Fuzzy Zoeller, a 2-time major champion, dies
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Golfer Fuzzy Zoeller, who won two majors among 10 PGA Tour tournament victories, has died according to the Associated Press. He was 74. MORE: Beloved MLB broadcaster passes away Zoeller emerged from a three-man playoff to win the 1979 Masters.
As the 27-year-old from Finland earned his first win, many were playing for 2026 status in the last official PGA Tour event of the year.
Cam Smith has opened his bid for a fourth Australian PGA title with a solid first round, declaring his intent to win what could be the last such event in Queensland.
Sami Valimaki of Finland ran off four straight birdies to close out the front nine at Sea Island and shot 65. That gives him a two-shot lead over Michael Thorbjornsen and Patrick Rodgers.
The RSM Classic carries higher stakes than most PGA Tour events with PGA Tour status, end of the year awards and exceptions on the line for 2026.
Sami Valimaki held off first Ricky Castillo and then Max McGreevy to became the first native of Finland to win on the PGA Tour.
The Assistant PGA Professional at Lake Nona shot 72 to win by five shots over three players, becoming the first woman to win in the Championship's 49-year history.
There are just 18 holes left at the RSM Classic to determine a winner and finalize the top 100 for those coveted 2026 PGA Tour cards.
McGreevy, who entered the penultimate event of the FedExCup Fall at No. 100, clinched the final spot in the Aon Next 10 thanks to a T3 at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship and solo-second at The RSM Classic.