Bob Weeks Picks Six – RBC Heritage

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Although it comes directly after the Masters, there are plenty of top players in this week’s RBC Heritage, a favourite stop for the PGA Tour’s best. Five of the top-10 players and 50 of the top 100 in the world are in the field and set to take on the Harbour Town Golf Links.  Always ranked among the best courses in the United States, Harbour Town will favour accuracy over power. Its fairways are tight with overhanging tree branches requiring players to not only hit the fairway but the proper side of it. It also had the smallest greens of any stop on the PGA Tour, averaging just 4,500 square feet. Hitting them, therefore, is a necessity for those wanting to score well. It also means players will need to scramble well when they miss the putting surfaces. 

Favourites Collin Morikawa +1200 The No.2 ranked golfer in the world (he passed Jon Rahm last week), finished tied for seventh here last year. It’s no surprise since he happens to be one of the best iron players in the game. He’s ranked 10th in driving accuracy and ninth in greens in regulation. He’s coming in off a fifth-place finish at the Masters, one of six top-10 finishes in his eight starts this season. 

Matt Fitzpatrick +1800 How well-rounded is Fitzpatrick’s game? He’s currently ranked No-1 in Strokes Gained: Total. He’s also fifth in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green, meaning he should have no trouble finding fairways and greens. The fact that he’s averaging just 297 yards off the tee won’t hurt him here on the relatively short course. The Englishman finished fourth at this stop a year ago

Mid-Range Corey Conners +2500 Fairways and greens are Conners’ strength which may be why seven of his last eight rounds here have been under