ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – For once, Max McGreevy wasn’t the one holding his breath. The 30-year-old from Edmond, Oklahoma, had spent most of the past six months on the FedExCup bubble, but after tying for third last week in Bermuda, he was afforded house money to chase his first victory at the RSM Classic.

As McGreevy stood over his 30-foot birdie putt on Sea Island’s par-4 finishing hole on Sunday afternoon, within striking distance of leader Sami Valimaki, the tension had instead manifested in competitors Ricky Castillo and Lee Hodges. The former watched from the clubhouse while the latter shared the green with McGreevy, staring down a crucial birdie putt of his own.

Castillo, the 24-year-old rookie out of Florida, had just fired an 8-under 62, but if McGreevy made, it wouldn’t be enoug

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