Rookie Eric Cole signed for a 6-under 66 on the Plantation Course for a share of the clubhouse lead at The RSM Classic.
Cole is the only rookie in the 2022-23 class who qualified for the BMW Championship, finishing 43rd in the FedExCup standings, one of thirteen players in the field inside the top 50.
The RSM Classic is the final event of consideration for the Arnold Palmer Award, given annually to the PGA Tour’s Rookie of the Year.
Cameron Young, winner of last season Rookie of the Year, and Davis Thompson share the lead after bogey-free first rounds on the Plantation Course.
Matt Kuchar (Seaside Course) shot a bogey-free 65 for a share of fourth place at 5-under.
Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg, the only non-American in the top-5, and Ricky Barnes finished with 67s on the Plantation Course for a share of fourth place at 5-under.
Also on the Plantation Course, Ben Carr and Peter Kuest, still have a hole to play to finish their rounds and are currently tied in fourth.
The start of play was delayed for an hour due to heavy rain showers and began at 9 a.m. ET. Play was suspended due to inclement weather at 1:45 p.m. and resumed at 4:18 p.m. (2 hours, 33 minutes) before being called for the day due to darkness at 5:17 p.m. with 65 players having completed their round. The first round will resume Friday at 8 a.m., with the second round beginning at 9:15 a.m.
The top 125 in the FedExCup Fall standings thru The RSM Classic will be exempt into all Full-Field events and The Players Championship next season.
Nos. 51-60 in the standings at the conclusion of The RSM Classic will qualify for two Signature Events in 2024 via The Next 10 (AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, The Genesis Invitational).
Related: French duo in three-way tie for lead
| Pos. | Player | To Par | Thru | R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Eric Cole(PL) | -6 | F | 66 |
| T1 | Cameron Young(PL) | -6 | F | 66 |
| T1 | Davis Thompson(PL) | -6 | F | 66 |
| T4 | Matt Kuchar(SS) | -5 | F | 65 |
| T4 | Ludvig Åberg(PL) | -5 | F | 67 |
| T4 | Ricky Barnes(PL) | -5 | F | 67 |
| T4 | Ben Carr(PL) | -5 | 17 | - |
| T4 | Peter Kuest(PL) | -5 | 17 | - |
| T4 | Nicholas Lindheim(PL) | -5 | 13 | - |
| T10 | Russell Knox(SS) | -4 | F | 66 |
| T10 | Tommy Gainey(SS) | -4 | F | 66 |
| T10 | Robert Streb(SS) | -4 | F | 66 |
| T10 | Greyson Sigg(SS) | -4 | F | 66 |
| T10 | Brendon Todd(PL) | -4 | F | 68 |
| T10 | Scott Harrington(SS) | -4 | 15 | - |
| T10 | Ben Kohles(SS) | -4 | 15 | - |
| T10 | Austin Eckroat(PL) | -4 | 15 | - |
| T10 | Harry Higgs(PL) | -4 | 15 | - |
| T10 | Mackenzie Hughes(PL) | -4 | 14 | - |
| T20 | Brandon Wu(SS) | -3 | F | 67 |
| T20 | Kelly Kraft(PL) | -3 | F | 69 |
| T20 | Robby Shelton(PL) | -3 | F | 69 |
