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Rookie Hughes shoots 61, leads RSM by 1

The final official PGA Tour event of 2016 is off and running, and a rookie clings to the top spot in the early going. Here's how things look after the first round of the RSM Classic, where Mackenzie Hughes holds a one-shot lead:

Leaderboard: Mackenzie Hughes (-9), Stewart Cink (-8), Jonathan Byrd (-8), Cameron Tringale (-7), Blayne Barber (-7), Kyle Stanley (-7), Hiroshi Iwata (-7)

What it means: Hughes is making just his fifth start as a Tour member, but he now finds himself atop the standings after briefly challenging the sub-60 barrier on the Seaside Course.