The PGA TOUR heads to Houston for the Texas Children's Houston Open, contested at Memorial Park Golf Course. Stephan Jaeger returns to defend his title from 2024 where he denied Scottie Scheffler earning a third win from three starts. Rory McIlroy will make his first start at the Texas Children's Houston Open since 2014.
The PGA TOUR uses a standardized system for determining event fields, based on the current season’s Priority Ranking while also including additional exemption and qualifying categories.
Field sizes can vary by event, as can the number of event-specific exemptions. Fully exempt PGA TOUR members are guaranteed entry into all Full-Field Events, with various conditional categories subject to periodic reshuffles based upon FedExCup Points accrued throughout the season. Categories with "reshuffle" notation indicate that a reshuffle period has occurred.

Note: An additional year of eligibility was granted to some categories because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
See who will be teeing it up:
Sunday, March 23
Brandon Matthews (out, W/D)
Saturday, March 22
Vince Covello (in, sponsor exemption)
Andrew Putnam (out, W/D)
Friday, March 21
Brian Campbell (out, W/D)
Winner - THE PLAYERS Championship (five-year exemption)
McIlroy, Rory
Scheffler, Scottie
Winner - PGA/U.S. Open Championship (five-year exemption)
Clark, Wyndham
Woodland, Gary
Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, The Genesis Invitational (three-year exemption)
Kitayama, Kurt
Tournament winner in past two seasons
Detry, Thomas
Dunlap, Nick
Echavarria, Nico
Eckroat, Austin
English, Harris
Finau, Tony
Fowler, Rickie
Gotterup, Chris
Grillo, Emiliano
Hall, Harry
Hardy, Nick
Highsmith, Joe
Hodges, Lee
Hughes, Mackenzie
Jaeger, Stephan
Kim, Si Woo
Kizzire, Patton
Knapp, Jake
List, Luke
Malnati, Peter
McCarty, Matt
McNealy, Maverick
Molinari, Francesco
Moore, Taylor
Norrman, Vincent
Pendrith, Taylor
Power, Seamus
Rai, Aaron
Riley, Davis
Svensson, Adam
Taylor, Nick
Theegala, Sahith
Thompson, Davis
van Rooyen, Erik
Vegas, Jhonattan
Vilips, Karl
Villegas, Camilo
Wallace, Matt
Yu, Kevin
Career money exemption
Palmer, Ryan
Snedeker, Brandt
Sponsor exemption (DP World Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Q-SChool category)
Burgoon, Bronson
Sponsor exemption (PGA TOUR member not otherwise exempt)
Harrington, Padraig
Johnson, Zach
Sponsor exemption (unrestricted)
Kent, Noah
Springer, Hayden
Walker, Jimmy
Westmoreland, Kyle
PGA Section Champion/Player of the Year
Sainz Jr, Carlos
Top 30 in the prior year's FedExCup standings
Im, Sungjae
Schenk, Adam
Top 70 in the prior year's FedExCup standings
Hadwin, Adam
Cole, Eric
Greyserman, Max
Rodgers, Patrick
Lee, Min Woo
Griffin, Ben
Hubbard, Mark
Perez, Victor
Top 125 in the prior year's FedExCup Fall standings
Hossler, Beau
Novak, Andrew
Lower, Justin
Ghim, Doug
Mitchell, Keith
Fishburn, Patrick
Hoey, Rico
Young, Carson
Stevens, Sam
Hoffman, Charley
Hisatsune, Ryo
Phillips, Chandler
Schmid, Matti
Spaun, J.J.
Lipsky, David
Kohles, Ben
Pan, C.T.
Whaley, Vince
Kim, Michael
Lee, K.H.
Meissner, Mac
Sigg, Greyson
Højgaard, Nicolai
Kim, Chan
Bridgeman, Jacob
Silverman, Ben
Ramey, Chad
Lashley, Nate
Fox, Ryan
Norlander, Henrik
Smalley, Alex
Skinns, David
Valimaki, Sami
Dahmen, Joel
Ryder, Sam
Major medical extension
Montgomery, Taylor
Mullinax, Trey
Willett, Danny
Gordon, Will
Martin, Ben
Leading points winner from DP World Tour
Højgaard, Rasmus
PGA TOUR University 2024 No. 1
Thorbjornsen, Michael
Leading 10 players (not otherwise exempt) on DP World Tour
Lawrence, Thriston
Waring, Paul
Svensson, Jesper
Norgaard, Niklas
Manassero, Matteo
Olesen, Thorbjørn
Rozner, Antoine
Hoshino, Rikuya
Players 2-30 on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List
McGreevy, Max
Capan III, Frankie
Fisk, Steven
Widing, Tim
Dickson, Taylor
Higgs, Harry
Rosenmueller, Thomas
Mouw, William
Cummins, Quade
Gerard, Ryan
Roy, Kevin
Del Solar, Cristobal
Velo, Kevin
Thornberry, Braden
Peterson, Paul
Salinda, Isaiah
Suber, Jackson
Paul, Jeremy
Andersen, Mason
Pak, John
Ventura, Kris
Onishi, Kaito
Castillo, Ricky
Cone, Trevor
Walker, Danny
Potgieter, Aldrich
Goodwin, Noah
Top five and ties from PGA TOUR Q-School
Griffin, Lanto
Buckley, Hayden
Kanaya, Takumi
Tosti, Alejandro
Chandler, Will
Riedel, Matthew



