Matt Fitzpatrick separated himself from the rest of the pack in the second round of the 2026 RBC Heritage on Friday.
Fitzpatrick, No. 7 in the world rankings, is No. 1 on the leaderboard in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, after his 8-under, bogey-free 63 in Round 2. He is one shot better than Viktor Hovland, who followed Thursday’s 63 with a 65 on Friday for 13 under for the tournament.
Saturday’s Round 3 tees off extra early, and the final pairing, Fitzpatrick and Hovland, take for the first hole at 2 p.m. Eastern.
Being a Signature Event, there is no cut this week. So the usual pressure of getting in the money for the weekend is not prevalent for any of the 84 players.
The total payouts for this event will be $20 million, with the winner taking home $3.6 million.
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RBC Heritage schedule and how to watch
Round 3: Saturday, April 18
Round 3 of the 2026 RBC Heritage will begin at 6:55 a.m. ET Saturday, April 18. Television coverage of Round 3 of the 2026 RBC Heritage will broadcast nationally on Golf Channel starting at 1 p.m., followed by CBS coverage beginning at 3 p.m. Featured group and hole streaming from PGA Tour Live is available on the ESPN app (with a subscription to the Select plan) starting at 6:45 a.m.
RBC Heritage Round 3 tee times
All times Eastern:
6:55 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Tony Finau
7:05 a.m.: Billy Horschel, Taylor Pendrith
7:15 a.m.: Marco Penge, Austin Smotherman
7:25 a.m.: Alex Noren, Jake Knapp
7:35 a.m.: Ryan Gerard, Jhonattan Vegas
7:45 a.m.: Ryo Hisatsune, Nico Echavarria
7:55 a.m.: Denny McCarthy, J.T. Poston
8:10 a.m.: Tommy Fleetwood, David Lipsky
8:20 a.m.: Adam Schenk, Chris Gotterup
8:30 a.m.: Jason Day, Chandler Blanchet
8:40 a.m.: Michael Kim, Ricky Castillo
8:50 a.m.: Tom Hoge, Jordan Spieth
9 a.m.: Matt Wallace, Jordan Smith
9:10 a.m.: Nicolai Højgaard, Maverick McNealy
9:25 a.m.: William Mouw, Garrick Higgo
9:35 a.m.: Matt McCarty, Jacob Bridgeman
9:45 a.m.: Brian Campbell, Min Woo Lee
9:55 a.m.: Max Homa, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
10:05 a.m.: Johnny Keefer, Daniel Berger
10:15 a.m.: Sam Burns, Nick Taylor
10:25 a.m.: Harry Hall, Shane Lowry
10:40 a.m.: Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens
10:50 a.m.: J.J. Spaun, Cameron Young
11 a.m.: Michael Thorbjornsen, Sungjae Im
11:10 a.m.: Karl Vilips, Brian Harman
11:20 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, Patrick Rodgers
11:30 a.m.: Ryan Fox, Bud Cauley
11:40 a.m.: Sahith Theegala, Pierceson Coody
11:55 a.m.: Lucas Glover, Ben Griffin
12:05 p.m.: Russell Henley, Steven Fisk
12:15 p.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Corey Conners
12:25 p.m.: Wyndham Clark, Andrew Novak
12:35 p.m.: Joe Highsmith, Gary Woodland
12:45 p.m.: Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler
12:55 p.m.: Robert MacIntyre, Sami Valimaki
1:10 p.m.: Si Woo Kim, Michael Brennan
1:20 p.m.: Aldrich Potgieter, Keegan Bradley
1:30 p.m.: Kurt Kitayama, Rickie Fowler
1:40 p.m.: Sepp Straka, Ludvig Åberg
1:50 p.m.: Harris English, Patrick Cantlay
2 p.m.: Matt Fitzpatrick Viktor Hovland
RBC Heritage weather: Day 3 Saturday
AccuWeather predicts a high of 84 degrees with mostly sunny skies and warm conditions in the forecast today in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Winds are expected to blow out of the south southeast at 8 mph, with gusts of about 17 mph. There is about an 2% chance of rain with no chance of thunderstorms.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: RBC Heritage leaderboard, PGA Tour updates, Round 3 tee times
Reporting by Kirkland Crawford, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Palm Beach Post
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