Jimmy Walker (1st/-12) holds the second-round lead for the ninth time in his PGA TOUR career; 3-for-8 to date, with his most recent victory after holding the 36-hole lead/co-lead coming at the 2016 PGA Championship.
With rounds of 65-65, Walker opened a PGA TOUR event with two rounds of 65 or better for the first time in 397 starts.
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The last two players to open the RBC Heritage with two rounds of 65 or better went on to win: Webb Simpson (2020), Stewart Cink (2021).
At 12-under 130, Walker equalled his second-lowest opening 36-hole score on TOUR (128/2012 Wyndham Championship/T4, 130/2015 AT&T Byron Nelson/T2).
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He is competing this season on career money exemption (top 50 in career money), has one top-10 in his last 98 starts on TOUR.
Walker is making his fourth career start at the RBC Heritage (17th/2005, MC/2010, MC/2020).
Is making his 31st start since his last top-10 finish on TOUR (2021 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday/T6).
Has six PGA TOUR wins: 2013 Fortinet Championship, 2014 Sony Open in Hawaii, 2014 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, 2015 Sony Open in Hawaii, 2015 Valero Texas Open, 2016 PGA Championship.
Making his tournament debut and 100th PGA TOUR start, World No. 2 Scottie Scheffler (T2/-9) will move into the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking with a victory this week regardless of where current No. 1 Jon Rahm finishes.
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Has eight top-10s in 11 starts this season, including four as the defending champion in a nine-week stretch, most recently finishing T10 at last week’s Masters Tournament.
2022 RBC Heritage runner-up and World No. 4 Patrick Cantlay (T5/-8) aced the par-3 seventh hole with a 6-iron from 200 yards.
Marked his third hole-in-on on the PGA TOUR and the third ace at the RBC Heritage in the last six years (all coming at No. 7).
The last player to make an ace and go on to win the same week was Justin Rose at the 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
The last player to win a tournament one year after losing it in a playoff was Ryuji Imada at the 2008 AT&T Classic.
Has only finished outside the top 10 once in five starts at the RBC Heritage (T3/2017, T7/2018, T3/2019, MC/2021, P2/2022)
Defending champion Jordan Spieth (T10/-7) has never successfully defended a title in 11 previous attempts on the PGA TOUR.
Will become the fourth player to successfully defend a title this season (Max Homa, Rory McIlroy, Scheffler).
The last player to successfully defend a title at the RBC Heritage is Boo Weekley in 2008.
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