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Top 20 money winners in PGA Tour history

In all, golfers have won more than $5.7 billion in career earnings, according to the PGA Tour.

The PGA Tour has 10 members of the $50 million club, 18 who have won at least $40 million in on-course earnings, 38 with $30 million or more, 77 who have earned at least $20 million and 189 who have surpassed the $10 million plateau.

In all, golfers have won more than $5.7 billion in career earnings, according to the PGA Tour.

Tiger Woods leads the way. He has topped the $120 million mark and is the only golfer with more than $100 million in career earnings.

Let’s take a closer look here at the top 20 of all-time.

Some of the names and numbers may surprise you.

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Brendon Todd falls short of third straight victory, but what a run it was

Brendon Todd’s tank hit empty as he lost the lead and stumbled to a 2-over 72 and fourth-place finish at the RSM Classic.

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ST. SIMON’S ISLAND, Ga. – Brendon Todd’s glorious run on the PGA Tour stalled on Sunday when the 54-hole-leader of the RSM Classic ran out of gas in his attempt to win his third straight start on the PGA Tour.

“I was definitely tired on the back nine, and with no momentum going, no birdies through 14 holes, it just seemed like I couldn’t summon the energy to make some birdies,” said Todd, who shot 2-over 72 to finish fourth.

Back-to-back victories at the Bermuda Championship and Mayakoba Golf Classic lifted Todd into the conversation for a Presidents Cup captain’s pick as he attempted to become the first player to win in three consecutive weeks on the Tour schedule since Tiger Woods in 2006, and the first to win three consecutive starts since Dustin Johnson in 2017.

RSM CLASSIC: Scores | Gallery | Schedule, results | Trophies

“Coming into the weekend I figured that he was going to be someone that was going to make a run for it, the golf that he’s been playing,” said Tyler Duncan, who won in a sudden-death playoff. “We were talking about if anyone had won three consecutive golf tournaments in a row and he’s found something and he’s been playing some unbelievable golf.”

If Todd’s brilliant third round 8-under 62 at Sea Island Resort’s Seaside Course on Saturday was “like a video game out there,” as he put it, Sunday’s round was more like a pinball machine on tilt.

“I didn’t feel I was in the zone,” Todd said. “I was in this just like adrenaline‑fueled zone the last three weeks and I couldn’t get there today. I think it just didn’t start out very good and I wasn’t able to kind of — once a bogey happens, then you’re just in this weird fight‑or‑flight mentality, so it kind of took all my positive energy away.”

Todd entered the final round with a two-stroke lead, but it evaporated quickly as Webb Simpson, who lost in a playoff, birdied two of the first three holes. Todd’s round took a turn for the worse at the fifth hole when he attempted to punch a 7-iron into the wind and blocked it right into a hazard. It was a 4-iron in 2015 that sailed 50 yards right of his target snd led to Todd’s struggles with the full-swing yips. But Todd said that fear of a reoccurrence wasn’t a factor in his miscue.

Of the stray shot that led to a double bogey, Todd said, “I felt like I made a pretty good swing. I was a little aggressive with my line, I was going pretty much right at it because I thought the wind was in off the right and I feel like the wind switched off the left. So the second it got moving right, it just moved hard right.  Probably just a situation where Webb tied me up and I was trying to play aggressive and I just kind of got caught there on a wind switch.”

Todd did himself no favors in that his putter cooled off more than the weather, which dipped into the low 60s. Todd missed a series of makeable birdie and par putts – all to the right. Through his first 11 holes, he had made 22 feet of putts and ranked No. 70 of 76 in the field in Strokes Gained: Putting.

“One of those days,” Todd lamented. “The greens were fast again and the pins were tucked a little more and the wind was blowing harder. I think it was really just the wind. I mean, nobody in our group made a putt through 14 holes, not one really that I can think of. It was just a tough day on the greens for everybody.”

When Todd finally canned a 7-foot birdie putt, he raised his arms in mock celebration as if he’d just won the tournament. His final-round 2-over par 72 snapped a string of 12 consecutive rounds of 68 or better dating to the final round of the Houston Open.

