Harry Higgs played bogey-free on the more difficult Seaside course for a 7-under 63, giving him a share of the lead with Cole Hammer and Andrew Putnam going into the weekend of the RSM Classic.
Cole Hammer piled up nine birdies en route to an 8-under 64 to take the first-round lead at the RSM Classic on Thursday in St. Simons Island, Ga. Hammer played his first round at Sea Island Golf Club's Plantation Course and started on the back nine.