ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Andrew Novak took advantage of more benign weather Friday and the absence of the pressure facing so many others in the PGA Tour's season finale. He had a 7-under 65 on the Plantation Course at Sea Island to take a one-shot lead into the weekend.

Novak has gone three months without competition dating to the Tour Championship, the culmination of a breakthrough year. His wife gave birth to their first child two weeks ago. And then he went 61-65 to lead over Stanford alums Michael Thorbjornsen and Patrick Rodgers.

But the real focus was far down the leaderboard at the cut line, so critical in the final event with players having to be among the top 100 in the FedEx Cup to keep full status for next year.

Beau Hossler is at No. 103 and making the cut was his only

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