PGA Tour
RSM Classic 2018
November 15-18
Sea Island Golf Club, Sea Island, Georgia
$6,400,000
November 15-18
Sea Island Golf Club, Sea Island, Georgia
$6,400,000
Round 1
Charles Howell takes a 2-shot lead in Georgia
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
November 15, 2018
Charles Howell, who hasn't won a PGA title since 2007, fired a bogey-free eight-under par 64 Thursday to grab a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the RSM Classic.
8 birdies, no bogeys = first-round lead.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) November 15, 2018
Charles Howell III is two clear of the field at @TheRSMClassic.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/ooIrgciSuc
But he hasn't hoisted another trophy since, his nearest misses coming with playoff losses in 2013 at the Humana Challenge and last year's National at TPC Potomac.
Sharing second on 66, two off the pace, were two players who picked up where they left off in last year's final round, defending champion Austin Cook and 2017 runner-up JJ Spaun.
Each American fired a bogey-free six-under par 66 on the Plantation course at Sea Island, Georgia, in a rematch of last year's title fight, which saw Cook collect his first and thus far only PGA triumph by four shots over Spaun.
The par-70 Seaside course is also used in the opening days at the final full-field PGA event of the year.
Howell birdied the par-4 second and sixth holes and the par-5 eighth to make the turn 3-under, then birdied three of the first four holes on the back nine and closed with birdies at the par-5 16th and 18th to leap ahead of Cook and Spaun.
Starting on the back nine, Cook birdied the par-3 15th and the par-5 16th and 18th holes to reach the turn 3-under, then birdied the par-5 fourth and eighth holes and closed with a birdie at nine.
Spaun, also a back-nine starter, opened with a birdie and matched Cook's birdie holes exactly over three of the last four entering the turn.
Spaun, still seeking his first PGA victory, then birdied the fourth and par-4 sixth to stand on 66 as well.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Charles Howell III | USA |
-8 |
64 |
T2 |
Austin Cook | USA |
-6 |
66 |
T2 |
J. J. Spaun | USA |
-6 |
66 |
T4 |
Aaron Baddeley | AUS |
-5 |
67 |
T4 |
Chase Wright | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T4 |
Davis Love III | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T7 |
Brendon Todd | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T7 |
Brian Harman | USA |
-4 |
66 |
T7 |
Cameron Champ | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T7 |
Jason Gore | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T7 |
Meen-Whee Kim | KOR |
-4 |
68 |
T7 |
Patton Kizzire | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T7 |
Peter Uihlein | USA |
-4 |
66 |
T7 |
Sung-Jae Im | KOR |
-4 |
68 |
T7 |
Ted Potter Jr. | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T16 |
Adam Schenk | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Brady Schnell | USA |
-3 |
67 |
T16 |
Brian Gay | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Corey Conners | CAN |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Eric Axley | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Graeme McDowell | NIR |
-3 |
67 |
T16 |
Hank Lebioda | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Josh Teater | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Luke List | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Retief Goosen | RSA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Ryan Blaum | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Sam Saunders | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Scott Brown | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Tyler Duncan | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T30 |
Cody Gribble | USA |
-2 |
68 |
T30 |
David Hearn | CAN |
-2 |
68 |
T30 |
Davis Love IV | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Derek Fathauer | USA |
-2 |
68 |
T30 |
Ernie Els | RSA |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Fabian Gomez | ARG |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Harold Varner III | USA |
-2 |
68 |
T30 |
Joel Dahmen | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Kevin Kisner | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Nate Lashley | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Scott Langley | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Seamus Power | IRL |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Trey Mullinax | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Tyrone van Aswegen | RSA |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Webb Simpson | USA |
-2 |
68 |
T45 |
Adam Long | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Brendon de Jonge | ZIM |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Chris Kirk | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Chris Thompson | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Garrett Barber | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Harris English | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Jim Herman | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Keith Mitchell | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Kyle Jones | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Lucas Glover | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Matt Jones | AUS |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Matthew Every | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Nick Watney | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Ollie Schniederjans | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Roberto Castro | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Roger Sloan | CAN |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Sang-Moon Bae | KOR |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Stuart Appleby | AUS |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Tom Hoge | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Troy Merritt | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T65 |
Anders Albertson | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Andrew Landry | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Ben Griffin | CAN |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Benjamin Silverman | CAN |
Par |
72 |
T65 |
Blake Morris | USA |
Par |
72 |
T65 |
Brice Garnett | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Carlos Ortiz | MEX |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Chad Campbell | USA |
Par |
72 |
T65 |
Curtis Luck | AUS |
Par |
72 |
T65 |
D. A. Points | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Jamie Lovemark | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Jim Furyk | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Joey Garber | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
John Chin | USA |
