Pat Mayo’s 2026 RBC Heritage Bets, Weather, DraftKings Notes | Fantasy Golf Picks

2026 RBC Heritage CHEATSHEET

Mayo and Keith Stewart of Read The Line discuss the odds for the 2026 RBC Heritage making their Final Bets and One & Done selections. They guys preview which golfers fit the course, the weather draw, and more in a free-flowing golf conversation to have the final word on golf for the week. Plus, Keith is at the course sharing what he’s been observing.

2026 RBC Heritage Quick Bets

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  • Jose Luis Ballestar +4000 (3 Places)
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PROGRAMMING NOTE

If something official actually gets announced about LIV, I’ll come out of vacation and record an emergency show with Geoff and Cust. LIV folding has a chance to be the greatest andercurse in history btw. Judge Cust 2 drops Thursday, and I’ve outsourced NFL Draft coverage for 2026. I’ll have a show Friday and Next week with best bets and the like, along with a BRAND NEW CUST CORNER!!!!!!!

2026 RBC Heritage Picks

Jordan Spieth — It’s been almost four years to the day since his last win, which came here in 2022. But it’s been almost as long since he’s played this well for such an extended period of time. While the results haven’t materialized at the very top end, over the past two months, Spieth’s ball striking is near the top on TOUR, while his chipping is crawling back to Magic Beans level. This sort of T2G run hasn’t been seen from Spieth since 2023, when it culminated with a T2 at Harbour Town.

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Min Woo Lee — Normally, I’d hate Harbour Town for Min Woo. Simple changes in his game in 2026 have me thinking otherwise. The addition of his mini driver has afforded him increased accuracy and the ability to shape the shot better off the tee, while still using his distance to his advantage. Plus, he’s simply been better with his irons all year, even after his disaster at Augusta. If he can continue those two things and pair it with his all-world chipping and putting, the Heritage is a perfect course to use his touch or power when the shot demands it.

Sepp Straka — I was almost out. BUT SEPP PULLED ME BACK IN!!!!!! The worst thing I did was look at last year’s leaderboard from the Cricket Club. No clue if it’s an actual translation or not, but it was a mimic leaderboard to the RBC Heritage. Probably just a one-off, but I’ll burn some money finding out. Straka’s posted one finish worse than T13 in three of the past years here, too. So there’s that.

Chris Gotterup — Sometimes it’s all about the number. Is Harbour Town a perfect fit? Probably not. But my eyes light up when I see a guy with four wins in the past 11 months, 30 points behind the likes of Mav McNealy and almost triple the price of Patrick Cantlay. I understand why those guys are priced where they’re at—it’s not for me—I just don’t get why Gotterup isn’t being treated like Ludvig. Well, I do. It’s all handsome privilege and a lack of a golf game. Either way, Gotterup’s irons are usually the thing that holds him back, yet at a course where so few GIRs are hit, an amazing short game can cover up a lot of that.

Brian Harman — Harman was +10 after four holes during the second round at The Masters. He then reeled off four birdies in a row and snuck himself into the weekend, where he ended up finishing even par. He did it with the old Harman formula of iron + chipping + putting, a strategy which will work better at Heritage since it’s a difficult course for the bombers to overpower.

Austin Smotherman — The magic is likely gone, but it’s hard to ignore a top-five approach player in the field at these odds at a course that rewards aggressive iron play.

Nick Taylor — Enters with above-average irons and elite chipping numbers. The number is simply too big for someone who can pop off at any time.

2026 RBC Heritage Weather

There will be a constant, mild wind all week. Nothing out of the ordinary at a coastal course like Harbour Town. But I’m not seeing anything in the forecast that has gusts exceeding 20 mph during the week. Obviously, that can change, but I’m not worried about it whatsoever right now.

WIND TOWER: Harbour Town Yacht Basin

2026 RBC Heritage DRAFTKINGS

I’ve always run with the strategy of fading the very top-end players at this event, as the yardage and skill set make for a more democratic set of champions relative to most bomb-and-gouge tracks. I also enjoy fading anyone who was truly in the mix at Augusta.

Some years this has been very fruitful to my bank account, and in 2024, it took every cent I had when Scottie won after winning The Masters. Of note, the leaderboards tend to look more like a run-of-the-mill PGA event when there aren’t wet conditions. 2024 was soggy, last year wasn’t, and 2025 looked more like the historic Heritage results.

If you want a complete breakdown, Blickle and I talked all about this week’s picks, and he even introduced a new Contention Performance Score, which I will rename GOGS — Guts or Gutless Score.

Oh, you can run the opto, use the classic builder, and get all ownership projections in the Rabbit Hole…

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