Andrew Novak seized the lead at the halfway point of the RSM Classic thanks to a second-round 65 on Friday in St. Simons Island, Ga.

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 Nos. 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

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