Par |
72 |
T65 |
John Huh | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Johnson Wagner | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Jonathan Byrd | USA |
Par |
72 |
T65 |
Lee Hodges | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Martin Piller | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Patrick Rodgers | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Shawn Stefani | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Zach Johnson | USA |
Par |
70 |
T87 |
Alex Kang | USA |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Alex Prugh | USA |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Ben Crane | USA |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Bronson Burgoon | USA |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Bud Cauley | USA |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Cheng Tsung Pan | TPE |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Denny McCarthy | USA |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Dominic Bozzelli | USA |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Henrik Norlander | SWE |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Hunter Mahan | USA |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Jason Dufner | USA |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Joaquin Niemann | CHI |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Jose de Jesus Rodriguez | MEX |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Mackenzie Hughes | CAN |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Martin Trainer | USA |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Richy Werenski | USA |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Ricky Barnes | USA |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Robert Streb | USA |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Russell Henley | USA |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Sean O'Hair | USA |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Talor Gooch | USA |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Tim Herron | USA |
1 |
71 |
T109 |
Alex Cejka | GER |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
Andres Romero | ARG |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Bill Haas | USA |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Brandon Harkins | USA |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Chesson Hadley | USA |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
David Lingmerth | SWE |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Hudson Swafford | USA |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
J. J. Henry | USA |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
James Driscoll | USA |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Jon Curran | USA |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
Jonas Blixt | SWE |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Julian Etulain | ARG |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
Max Homa | USA |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
Michael Kim | KOR |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
Michael Thompson | USA |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
Ryan Armour | USA |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Sam Burns | USA |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Seth Reeves | USA |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Stephan Jaeger | GER |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Stewart Cink | USA |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
Sung-Hoon Kang | KOR |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
Wyndham Clark | USA |
2 |
72 |
T131 |
Fredrik Jacobson | SWE |
3 |
73 |
T131 |
Kelly Kraft | USA |
3 |
73 |
T131 |
Kevin Streelman | USA |
3 |
75 |
T131 |
Nicholas Lindheim | USA |
3 |
75 |
T131 |
Padraig Harrington | IRL |
3 |
75 |
T131 |
Peter Malnati | USA |
3 |
73 |
T131 |
Sam Ryder | USA |
3 |
75 |
T131 |
Sepp Straka | AUT |
3 |
73 |
T131 |
Vaughn Taylor | USA |
3 |
73 |
T131 |
Wes Roach | USA |
3 |
73 |
T131 |
Will MacKenzie | USA |
3 |
73 |
T142 |
Adam Svensson | CAN |
4 |
74 |
T142 |
Brian Stuard | USA |
4 |
74 |
T142 |
Chad Collins | USA |
4 |
74 |
T142 |
J. T. Poston | USA |
4 |
74 |
T142 |
Kramer Hickok | USA |
4 |
74 |
T142 |
Sebastian Munoz | COL |
4 |
76 |
T142 |
Tom Lovelady | USA |
4 |
76 |
T149 |
Jim Knous | USA |
5 |
75 |
T149 |
Kyoung-Hoon Lee | KOR |
5 |
77 |
T149 |
Robert Garrigus | USA |
5 |
75 |
T152 |
Scott Stallings | USA |
6 |
76 |
T152 |
Tommy Gainey | USA |
6 |
76 |
154 |
Peter Tarver-Jones | ENG |
7 |
77 |
155 |
Cameron Tringale | USA |
9 |
79 |
RET |
Wesley Bryan | USA |
Par |
78 |
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Charles Howell III | USA |
-8 |
64 |
T2 |
Austin Cook | USA |
-6 |
66 |
T2 |
J. J. Spaun | USA |
-6 |
66 |
T4 |
Aaron Baddeley | AUS |
-5 |
67 |
T4 |
Chase Wright | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T4 |
Davis Love III | USA |
-5 |
67 |
T7 |
Brendon Todd | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T7 |
Brian Harman | USA |
-4 |
66 |
T7 |
Cameron Champ | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T7 |
Jason Gore | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T7 |
Meen-Whee Kim | KOR |
-4 |
68 |
T7 |
Patton Kizzire | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T7 |
Peter Uihlein | USA |
-4 |
66 |
T7 |
Sung-Jae Im | KOR |
-4 |
68 |
T7 |
Ted Potter Jr. | USA |
-4 |
68 |
T16 |
Adam Schenk | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Brady Schnell | USA |
-3 |
67 |
T16 |
Brian Gay | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Corey Conners | CAN |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Eric Axley | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Graeme McDowell | NIR |
-3 |
67 |
T16 |
Hank Lebioda | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Josh Teater | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Luke List | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Retief Goosen | RSA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Ryan Blaum | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Sam Saunders | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Scott Brown | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T16 |
Tyler Duncan | USA |
-3 |
69 |
T30 |
Cody Gribble | USA |
-2 |
68 |
T30 |
David Hearn | CAN |
-2 |
68 |
T30 |
Davis Love IV | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Derek Fathauer | USA |
-2 |
68 |
T30 |
Ernie Els | RSA |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Fabian Gomez | ARG |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Harold Varner III | USA |
-2 |
68 |
T30 |
