Seamus Power's hopes of retaining his PGA tour card for the 2026 season remain alive after he shot a four-under-par 68 at the season-ending RSM Classic in Georgia.
Going into the second day's play with a share of 15th after an opening round of 64, Power started brightly at the Plantation Course with a birdie on the opening hole.
However he was unable to settle into a rhythm over the front nine with two further birdies wiped out by bogeys on the fourth and ninth.
That form continued after Power made the turn with a birdie on the 10th followed by a bogey on the 11th, but the Waterford rallied and three birdies in his last five holes leaves him on -10 for the tournament, ib a share of 22nd place.
Power enters the final week in 129th place in the FedEx Fall standings, with the top 100 securing full PGA Tour status for next year, while the top 125 gain conditional PGA Tour status.
Power is six shots behind Andrew Novak, who seized the lead at the halfway point thanks to a second-round 65.
The field played one round at Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course and one round at the Plantation Course over the first two days. Novak's 9-under 61 at Seaside on Thursday was overshadowed by Doug Ghim's round, where he came close to sealing a 59 on the final hole before signing for a 60.
Novak picked up where he left off Friday, starting his day on the back nine and making six birdies between holes 15 and 2 to grab the lead. A bogey-birdie-bogey finish placed Novak at 16-under 126 but limited him to a one-stroke edge.
Patrick Rodgers (62, Plantation) and Michael Thorbjornsen (63, Seaside) are on Novak's tail at 15 under par. Sami Valimaki of Finland and Greyson Sigg each shot 62s - Valimaki at Seaside, Sigg at Plantation -- to forge a tie at 14 under. Johnny Keefer (64, Plantation) is alone in sixth at 13 under.
Meanwhile, Ghim had a more difficult time Friday and made a double bogey and a bogey over his closing three holes on his way to a 71 at the Plantation Course. He is five back at 11 under.
Brian Harman, Sahith Theegala and Colombia's Camilo Villegas were among those to miss the 7-under cut line by one stroke.
