Sweden's Ryder Cup sensation Ludvig Aberg grabbed a one-shot lead at the RSM Classic on Friday, a bogey-free round of six-under putting him in position to strike for a first US PGA Tour title.

A birdie at the 18th hole on the par-70 Seaside Course capped his 64 and pushed Aberg to 11-under 131 -- one stroke clear of Americans Denny McCarthy, Sam Ryder and Eric Cole.

Cole shot a 66 on the Seaside course where McCarthy posted a 67 and Ryder fired a seven-under 65 on the par-72 Plantation Course, the other layout in use over the first two rounds of the event.

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Aberg and Cole, both in the running for Rookie of the Year honors, are both chasing first tour wins in the tournament that wraps up the FedEx Cup Fall series whose points standings will finalize eligibility for the 2024 PGA Tour season.

Aberg, who helped Europe to a 16.5-11.5 victory over the United States in the Ryder Cup in Italy in September, delivered another dominant performance off the tee.

"I feel like I've been striking the ball quite well, which obviously is nice in the wind, which is quite tricky to kind of maneuver," Aberg said. "I made a few par putts today, I made some 10-footer-ish for par on number one and then it's nice to get those momentum putts and to keep the round going a little bit.

"But there's no guarantees, but if I keep doing what I'm doing today, I like my chances," said Aberg, who won the European Masters this year but has failed to capitalize when in contention in a few other DP World Tour and PGA Tour events.

"I've been in the lead a few times, and every time you do it, it gets easier," the 24-year-old said. "Kind of understand what's going on with your body and your emotions and your mind and try to keep that intact. That's all I can do. Looking forward to a nice couple of days."

Cole, the only rookie to make it to the second FedEx Cup Playoffs event, has three top-five finishes in his past four starts.

He overcame a double bogey and a bogey with seven birdies to keep himself in the hunt.

Ryder, meanwhile, had six birdies and an eagle at the par-five 18th against just one bogey to climb the leaderboard. The 33-year-old is hoping for a strong weekend to secure his spots in the tour's top events next season.

"I'm kind of (on) the bubble for these swing spots to play into these signature events to start the year," Ryder said. "My goal has been to try and have a good fall and play my way into the first couple signature events ... it's kept me motivated and kept me driven throughout the fall."

Sweden's Ryder Cup sensation Ludvig Aberg grabbed a one-shot lead at the RSM Classic on Friday, a bogey-free round of six-under putting him in position to strike for a first US PGA Tour title.

Sweden's Ryder Cup sensation Ludvig Aberg grabbed a one-shot lead at the RSM Classic on Friday, a bogey-free round of six-under putting him in position to strike for a first US PGA Tour title. A birdie at the 18th hole on the par-70 Seaside Course capped his 64 and pushed Aberg to 11-under 131 -- one stroke clear of Americans Denny McCarthy, Sam Ryder and Eric Cole. Cole shot a 66 on the Seaside course where McCarthy posted a 67 and Ryder fired a seven-under 65 on the par-72 Plantation Course, the other layout in use over the first two rounds of the event. Also Read: WADA sends Russian anti-doping agency case to arbitration Aberg and Cole, both in the running for Rookie of the Year honors, are both chasing first tour wins in the tournament that wraps up the FedEx Cup Fall series whose points standings will finalize eligibility for the 2024 PGA Tour season. Aberg, who helped Europe to a 16.5-11.5 victory over the United States in the Ryder Cup in Italy in September, delivered another dominant performance off the tee. "I feel like I've been striking the ball quite well, which obviously is nice in the wind, which is quite tricky to kind of maneuver," Aberg said. "I made a few par putts today, I made some 10-footer-ish for par on number one and then it's nice to get those momentum putts and to keep the round going a little bit. "But there's no guarantees, but if I keep doing what I'm doing today, I like my chances," said Aberg, who won the European Masters this year but has failed to capitalize when in contention in a few other DP World Tour and PGA Tour events. "I've been in the lead a few times, and every time you do it, it gets easier," the 24-year-old said. "Kind of understand what's going on with your body and your emotions and your mind and try to keep that intact. That's all I can do. Looking forward to a nice couple of days." Cole, the only rookie to make it to the second FedEx Cup Playoffs event, has three top-five finishes in his past four starts. He overcame a double bogey and a bogey with seven birdies to keep himself in the hunt. Ryder, meanwhile, had six birdies and an eagle at the par-five 18th against just one bogey to climb the leaderboard. The 33-year-old is hoping for a strong weekend to secure his spots in the tour's top events next season. "I'm kind of (on) the bubble for these swing spots to play into these signature events to start the year," Ryder said. "My goal has been to try and have a good fall and play my way into the first couple signature events ... it's kept me motivated and kept me driven throughout the fall."

