Tournament Preview - RBC Heritage

Tournament Preview - RBC Heritage

Hello members,

We move from Augusta to Hilton Head Island for the designated event RBC Heritage.  Majority of the big names are playing, and most are contractually obligated, but the big name missing is Rory McIlroy.  He withdrew on Monday bringing the field to 143 players.  The purse is now $20m for this event with the winner's share being $3.6m.  Kinda wild that the winner's check for this event is larger than The Masters last week.  Pretty good excuse to play the week after the Masters though. 

Jordan Spieth is the defending champion and looking to defend his plaid jacket.  He also had some comments about how he's played too much golf this year and was worn down mentally during the Masters.  Normally, I would pick the defending champ but that comment doesn't sit well with me for his chances.  

Two cool notes about this tournament:1. The winner receives a plaid jacket. 2. The previous year's winner officially kicks off the tournament by driving into the ocean and a big ole cannon is shot.  

Weather

Rain is on the horizon for tomorrow.  According to the forecast, it should hit mid-day into the afternoon.  Depending on how hard it rains and if there is any lightning, I could see where Round 1 does not finish tomorrow.  We shall see. 

The tournament socials can be found here for Twitter, Instagram, and their own website. 

ESPN Plus coverage starts at 7:00am ESTGolf Channel coverage starts at 2:00pm EST

Tee times start at 7:00am EST

The full field was announced last weekend and can be found here. 143 players with all the big names since it's a designated event.  

• Previous Winners in this week's field:

  • Jordan Spieth - 2022

  • Stewart Cink - 2021

  • Webb Simpson - 2020

  • C.T. Pan - 2019

  • Satoshi Kodaira - 2018

  • Wesley Bryan - 2017

  • Jim Furyk - 2015

  • Matt Kuchar - 2014

• Notable previous winners absent (cough cough LIV for some):

  • Brendan Grace - 2016 (LIV)

  • Graeme McDowell - 2013 (LIV)

Betting Odds provided by Bovada.lv at this link (not sponsored)Some notable players to consider:

• Cameron Young - +1800 - really like his game right now. He's gotta get his first Tour win soon.

• Matt Kuchar - +5000 - historically, he has played well here and a previous winner so knows what it takes to get that plaid jacket.

• Sahith Theegala - +5000 - bringing some momentum from his final round at The Masters and playing some really good golf lately.

• Harbour Town Golf Links is one of the most known spots on Tour. Small greens and shotmaking are required to score well here.

• Pete Dye designed the course, with help from Jack Nicklaus, and it opened in 1967.

• Lucky for us, Harbour Town is a public course we all can play! It's owned by The Sea Pines Resort. Stay and play packages cost between $195 and $400.

• The course is known for its red lighthouse, as seen below.

Notes and News

• Will Zalatoris announced he had back surgery and is missing the rest of the season. Prayers up for Willy Z (twitter)

• Jon Rahm had some comments about how LIV has been good for the PGA Tour (twitter)

• Jon Rahm's handicap is as ridiculous as you would expect (twitter)

• The Masters was the most watched golf event in the last 5 years (twitter)

• Patrick Cantlay addressed his allegedly slow play from last week (twitter)

• Tiger hit this incredible shot during this tournament in 1999 (twitter)

• PGA Tour announced some updates to the fall schedule (twitter)

Twitter Roundup

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