HILTON HEAD – The RBCHeritage returns today to its traditional date after its mid-summer (June) scheduling last year. The RBC was the second tournament played following the PGA Tour’s COVID-19 shutdown from March to June 2020.
Webb Simpson is defending his title after setting the RBC Heritage 72-hole tournament record last June. In that tournament, Simpson outperformed the field by +1.65 strokes per round on the greens en route to victory, marking the seventh player to gain over 1.5 strokes per round in Strokes Gained: Putting to win at Harbour Town since 2004.
There are 42 players in the field who played last week at the Masters Tournament, including 13 with top-25s at Augusta National (led by Will Zalatoris/2nd, Corey Conners/T-8, Cameron Smith/T-10).
Tournament Tee Times begin today at 7:00am (EDT) through 1:51pm (EDT).
Weather: Forecast calls for a cold front in the area today, bringing a chance for showers before the front moves to the southeast and stalls across Florida later in the weekend. There’s a 40% chance of rain today with 10-15 mph winds and 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 Friday through Sunday.
Next Week: The Zurich Classic at New Orleans
Field Updates:
Glen Day (OUT)
Charl Schwartzel (OUT)
Steve Stricker (OUT)
Bryson DeChambeau (OUT)
Tyler McCumber (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: Today, 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 Today 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 Today – 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
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