Congratulations again to last week's winner @Bill From Tampa

In the overall season leaderboard no changes at the top, @seminoleed maintains the lead as we head to Texas

On Wednesday's edition of the Osceola's Seminole Sidelines, Patrick Burnham and Curt Weiler give updates on FSU's football practice, discuss our feature story on Tommy Castellanos, analyze the running back room and reflect on an epic walk-off baseball win as FSU knocked off Florida.

Curt made the trip to Jacksonville and gives his impressions of a wild ninth inning, with Alex Lodise smacking a grand slam to complete the cycle and take the 8-4 win.

Thanks to Seminole Sidelines' sponsors: Alumni Hall and Mowrey Law Firm.

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Out of high school, Tommy Castellanos probably could have gone to his dream school but not as a QB.

The Ware County legend bet on himself, is now an FSU QB after stops at UCF and BC and is turning heads with his on-field ability and natural leadership as he begins practicing with an FSU football team in desperate need of both those things.

FSU sports information:

The Florida State men’s tennis team returns to the Tar Heel state for the final regular season road trip to face No. 13 Duke and North Carolina.

FSU will face Duke at 5 p.m. on Friday before moving to Chapel Hill to meet North Carolina at 12 p.m. on Sunday.

The Seminoles notched two conference wins with 4-2 victories over No. 16 Clemson and Georgia Tech over the weekend. Corey Craig dished out one of his signature performances over Clemson on Court 1, winning 12 of the 15 games to run away with a 6-2, 6-1 win. The No. 14 player in the nation is unbeaten at home in ACC play, winning six of seven completed sets with nine ranked wins to his name.

Jamie Connel powered through Georgia Tech on Court 2, pulling through the first set 6-4 before winning six of the final seven games to punctuate his performance. Connel is 5-1 in conference play including two road singles wins over No. 1 Wake Forest and No. 10 California.

Erik Schiessl and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif played crucial roles in securing both team wins as each player won their singles match on Courts 4 and 5 respectively. Dous-Karpenschif clinched the match-winner over No. 16 Clemson before securing his 10th win of the spring in straight sets over Georgia Tech. Schiessl earned his 10th win of the season over Clemson before clinching the match over Georgia Tech following a three-set comeback.

Live video and stats will be available on Seminoles.com.

Rivals100 Edge Jake Kreul made it back on campus for another look at Florida State on Thursday and the four-star had some positive things to say about his visit. The new coaching staff (and returning) really made a point to let him know how much of a priority he is to them as they battle 11 other teams for one of Kreul's five official visits.

