If you expected a field absent of stars the week after the Masters, you’ll be surprised to see the names set to tee it up at the RBC Heritage. Many of the top players in the world are in this week’s field, heading from Augusta to Hilton Head in pursuit of a win in South Carolina. Below, we look at the 2022 RBC Heritage odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions to win.
World No. 1 and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is taking this week off, getting a well-deserved break after winning 4 of his last 6 starts. Among the top players in the RBC Heritage field are Justin Thomas, Cameron Smith, Collin Morikawa, Dustin Johnson, Matt Fitzpatrick and Shane Lowry. Last year’s FedExCup champion Patrick Cantlay is also in the field. Stewart Cink will try to defend his title at this event, though he has long odds to do so (+10000).
There won’t be nearly as much elevation change at Harbour Town Golf Links this week as there was last week at Augusta National, though very few courses match Augusta’s terrain. Harbour Town is a par 71 and plays to 7,121 yards, featuring much narrower fairways than usual, especially compared to the ones players saw at the Masters. Webb Simpson set the 72-hole scoring record here in 2020 when he finished with a final score of 262 (22-under).
2022 RBC Heritage – Expert picks
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Patrick Cantlay (+1500)
Cantlay has certainly cooled off since the end of last season and the start of this year, failing to finish better than T33 in his last 3 starts. But that doesn’t mean he’s flat-out struggling right now. He’s still 16th in total strokes gained this season and outside of a third-round 79, he played relatively well at the Masters – though not as well as many expected, finishing T41.
He has finished in the top 10 three times at the RBC Heritage from 2017-2019 and you’re getting him at a little bit of a discount now compared to what his odds were earlier in the year.
Russell Henley (+3000)
In 13 starts this season, Henley has 8 top-25 finishes. He’s made the cut every week he’s played and is coming off a T30 at the Masters. He tied for ninth at the RBC Heritage last year and has 2 other top-30s at this event, which seems to suit him despite missing the cut in back-to-back years (2019-20).
Henley is one of the best ball-strikers around and with smaller greens and narrower fairways, that will be valuable this week.
2022 RBC Heritage picks – Contender
Matt Kuchar (+6000)
In 18 starts at the RBC Heritage, Kuchar has made the cut 17 times and has 6 top-10s, including a victory at Harbour Town in 2014. He tied for 18th last year and finished second in 2019. In other words, he loves this event.
After a rough month of February, Kuchar has gone T16 and T2 in his last two starts at the Valspar and Valero Texas Open. He’s on a good run right now, helped by his play around the greens (third on tour in strokes gained).
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2022 RBC Heritage picks – Long shot
Denny McCarthy (+10000)
McCarthy tees it up almost every week and of the 16 events he’s played, he’s only missed the cut 3 times. Most recently, he tied for 18th at the Valero Texas Open while his best finish was T6 at The American Express in January.
Last year, he tied for 13th at the RBC Heritage and tied for 33rd in 2019, sandwiching a missed cut in 2020. He may not win, but he’s a solid bet to finish in the top 20.
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