2019 the RSM Classic (11Th of 49 Events in the PGA TOUR Season)
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2019 The RSM Classic (11th of 49 events in the PGA TOUR Season) St. Simons Island, GA November 21-24, 2019 Purse: $6,600,000 ($1,188,000) Seaside Course (Host) Par/Yards: 35-35—70/7,005 FedExCup Points: 500 (winner) Plantation Course Par/Yards: 36-36—72/7,060 Second-Round Notes – Friday, November 22, 2019 Weather: Sunny, with a high of 73. Wind SSE 6-12 mph. 36-hole cut: 76 players at 4-under 138 from a field of 155 professionals and one amateur Second-Round Leaderboard Tyler Duncan (PL-SS) 67-61—128 (-14) Sebastian Munoz (PL-SS) 67-63—130 (-12) Rhein Gibson (PL-SS) 66-64—130 (-12) D.J. Trahan (SS-PL) 67-63—130 (-12) Things to Know • Tyler Duncan posts career-low 61 to take the second 36-hole lead of his career • D.J. Trahan’s 9-under 63 marks best score since 2011 • In the field from the alternate list, Ricky Barnes posts 63 to sit inside the top five • On the heels of consecutive TOUR wins before this week, Brendon Todd sits T7 after 66-66 start • Defending champion Charles Howell III misses the cut after rounds of 68-72 (-2) Second-Round Lead Notes 4 Second-round leaders/co-leaders at The RSM Classic to win: Charles Howell III (2018), Austin Cook (2017), Mackenzie Hughes (2016) and Chris Kirk (2013) 5 Second-round leaders/co-leaders to win this season. Most recent: Brendon Todd/Bermuda Championship 3 Charles Howell III’s three-stroke lead from 2018 is the largest second-round lead in tournament history Tyler Duncan (1st/-14/PL-SS) Age: 30 (7/13/1989) Joined TOUR: 2017-18 Entering the week #151 FedExCup #387 OWGR 2 The RSM Classic starts 67 PGA TOUR starts 0 PGA TOUR wins 3 Top-10s on PGA TOUR 6 PGA TOUR starts in 2019-20 • Third-year PGA TOUR member made four birdies and an eagle-two (No. 8, from 106 yards) to post an outgoing 6- under 29 on the Seaside Course. Added birdies at Nos. 11 and 17, good for a career-low 9-under 61 (previously 63) • Only previous leads/co-leads on TOUR before this week came after each of the first three rounds of the 2017 Safeway Open (finished T5) • In two previous starts at The RSM Classic, finished T25 in 2017 and T74 last season • Made a return to the PGA TOUR this season thanks to a 25th-place finish on the Korn Ferry Tour priority ranking; ended last season on the PGA TOUR at No. 163 in the FedExCup • Is making his 68th career start on TOUR, dating to 2015. Most recent top-10 finish (of three) on TOUR came at the 2019 AT&T Byron Nelson (T5) D.J. Trahan (T2/-12/SS-PL) • Beginning on No. 10 of the Plantation Course, birdied seven of his first 10 holes en route to a 9-under 63, one stroke shy of his career-low score • The 63 marks his lowest score since tying his career-low of 62 in round two of the 2011 Travelers Championship • In round two, the 2003 Clemson grad hit 12 of 14 fairways and 17 of 18 greens in regulation • Is making his fourth start in The RSM Classic and first since 2016 (MC). Finished T11 in 2011 and T4 in 2012 • Is making his fourth start of the 2019-20 PGA TOUR Season, with a T24 at the Bermuda Championship in his most recent start before this week his best showing • Seeks his third career PGA TOUR win in his 312th start and first since the 2008 The American Express • A win this week would come in his 211th start since his most recent win in Palm Springs Miscellaneous Notes • In his second start at The RSM Classic, Rhein Gibson (T2) offset a lone bogey with seven birdies for the second consecutive day, good for a 66-64—130 (-12) start • Sebastian Munoz (T2) hit 12 of 14 fairways and 14 of 18 greens in regulation for the second day in a row en route to 7- under 63. At 12-under 130, he will begin round three two strokes back • Ricky Barnes (T5), who got into the field off the alternate list, made nine birdies and no bogeys, good for a 63 and jump to 11-under par. Missed four of five cuts in The RSM Classic prior to this week • Fabian Gomez (T5) birdied six of his last nine holes on the Seaside Course, good for a 7-under 63 and move to 11-under • Brendon Todd (T7), who won the last two PGA TOUR events, the Bermuda Championship and Mayakoba Golf Classic, followed a 4-under 66 (SS) with a 6-under 66 (PL) in round two. With a win this week, would become the first player to win in three consecutive weeks since Tiger Woods in 2006. As a freshman at Georgia, beat Matt Every to win the 2004 SEC Championship at Sea Island Golf Club • In search of his third top-10 finish and fifth top-20 this season, third-year TOUR member Denny McCarthy (T11) posted a bogey-free 8-under 62 on the Seaside Course to move to 9-under 133 • Defending champion Charles Howell III missed the cut after rounds of 68-72—140 (-2) in his 10th consecutive start at The RSM Classic • George McNeill withdrew during round two with a back injury Bogey-free rounds: R1 PL (5): Hank Lebioda (67), Tyler Duncan (67), Nick Taylor (67), Dylan Frittelli (68), Fabian Gomez (68) R1 SS (3): K.H. Lee (64), Scott Harrington (65), Satoshi Kodaira (68) R2 PL (4): D.J. Trahan (63), Ricky Barnes (63), Rob Oppenheim (69), Michael Thompson (65) R2 SS (11): Tyler Duncan (61), Denny McCarthy (62), Kyle Stanley (64), Tim Herron (64), Ben Martin (65), Ryan Armour (65), Jim Herman (65), Brian Harman (66), Tim Wilkinson (66), Billy Horschel (67), Davis Riley (67) Second-round Scoring Averages Front 9 Back 9 Total Cumulative Seaside 33.803 33.908 67.711 68.571 Plantation 35.436 34.744 70.179 70.439 Birdies Fore Love For the second consecutive season, The RSM Classic is featuring the on-course competition over the first 11 events of the 2019-20 PGA TOUR Season. The top three players who accumulate the most birdies (or better) will earn $300,000, $150,000 and $50,000, respectively, for children or family-based charitable organizations of each player’s choice. Here’s the top-10 leaderboard through the second round of The RSM Classic: In the field Player # of Birdies/Eagles Position X Lanto Griffin 138 MC X Denny McCarthy 128 T11 X Maverick McNealy 127 T47 X Scottie Scheffler 127 T34 X Xinjun Zhang 127 MC X Brian Gay 124 MC X Mark Hubbard 120 T24 X Adam Long 119 T47 Sungjae Im 115 N/A X Bronson Burgoon 114 MC .