Young, Rising Stars Scheduled to Play in RSM Classic
2026 Winners Blades Brown, Jackson Koivun Among Them
12 Sea Island PGA Tour Players in the Field
Sea Island – (November 9 2026) – Today tournament officials announced that seven of golf’s rising stars, 12 players who live in Sea Island and a pair of major championship winners are scheduled to compete in The RSM Classic, November 16-22.
Sea Island resident Blades Brown won the World Wide Technologies Championship Sunday 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, 21 and a UVA standout, has five top ten finishes in his rookie season this year, including a playoff loss to Brown on Sunday 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 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. As a group, these six players have a total of
15 top ten finishes so far this season.
There are currently two major championship winners in the field, including Sea Island resident Brian Harman (2023 Open Championship) and five-time major winner Brooks Koepka (2017, 18 U.S. Open, 2018,19, 23 PGA Championship).
Including Harman and Brown, there are currently 12 Sea Island PGA 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.
There are also 35 players in The RSM Classic field who have won in the past two seasons on the PGA Tour, including nine winners this year,
Players have until 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, November 15 to commit to compete in the 156-player field and can withdraw at any time.
About The RSM Classic
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. Since 2010, the tournament has brought together the world’s best golfers and a passionate community of fans, raising more than $50 million to support children and families in need. The 2026 RSM Classic will be held November 16–22, 2026, on Sea Island’s renowned Seaside and Plantation courses. For more information about The RSM Classic and the Davis Love Foundation, visit rsmclassic.com.
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