What a difference a year makes for Todd. Flash back to last November and he had to shoot 61 to Monday Qualify into the RSM Classic. After contemplating a career change, he posted four rounds in the 60s in the tournament, and his T-54 here gave him the shot of confidence to continue his comeback. He said he would enjoy some time off and be raring to go at the winners-only Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua Resort in Maui.

“Now I’m sort of flying high, my game’s really there, I’m confident and I know how to navigate the golf courses and my swing and my putting,” Todd said. “I’m looking forward to picking my schedule next year and going every week and trying to get under par and get in contention.”

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How much money each golfer earned at the RSM Classic

We list the payouts for each player who made the cut at the 2019 RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club.

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The fall portion of the 2019-20 PGA Tour season wrapped with the RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club on Sunday.

Tyler Duncan earned his first PGA Tour victory after making a 12-foot birdie putt in the second hole of a playoff, defeating Webb Simpson. The loss for Simpson marks the second time in his career he lost in a playoff at Sea Island.

RSM CLASSIC: Scores | Gallery | Schedule, results | Trophies

Brendon Todd fell short of winning three PGA Tour events in a row after he shot a final-round 72. Todd finished in fourth place at 16 under.

Below is a breakdown of how much each player earned in Sea Island this week:

Position Player To par Earnings
1 Tyler Duncan -19 $1,188,000
2 Webb Simpson -19 $719,400
3 Sebastián Muñoz -18 $455,400
4 Brendon Todd -16 $323,400
T-5 Henrik Norlander -15 $244,200
T-5 Scottie Scheffler -15 $244,200
T-5 Kyoung-Hoon Lee -15 $244,200
T-8 Denny McCarthy -14 $199,650
T-8 D.J. Trahan -14 $199,650
T-10 Will Gordon -13 $160,050
T-10 Brian Stuard -13 $160,050
T-10 Vaughn Taylor -13 $160,050
T-10 Alex Noren -13 $160,050
T-14 J.T. Poston -12 $110,550
T-14 Matthew NeSmith -12 $110,550
T-14 Keith Mitchell -12 $110,550
T-14 Scott Brown -12 $110,550
T-14 Brian Harman -12 $110,550
T-14 Nick Watney -12 $110,550
T-20 Russell Knox -11 $80,850
T-20 Cameron Tringale -11 $80,850
T-20 Ricky Barnes -11 $80,850
T-23 Chase Seiffert -10 $57,420
T-23 Ryan Armour -10 $57,420
T-23 Talor Gooch -10 $57,420
T-23 Fabián Gómez -10 $57,420
T-23 Jim Furyk -10 $57,420
T-23 Davis Thompson -10 Amateur
T-23 Doc Redman -10 $57,420
T-30 Kyle Stanley -9 $43,230
T-30 David Hearn -9 $43,230
T-30 Hank Lebioda -9 $43,230
T-30 Troy Merritt -9 $43,230
T-30 Tim Wilkinson -9 $43,230
T-35 Alex Cejka -8 $32,257.50
T-35 Jim Herman -8 $32,257.50
T-35 Dylan Frittelli -8 $32,257.50
T-35 Brandon Hagy -8 $32,257.50
T-35 Adam Long -8 $32,257.50
T-35 Harry Higgs -8 $32,257.50
T-35 Bill Haas -8 $32,257.50
T-35 Scott Stallings -8 $32,257.50
T-43 Stewart Cink -7 $22,147.72
T-43 Mark Anderson -7 $22,147.72
T-43 David Lingmerth -7 $22,147.72
T-43 Scott Harrington -7 $22,147.71
T-43 Rhein Gibson -7 $22,147.71
T-43 Kyle Reifers -7 $22,147.71
T-43 Luke Donald -6 $22,147.71
T-50 Chesson Hadley -6 $17,006
T-50 Ryan Brehm -6 $17,006
T-50 Anirban Lahiri -6 $17,006
T-53 Mark Hubbard -5 $15,493.50
T-53 Luke List -5 $15,493.50
T-53 Maverick McNealy -5 $15,493.50
T-53 Kramer Hickok -5 $15,493.50
T-53 Rory Sabbatini -5 $15,493.50
T-53 Tim Herron -5 $15,493.50
T-53 Tyler McCumber -5 $15,493.50
T-53 Rob Oppenheim -5 $15,493.50
T-61 Wes Roach -4 $14,652
T-61 Ben Crane -4 $14,652
T-61 Austin Cook -4 $14,652
T-61 Zach Johnson -4 $14,652
T-65 Mackenzie Hughes -3 $14,190
T-65 Doug Ghim -3 $14,190
T-65 Vincent Whaley -3 $14,190
T-68 Shawn Stefani -2 $13,728
T-68 Patton Kizzire -2 $13,728
T-68 Michael Thompson -2 $13,728
T-68 Adam Hadwin -2 $13,728
T-72 Peter Uihlein -1 $13,332
T-72 Matt Jones -1 $13,332
74 Satoshi Kodaira Even par $13,134
75 Bo Hoag +1 $13,002
76 Davis Riley +1 $12,870

