TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW
NOVEMBER 19-22, 2020
The RSM Classic
Location & Course Information
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA. SEA ISLAND RESORT Sea Island’s Seaside Course has nine holes designed by Harry Colt and Charles Alison in 1929 and nine by Joe Lee in 1973, with a Tom Fazio redesign in 1999. The Plantation Course, renovated by Davis Love III and his brother Mark in 2019, co-hosts the first two rounds. Yardage: Seaside, 7,005; par 70; Plantation, 7,060; par 72. Natural features such as marshes and sandy waste areas figure prominently in the Seaside layout. Both come into play on the par-4 13th, which bends between a marsh on the left and a sandy area along with conventional bunkers on the right, with a stunning backdrop behind the green.
2020 Champion
A near hole-out for eagle on the second playoff hole against Kevin Kisner lifted Robert Streb to his second RSM Classic title.
“I couldn’t quite tell how close it was until I was all the way up by the hole, but it’s really nice to sit there and have a 1-foot putt instead of trying to make a 6-, 7-, 8-footer.” — Robert Streb
Quick Facts
Field: 156 players Format: 72 holes stroke play Purse: $6.6 million Winner’s Share: $1,188,000 FedExCup Points: 500 to the winner
Charity Benefit
Through the Birdies for Love program, The RSM Classic commits to raising funds for charities that align with the missions of the RSM Foundation and the Davis Love Foundation. Additionally, the Friends of Davis Love Foundation raises money for area charities via a raffle.
HOW ROBERT STREB WON
Robert Streb hit his approach within a foot on the second playoff hole to defeat Kevin Kisner, who came from five strokes behind with a final-round 63. Kisner took the lead with a birdie on the 15th before Streb birdied 17 to tie. Streb made an 8-foot par putt to stay alive on the first extra hole. Streb had only two bogeys all week and went 55 bogey-free holes until the 13th hole of the final round. Streb ranked T7 in Greens in Regulation percentage and missed only five greens over the last three rounds.
CHECK THIS OUT Streb became the first multiple winner of The RSM Classic (2014), which started in 2010. Kevin Kisner, who lost in the playoff, was also going for his second title (2015). This was the sixth playoff at The RSM Classic, and the third in as many seasons. Streb became the first player to score his first two PGA TOUR victories in the same event since Daniel Berger (2016-17 FedEx St. Jude Classic). Kisner has finished in the top five four times at The RSM Classic, the most of any player.
LEADERBOARD 2020 Player
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Pos
1
2
3
4
Total Score
FedExCup Points
Earnings
Robert Streb
1
65
63
67
68
263/-19
500
$1,188,000
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Kevin Kisner
2
68
66
66
63
263/-19
300
$719,400
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Cameron Tringale
3
67
68
67
62
264/-18
190
$455,400
Andrew Landry
T4
68
68
65
64
265/-17
122.5
$297,000
Bernd Wiesberger
T4
66
68
68
63
265/-17
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$297,000
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