The RSM Classic
November 17th – 20th, 2016
Seaside Course
Sea Island, GA
Par: 70 / Yardage: 7,005
Purse: $6 million
with $1,080,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Kevin Kisner

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 22 of those in the top 100 and 8 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with the highest rank player being #20 Matt Kuchar. The other top 50 players are #26 Brandt Snedeker, #28 Kevin Chappell, #34 Jim Furyk, #35 Zach Johnson, #38 Bill Haas, #41 Kevin Kisner and #48 William McGirt.
Last year there were only 8 top-ten players so it’s a gain of three
The field includes 6 of the Top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2017. Those players are #6 Cody Gribble, #12 Chris Kirk, #13 Luke List, #17 Lucas Glover, #23 Anirban Lahiri and #24 Bill Haas.
The field includes 6 players in the top 25 in last year’s PGA Tour money list. Those players are #6 Cody Gribble, #13 Chris Kirk, #14 Luke List, #17 Lucas Glover, #22 Anirban Lahiri and #23 Bill Haas.
The field includes all 6 of the 6 past champions: Kevin Kisner (2016), Robert Streb (2015), Chris Kirk (2014), Tommy Gainey (2012), Ben Crane (2011) and Heath Slocum (2010).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the RSM Classic field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at RSM Classic in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the RSM Classic.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the The RSM Classic
Player | OHL Mayakoba | Shriners Hospitals | WGC HSBC | Sanderson Farms | CIMB Classic | Safeway Open | Nationwide Children’s | Tour Champ. | Boise Open | BMW Champ. | Barclays Classic | Deutsche Bank | DAP Champ. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cody Gribble (217 pts) |
T15 (35) |
T65 (0) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
T5 (23.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Chris Kirk (211.83 pts) |
T7 (55) |
T61 (0) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (20) |
CUT (-5) |
T33 (8.5) |
DNP |
Luke List (201 pts) |
T7 (55) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | T26 (16) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP |
Lucas Glover (153.33 pts) |
DNP | 3 (90) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T70 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Ryan Blaum (139.67 pts) |
T15 (35) |
T31 (19) |
DNP | T11 (39) |
DNP | T26 (16) |
T18 (10.67) |
DNP | T5 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Jason Kokrak (131.33 pts) |
T15 (35) |
74 (0) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (16.5) |
T7 (27.5) |
T8 (25) |
DNP |
Kevin Streelman (124.83 pts) |
T4 (80) |
T61 (0) |
DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T39 (5.5) |
T22 (14) |
T57 (0) |
DNP |
Xander Schauffele (110 pts) |
T60 (0) |
T36 (14) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | T60 (0) |
T9 (15) |
DNP | T18 (10.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T50 (0.33) |
Bill Haas (104 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (9) |
CUT (-5) |
T67 (0) |
DNP |
Greg Owen (103 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T12 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T39 (3.67) |
Kevin Chappell (102.83 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T35 (15) |
DNP | T45 (3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (50) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
T31 (9.5) |
T8 (25) |
DNP |
Charles Howell III (100.17 pts) |
T7 (55) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | T39 (7.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T47 (1.5) |
CUT (-5) |
T24 (13) |
DNP |
Roberto Castro (99.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | DNP | T35 (10) |
DNP | T17 (16.5) |
DNP | 3 (45) |
CUT (-5) |
T24 (13) |
DNP |
John Huh (88.83 pts) |
T28 (22) |
T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | T39 (7.33) |
T35 (10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T31 (9.5) |
T65 (0) |
DNP |
Harris English (86 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T35 (10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T47 (1.5) |
T60 (0) |
T41 (4.5) |
DNP |
Whee Kim (85.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | T13 (24.67) |
T9 (15) |
DNP | T31 (6.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T39 (3.67) |
Brian Harman (85.17 pts) |
T55 (0) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | T33 (11.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (18.5) |
T22 (14) |
T24 (13) |
DNP |
Anirban Lahiri (82 pts) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Matt Kuchar (81.83 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (29) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T15 (17.5) |
DNP | T4 (40) |
T64 (0) |
T46 (2) |
DNP |
Si Woo Kim (69.17 pts) |
WD (-5) |
DNP | T63 (0) |
DNP | T10 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (20) |
DNP | T20 (15) |
CUT (-5) |
T15 (17.5) |
DNP |
Hiroshi Iwata (66 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T12 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Kyle Stanley (63.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 (18.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T74 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Stewart Cink (63.33 pts) |
T15 (35) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Mackenzie Hughes (63.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T68 (0) |
DNP | T26 (24) |
DNP | T13 (24.67) |
64 (0) |
DNP | T5 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T46 (1.33) |
Martin Flores (62.33 pts) |
T24 (26) |
