2024 PGA Picks: RBC Heritage Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
The Masters is in the rear-view mirror, as World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler kept his scorching hot streak intact over the past month, claiming his second Green Jacket. Now, we turn our attention to the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Harbour Town Golf Links will host this week’s Signature Event that has a limited field of 69 golfers. Scheffler is the betting favorite at +400, with Xander Schauffele, Rory Mcllroy, and Ludvig Aberg right behind him on the odds boards. Doc’s Sports will break down this week’s best bets at Hilton Head below.
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A Look at the Field
Here is a look at the Top 12 and ties with the lowest golf odds to win it all at online sportsbooks
Scottie Scheffler +400 – Xander Schauffele +1000 – Rory Mcllroy +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
Course Characteristics of Those Who Can Win or Secure Winning Golf Bets
Harbour Town Golf Links is in Hilton Head, South Carolina and is a staple on the PGA Tour schedule. It is not surprising that the PGA made this tournament a Signature Event. For most of the holes, it feels like you are navigating through the tree-lined Carolina pines before ending up along the coastal waterways and marshy grass. The course was designed by Pete Dye in 1969. It has gone under a few renovations over the years in terms of lengthening certain holes. However, overall, it has maintained its original design. This course takes away driving distance with the harsh doglegs with towering trees and the fairways narrow the further you hit it. Players must strategically play angles and make sure they hit greens in regulation, because the greens are the smallest on the PGA Tour. The course plays as a par-71 and measures in total length at 7,213 yards. The rough has been cut down to 2.5 inches, making it less penal than we have seen in previous editions of this tournament.
Xander Schauffele +1000
Schauffele enters this week with the second-best odds after another solid week of golf at The Masters, where he finished eighth. He is seeking his first victory of the 2024 campaign, and this could be the week he breaks through. He has been the definition of consistent, with seven top-10 finishes this season in nine starts. His driving is underrated, and the rest of his game is superb. In 170 career starts, he has seven victories, finished second 13 times, finished third on nine occasions, in the top-five 41 times, and in the top-10 56 times. Finishing in the top-10 once every three tournaments on average is phenomenal. Last year he finished in solo fourth at Hilton Head, which is his best result at this tournament. Look for Xander to lock in and tally his first win of ’24.
Patrick Cantlay +1400
Cantlay has won eight events on the PGA Tour since 2017, and it looked like he has regained his form after his Masters performance, finishing T20. I believe this guy is a top-five player on the Tour, and he finished the Masters ranked 17th in Strokes Gained: Ball Striking. The former FedEx Cup champion will now head to one of his favorite courses in Harbour Town, where his results are off the charts. In his six trips to Hilton Head, he has only finished worse than seventh one time. He has three third-place finishes and one runner-up in 2022. In his past 16 rounds at Harbour Town, Cantlay ranks 1st in Strokes Gained: Total per round by a wide margin of +2.36. He is winless since the 2022 BMW Championship, which is far too long for a player of his skill set. Look for Cantlay to be in contention on Sunday.
Cameron Young +2500
I believe Young is one of the best young golfers in the game and has what it takes to win on the PGA Tour in the near future. He had a solid Masters tournament last week, finishing T9, but never felt the pressure of contending for the Green Jacket. For the week at Augusta, he ranked 6th in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee and 6th in Strokes Gained: Ball Striking. He finished T3 at Hilton Head last year and ranks 20th in the field in Good Drive Percentage and 16th in Greens in Regulation in his past 24 rounds. He also has strong finishes at short courses like PGA National and Copperhead. Young possesses the talent to claim his first PGA Tour victory this week.
Golf Picks: Who to Consider This Week:
To win: Schauffele, Cantlay, Young
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