| T20 | Luke List(SS) | -3 | F | 67 |
| T20 | Mark Hubbard(PL) | -3 | F | 69 |
| T20 | Stephan Jaeger(PL) | -3 | F | 69 |
| T20 | Nico Echavarria(PL) | -3 | F | 69 |
| T20 | Chris Kirk(PL) | -3 | F | 69 |
| T20 | Maverick McNealy(SS) | -3 | 17 | - |
| T20 | Jonathan Byrd(SS) | -3 | 16 | - |
| T20 | J.T. Poston(SS) | -3 | 13 | - |
| T20 | Henrik Norlander(SS) | -3 | 13 | - |
| T20 | Carl Yuan(SS) | -3 | 13 | - |
| T20 | William McGirt(SS) | -3 | 13 | - |
| T34 | Ryan Moore(PL) | -2 | F | 70 |
| T34 | Aaron Baddeley(PL) | -2 | F | 70 |
| T34 | Carson Young(SS) | -2 | F | 68 |
| T34 | Sung Kang(PL) | -2 | F | 70 |
| T34 | J.J. Spaun(SS) | -2 | F | 68 |
| T34 | Kevin Chappell(PL) | -2 | F | 70 |
| T34 | Tyler Duncan(SS) | -2 | F | 68 |
| T34 | Adam Schenk(SS) | -2 | F | 68 |
| T34 | Patton Kizzire(SS) | -2 | F | 68 |
| T34 | Paul Haley II(PL) | -2 | F | 70 |
| T34 | Nate Lashley(SS) | -2 | 17 | - |
| T34 | Jacob Solomon(PL) | -2 | 17 | - |
| T34 | Taylor Montgomery(PL) | -2 | 16 | - |
| T34 | Kevin Roy(SS) | -2 | 15 | - |
| T34 | Callum Tarren(PL) | -2 | 15 | - |
| T34 | Brian Stuard(PL) | -2 | 15 | - |
| T34 | Jason Dufner(SS) | -2 | 14 | - |
| T34 | Vince Whaley(SS) | -2 | 14 | - |
| T34 | Camilo Villegas(SS) | -2 | 14 | - |
| T34 | Ben Griffin(SS) | -2 | 14 | - |
| T34 | Kramer Hickok(PL) | -2 | 14 | - |
| T34 | Si Woo Kim(PL) | -2 | 14 | - |
| T34 | Harris English(SS) | -2 | 13 | - |
| T34 | Denny McCarthy(PL) | -2 | 13 | - |
| T34 | Sam Ryder(SS) | -2 | 13 | - |
| T34 | Matt Atkins(PL) | -2 | 13 | - |
| T34 | Curtis Thompson(PL) | -2 | 13 | - |
| T34 | Alex Noren(PL) | -2 | 12 | - |
| T34 | Kyle Westmoreland(PL) | -2 | 12 | - |
| T63 | Matt NeSmith(PL) | -1 | F | 71 |
| T63 | Will Gordon(PL) | -1 | F | 71 |
| T63 | MJ Daffue(PL) | -1 | F | 71 |
| T63 | Kevin Tway(SS) | -1 | F | 69 |
| T63 | David Lingmerth(SS) | -1 | F | 69 |
| T63 | Justin Lower(PL) | -1 | F | 71 |
| T63 | Harrison Endycott(PL) | -1 | F | 71 |
| T63 | Francesco Molinari(SS) | -1 | F | 69 |
| T63 | Stewart Cink(SS) | -1 | F | 69 |
| T63 | Grayson Murray(SS) | -1 | F | 69 |
| T63 | Peter Malnati(SS) | -1 | F | 69 |
| T63 | Andrew Novak(SS) | -1 | F | 69 |
| T63 | Brian Harman(PL) | -1 | F | 71 |
| T63 | Matthias Schwab(PL) | -1 | F | 71 |
| T63 | David Ford(a) (PL) | -1 | F | 71 |
| T63 | Rafael Campos(PL) | -1 | 17 | - |
| T63 | Adam Long(SS) | -1 | 16 | - |
| T63 | Kevin Yu(SS) | -1 | 16 | - |
| T63 | S.Y. Noh(SS) | -1 | 16 | - |
| T63 | Fred Biondi(PL) | -1 | 16 | - |
| T63 | Justin Suh(PL) | -1 | 16 | - |
| T63 | Wesley Bryan(SS) | -1 | 15 | - |
| T63 | Charley Hoffman(SS) | -1 | 15 | - |
| T63 | Thomas Detry(PL) | -1 | 15 | - |
| T63 | Fabián Gómez(SS) | -1 | 15 | - |
| T63 | Hayden Buckley(SS) | -1 | 14 | - |
| T63 | Taylor Pendrith(SS) | -1 | 14 | - |