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Former FSU commitment Travis Hunter will visit Tallahassee this weekend to receive the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the nation's top receiver.
Here's the press release on the event which will be held Saturday, March 29 at the Tucker Center.

I admit, I am biased having grown up in Miami with a father who is a high school teacher and saw a lot of football as a kid, but I’d vote for South Florida and metro Dade in particular.

In no particular order, my top 10 metro areas would include Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Detroit, DC especially if we include Tidewater, New Orleans, Birmingham.

Who am I missing?

On a per capita basis Hwy 84 (South Georgia) has to be right up there.
What are your thoughts?

FSU shortstop Alex Lodise had a game for the ages Tuesday night. He finished FSU's first cycle since 2019 with its first walk-off homer since 2022, a grand slam to lift No. 4 FSU to an 8-4 win over rival Florida in Jacksonville.

As we pour over our taxes heading into the April 15 deadline, you may wonder about what taxes FSU's student-athletes have to pay on their scholarship and on the NIL they receive. This is a very brief story to say their tax liability is substantial and not withheld.

Taxes FSU Athletes are Responsible for Paying

FSU sports information:

The Florida State outdoor track and field teams will start the season at home for the Terry Long FSU Relays on Thursday and Friday.

The meet will begin for the Seminoles on Thursday, starting with the men’s hammer at 3 p.m. Live results will be available.

The Seminoles ended their indoor season on March 15 at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships in Virginia Beach.

Shenese Walker finished seventh with a lifetime best in the women's 60, tying the fourth-fastest time in school history at (7.18), securing first-team All-America for the second time in her career.

Andre Korbmacher concluded his season earning second team All-America honors in the men's 60-meter hurdles placing 14th with a time of 7.76. Tyson Williams placed behind Korbmacher at 15th (7.77), claiming second team All-America.

If you know, you know. Let’s goooo!!!

FSU sports information:

Florida State junior guard Ta’Niya Latson and senior forward Makayla Timpson were among the 50 finalists for 10-member Women’s Basketball Coaches Association NCAA Division 1 Coaches’ All-America team.

The WBCA, founded in 1981, is the professional association for coaches of women’s and girls’ basketball at all competition levels. The WBCA provides opportunities, coaching and educational resources, and advocacy while recognizing excellence in the sport through awards and programs. It plays a key role in growing the game by fostering leadership and networking among coaches.

Latson became the fastest to score 2,000 points in Florida State basketball history and closed out the season as the nation's leading scorer with 25.2 points per game. She set the FSU single-season scoring record on Monday night, passing the mark that Sue Galkantas set in 1981-82 (710), finishing with 731 points.

Timpson owns the FSU career record for double-doubles (46) and rebounds (1,094). She also set FSU single-season record in blocks (103) and rebounds (350), passing her own marks she set as a junior. Timpson also leads Power 4 players with an average 3.12 blocks per game.

Both Timpson and Latson earned AP All-American honors and were named All-ACC First Team. Timpson also made her third All-ACC Defensive team.

NCAA Division I head coaches who are WBCA members may nominate players from their own teams for Coaches’ All-America. They then vote for the top players in their respective regions from among those players who are nominated. The WBCA NCAA Division I Awards Committee, which is composed of head coaches from each region who are elected by their peers, may select up to 12 additional at-large finalists from the remaining pool of nominees.

The committee will meet in Tampa in conjunction with the annual WBCA Convention to select the 2025 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team to be announced on April 3.

This will be huge if they can make this happen. I wonder if there will be pushback from uf State Congressmen.

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Luke Petitbon readily acknowledges he doesn't want to reflect or compare what Wake Forest and Dave Clawson did the last few years to what he's experiencing now at Florida State with Mike Norvell and a new coaching staff.

But in discussing the Seminoles' practices through four days of spring practice, Petitbon feels the physicality. And embraces it.

"Practices are physical here for sure," said Petitbon, a two-year starter at Wake. "It’s nice having guys like Darrell Jackson to go against every day. He’s getting me so much better. It’s why I came to a place like Florida State, to go against the best. That’s the biggest thing. Going against those type of guys is something I really appreciate and I think will make us all better in the long run."