Golf: Sweden's Ryder Cup find Ludvig Aberg leads PGA Tour's RSM Classic at halfway mark

Robert Streb overcame gusting winds to fire a spotless nine-under 63 to grab a two stroke lead after the second round of the RSM Classic on Friday.

The 33-year-old American, who is gunning for his second win on the PGA Tour, birdied nine holes including his last two to sit 14-under par heading into the weekend, with overnight co-leader Camilo Villegas of Columbia lurking two back.

Streb tied his career-low round on the Plantation Course on Friday and even though the last four winners of the tournament have held the 36-hole lead, he said he did not want to get ahead of himself.

"I don't want to be the one that breaks the streak," he said.

"There's still a lot of golf left, still got to go play and we'll see what happens."

Four-time PGA Tour winner Villegas hit a daring approach shot on his final hole and then coolly converted an eagle putt to follow up his opening round 64 with a solid 66.

"I got a little lucky to be honest," he said of his eagle on the par-five 18th.

"I pushed my drive, it bounced on the cart path. I only had a nine iron so I was able to be a little more aggressive to the pin."

Bronson Burgoon jumped up the leaderboard behind a bogey-free 63 and is three strokes off the lead alongside fellow American Patton Kizzire.

Burgoon has seen disappointing results recently but said the adjustments he made to his game are starting to pay off.

"It's been a struggle for a while," he said.

"I made some changes that I felt like I needed to make to be able to compete out here.

"So for the last six, seven months it's been pretty frustrating, but I'm working towards something and I'm looking forward to the rest of the year and next year."

Robert Streb overcame gusting winds to fire a spotless nine-under 63 to grab a two stroke lead after the second round of the RSM Classic on Friday. The 33-year-old American, who is gunning for his second win on the PGA Tour, birdied nine holes including his last two to sit 14-under par heading into the weekend, with overnight co-leader Camilo Villegas of Columbia lurking two back.

Robert Streb overcame gusting winds to fire a spotless nine-under 63 to grab a two stroke lead after the second round of the RSM Classic on Friday. The 33-year-old American, who is gunning for his second win on the PGA Tour, birdied nine holes including his last two to sit 14-under par heading into the weekend, with overnight co-leader Camilo Villegas of Columbia lurking two back. Streb tied his career-low round on the Plantation Course on Friday and even though the last four winners of the tournament have held the 36-hole lead, he said he did not want to get ahead of himself. "I don't want to be the one that breaks the streak," he said. "There's still a lot of golf left, still got to go play and we'll see what happens." Four-time PGA Tour winner Villegas hit a daring approach shot on his final hole and then coolly converted an eagle putt to follow up his opening round 64 with a solid 66. "I got a little lucky to be honest," he said of his eagle on the par-five 18th. "I pushed my drive, it bounced on the cart path. I only had a nine iron so I was able to be a little more aggressive to the pin." Bronson Burgoon jumped up the leaderboard behind a bogey-free 63 and is three strokes off the lead alongside fellow American Patton Kizzire. Burgoon has seen disappointing results recently but said the adjustments he made to his game are starting to pay off. "It's been a struggle for a while," he said. "I made some changes that I felt like I needed to make to be able to compete out here. "So for the last six, seven months it's been pretty frustrating, but I'm working towards something and I'm looking forward to the rest of the year and next year."

American golfer Robert Streb grabs second round lead at RSM Classic

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