Joel Dahmen | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Kevin Kisner | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Nate Lashley | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Scott Langley | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Seamus Power | IRL |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Trey Mullinax | USA |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Tyrone van Aswegen | RSA |
-2 |
70 |
T30 |
Webb Simpson | USA |
-2 |
68 |
T45 |
Adam Long | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Brendon de Jonge | ZIM |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Chris Kirk | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Chris Thompson | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Garrett Barber | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Harris English | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Jim Herman | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Keith Mitchell | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Kyle Jones | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Lucas Glover | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Matt Jones | AUS |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Matthew Every | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Nick Watney | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Ollie Schniederjans | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Roberto Castro | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Roger Sloan | CAN |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Sang-Moon Bae | KOR |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Stuart Appleby | AUS |
-1 |
69 |
T45 |
Tom Hoge | USA |
-1 |
71 |
T45 |
Troy Merritt | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T65 |
Anders Albertson | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Andrew Landry | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Ben Griffin | CAN |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Benjamin Silverman | CAN |
Par |
72 |
T65 |
Blake Morris | USA |
Par |
72 |
T65 |
Brice Garnett | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Carlos Ortiz | MEX |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Chad Campbell | USA |
Par |
72 |
T65 |
Curtis Luck | AUS |
Par |
72 |
T65 |
D. A. Points | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Jamie Lovemark | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Jim Furyk | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Joey Garber | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
John Chin | USA |
Par |
72 |
T65 |
John Huh | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Johnson Wagner | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Jonathan Byrd | USA |
Par |
72 |
T65 |
Lee Hodges | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Martin Piller | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Patrick Rodgers | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Shawn Stefani | USA |
Par |
70 |
T65 |
Zach Johnson | USA |
Par |
70 |
T87 |
Alex Kang | USA |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Alex Prugh | USA |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Ben Crane | USA |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Bronson Burgoon | USA |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Bud Cauley | USA |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Cheng Tsung Pan | TPE |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Denny McCarthy | USA |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Dominic Bozzelli | USA |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Henrik Norlander | SWE |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Hunter Mahan | USA |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Jason Dufner | USA |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Joaquin Niemann | CHI |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Jose de Jesus Rodriguez | MEX |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Mackenzie Hughes | CAN |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Martin Trainer | USA |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Richy Werenski | USA |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Ricky Barnes | USA |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Robert Streb | USA |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Russell Henley | USA |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Sean O'Hair | USA |
1 |
71 |
T87 |
Talor Gooch | USA |
1 |
73 |
T87 |
Tim Herron | USA |
1 |
71 |
T109 |
Alex Cejka | GER |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
Andres Romero | ARG |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Bill Haas | USA |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Brandon Harkins | USA |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Chesson Hadley | USA |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
David Lingmerth | SWE |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Hudson Swafford | USA |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
J. J. Henry | USA |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
James Driscoll | USA |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Jon Curran | USA |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
Jonas Blixt | SWE |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Julian Etulain | ARG |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
Max Homa | USA |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
Michael Kim | KOR |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
Michael Thompson | USA |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
Ryan Armour | USA |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Sam Burns | USA |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Seth Reeves | USA |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Stephan Jaeger | GER |
2 |
72 |
T109 |
Stewart Cink | USA |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
Sung-Hoon Kang | KOR |
2 |
74 |
T109 |
Wyndham Clark | USA |
2 |
72 |
T131 |
Fredrik Jacobson | SWE |
3 |
73 |
T131 |
Kelly Kraft | USA |
3 |
73 |
T131 |
Kevin Streelman | USA |
3 |
75 |
T131 |
Nicholas Lindheim | USA |
3 |
75 |
T131 |
Padraig Harrington | IRL |
3 |
75 |
T131 |
Peter Malnati | USA |
3 |
73 |
T131 |
Sam Ryder | USA |
3 |
75 |
T131 |
Sepp Straka | AUT |
3 |
73 |
T131 |
Vaughn Taylor | USA |
3 |
73 |
T131 |
Wes Roach | USA |
3 |
73 |
T131 |
Will MacKenzie | USA |
3 |
73 |
T142 |
Adam Svensson | CAN |
4 |
74 |
T142 |
Brian Stuard | USA |
4 |
74 |
T142 |
Chad Collins | USA |
4 |
74 |
T142 |
J. T. Poston | USA |
4 |
74 |
T142 |
Kramer Hickok | USA |
4 |
74 |
T142 |
Sebastian Munoz | COL |
4 |
76 |
T142 |
Tom Lovelady | USA |
4 |
76 |
T149 |
Jim Knous | USA |
5 |
75 |
T149 |
Kyoung-Hoon Lee | KOR |
5 |
77 |
T149 |
Robert Garrigus | USA |
5 |
75 |
T152 |
Scott Stallings | USA |
6 |
76 |
T152 |
Tommy Gainey | USA |
6 |
76 |
154 |
Peter Tarver-Jones | ENG |
7 |
77 |
155 |
Cameron Tringale | USA |
9 |
79 |
RET |
Wesley Bryan | USA |
Par |
78 |