The RSM Classic is the 47th and final stop on the PGA Tour’s 2024 calendar, and there is plenty still to be decided in terms of retaining status and earning Signature Events spots – nevermind finding out who will win the last trophy of the year.
Ludvig Aberg makes his return to the PGA Tour after knee surgery which has kept him out since the Tour Championship, and he is the defending champion at Sea Island Golf Club after picking up his first PGA Tour title this time last year.
Joining Aberg and 2023 Open Champion, Brian Harman at the season-ending tournament are PGA Tour winners Davis Thompson, Matt Wallace, and Si Woo Kim. Other fancied names this week include Denny McCarthy and Maverick McNealy, who are searching for their first triumph on the PGA Tour.
While still capable of winning, players like Wesley Bryan and Joel Dahmen (FedEx Cup. No 125 and 124, respectively) will simply hope to finish as high as possible to avoid losing fully exempt status on the PGA Tour next year.
Ahead of the first tee shot, some of the Golf Monthly team have picked out a handful of names we think will be in contention on Sunday evening.
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THE RSM CLASSIC 2024: THE COURSE
The RSM Classic will take place on two courses at Sea Island Resort, Georgia – the Plantation course and the Seaside course. Golfers will play both across Thursday and Friday before teeing it up exclusively on the Seaside course over the weekend.
The Seaside course is a 7,005-yard par-70 while the Plantation course is a 7,060-yard par-72. The former is a links-style layout with smaller greens which runs along next to the ocean while the latter is a more classic course with large putting surfaces and plenty of water. It was redesigned by Davis Love III and his brother Mark Love in 2019.
Scoring at Sea Island Golf Club has been relatively kind in recent times, with the winning total ranging between 17-under and 22-under in the past 10 years. That was until Ludvig Aberg obliterated the tournament record via a 29-under last year.
Four players hold the tournament scoring record over one round, with the Seaside course playing host to four versions of a 10-under 60 – including one from Mackenzie Hughes during round three in 2023.
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RSM CLASSIC PREVIOUS WINNERS
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