Welcome to PGA Tour Brunch Coverage of the RBC Heritage
The RBC Heritage returns to its traditional date after being the second tournament played following the PGA Tour’s COVID-19 shutdown in 2020. Webb Simpson is returning for title defense after setting RBC Heritage 72-hole tournament record in 2020.
The RBC Heritage is the 29th of 50 events in the 2020-21 PGA Tour season.
This is the 53rd RBC Heritage, regarded as one of the TOUR’s most popular stops. One of Pete Dye’s signature designs is annually ranked among the country’s top courses and has produced a winner’s roster including inaugural winner Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, Hale Irwin, Fuzzy Zoeller, Tom Watson, Nick Faldo, Davis Love III, Greg Norman and Nick Price.
A strong field will consist of 15 of the top 30 in the FedExCup standings, led by No. 4 Patrick Cantlay and No. 8 Dustin Johnson and 28 of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking, including five of the top 10 (No. 1 Dustin Johnson, No. 4 Collin Morikawa, No. 8 Tyrrell Hatton, No. 9 Webb Simpson, No. 10 Patrick Cantlay.
Tournament Tee Times begin Thursday at 7:00am (EDT) through 1:51pm (EDT).
Weather: Forecast calls for a cold front to move through the area during the early afternoon Wednesday to Thursday, bringing a chance for showers before the front moves to the southeast and stalls across Florida for late in the week. Thursday has a 40% chance of rain and 10-15 mph winds with gusts up to 20 mph. Drier and cooler conditions return Friday with highs around 70 degrees. Unsettled weather may return this weekend as a weak low-pressure system may develop along the stalled front pushing showers northward into region.
PGATourBrunch will be posting before 7am (EDT) early tee times from Thursday through Sunday.
Next Week: The Zurich Classic at New Orleans
Field Updates:
Glen Day (OUT)
Charl Schwartzel (OUT)
Steve Stricker (OUT)
Bryson DeChambeau (OUT)
Note: Alternates are not added until the field falls below 132 players
The Field (link)
Power Rankings (PGATourCom)
THIS WEEK on the PGA TOUR: RBC Heritage
COURSE: Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, SC
ARCHITECT: Pete Dye
YARDS/PAR: 7,121 yards/Par 71
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $7,100,000/$1,278,000
DEFENDING Champion (June 2020) - Webb Simpson - (Leaderboard link)
PAST RESULTS: (link)
PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points Available/Winner Share: 2,989/500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @RBC_Heritage
OFFICIAL SITE: (RBC Heritage)
TV COVERAGE: Thursday, April 15 and Friday, April 16: 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT) on Golf channel. Free Twitter Live coverage (and Golf Channel) on Thursday from 11:00am to 3:00pm (EDT). Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18- Golf Channel’s TV coverage 1:00pm to 3:00pm (EDT), then CBS takes over coverage from 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT).
STREAMING: PGA Tour Live will offer streaming coverage of Featured Groups on Thursday and Friday from 7:00am to 6:00pm (EDT). On Saturday and Sunday, PGA Tour Live offers Featured Groups streaming from 8:00am to 3:00pm (EDT) and Featured Holes from 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT).
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Streaming Radio coverage on Thursday - Friday - 12:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT); then Saturday and Sunday, 1:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT) on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92) or online on PGATour.com.