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Tyler Duncan wins RSM Classic with birdie at 18

Tyler Duncan wins his first PGA Tour title at the 2019 RSM Classic in dramatic fashion.

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Tyler Duncan sank a 12-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole of the RSM Classic to win his first PGA Tour title over Webb Simpson.

On a cool, blustery day, Duncan birdied the final two holes to tie Simpson. He made only one bogey all week and fired a 5-under 65 Sunday and 72-hole total of 19-under 261 at Sea Island Resort’s Seaside Course.

Simpson birdied two of his final holes and signed for a 3-under 67, but lost in a playoff at Sea Island for the second time in his career.

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The wheels finally came off for Brendon Todd, who was attempting to become the first player to win in three consecutive weeks on the Tour schedule since Tiger Woods in 2006, and the first to win three consecutive starts since Dustin Johnson in 2017.

Dating to the final round of the Houston Open, Todd hadn’t shot higher than 68 in his last 12 rounds, but he punched a 7-iron from 148 yards into the hazard to the right and made double bogey to squander the lead. Then his putter let him down as he missed a series of makeable birdie and par putts. He didn’t circle his first birdie on the card until 15 and closed in 2-over 72 to finish fourth.

Simpson charged early with birdies at Nos. 1 and 3 to erase his two-stroke deficit at the start of the day. Then he strung together 10 pars in a row before a bogey at 14 dropped him into a tie with Sebastián Muñoz and Duncan.

Muñoz, the winner of the Sanderson Farms Championship in a playoff, capped off a terrific fall season with a third-place finish after shooting 2-under 68 to finish at 18 under. Muñoz had a 26-foot birdie putt to tie for the lead, but missed it to the left.

Duncan, who had only three top-10 finishes in 67 previous starts, played his first 54 holes bogey-free until making his only hiccup of the week, a bogey on No. 1 on Sunday. But he poured in four birdies through 15 holes to share the lead with Simpson and Muñoz, who both birdied the short par-5 15th to pull in front of Duncan. The 30-year-old Purdue grad answered at the par-3 17th, sticking his tee shot to 7 feet and rolling in the putt, and then, for good measure, draining a 25-footer at 18 for birdie.

Simpson canned a 22-foot birdie putt at 16 and parred in for 67. But he still hasn’t won the RSM Classic after losing in a playoff in 2011 and finishing third in 2018 at the RSM Classic.

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How does life on tour compare for women and men? Let the numbers speak for themselves

For the first time in 10 years, I was home in Houston at the same time as the PGA Tour’s Houston Open. I have to be honest: I had no desire to set foot on the property. It was very disheartening to watch all the stands go up, see all the courtesy …

For the first time in 10 years, I was home in Houston at the same time as the PGA Tour’s Houston Open. I have to be honest: I had no desire to set foot on the property.

It was very disheartening to watch all the stands go up, see all the courtesy cars around town and then see the purse that these guys are playing for. A $7.5 million purse for an event that didn’t have a single player inside the top 30 in the world competing? Well, you ask, why am I so disappointed? For starters, through last month’s BMW Ladies Championship, LPGA events averaged 19 top-30 players at each tournament. Let’s run through some more stats.

The purse at the Houston Open was greater than every single tournament on the LPGA tour’s schedule. The closest is the U.S. Women’s Open at $5.5 million, which will be played here in Houston next summer. We received courtesy cars at two events this year (KPMG, U.S. Open), and the men get them every week.