The second game of the annual Florida State-Florida midweek baseball series is upon us.

Tuesday night at VyStar Ballpark (formerly the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville), the No. 4 Seminoles (20-3, 5-1 in ACC) and the Gators (18-8, 0-6 in SEC) will face off Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in Jacksonville. After there was no television broadcast planned, it will now be streamed on ACC Network Extra, FSU announced Tuesday morning.

The Gators won the first game of the series in Tallahassee two weeks ago by a 7-2 score. FSU will turn to sophomore RHP John Abraham (3.65 ERA over 12.1 innings) for his fourth career start. In his previous three appearances, Abraham has allowed three runs over 4.1 total innings, striking out five, walking two and hitting two more.

UF will start freshman LHP McCall Biemiller (7.20 ERA over five innings), who was Abraham's high-school teammate at Tampa Jesuit High. He's allowed four runs over five innings this season, striking out nine and walking five while allowing three hits, all of which have been home runs.

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UF lineup


I'm here at VyStar Ballpark for the game and will have live updates and catch up with Link Jarrett and possibly a player postgame.

In our sitdown with Luke Loucks last week, the new FSU coach laid out the many ways he’s put in a plan to attack the transfer portal, which opens Monday.

Here’s a look into Loucks’ scouting and roster-management plans.

This thread will also serve as an updates thread over the next few weeks on players FSU is targeting as well as current FSU players who enter the portal.

Since committing to Florida State earlier in January, Amari Thomas (formerly Amari Clemons) hasn't taken any visits. He returned to campus for the first time since committing and took in a practice. The four-star also updates his recruitment, including information on his official visit schedule.

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The No. 9 Florida State softball team (29-5, 6-0 ACC) capped off a great week as it completed the series sweep against No. 18 Duke (21-12, 4-5) with a dominating 9-2 win over the Blue Devils on Sunday afternoon at Duke Softball Stadium. This is FSU's first road sweep over an ACC ranked team since they swept No. 18 Virginia Tech on Apr. 20-22, 2023. FSU finished the week 4-0 against ranked opponent and outscored its opponents 38-19 in the four games.

Jaysoni Beachum got things started with a moonshot of a home run in the top of the first inning to give the Noles a 1-0 lead. Beachum now has 10 home runs and 33 RBI on the season.

Annabelle Widra got the start in the circle and was terrific as she retired 9 out of the first 10 batters she faced to keep the Blue Devils' offense in check.

The Noles' bats stayed hot in the third inning as Angelee Bueno singled and advanced all the way to third on an error to immediately give the Noles a runner in scoring position. Isa Torres doubled up the middle to put the Noles up 2-0. Beachum was intentionally walked and a after a couple of fielder's choices, Katie Dack hit an infield single, and Jahni Kerr singled through the left side to put FSU up 4-0.

Hallie Wacaser and Amaya Ross hit a couple of singles in the fourth inning, and after Ross stole second, Torres picked up her second and third RBI of the day on a single to center field to give FSU a commanding 6-0 lead.

Duke responded with a couple of runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to cut the lead to four, but FSU responded with another run in the fifth inning as Ashtyn Danley singled up the middle to extend the lead to five. The Noles added two more runs in the top of the sixth as Dack picked up her second and third RBI of the day on a single to give FSU a commanding 9-2 lead.

Danley had another great outing in the circle as she relieved Widra in the fourth inning and threw four scoreless innings to pick up her sixth win of the season to improve to 6-1. Danley pitched 8.2 innings against the Blue Devils and allowed just one earned run on the weekend.

Torres led the way with a 3-for-5 afternoon with three RBI. Bueno, Dack, Danley and Kerr also picked up multi-hit games for the Noles.

FSU will begin its eight-game homestand on Wednesday against Stetson at 3 p.m. on ACCNX.

Will have some more notes from coach Norvell later tonight. He announces DB Edwin Joseph will miss the spring with what he calls a "small injury."

To the NYG. As a Nole & NYG fan. This is pretty cool!

Happy for Cal. Great guy

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