There’s no cut at the 2026 RBC Heritage so there’s no Friday afternoon grind for some to make the weekend at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
But the action is no less heating up at the fourth signature event on the PGA Tour’s 2026 schedule.
Stay with Golfweek all day Friday for live updates, scores, highlights and more from the second round.
Keep tabs on every number posted on the RBC Heritage leaderboard. Here’s what the top of the board looked like at 2:26 p.m. ET:
Pos.PlayerTotalThru1Matt Fitzpatrick-14FT2Ludvig Aberg-107T2Viktor Hovland-108T4Patrick Cantlay-9FT4Harris English-912T4Robert MacIntyre-912
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The World No. 1 is tied for 13th (68-67), 7 under overall.
Fitzpatrick has it to 14 under after another birdie on the 16th hole. He now leads by five over Patrick Cantlay (69-64) and Harris English (9 under through five holes Friday).
Bhatia’s scorecard showed a double bogey and a bogey but more importantly, 11 circles. He went out in 33, came back in 30 and signed for a 63. He shot 73 on Thursday but shot up 50 spots on the leaderboard to get into a tie for 15th.
Two times has a player recorded 11 birdies in this tournament and both times he went on to win: Peter Lonard in 2005 and Justin Thomas in 2025.
The 2026 Valspar Championship winner is aiming for his second in a month and Fitzpatrick is riding a hot putter. Fitzy is at 12 under with four holes to go on Friday, up three on Harris English and Michael Brennan.
Rickie Fowler fired a 65 on Thursday and he’s continued with that solid play in Friday’s second round, posting a pair of birdies on the front nine to, as of 10 a.m. ET, jump into the lead at 8 under. Fowler didn’t qualify for the Masters again this year, marking the fifth time in the last six years that he’s failed to make it to Augusta, but he licks his chops at the chance to play the RBC, where he got his first PGA Tour start.
“Always excited to come to this place. It’s always been fun to play. Going back, having my first start here a long time ago, it’s a fun golf course to play. The family enjoys it. It’s always a special week, but also want to be in good form because I feel like I can play this golf course well,” he said after Thursday’s round.
“Nice to get off to a good start today. We’ve had a few slow weeks, and I felt like I just wasn’t getting much out of it. At Players, I felt like I was in a better spot, and then in Texas, missing two cuts, obviously not what we wanted, trying to make a push to get inside the top 50 for Augusta, but kind of resetting and make a run to keep moving up and be in a better spot for the summer.”
Keegan Bradley on fire early in round
It’s been a hot start for Keegan Bradley, who had his best finish of the season at the Masters last week, finishing T-21. Bradley started his second round with birdies on four of the first seven holes and, as of 10:20 a.m. ET, he is in a tie with Fowler at 8 under for the lead. Bradley missed the cut in two previous signature events, the Arnold Palmer and the Genesis.
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What happened in the first round of the 2026 RBC Heritage?
Ludvig Aberg put on a show and has the 18-hole lead after shooting 8-under 63. Harris English and Viktor Hovland are tied for second at 7 under. A slew of guys are tied for fourth at 6 under, including Gary Woodland, whose feel-good story continues in Harbour Town. Rickie Fowler is also in that 6-under group. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is T-20 at 3 under. Defending champion Justin Thomas had a rough outing, posting 5-over 76.
Who’s playing in the 2026 RBC Heritage?
Is case you missed it, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Hideki Matsuyama and Adam Scott are all sitting this one out but Scheffler and Thomas and playing alongside Xander Schauffele, Akshay Bhatia, Sam Burns, Jason Day, Matt Fitzpatrick, Min Woo Lee and Jordan Spieth, all part of an 82-man field.
What is the projected cut at the RBC Heritage?
Ah, that’s a trick question. There is no cut this week at this, the fourth of eight signature events on the PGA Tour’s 2026 schedule. Everyone gets to play all four rounds.
Another great day for golf.
How much money is up for grabs at the 2026 RBC Heritage?
Like the five non-player hosted sigs, there’s a $3.6 million first-place check up for grabs out of a $20 million total prize fund.
Here’s a look at the PGA Tour’s signature events.
EventDates (2026)WinnerAT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmJan. 29–Feb. 1Wyndham ClarkThe Genesis InvitationalFeb. 12–15Ludvig ÅbergArnold Palmer InvitationalMar. 5–8Scottie SchefflerRBC HeritageApr. 16–19TBDCadillac ChampionshipMay 3-6TBDTruist ChampionshipMay 20-23TBDThe Memorial TournamentJune 4–7TBDTravelers ChampionshipJune 18–21TBD
Here are the scores that have won this tournament in recent years.
YearWinnerScore to Par2025Justin Thomas−172024Scottie Scheffler−192023Matt Fitzpatrick−172022Jordan Spieth−132021Stewart Cink−192020Webb Simpson−222019C.T. Pan−122018Satoshi Kodaira−122017Wesley Bryan−132016Branden Grace−92015Jim Furyk−182014Matt Kuchar−112013Graeme McDowell−92012Carl Pettersson−142011Brandt Snedeker−122010Jim Furyk−132009Brian Gay−202008Boo Weekley−152007Boo Weekley−142006Aaron Baddeley−15
Here are the hole locations for the second round.