I think the one number that really highlights the difference is the total amount of money each tour plays for in a season. PGA Tour players competed for more than $343 million plus an additional $71 million in bonuses in 2018-19, while the LPGA came in at $70.2 million with only $1.1 million in bonuses in 2019! I’ll do the math for you: The women play for roughly 17% of what the men do.

Stacy Lewis hits her tee shot on the 13th hole at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Kemper Lakes Golf Club. (Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports)

This is significantly behind what women are making in the workplace in 2019. According to the latest report from Payscale.com, women make on average 79 cents to every dollar earned by a man. I’m not writing this to complain; I’m writing this to make you aware. I believe this topic needs to be talked about more and not be one we all shy away from because it is uncomfortable. It is the truth. Let’s talk about the truth.

Club manufacturers across the golf industry have begun to pull back on sponsorships on both sides, but this has been a huge hit to our tour. Callaway and PXG are the only companies consistently out every week, and we all so appreciate their investment, but neither have a tour van. I saw at least 10 companies with their trucks in Houston for the guys. The LPGA has a full-time employee who has to drive a van to service our players. I have heard of very good players having to buy their own equipment.

Life is very different on the LPGA. Another big difference is corporate sponsorships. While I don’t know specific numbers, I estimate the 17% applies here as well, and it may be even less. I have been very fortunate in my career off the golf course. I’ve had to work very hard for it, but I haven’t had to worry about covering my expenses every year. But there are plenty that do.

Let’s take the 100th-ranked player on the LPGA money list. This season Mariah Stackhouse made $127,365. No. 100 on the PGA Tour money list for 2018-19, Carlos Ortiz, made $1,073,962. Once Mariah pays taxes and expenses, I bet she barely breaks even. The PGA Tour had 112 guys make over a million dollars in 2018-19, while the LPGA has 13 so far this year.

Stacy Lewis waits to tee of on the 10th tee during the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club. (Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports)

The truth is LPGA players are playing for more than we ever have in our history. We have seen significant increases specifically in our major purses over the last few years. Why? Because the person/sponsor writing the check said 17% is not OK. I would love to see more companies that sponsor the PGA Tour come to an LPGA event and ask them if 17% is OK. Another truth is we currently have great sponsors and partners. Many have been with the LPGA for a long time, and we are so appreciative of them for our progress over the last decade. But I think it’s time we start looking forward and figure out how to narrow the gap.

This is an uncomfortable subject I know, and it’s not a simple fix. It goes back to the chicken or the egg, which comes first. You need to spend money to make more money, but how do you make more money if you don’t have it to spend? I’m OK with not having totally equal purses, but I think we can do better than 17%. Gwk

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Should Tiger have waited and picked Brendon Todd for the Presidents Cup?

Tiger Woods might have pulled the trigger on Rickie Fowler too soon. Brendon Todd is hot and would have been a good Presidents Cup pick.

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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Did Tiger Woods pull the trigger too soon with his latest pick as captain of the U.S. Presidents Cup team?

It’s a valid question, courtesy of Brendon Todd, who is in the pole position to win a third consecutive event on the PGA Tour.

On Wednesday, Woods, while he could have waited, didn’t waste any time in replacing the injured world No. 1 Brooks Koepka with Rickie Fowler to round out his band of 12 that will head to Australia Dec. 7 to face the Internationals at Royal Melbourne.

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Fowler was the expected choice. He’s a force in the team room, a solid, experienced player in the matches, a guy who finished 11th in the points race to be one of the eight automatic qualifiers. Fowler was Woods’ fifth pick – he earlier selected himself, Tony Finau, Gary Woodland and Patrick Reed.

But Fowler hasn’t played since August, as he got married in October and then got sick at the end of his honeymoon with an intestinal bacterial infection.

Meanwhile, Todd has gone bonkers.

He’s won the Bermuda Championship and the Mayakoba Golf Classic and will take a two-shot lead into Sunday’s final round of the RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club. With a bogey-free, 8-under-par 62 in Saturday’s third round, Todd got two clear of Webb Simpson and Sebastian Munoz, is three clear of D.J. Trahan and four ahead of three other players.

