The 156-man field for the RSM Classic, the final of eight events that make up the FedEx Cup Fall is nearly set – four spots are up for grabs on Monday and players can still top 10 into the field from Austin or receive one of the final unrestricted sponsor invites – and it features an eclectic mix of future and established stars, past champions and players fighting to secure full status for next season on the PGA Tour.
Sea Island resident Blades Brownwon the World Wide Technologies Championship earlier this month, becoming the fourth-youngest winner in PGA Tour history at the age of 19 years, 5 months, 18 days and is the first teenager to win on Tour since Jordan Spieth in 2013.
Ben James, 22, has five top 10-finishes since graduating from Virginia
in June, including a playoff loss to Brown for his second runner-up finish in his last five starts.
Jackson Koivun, a 21-year-old Auburn standout, is also one of the seven young players who have had impressive seasons on the PGA Tour this year. Koivun won his third start of the year at the 3M Open and won his singles match to help the U.S. stage a Sunday comeback in the Presidents Cup this fall.
Other young rising stars currently in the field include Luke Clanton, 23, David Ford, 24, Marco Penge, 28, Neal Shipley, 25.
Several major championship winners are in the field, including Sea Island resident Brian Harman (2023 Open Championship), five-time major winner Brooks Koepka (2017, 18 U.S. Open, 2018,19, 23 PGA Championship), Lucas Glover (2009 U.S. Open) and Keegan Bradley (2011 PGA Championship.
Including Harman and Brown, there are 12 Sea Island Tour players in the field: Harris English, Steven Fisk, Will Gordon, Patton Kizzire, Keith Mitchell, Andrew Novak, Paul Peterson, J.T. Poston, Davis Thompson, Michael Thompson.
Joining defending champion Sami Valimaki will be past RSM winners Maverick McNealy (2024), Ludvig Åberg (2023), Adam Svensson (2022), Mackenzie Hughes (2016), Kevin Kisner (2015) and Chris Kirk (2013).
Among this season’s tournament winners is Austin Smotherman, who has won twice this fall. Michael Brennan is also a two-time winner this season. The remaining eight winners from this season scheduled to compete are: Brown, Koivun, Ricky Castillo, Bud Cauley and Steven Fisk.
The top 100 in the FedEx Cup Fall standings after the RSM Classic will be fully exempt for the 2027 season. Nos. 101-110 and 111-125 will have conditional status, so a lot will be on the line next week.
Players had until 5 p.m. ET on Friday to commit to compete in the 156-player field.
The RSM Classic is an official PGA Tour event hosted by the Davis Love Foundation at Sea Island Golf Club on St. Simons Island, Georgia.
The PGA Tour returns to Sea Island, Georgia for The RSM Classic, the final of eight FedExCup Fall events that finalizes eligibility for the 2027 PGA Tour Season.
— PGA Tour Communications (@PGATourComms) November 13, 2026
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Adam Schupak is a senior writer for Golfweek, covering the PGA Tour.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Rising stars join major winners at RSM Classic
