy, who earned his first RBC Canadian Open title at HGCC in 2019 by seven shots, highlights the field and will joined by defending champion Nick Taylor, Cameron Young, Shane Lowry, Sahith Theegala and Adam Scott, among others.

McIlroy, the No. 2-ranked player in the world, won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and Wells Fargo Championship in back-to-back starts before a T-12 finish at the PGA Championship.

Hamilton Golf & Country Club is a par 70 measuring 7,084 yards.

Here’s the field for the 2024 RBC Canadian Open.

Scottie Scheffler, Will Zalatoris headline field for the Houston Open 2024

The field in Houston is solid.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, coming off two straight victories at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Players Championship, headlines the field for the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston. In three starts at this event, Scheffler has finished 32nd (2021), second (2022) and ninth (2023).

Joining him in the field are defending champion Tony Finau, world No. 4 Wyndham Clark – runner-up to Scheffler at the Players and Arnold Palmer – Will Zalatoris,  Jason Day and Jake Knapp.

Memorial Park Golf Course is a par-70 track measuring 7,412 yards.

The total purse is $9.1 million with $1.683 million going to the winner, plus 500 FedEx Cup points.

Here’s the full field for the Houston Open, one of two chances left to get a win and get into the 2024 Masters for golfers not already qualified.

PGA Tour stars galore at next week’s signature event, the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational

Here’s the field for The King’s place.

The field is nearly set for the PGA Tour’s fourth signature event of the season, the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando.

Countless stars will tee off Thursday in the Tour’s second stop of the Florida Swing, including world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, No. 2 Rory McIlroy, No. 4 Viktor Hovland, No. 5 Xander Schauffele, No. 6 Patrick Cantlay, No. 7 Wyndham Clark, No. 8 Max Homa, No. 9 Matt Fitzpatrick and No. 10 Brian Harman.

Defending champion Kurt Kitayama has made the weekend in all five of his starts this year, highlighted by a tie for eighth at the WM Phoenix Open.

Fifty-four of the 55 eligible players are committed, with Tony Finau being the exception. The field will have a minimum of 69 players.

Bay Hill, the home of The King, Arnold Palmer, is a par-72 track that measures 7,466 yards.

Unlike most signature events, there will be a cut made after 36 holes.

Tiger Woods highlights signature event field for PGA Tour’s 2024 Genesis Invitational

The GOAT is back.

For the first time since the 2023 Masters, Tiger Woods will play in an official PGA Tour event.

Woods, who last played at the PNC Championship with his son, Charlie, back in December, is in the field for next week’s 2024 Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, the third signature event of the year.

The 15-time major winner played at Riv last season, making the cut and eventually tying for 45th.

Thanks to its elevated status, the field is absolutely loaded. World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay and Max Homa will all join the GOAT in Los Angeles. And unlike other signature events, the Genesis will have a 36-hole cut (top 50 and ties, players within 10 shots of the lead).

The total purse is $20 million with $4 million slated to go to the winner.

Riviera is a par-71 track measuring 7,322 yards.

Reigning champion Jon Rahm is unable to pursue back-to-back titles thanks to his move to LIV Golf.

The field will be finalized after the WM Phoenix Open.

Defending champ Max Homa highlights field for 2024 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines

Find the full field for Torrey here.

Next week, the PGA Tour heads to San Diego for the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

Defending champion Max Homa returns hoping to go back-to-back and will be joined in the field by Ludvig Aberg, Patrick Cantlay, Tony Finau, Xander Schauffele and Justin Thomas.

Ryan Fox and Adrian Meronk will make their first starts as Tour members.

The North and South courses will be used for the first two rounds before the 36-hole cut is made and the final two rounds are played on the South Course. The South is a par-72 track measuring 7,765 yards.

Here is the full field for the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas highlight field for 2024 American Express

Scheffler tied for 11th at PGA West in 2023.

After a few weeks in Hawaii, the PGA Tour is back on the mainland next week for The American Express at PGA West in La Quinta, California.

World No. 1 and 2023 Player of the Year Scottie Scheffler headlines the field. Joining him will be Justin Thomas, Tom Kim, Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Sam Burns and Min Woo Lee, among many others.

Daniel Berger is also in the field and will make his first start on Tour since the 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, where he missed the cut.

Defending champion Jon Rahm is not in the field due to his move to LIV Golf.

Here’s a look at the full field for The American Express.

Adam Scott highlights field for the 2023 Butterfield Bermuda Championship

Find the full field here.

After a week in Mexico, the PGA Tour heads to Southampton for the 2023 Butterfield Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Course.

It’s the second-to-last PGA Tour stop on the FedEx Cup Fall series with many golfers scrambling to make the top 125 for the 2024 season.

There are a few interesting names in the field for next week, including YouTube star and brother of Wesley Bryan, George Bryan, and 15-year-old Bermudian Oliver Betschart. Betschart will become the youngest player to play on Tour in nearly a decade when he tees it up in the first round.

Other names in the field (with their projected FEC finish as of Friday afternoon) include Lucas Glover (18), Akshay Bhatia (97), Adam Scott (83) and Stewart Cink (174).

Defending champion Seamus Power (41) is back in Southampton hoping to go back-to-back.

Here’s the full field for the 2023 Butterfield Bermuda Championship.