Todd missed just one green in regulation on the Seaside Course and hit every fairway in regulation. While he made birdie putts from 20, 12, 6, 2, 28, 18, 2 and 9 feet, he also lipped out four other birdie putts.

“Like my caddie said, it was like a video game out there today,” Todd said. “Just thrilled with the way I’m hitting it and feeling out there. That was about as good as I could ask for in the circumstances.

“I just expect certain areas of my game to perform at a certain level right now. So when they do, the scores come and then you just kind of take them and move through the round and try to shoot as low as you can.”

Todd’s remarkable run could lead him to winning three consecutive events on the PGA Tour. The last player to do that? Woods, in 2006.

It’s a stunning about-face. Todd nearly quit the game and considered opening a pizza franchise when he missed 37-of-41 cuts and went more than two years without breaking 70 on the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour from 2016-18.

Now he’s posted 12 consecutive round in the 60s, signing for 66-68-63-67-62-63-68-65-68-66-66-62. Folks, that’s a whopping 68-under par.

But he has no ill will toward Woods for not picking him.

“If there was any inkling at all, Davis (Love III) or Zach (Johnson) or one of the assistant captains might have mentioned it to me. Obviously Tiger had Rickie in mind a long time ago, as he should have, and I’m fine with that,” Todd said.

Todd also isn’t complaining about the final group on Sunday, where he’ll go out with Simpson and Munoz. Todd and Simpson played junior golf against each other and they’ve remained friends ever since. In times of struggle, each has consoled in the other. On Sunday, they will play on the PGA Tour together for the first time since being grouped in the first two rounds at Colonial in 2016.

“We’ve been able to talk to each other on the phone and help each other out,” Simpson said. “I’ve been so proud of him for hanging in there.  I mean, I think besides the Player of the Year, I mean, his story could be the biggest story of the year. To come back just proves what kind of guts he has inside of him to not give up or throw in the towel.”

But Simpson won’t question Woods’ decision to take Fowler.

“It’s funny, Brendon texted me after he won (in Mayakoba) and he said, ‘Captain’s pick?’” Simpson said. “But now it’s like he’s playing as good as anybody in the world. But I think the team’s set, but he definitely gave it a good try.”

That’s all Todd will do in the final round, for he’s not going to change anything.

“I just want to get into my little zone and attack the golf course like I’m trying to go shoot nothing because that’s been my mindset every day for the last three events and there’s really no reason to change it just because I’m (in) the lead,” Todd said. “And whether it happens or not, you know, I’m not going to change my game plan, I’m not going to feel good or bad about myself, I’m just going to keep attacking.”

It’s worked pretty well for three consecutive tournaments.

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RSM Classic: Final round tee times, how to watch

Here are final round tee times and viewing information for the final round fo the RSM Classic.

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The fall portion of the 2019-20 PGA Tour season wraps up this week with the Tour’s annual stop at Sea Island Golf Club for the RSM Classic.

The event used the new-look Plantation Course and its neighboring Seaside Course for Thursday and Friday’s rounds. Saturday and Sunday’s golf action will be at Seaside.

Take a look at the final round tee times and viewing information below.

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Final round tee times

1st tee

(All Times Eastern)

Tee time Players
9:05 a.m. Kyle Stanley, Wes Roach, J.T. Poston
9:15 a.m. Chase Seiffert, Will Gordon, Alex Cejka
9:25 a.m. Dylan Frittelli, Brandon Hagy, Ryan Armour
9:35 a.m. Chesson Hadley, David Lingermerth, Matthew NeSmith
9:45 a.m. Russell Knox, Scott Harrington, Bill Haas
9:55 a.m. Hank Lebioda, Talor Gooch, Kyle Reifers
10:05 a.m. Keith Mitchell, Brian Stuard, Troy Merritt
10:15 a.m. Fabián Gómez, Tim Wilkinson, Denny McCarthy
10:25 a.m. Vaughn Taylor, Alex Noren, Scott Brown
10:35 a.m. Henrik Norlander, Brian Harman, Nick Watney
10:45 a.m. Tyler Duncan, Scottie Scheffler, Doc Redman
10:55 a.m. D.J. Trahan, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Ricky Barnes
11:05 a.m. Brendon Todd, Webb Simpson, Sebastián Muñoz