| T63 | Billy Horschel(SS) | -1 | 14 | - |
| T63 | Austin Cook(PL) | -1 | 14 | - |
| T63 | Adam Svensson(SS) | -1 | 14 | - |
| T63 | Akshay Bhatia(PL) | -1 | 13 | - |
| T63 | Scott Piercy(SS) | -1 | 13 | - |
| T63 | Cody Gribble(PL) | -1 | 13 | - |
| T63 | Tano Goya(SS) | -1 | 11 | - |
| T63 | Augusto Núñez(SS) | -1 | 11 | - |
| T98 | Ben Martin(SS) | Par | F | 70 |
| T98 | Zecheng Dou(SS) | Par | F | 70 |
| T98 | Josh Teater(SS) | Par | F | 70 |
| T98 | Sean O'Hair(PL) | Par | F | 72 |
| T98 | Zac Blair(PL) | Par | F | 72 |
| T98 | Martin Laird(SS) | Par | F | 70 |
| T98 | Zach Johnson(SS) | Par | F | 70 |
| T98 | K.H. Lee(SS) | Par | F | 70 |
| T98 | Cameron Champ(SS) | Par | F | 70 |
| T98 | Brian Gay(PL) | Par | F | 72 |
| T98 | Corey Conners(PL) | Par | F | 72 |
| T98 | Martin Trainer(PL) | Par | F | 72 |
| T98 | Davis Love III(PL) | Par | F | 72 |
| T98 | Michael Gligic(SS) | Par | 16 | - |
| T98 | Keith Mitchell(PL) | Par | 16 | - |
| T98 | Austin Smotherman(PL) | Par | 16 | - |
| T98 | Satoshi Kodaira(SS) | Par | 15 | - |
| T98 | Ben Crane(SS) | Par | 15 | - |
| T98 | Kevin Streelman(SS) | Par | 14 | - |
| T98 | Nick Hardy(SS) | Par | 14 | - |
| T98 | Jim Herman(SS) | Par | 14 | - |
| T98 | Kevin Kisner(PL) | Par | 13 | - |
| T98 | Tyson Alexander(PL) | Par | 12 | - |
| T98 | Cameron Percy(SS) | Par | 12 | - |
| T98 | Doc Redman(SS) | Par | 12 | - |
| T98 | Brent Grant(PL) | Par | 12 | - |
| T124 | Jonas Blixt(SS) | +1 | F | 71 |
| T124 | Chesson Hadley(SS) | +1 | F | 71 |
| T124 | Max McGreevy(SS) | +1 | F | 71 |
| T124 | Trevor Werbylo(PL) | +1 | 17 | - |
| T124 | Ryan Gerard(SS) | +1 | 16 | - |
| T124 | Doug Ghim(PL) | +1 | 16 | - |
| T124 | Dylan Wu(SS) | +1 | 15 | - |
| T124 | Nick Watney(PL) | +1 | 15 | - |
| T124 | Alex Smalley(SS) | +1 | 14 | - |
| T124 | Sam Stevens(PL) | +1 | 14 | - |
| T124 | Scott Stallings(SS) | +1 | 14 | - |
| T124 | Richy Werenski(PL) | +1 | 13 | - |
| T124 | Ryan Brehm(PL) | +1 | 13 | - |
| T124 | Troy Merritt(PL) | +1 | 13 | - |
| T124 | Brice Garnett(PL) | +1 | 12 | - |
| T124 | Matti Schmid(PL) | +1 | 12 | - |
| T140 | Maxwell Ford(a) (PL) | +2 | F | 74 |
| T140 | Russell Henley(SS) | +2 | 14 | - |
| T140 | Webb Simpson(PL) | +2 | 14 | - |
| T140 | Ryan Armour(SS) | +2 | 13 | - |
| T140 | Trevor Cone(SS) | +2 | 11 | - |
| T145 | Ryan Palmer(SS) | +3 | F | 73 |
| T145 | Dylan Frittelli(PL) | +3 | F | 75 |
| T145 | Hank Lebioda(PL) | +3 | 16 | - |
| T145 | Jimmy Walker(SS) | +3 | 15 | - |
| T145 | Padraig Harrington(SS) | +3 | 14 | - |
| T145 | Lanto Griffin(PL) | +3 | 14 | - |
| T151 | Andrew Landry(PL) | +5 | F | 77 |
| T151 | Ben Taylor(SS) | +5 | 13 | - |
| T153 | Greg Chalmers(PL) | +6 | F | 78 |
| T153 | Chris Stroud(PL) | +6 | 13 | - |
| 155 | Jacob Tilton(SS) | +8 | 16 | - |
| W/D | C.T. Pan | - | - | - |