How to Watch: (PGATourCom)
Odds & Predictions:
A L👀K at the O👀S and A PREDICTION OR TWO:
(Odds via William Hill)
Dustin Johnson 10-1
Webb Simpson 12-1
Patrick Cantlay 16-1
Collin Morikawa 20-1
Daniel Berger 22-1
Cameron Smith 25-1
Will Zalatoris 25-1
Tyrrell Hatton 25-1
Paul Casey 28-1
Corey Conners 28-1
Sungjae Im 30-1
Sergio Garcia 30-1
Abraham Ancer 30-1
Matthew Fitzpatrick 30-1
Tommy Fleetwood 30-1
Brian Harman 33-1
Si-Woo Kim 40-1
Kevin Na 40-1
Lee Westwood 40-1
Shane Lowry 40-1
Matt Kuchar 50-1
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 50-1
Harris English 50-1
Billy Horschel 50-1
Robert MacIntyre 50-1
Charley Hoffman 50-1
Kevin Kisner 66-1
Russell Henley 66-1
Matt Wallace 66-1
Branden Grace 66-1
Chris Kirk 66-1
Ian Poulter 66-1
Cameron Davis 75-1
Emiliano Grillo 75-1
Dylan Frittelli 80-1
Sebastian Munoz 80-1
Carlos Ortiz 80-1
Sam Burns 80-1
J.T. Poston 90-1
Kevin Streelman 90-1
Alex Noren 100-1
Adam Hadwin 100-1
Brendon Todd 100-1
Lucas Glover 100-1
C.T. Pan 100-1
Zach Johnson 100-1
Harold Varner 125-1
Michael Thompson 125-1
Charles Howell 125-1
Stewart Cink 125-1
Andrew Putnam 125-1
Doug Ghim 125-1
Aaron Wise 125-1
Adam Long 150-1
Sepp Straka 150-1
Matthew NeSmith 150-1
Harry Higgs 150-1
Luke List 150-1
Richy Werenski 150-1
Ryan Moore 150-1
Patton Kizzire 150-1
Russell Knox 150-1
Danny Willett 150-1
Byeong Hun An 150-1
Denny McCarthy 150-1
Chase Seiffert 150-1
Brandt Snedeker 150-1
Mackenzie Hughes 150-1
Doc Redman 150-1
Tyler McCumber 150-1
Jim Furyk 150-1
Wyndham Clark 150-1
Rory Sabbatini 150-1
Brandon Hagy 175-1
Graeme McDowell 175-1
Nick Taylor 200-1
Patrick Rodgers 200-1
Hudson Swafford 200-1
Tom Hoge 200-1
Chez Reavie 200-1
Ben Martin 200-1
Maverick McNealy 200-1
Brice Garnett 200-1
Kyoung-Hoon Lee 200-1
Will Gordon 250-1
Scott Piercy 250-1
Kyle Stanley 250-1
Scott Stallings 250-1
Camilo Villegas 250-1
Henrik Norlander 250-1
Chesson Hadley 250-1
Tom Lewis 250-1
Anirban Lahiri 300-1
Mark Hubbard 300-1
Satoshi Kodaira 300-1
Adam Schenk 300-1
Pat Perez 300-1
Brian Gay 300-1
Jason Dufner 300-1
Scott Brown 300-1
Robert Streb 300-1
Bo Hoag 300-1
Rafael Campos 300-1
Robby Shelton 300-1
Peter Malnati 300-1
Andrew Landry 300-1
Brian Stuard 300-1
Vaughn Taylor 400-1
Tyler Duncan 400-1
Wesley Bryan 400-1
Troy Merritt 400-1
Danny Lee 400-1
Bill Haas 400-1
Davis Love 500-1
Scott Harrington 500-1
Ryan Armour 500-1
Luke Donald 500-1
Sung-Hoon Kang 500-1
Austin Cook 500-1
Ted Potter 500-1
Xinjun Zhang 500-1
Bryson Nimmer 500-1
Jim Herman 500-1
William McGirt 500-1
John Augenstein 500-1
Nick Watney 500-1
Beau Hossler 500-1
Michael Gligic 500-1
Kevin Tway 500-1
Michael Kim 750-1
Bo Van Pelt 750-1
K.J. Choi 750-1
Hunter Mahan 1000-1
Martin Trainer 1000-1
TL’s Wedge for an Edge: My starting foursome in the PGA Tour Fantasy game will be: Patrick Cantlay, Si Woo Kim, Daniel Berger and Webb Simpson. On the bench for the RBC Heritage are: Will Zalatoris and Corey Connors.
For PGA Tour One and Done? I’ll be going with Connors.
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On This Day in Golf History:
April 14, 1996 - Nick Faldo made up a six shot deficit and won his third Masters title by five shots over Greg Norman. Faldo shot a final round (67) while Norman collapsed with a final round (78). After suffering one of the worst defeats in sports history, Norman settled for second place for the third time at the Masters. (Courtesy of Randy Walker), Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