10th tee

Tee time Players
9:05 a.m. Stewart Cink, Mark Hubbard, Shawn Stefani
9:15 a.m. Luke List, Jim Herman, David Hearn
9:25 a.m. Adam Long, Mark Anderson, Harry Higgs
9:35 a.m. Ryan Brehm, Ben Crane, Anirban Lahiri
9:45 a.m. Rhein Gibson, Mackenzie Highes, Austin Cook
9:55 a.m. Maverick McNealy, Kramer Hickok, Patton Kizzire
10:05 a.m. Michael Thompson, Scott Stallings, Cameron Tringale
10:15 a.m. Davis Riley, Jim Furyk, Davis Thompson
10:25 a.m. Zach Johnson, Rory Sabbatini, Peter Uihlein
10:35 a.m. Tim Herron, Luke Donald, Matt Jones
10:45 a.m. Doug Ghim, Tyler McCumber, Cinvent Whaley
10:55 a.m. Rob Oppenheim, Satoshi Kodaira
11:05 a.m. Bo Hoag, Adam Hadwin

How to watch

Sunday
Golf Channel: 1-4 p.m.

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Brendon Todd takes lead at RSM Classic, goes for 3rd straight win

Brendon Todd could earn his third-straight PGA Tour win if he holds on for the final 18 holes at the RSM Classic.

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Brendon Todd made six birdies on the front nine to seize control and shot 8-under 62 on Saturday at Sea Island to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the RSM Classic as he goes for his third straight PGA Tour victory.

Todd, who overcame a case of the full yips that nearly drove him from the game, is coming off victories in the inaugural Bermuda Championship and the Mayakoba Golf Classic.

He was at 18-under 194, two shots ahead of Webb Simpson (63) and Sebastian Munoz (66).

Tyler Duncan, who started with a two-shot lead, made 18 pars for a 70 and fell four shots behind.

Todd is trying to become the first player since Dustin Johnson in 2017 to win three consecutive starts.

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RSM Classic: Rounds 3 tee times, how to watch

The fall portion of the 2019-20 PGA Tour season wraps up this week with the Tour’s annual stop at Sea Island Golf Club for the RSM Classic. The event used the new-look Plantation Course and its neighboring Seaside Course for Thursday and Friday’s …

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The fall portion of the 2019-20 PGA Tour season wraps up this week with the Tour’s annual stop at Sea Island Golf Club for the RSM Classic.

The event used the new-look Plantation Course and its neighboring Seaside Course for Thursday and Friday’s rounds. Saturday and Sunday’s golf action held only on Seaside.

RSM Classic: Scores | Photos | Tee times, TV info

Tee times

Round 3, 1st tee

(All Times Eastern)

Tee time Players
9:20 a.m. Matt Jones, J.T. Poston, Keith Mitchell
9:30 a.m. Chesson Hadley, David Lingmerth, Michael Thompson
9:40 a.m. Mark Hubbard, Shawn Stefani, Matthew NeSmith
9:50 a.m. Hank Lebioda, Cameron Tringale, Dylen Fritelli
10 a.m. Ryan Armour, Davis Riley, David Hearn
10:10 a.m. Nick Watney, Mark Anderson, Vaughn Taylor
10:20 a.m. Tim Wilkinson, Tim Herron, Kyle Reifers
10:30 a.m. Webb Simpson, Will Gordon, Alex Cejka
10:40 a.m. Alex Noran, Dennis McCarthy, Doc Redman
10:50 a.m. Henrik Norlander, Brian Harman, Kyle Stanley
11 a.m. Scott Brown, Brendon Todd, Kyoung-Hoon Lee
11:10 a.m. D.J. Trahan, Ricky Barnes, Fabian Gomez
11:20 a.m. Tyler Duncan, Sebastian Munoz, Rhein Gibson

Round 3, 10th tee

Tee time Players
9:20 a.m. Bill Haas, Mackenzie Hughes, Brian Stuard
9:30 a.m. Scottie Scheffler, Troy Merritt, Stewart Cink
9:40 a.m. Luke List, Rory Sabbatini, Scott Stallings
9:50 a.m. Brandon Hagy, Talor Gooch, Jim Herman
10 a.m. Adam Long, Austin Cook, Maverick McNealy
10:10 a.m. Harry Higgs, Ryan Brehm, Peter Uihlein
10:20 a.m. Chase Seiffert, Ben Crane, Luke Donald
10:30 a.m. Russel Knox, Jim Furyk, Adam Hadwin
10:40 a.m. Doug Ghin, Davis Thompson, Kramer Hickok
10:50 a.m. Tyler McCumber, Anirban Lahiri, Scott Harrington
11 a.m. Satoshi Kodaira, Zach Johnson, Patton Kizzire
11:10 a.m. Vincent Whaley, Rob Oppenheim

TV info

Saturday
Golf Channel: 1-4 p.m.

