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.

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,

It took a lot for Maverick McNealy to win his first PGA Tour event at the RSM Classic. Nico Echavarria and Luke Clanton each bogeyed the 18th to forge a four-way tie at 15 under. Daniel Berger missed makable birdie putts on the last two holes.