The 2020 RBC Heritage – which begins Thursday – comes on the heels of Daniel Berger’s resurgent playoff win over Collin Morikawa in the Charles Schwab Challenge last week as the PGA Tour resumed its 2019-20 schedule. Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina, hosts another star-studded field including 114 PGA Tour winners. Below, we make our picks and best bets to win the RBC Heritage at BetMGM.
2020 RBC Heritage Betting Picks – Tier 1
Matt Kuchar reacts after making a putt at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera CC. (Photo: Gary A. Vasquez – USA TODAY Sports)
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Matt Kuchar (+4000)
Kuchar comes off a missed cut in the first tournament back, but he’s still 27th in the Golfweek/Sagarin pro rankings. He tied for second in a strong field at the Genesis Invitational earlier this season.
Kuchar was the runner-up here a year ago and has two other top-10 finishes in his last five trips to Harbour Town. He’s eighth in this field in Strokes Gained: Putting on Bermuda greens over his career.
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Branden Grace (+5000)
Grace was right in the mix from Thursday to Saturday last week, as he opened the Charles Schwab Challenge with three straight rounds of 66. He fell down the leaderboard with a Sunday round of 73 to finish in a misleading tie for 19th.
The 2016 RBC Heritage champ tied for seventh in 2015 and 11th in 2017. He has gained 1.84 strokes per round on the field in 16 career rounds played here, according to Data Golf.
2020 RBC Heritage Betting Picks – Tier 2
Viktor Hovland lines up a putt during the first round of the Honda Classic at PGA National. (Photo: Reinhold Matay – USA TODAY Sports)
Viktor Hovland (+6600)
Hovland, the winner of the 2020 Puerto Rico Open earlier this year, tied for 23rd in his return to competitive golf. He’ll debut at Harbour Town at 38th in Golfweek’s rankings, looking for his first win in a full-field event. He’s 34th in this field in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee and 40th in Par 4 Efficiency: 400-450 Yards over everyone’s last 100 rounds, according to Fantasy National.
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Bubba Watson (+6600)
Watson’s coming off a strong T-7 finish last week and remains a strong value play. He missed the cut in his lone career trip to Hilton Head, but he enters the week ranked third in the field in SG: Off-the-Tee over his last 100 rounds.
2020 RBC Heritage Betting Picks – Long shots
Luke List lines up a putt at the Honda Classic. (Photo: Reinhold Matay – USA TODAY Sports)
Luke List (+10000)
List is coming off a victory in an irregularly strong field on the Korn Ferry Tour last week. The PGA Tour veteran finished sixth at last year’s PGA Championship, showing an ability to compete in strong fields against the world’s best. He’s seventh in the field in SG: Off-the-Tee and has gained 1.07 strokes per round in 15 rounds at Harbour Town.
Sam Burns (+20000)
Burns finished ninth here in 2019 while gaining 2.40 strokes per round on the field. He hasn’t played since a T-36 finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, but he ranks 12th in this field in SG: Putting on Bermuda over his career.
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