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PGA Tour pros make their College Football Playoff picks
Gregory Shamus
College football is back, and that means you're about to be spending every Saturday for the next three months with one eye on your phone and another on your kid's stupid soccer game or whatever. But don't despair. It could be worse. You could be a PGA Tour pro, who, believe it or not, will be working weekends while their beloved alma mater beats up on poor Austin Peay or gets their National Championship hopes nuked by a spotty mark. That doesn't mean they aren't paying attention, however, as evidenced by these ten pros' savvy (and, in a few cases, downright hopeful) College Football Playoff predictions. Check them out and see how yours stack up.
Zach Johnson
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Alma Mater: Drake University
Final Four: Iowa, Alabama, Clemson, Georgia
National Champion: Georgia.
What They Say: "Iowa is going to get a bad call in the 4th quarter, and Georgia is going to win on a 56-yard field goal."
Matt Kuchar
Alma Mater: Georgia Tech
Final Four: Alabama, Georgia, Clemson, Ohio State
National Champion: Alabama.
Kevin Kisner
Alma Mater: University of Georgia
Final Four: Georgia, Alabama, Texas, USC
National Champion: Georgia
What They Say: "Let's get weird."
Justin Thomas
Jamie Schwaberow
Alma Mater: University of Alabama
Final Four: Alabama, Georgia, Clemson, Wisconsin
National Champion: Alabama
Billy Horschel
Alma Mater: University of Florida
Final Four: Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, Washington
National Champion: Alabama
What They Say: "'Bama will win it all. They're the deepest team in the country and have the best coach in Nick Saban."
Patton Kizzire
Alma Mater: Auburn University
Final Four: Wisconsin, Alabama, Auburn, Clemson
National Champion: Alabama
Phil Mickelson
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Alma Mater: Arizona State University
Final Four: Arizona State, Texas, Alabama, Clemson.
National Champion: Arizona State
What They Say: "We're [ASU] going to ride a wave of momentum with new coach Herm Edwards."
Brendan Steele
Alma Mater: UC Riverside
Final Four: Alabama, USC, Clemson, Michigan
National Champion: Alabama
Smylie Kaufman
Alma Mater: LSU
Final Four: Washington, Alabama, Georgia, Clemson
National Champion: Georgia
What They Say: "The Bulldogs win it all in a rematch with Alabama. I am a massive LSU fan and I just do not see how we can get through our schedule this year. We play four preseason top 10 teams. If we start out 3-0 watch out though. If Washington wins week 1 I think they easily make the playoff this year. I have no comment on Alabama. Georgia is too stacked to not run the SEC East this year. Clemson will run through the ACC with ease again."
Gary Woodland
Alma Mater: University of Kansas
Final Four: Alabama, Oklahoma, Georgia, Clemson
National Champion: Alabama
What They Say: "Hard to bet against those guys; they are so freaking good."
Interviews conducted by Brian Wacker and Dave Shedloski.