McCarty was one of the big winners of the fall, notching his first Tour title at the Black Desert Championship in just his second start after his promotion from the Korn Ferry Tour. He missed the cut in Las Vegas and failed to make the weekend at the RSM Classic too, shooting 71-75. He struggled on Friday at the easier Plantation Course.

But the real drama sits farther down the leaderboard. Joel Dahmen, currently 126th in the FedEx Cup Fall rankings, sunk a 6-footer for par on the 18th hole to make the cut on the number. He called that the ‘most stressful’ putt of his career as he now has a chance to improve his place on the leaderboard—and in the standings over the weekend.

PGA Tour rookie Patrick Fishburn played bogey-free for an 8-under 64 for his first lead after any round. Joel Dahmen was 10 shots behind and had a bigger cause for celebration Friday in the RSM Classic.