Since missing the cut in his first two starts of the FedEx Cup Fall, Maverick McNealy has played high-level golf. He finished T-16 at the Shriners, T-6 at the World Wide Technology and T-17 at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Now, he’s 18 holes away from claiming his first PGA Tour win at The RSM Classic.

The 2024 RSM Classic was the eighth and final stop in the FedEx Cup Fall series, offering a $7.6 million purse, with $1.368 million to the winner. Every bit as valuable as the payout? The FedEx points,

Playing a tournament in which he made his 100th career cut on the PGA Tour, Maverick McNealy also accomplished a first. McNealy emerged from a crowded leaderboard with a birdie of the 72nd hole of the 2024 RSM Classic to reach 16 under and win his first PGA Tour event over Nico Echavarria,