The RSM Classic
November 15th – 18th, 2018
Seaside Course
Sea Island, GA
Par: 70 / Yardage: 7,005
Purse: $6.4 Million
with $1,152,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Austin Cook

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 14 of those in the top 100 and 6 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with the highest rank player being #20 Webb Simpson. The other top-100 players are #34 Kevin Kisner, #45 Brian Harman, #59 Luke List, #60 Chesson Hadley, #63 Zach Johnson, #75 Peter Uihlein, #78 Russell Henley, #81 Stewart Cink and #84 Charles Howell III.
Last year there were only 6 top-50 players.
The field includes 6 of the Top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2019. Those players are #9 Cameron Champ, #13 Sam Ryder, #14 Chesson Hadley, #16 J.J. Spaun, #22 Richy Werenski and #23 Bronson Burgoon.
The field includes all 7 of the 8 past champions: Austin Cook (2018), Mac Hughes (2017), Kevin Kisner (2016), Robert Streb (2015), Chris Kirk (2014), Tommy Gainey (2012) and Ben Crane (2011).
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 the 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.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the The RSM Classic
Player | Mayakoba | Shriners Hospitals | WGC-HSBC Champions | Sanderson Farms | Nine Bridges | CIMB Classic | Safeway Open | Tour Champ. | Web Tour Champ. | BMW Champ. | Dell Tech. | Northern Trust | Wyndham Champ. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cameron Champ (207.33 pts) |
T10 (40) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (16.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
C.T. Pan (172.67 pts) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | T22 (28) |
DNP | T23 (18) |
T30 (13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (6) |
T4 (40) |
T60 (0) |
T2 (33.33) |
Sam Ryder (160.67 pts) |
54 (0) |
3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T43 (4.67) |
T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 (11) |
T45 (1.67) |
J.J. Spaun (160.17 pts) |
T3 (90) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (26.67) |
T72 (0) |
T41 (6) |
DNP | DNP | T45 (2.5) |
T66 (0) |
T60 (0) |
DNP |
Webb Simpson (149.83 pts) |
DNP | T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (40) |
DNP | T6 (30) |
T49 (0.5) |
T28 (11) |
T2 (33.33) |
Lucas Glover (146.33 pts) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | 2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Denny McCarthy (141 pts) |
T41 (9) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (4.67) |
Richy Werenski (123.33 pts) |
T3 (90) |
T23 (27) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T33 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
T53 (0) |
Harold Varner III (114 pts) |
T6 (60) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T40 (5) |
T53 (0) |
Chesson Hadley (111.67 pts) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | T73 (0) |
T2 (66.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T61 (0) |
CUT (-5) |
T56 (0) |
T45 (1.67) |
Brice Garnett (104.83 pts) |
5 (70) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T41 (6) |
T39 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T35 (7.5) |
T12 (19) |
CUT (-5) |
T20 (10) |
Anders Albertson (91.67 pts) |
T55 (0) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T31 (6.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Adam Schenk (84.33 pts) |
T48 (2) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Robert Streb (84 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Ryan Armour (78.5 pts) |
T21 (29) |
DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
T29 (14) |
T33 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
T35 (7.5) |
T78 (0) |
T8 (16.67) |
Jim Furyk (76.67 pts) |
T6 (60) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
Sungjae Im (74.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T41 (6) |
DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Bronson Burgoon (72.83 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (66.67) |
T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T58 (0) |
T11 (19.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Seth Reeves (72.67 pts) |
T29 (21) |
73 (0) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | T69 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Corey Conners (71.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T45 (1.67) |
Roberto Castro (70 pts) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Stephan Jaeger (70 pts) |
T16 (34) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T70 (0) |
Carlos Ortiz (70 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Bill Haas (64.33 pts) |
T60 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T45 (1.67) |
Bud Cauley (63.67 pts) |
T29 (21) |
T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T46 (2.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sam Burns (63.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Patrick Rodgers (60.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T41 (9) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T24 (8.67) |
Keith Mitchell (58.17 pts) |
T65 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (24) |
T22 (18.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T45 (2.5) |
20 (15) |
CUT (-5) |
T41 (3) |
Whee Kim (58 pts) |
T10 (40) |
T41 (9) |
DNP | DNP | 72 (0) |
T59 (0) |
T33 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 75 (0) |
T48 (1) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Joaquin Niemann (55 pts) |
T60 (0) |
T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | T36 (9.33) |
DNP | T83 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 (5.67) |
Nick Watney (53.5 pts) |
DNP | T28 (22) |
DNP | DNP | T48 (1.33) |
T19 (20.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T62 (0) |
T11 (19.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Aaron Baddeley (48.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T24 (8.67) |
Nate Lashley (48.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (30) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Kramer Hickok (48 pts) |
T29 (21) |
T23 (27) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Hudson Swafford (46 pts) |
T55 (0) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | T69 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T66 (0) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the The RSM Classic
Player | Mayakoba | Shriners Hospitals | WGC-HSBC Champions | Sanderson Farms | Nine Bridges | CIMB Classic | Safeway Open | Tour Champ. | Web Tour Champ. | BMW Champ. | Dell Tech. | Northern Trust | Wyndham Champ. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Huh (-45 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Cody Gribble (-40 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Wesley Bryan (-40 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Max Homa (-33.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T60 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Martin Trainer (-31.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T60 (0) |
DNP | DQ (-1.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jim Herman (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Ollie Schniederjans (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T57 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 74 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-5) |
CUT (-5) |
T57 (0) |
Sangmoon Bae (-25 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T45 (1.67) |
Kyle Jones (-23.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
71 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T75 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Alex Cejka (-23.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the The RSM Classic
Best Bets:
Jim Furyk
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T6 | 3 | T11 |
No this is not a mistake, just think that he has a great record at the Seaside Resort including breaking par in all 12 of his rounds and seems to be playing well.
J.J. Spaun
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | T57 |
Fits the mold of past champions, someone you may never have heard much about but is playing well.
Kevin Kisner
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 | CUT | Win | T4 | T20 | CUT | T26 |
Good record at Seaside Resort.
Best of the rest:
Lucas Glover
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T36 | T9 | T73 | T40 | T15 | CUT |
Good stats in scrambling and greens hit has played good this year.
C.T. Pan
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T13 | T6 |
Good record at Seaside resort and for 2019.
Russell Henley
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T10 | T6 | T4 | T65 |
Has the best overall record at the Seaside resort.
Sam Ryder
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T61 |
Good play in 2019
Marquee names that should do well but probably won’t
Webb Simpson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WD | T36 | T41 | T7 | 2 | T12 |
Has not played at Seaside resort in years.
Cameron Champ
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT |
Sorry but this is not his type of course, but you don’t see him here ever again.
Zach Johnson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T8 | CUT | T75 | CUT | T16 | T49 | CUT | T12 |
Has not played well in this event even though he lives in the area.
Austin Cook
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win |
Yes he is the defender but hasn’t played great in 2019.
Long shots that could come through:
Harold Varner III
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T68 |
Played well last week in Mexico and has all the stats to play well this week.
Talor Gooch
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT |
Has really great stat numbers for the year that make sense for him playing well this week.
Stephan Jaeger
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T29 |
Just like Varner and Gooch has the good numbers in key stats to play well, was T-29th last year at RSM and was T-16th last week in Mexico.
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