The RSM Classic has only been on the PGA schedule since 2010 and it has become one of the treasured events of the fall. It’s a full-field tournament with a purse that now has passed the 8 million dollar mark and is essentially the close of the fall PGA Schedule. It now regularly attracts some of the bigger names on Tour and is played on two courses.

One of those names is Tony Finau who comes in as the lone favorite to win outright at +900. A resurging Jason Day comes in as one of the favorites at +2500. But wait – did I mention two courses? Yep, due to the full field and shrinking daylight hours this time of year, the tournament makes use of both courses at the Sea Island Golf Club. The Saint Simons Island venue uses both the Seaside Course and the Plantation Course.

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Two years ago Robert Streb became the first two-time winner of the Classic backing up his 2014 win which both came via a playoff. That’s not strange for the RSM Classic as three of the last four Classics have ended in a playoff. Last year’s winner, Talor Gooch, broke that trend by winning by four strokes over Mackenzie Hughes.

Here are the favorites to win the 2022 RSM Classic outright:

Tony Finau +900

Seamus Power +2200

Brian Harman +2200

Jason Day +2500

Taylor Montgomery +2800

Tom Hoge +2800

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2022 RSM Classic Preview

Where: Saint Simons Island, Georgia

Course: Sea Island Golf Club – Two Courses

Par: 70 Seaside / Plantation 72

Length: 7005 Seaside / 7060 Plantation

When: November 17 –20, 2022

Purse: $8.1 million

Coverage: Golf Channel/Peacock

Due to the shortened hours of daylight, the event uses both courses – the slightly shorter Seaside Course and the Plantation Course. The first two rounds will see every player on both courses with the weekend taking place on the Seaside course only.

Both courses are gently rolling with moderate elevation changes but there are differences that will force players to adjust to the different layouts. Despite that, look for players with hot putters and scrambling skills to be a factor on Sunday.

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2022 RSM Classic Predictions

Tony Finau +900

Tony Finau is a favorite for a simple reason – he’s one of the few players on the PGA TOUR that oddsmakers see as having a chance to go back-to-back. He’s also won three times in his last seven starts. Finau won last week at the Houston Open by ending his Sunday at 16-under with a strong putter and fantastic work around the greens. That’s the formula that wins at Sea Island.

Tom Hoge +2800

Tom Hoge was in the running to win this event last year following a strong weekend which was capped off after a T4 finish. Hoge has started the new season with a string of finishes of T15 or better and capped off last year with a 10th-place run at East Lake. Hoge is now ranked 36th on the OWGR 21 st in FedEx points.

Kevin Kisner +5000

Kevin Kisner has become the leader when it comes to money at Seaside. He won here in 2015 and was P2 in 2020 and he has carded five top-ten finishes at this tournament. Kinser has a huge resume win stemming from the Presidents Cup and he won the Wyndham Championship last season. He may have come out of the gate slow with his T72 at the CJ Cup but he always plays great at Sea Island.

Others: Luke List (+8000) has one of the stronger short games on Tour. His downfall is a strong putter that can go agonizingly cold at the wrong time. Robert Streb (+15000) has won this tournament twice. He knows how to carve up both courses at the Saint Simmon venue but has been a bit inconsistent in his last few outings.

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2022 RSM Classic Betting Lines

Tony Finau +900

Seamus Power +2200

Brian Harman +2200

Jason Day +2500

Taylor Montgomery +2800

Tom Hoge +2800

Denny McCarthy +3300

Joel Dahmen +3300

Keith Mitchell +3500

Mackenzie Hughes +4000

Matthew Nesmith +4000

Sahith Theegala +4000

Webb Simpson +4500

Wyndham Clark +4500

Davis Riley +4500

Patrick Rodgers +4500

Taylor Pendrith +4500

Matt Kuchar +4500

Alex Smalley +5000

Brendon Todd +5000

JJ Spaun +5000

Kevin Kisner +5000

Justin Rose +5000

Nick Hardy +5500

Aaron Rai +5500

Harris English +5500

Andrew Putnam +5500

Scott Stallings +6000

Will Gordon +6000

Hayden Buckley +6600

Taylor Moore +6600

Chris Kirk +6600

Troy Merritt +6600

Dean Burmester +7000

Greyson Sigg +8000

Luke List +8000

David Lipsky +8000

Lee Hodges +8000

Trey Mullinax +8000

Adam Long +9000

Sepp Straka +9000

Francesco Molinari +9000

Davis Thompson +9000

Stephan Jaeger +9000

JT Poston +9000

Russell Knox +10000

Adam Schenk +10000

Brandon Wu +10000

Justin Suh +10000

Ben Griffin +10000

Robby Shelton +10000

Justin Lower +10000

Sam Ryder +10000

Seong-Hyeon Kim +10000

Cameron Champ +12500

Scott Piercy +12500

Danny Willett +12500

Kevin Yu +12500

Beau Hossler +12500

Mark Hubbard +12500

Adam Svensson +12500

Charley Hoffman +12500

Zach Johnson +15000

Austin Cook +15000

John Huh +15000

Ryan Moore +15000

Patton Kizzire +15000

Ben Taylor +15000

Robert Streb +15000

Ryan Armour +15000

Christopher Gotterup +15000

Cameron Percy +15000

Henrik Norlander +15000

Byeong-Hun An +15000

Matthias Schwab +15000

Dylan Frittelli +15000

Kevin Streelman +15000

Chesson Hadley +15000

Matt Wallace +15000

Joseph Bramlett +15000

Carl Yuan +15000

Ze-Cheng Dou +15000

Callum Tarren +17500

Austin Smotherman +17500

Michael Thompson +20000

David Lingmerth +20000

Tyler Duncan +20000

Tyson Alexander +20000

Stewart Cink +20000

Harry Hall +20000

Vincent Norrman +20000

M-J Daffue +20000

Garrick Higgo +25000

Rory Sabbatini +25000

Harrison Endycott +25000

Matthias Schmid +25000

Andrew Novak +25000

Brian Gay +25000

Nick Watney +25000

Harry Higgs +25000

Sam Stevens +25000

Sean O’Hair +25000

Nate Lashley +25000

Ben Martin +25000

Michael Gligic +25000

Brian Stuard +30000

Eric Cole +30000

Vaughn Taylor +30000

Max McGreevy +30000

Doc Redman +30000

Brice Garnett +30000

Aaron Baddeley +30000

Paul Haley +30000

Jonathan Byrd +30000

Peter Malnati +30000

Kelly Kraft +30000

Camilo Villegas +35000

Chad Ramey +35000

Hank Lebioda +35000

Kevin Tway +40000

Andrew Landry +40000

Philip Knowles +40000

Richy Werenski +40000

Kevin Roy +40000

Kyle Westmoreland +40000

Zac Blair +40000

Danny Lee +40000

Michael Kim +40000

Cole Hammer +40000

Erik Barnes +40000

Dylan Wu +50000

Tano Goya +50000

Scott Harrington +50000

Brent Grant +50000

Trevor Cone +50000

Chris Stroud +50000

Nicolas Echavarria +50000

Jason Dufner +50000

Carson Young +50000

Spencer Ralston +50000

Augusto Nunez +50000

Bill Haas +50000

Palmer Jackson +50000

Brandon Matthews +50000

Jim Herman +50000

Jacob Bridgeman +100000

Trevor Werbylo +100000

Davis Love III +100000

Martin Trainer +100000

Ryan Brehm +100000

Anders Albertson +100000