The RSM Classic
Seaside Course
Sea Island, GA
The PGA Tour heads to Georgia for the another edition of The RSM Classic.
Well, this is it for the 2025 season. It's been quite a season and we've got plenty to look forward to in 2026. With not much to discuss about this week, let's take a look at some storylines for the upcoming season, which will be upon us before you know it.
All PGA Tour discussions should start with Scottie Scheffler and what he's going to do next. He managed to stay out of prison this year, so that's a trend we should expect going forward. On the course, the sky is the limit. He's showing no signs of slowing down or getting complacent. Sure, he doesn't seem to have the fire that Tiger Woods had, but as long as he loves the game and he loves winning, that should be enough to keep this train going. Barring injury, it would be silly to expect his production to drop off much, if any next season. Remember, that he got off to a slow start this past year because of the hand injury.
Rory McIlroy is always an intriguing player to watch, and now that he's got the career grand slam , it will be interesting to see his level of motivation moving forward. He lost a lot of motivation/momentum after his win at Augusta, but he recaptured some of that before the end of the year. Was that in part because the Ryder Cup was on the horizon? It's tough to say, but with no Ryder Cup at the end of next season, perhaps he resembles the guy we saw from May-July this past year.
I'm curious to see how Xander Schauffele looks out of the gates in 2026. Schauffele had a ton of momentum heading into the 2025 season after winning two majors in 2024, but injuries slowed him and he never looked like himself. I think a full off-season will do wonders for Schauffele.
Where does Tommy Fleetwood go now that he found his first win on the PGA Tour? Nobody was hotter than Fleetwood down the stretch. Was that all in an effort to get that first win or did he discover something? It will be tough to match that level in 2026, but I don't think we see a major drop-off in production just because he finally got that elusive victory.
There are so many more storylines heading into next season, these are just a handful of the ones I am looking at. For more insight on next season, keep an eye out for the RotoWire Draft Kit, which will be released in December.
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LAST YEAR
Maverick McNealy shot a final round 68 on his way to a one-stroke victory over three players, including Nico Echavarria and Daniel Berger.
FAVORITES
All odds via FanDuel Sportsbook as of 5:30 PM ET Tuesday.
Harris English (20-1)
Okay, we're already off to a better start this week vs. last week as we've got a recognizable name atop of the odds chart. It's not a huge name, but English is pretty well accomplished on the PGA Tour. Unfortunately, English might only be at the top of the list because of his name as his track record here is all over the place and we have no idea of his form because we haven't seen him since the Ryder Cup. On the bright side, he's played this event 13 times, so he obviously likes playing here (English is a GA native) and motivation should not be an issue.
Si Woo Kim (22-1)
Much like the previous two seasons, Kim played a bunch of events this past year, but unlike the previous two seasons, he failed to crack the $4 million mark. That's a little misleading as he wasn't that far off the $4 million mark, but the fact remains that his production has fallen each of the past two seasons. He has one last chance to get above that mark this week, but considering his lack of high-end finishes this season, it seems unlikely that he has a win on the horizon. Kim's track record here is awful, with only two made cuts in six tries.
Brian Harman (22-1)
Harman leveled-up after his win at the Open Championship in 2023 and while he's yet to match the production from that season, his overall game has been much better over the past couple years. That's quite impressive when you consider that he was a pretty good player prior to his first major. Now he's become a staple in the top-30 at year's end. As for this week, his track record here is pretty solid, with 10 made cuts in 13 starts and two top-4s since 2017.
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THE NEXT TIER
Denny McCarthy (27-1)
If this event was in September, we'd have a pretty good idea of where McCarthy's form was as he finished the regular season strong, but we haven't seen him since mid-August, so who knows where his game is at? With that said, he specifically waited for this spot, so there must be something to it. Perhaps the reason he waited until this spot for his first start in the fall is his track record here, which includes three top-10s in eight starts, including a T5 in 2023.
Nico Echavarria (33-1)
Echavarria hasn't come through on a win bet in quite a while, but the conditions are still there for another win. Echavarria has played well during the fall portion of the schedule for the past couple seasons, and although he's coming off a rather poor showing in Bermuda (he still made the cut), he's returning to the site of a runner-up showing a year ago. This is Echavarria's last chance to make it three seasons in a row with a win on the PGA Tour.
Daniel Berger (35-1)
12 months ago, Berger was using the fall portion of the schedule to bolster his playing status for the upcoming season. That's no longer necessary this year as Berger landed inside the top-50 of the FedExCup. His play fell off towards the end of the season, but we can chalk that up to fatigue as he went from not playing at all for two years, to over 20 events in consecutive seasons. That time off should serve him well this week and he's returning to the site where he posted a runner-up showing last year. He's got a real chance to win this week if his game returns.
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LONG SHOTS
Max McGreevy (40-1)
McGreevy doesn't have much of a track record here, just one top-20 in three starts and two MCs, but he appears to have the form entering this week, which can't be said for a lot of the players at the top of the odds chart. At least we know about McGreevy's form, as he's played plenty this fall. He's coming off a T3 in Bermuda and he posted a T11 in Utah at the end of October.
Eric Cole (45-1)
We're getting some good value on Cole this week and it's all due to his MC in Bermuda. Prior to that MC, Cole posted a top-10 at the World Wide Technology Championship, and two events prior to that he posted a T9 at the Sanderson Farms Championship. In other words, he's been on his game this fall. His track record here is pretty solid as well, with a T3 in 2023 and a T15 in 2024.
ONE-AND-DONE LEAGUES
Highly-Chosen Pick: Brian Harman – Can't go wrong with Harman or English in this spot, but I think Harman is the better play. Like English, Harman has played here a lot over the years, so neither should have any motivational issues, but Harman's form seems better entering this week, and by "form" I mean we haven't seen English since September, while we saw Harman in Europe a month ago.
Moderately-Chosen Pick: Daniel Berger – Berger's name and his runner-up showing at this event his past year is bound to garner some attention, and even though we haven't seen much of him lately, I think this is a good play. As mentioned earlier, the time off over the past couple months is probably exactly what he needs to get back on track.
Lightly-Chosen Pick: Eric Cole – It wasn't that long ago that Cole was looking like the next big thing on the PGA Tour, and while his game has dropped off a bit over the past 12 months, he's shown signs in the fall that he's ready to get back to where he was as a rookie in 2023.
Buyer Beware: Sahith Theegala – Theegala's play this season doesn't warrant a "buyer beware" selection because why on Earth would you take him anyway? However, since I've fallen into the trap a few times over the past few months, maybe you have to, so I'm here to say, don't do it. Whatever has gone wrong with Theegala's game, he needs the offseason to fix it.
FANDUEL PICKS
Upper Range: Brian Harman ($11,900)
Middle Range: Nico Echavarria ($10,000)
Lower Range: Tom Hoge ($8,100)