T41 (9) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T3 (30) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 (7.33) |
Troy Merritt (59.33 pts) |
DNP | T48 (2) |
DNP | T11 (39) |
DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP |
Nick Taylor (55.33 pts) |
T15 (35) |
T54 (0) |
DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jamie Lovemark (55.33 pts) |
T35 (15) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T39 (7.33) |
T20 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (9) |
T22 (14) |
71 (0) |
DNP |
Andres Gonzales (54.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T42 (8) |
DNP | T35 (10) |
T12 (12.67) |
DNP | T18 (10.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
Johnson Wagner (54 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 (14) |
T63 (0) |
DNP |
Ben Crane (52 pts) |
T15 (35) |
WD (-5) |
DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP |
Ryan Brehm (52 pts) |
T66 (0) |
T27 (23) |
DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | 69 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T50 (0.33) |
Brandon Hagy (52 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | T35 (10) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T12 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Russell Henley (51.33 pts) |
DNP | T24 (26) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T48 (1) |
CUT (-5) |
DNP |
Nicholas Lindheim (50.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
WD (-5) |
DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | 70 (0) |
T24 (8.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the The RSM Classic
Player | OHL Mayakoba | Shriners Hospitals | WGC HSBC | Sanderson Farms | CIMB Classic | Safeway Open | Nationwide Children’s | Tour Champ. | Boise Open | BMW Champ. | Barclays Classic | Deutsche Bank | DAP Champ. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ollie Schniederjans (-33.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Mark Hubbard (-31.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T72 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP |
Boo Weekley (-31.67 pts) |
T60 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
DNP | DNP |
Bryce Molder (-31.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T53 (0) |
DNP |
Morgan Hoffmann (-29.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T50 (0.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Matt Every (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Hunter Mahan (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Steven Bowditch (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Ryan Armour (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Spencer Levin (-21 pts) |
T66 (0) |
T72 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
50 (0.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T57 (0) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the The RSM Classic
Best Bets:
Chris Kirk
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T18 | T4 | Win | T64 | CUT | T15 |
Past champion that is in the best of forum of all the players in the field.
Luke List
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT |
Young up and comer, you can’t go wrong with him has finished T2nd, T-15th and T-7th in last three starts.
Kevin Chappell
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | T8 | T32 | T43 |
A person that shouldn’t be forgotten, hasn’t played well the since finishing runner-up at the Tour Championship but has a good record in this event as he has been under par in 14 of his 16 RSM rounds.
Best of the rest:
Charles Howell III
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | T73 | T27 | T7 | T32 | T6 |
Has three top-ten finishes in six previous starts, was disappointed at playing so bad in the final round at the RSM.
Russell Henley
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T6 | T4 | T65 |
Has played well the last two trips to Sea Island, 25 under in last 8 rounds.
Bill Haas
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T33 | T22 | 2 |
Was 2nd in the first RSM, did play well in China two weeks ago.
Jim Furyk
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | T11 |
Hasn’t played in this event for a while, still he was 23 under in two starts. Disregard him missing the cut last week in Mexico.
Webb Simpson
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T41 | T7 | 2 | T12 |
Almost won the event in 2011.
Solid contenders
Harris English
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T25 | CUT | T27 | T15 |
Playing at home and looking to unravel his poor play in this event.
Brandt Snedeker
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T32 |
Has played very little since the Ryder Cup, won the Fiji International and then T-25th at the Bridgestone Open in Japan.
Matt Kuchar
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T25 | T22 | T7 | T20 | T25 |
This should be a good event for him, but maybe the pressures of playing at home is too much.
Lucas Glover
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | T73 | T40 | T15 | CUT |
Has putted well this fall which means good finishes for him.
Long shots that could come through:
John Huh
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | T48 |
Was in the top-ten last year, has played solidly this fall.
Jamie Lovemark
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T9 |
Was T-9th last year, has been looking for his game of late.
Ryan Blaum
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
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Watch him in his first RSM start, has played well over the last month.
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