Note: There are two PGA Tour events this weekend and PGA Tour Brunch will focus on the RBC Heritage but will include scoring and updates on the Corales Puntacana being staged in the Dominican Republic.
HILTON HEAD - It’s only a week after the first Major of the season - The 2024 Masters Tournament, dominated by World’s No. 1 in the Official Golf Ranking, Scottie Scheffler - and we’re back with two tournaments this week.
The RBC Heritage is the fifth Signature Event of the season. The Aon Next 10 is filled with the Top 10 players in the FedEx Cup standings through the Masters Tournament that did not finish in the Top 50 of the 2022-23 FedEx Cup Playoffs and Eligibility Points List, while the Aon Swing 5 is made up of the next five players earning the most points in the Puerto Rico Open, Valspar Championship, Texas Children's Houston Open and Valero Texas Open.
There are 54 players in the field who competed at last week’s Masters Tournament, including all five players that finished T3 or better (Scottie Scheffler/Winner, Ludvig Åberg/2nd, Tommy Fleetwood/T3, Max Homa/T3, Collin Morikawa/T3).
Five players in field are competing in a Signature Event for first time this season: Erik Barnes (Aon Swing 5), Brice Garnett (Aon Swing 5), Kevin Kisner (sponsor exemption), Chandler Phillips (Aon Swing 5) & Alejandro Tosti (Aon Swing 5).
RBC Heritage | Tournament Facts;
COURSE: Harbor Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, South Carolina
ARCHITECT: Pete Dye
YARDS/PAR: 7,191 yards/Par 71
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $20,000,000/$3,600,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Matt Fitzpatrick
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 700
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @RBC_Heritage
Coverage of R-1 at the RBC Heritage and Corales Puntacana
Thursday, April 18, 2024
8:00am - 10:00am - Corales Puntacana (Golf Channel and Peacock Streaming)
8:15am - 6:00pm - RBC Heritage (ESPN+ Streaming)
12 Noon - 6:00pm - PGA Tour Radio Online and Sirius XM
2:00pm - 6:00pm - RBC Heritage (Golf Channel and Peacock Streaming)
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
The Basics:
RBC Heritage Tee Times start Thursday at 8:15am (ET) and go to 2:10pm (ET).
Weather: Thursday’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with temperature reaching a high of 82-degrees. Winds at 8 mph and a nine percent chance of rain.
RBC Heritage Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 8:00AM (ET) on Thursday.
The RBC Heritage - Field and Tee Times:
The Field: (link)
Tee Times: (link)
Odds for The RBC Heritage:
Source: CBS Sportsline
Scottie Scheffler +400
Xander Schauffele +1000
Rory McIlroy +1200
Ludvig Aberg +1200
Patrick Cantlay +1400
Tommy Fleetwood +1800
Collin Morikawa +1800
Max Homa +2200
Matt Fitzpatrick +2200
Will Zalatoris +2500
Cameron Young +2500
Wyndham Clark +3000
Si Woo Kim +3000
Sahith Theegala +3500
Russell Henley +3500
Jordan Spieth +3500
Shane Lowry +3500
Sam Burns +4000
Tony Finau +4500
Tom Kim +4500
Justin Thomas +4500
Denny McCarthy +4500
Corey Conners +4500
Brian Harman +4500
J.T. Poston +5000
Chris Kirk +5000
Cameron Davis +5000
Sepp Straka +5500
Lucas Glover +5500
Jason Day +5500
Harris English +5500
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +5500
Akshay Bhatia +5500
Taylor Moore +6000
Byeong Hun An +6000
Sungjae Im +6500
Brendon Todd +6500
Matthieu Pavon +7000
Adam Hadwin +7000
Eric Cole +7500
Adam Schenk +7500
Tom Hoge +8000
Kurt Kitayama +8000
Keegan Bradley +8000
Emiliano Grillo +9000
Thomas Detry +10000
Stephan Jaeger +10000
Austin Eckroat +10000
Andrew Putnam +10000
Nick Taylor +11000
Mackenzie Hughes +11000
Erik Van Rooyen +11000
Rickie Fowler +13000
Adam Svensson +13000
Justin Rose +15000
Patrick Rodgers +18000
Lee Hodges +18000
Webb Simpson +18000
Seamus Power +25000
Peter Malnati +25000
Nick Dunlap +25000
Jake Knapp +25000
Erik Barnes +30000
Chandler Phillips +30000
Brice Garnett +30000
Alejandro Tosti +30000
Gary Woodland +30000
Grayson Murray +35000
Kevin Kisner +150000
TL’s Wedge for an Edge: This week at RBC Heritage, Tee Els’ PGA Fantasy game foursome (and two reserves) will be: Sahith Theegala, Matt Fitzgerald, Xander Schauffele and Si Woo Kim . TL bench players will be: Chris Kirk and Ludvig Aberg. For the PGA Tour One and Done at RBC, the pick is Schauffele.
What They’re Saying:
Power Rankings for The RBC (PGATourCom)
Explaining Scottie Scheffler’s Dominance - (PGATourCom)
FedExCup Standings (PGATourCom)
Sports Gambling and Daily Fantasy News:
Is it Time to Fade Scheffler at The RBC Heritage - (Golfbet)
Expert Picks for The RBC - (PGATourCom)
Horses for the Course at Harbor Town - (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History:
April 17, 1988 - Greg Norman came from four strokes back to claim a one-stroke win at the Heritage Classic at Hilton Head. He shot a final round (66). - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Corales Puntacana Championship
Tournament Overview: (link)
Tee Times: (link)
Field: (link)
Parting Putt:
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