Sunday
Golf Channel: 1-4 p.m.

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Brian Harman enjoying the home cooking this week at RSM Classic, and hitting all 18 greens

Local resident Brian Harman hit 18 greens in regulation for just the second time in his career during the second round of the RSM Classic.

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Brian Harman is enjoying sleeping in his own bed this week at the RSM Classic. He’s hosting his parents and has his caddie, Scott Tway, in his guest house, and every night they’ve been firing up the grill.

“We had elk tenderloin two nights ago, we had tomahawk pork chops and then we had beef tenderloin last night, so we’re eating well,” Harman said. “We’re dialing it back tonight. Chicken breasts.”

About the only thing better than his home cooking this week is his ballstriking. Harman, 32, hit all 18 greens at Sea Island’s Seaside Course in the second round en route to shooting 4-under 66 and finishing T-11 and five shots back of leader Tyler Duncan. It marked the second time in his career that he hasn’t missed a green in regulation.

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“Anytime you don’t have to chip, it’s a fun day,” Harman said. “My ballstriking is as good as it has ever been, probably even better than when I was 20th in the world. I just have to get my putting back to where it was.”

It’s been a challenging year for Harman, who reached No. 20 in the world in February 2018 but slipped to No. 123 entering the RSM. He needed a hot streak late in the season to make the FedEx Cup Playoffs for the eighth straight year. Harman says he suffered from mental fatigue and blamed the Tour’s wraparound schedule – “it’s hard not to think about it,” he said – for the “crippling anxiety” of trying to turn his season around.

“We play so much golf now that it’s impossible to be mentally engaged for a year straight. You need to be able to build in breaks so it is always fresh and you’re not just going through the motions,” Harman said. “I want to take time off until I miss it and I want to come back and work again. With the wraparound schedule you have to be resilient, you have to be tough and I didn’t feel very tough at the beginning of the season.”

Harman turned the corner with a T-6 finish at The Travelers in June, and a few weeks later at the 3M Championship he had a heart to heart with himself before the final round.

“I should be trying to win this golf tournament, not worrying about what’s going to happen. So, I just made the choice that day that whatever happened, I was going to act like I had been there before,” he said.

Harman ended the 2018-19 season with four top 10s in his last seven events. When he didn’t advance past the first FedEx Cup playoff event, Harman had a month-long layoff, which was a blessing in disguise.

“That was my first month off, continuous month off in three years,” Harman said. “Whereas like my rookie year, you could take three or four months off and you could show up in Hawaii and be fresh and ready to go. It’s just a different dynamic. I think it’s probably why the Tour’s getting younger, just because things are kind of ramped up.”

Harman showed no rust after his extended time off, notching a T-3 finish at A Tribute to Military at The Greenbrier in the Tour’s season-opening event.

“That just kind of gives me a little freedom to know that I can take some time off when I need to try to avoid getting too bogged down and too, you know, just golf, golf, golf,” he said.

Harman enters the weekend at the RSM Classic in striking distance, four strokes off the pace set by 36-hole leader Tyler Duncan as he seeks his first win since the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship. In seven previous starts, Harman’s best finish at his home game is a T-4 in 2018, but he’s also missed the cut twice.

“It used to kind of bug me a little bit,” he said of playing at Sea Island, “it’s kind of like I wanted to play well so badly, but as I’ve gotten older, I’ve just kind of embraced it. It’s just a fun week, man. Let’s have fun, let’s have a good time. It seems to be helping a little bit.”

And what would it mean to win the RSM Classic?

“It would mean the world, man,” he said. “All of them are important. This one would be really special.”

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