PGA Tour rookie Patrick Fishburn played bogey-free for an 8-under 64 for his first lead after any round. Joel Dahmen was 10 shots behind and had a bigger cause for celebration Friday in the RSM Classic.

A windy day on St. Simons Island, Georgia, saw Maverick McNealy make his way to the top of the 2024 RSM Classic leaderboard. Navigating through the Seaside Course at Sea Island in a bogey-free fashion,

McCarty was one of the big winners of the fall, notching his first Tour title at the Black Desert Championship in just his second start after his promotion from the Korn Ferry Tour. He missed the cut in Las Vegas and failed to make the weekend at the RSM Classic too, shooting 71-75. He struggled on Friday at the easier Plantation Course.

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Tyler Duncan carded a 3-over-par 73 Friday and missed the cut to the final two rounds of the RSM Classic. The Columbus North graduate, who posted his lone PGA Tour victory in the 2019 RSM Classic, had opened with a 3-over 75 on Thursday on Sea Island Golf Club’s Plantation Course. He played the Seaside Course on Friday.