{"id":10469,"date":"2024-04-15T16:51:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/?post_type=article&#038;p=10469"},"modified":"2024-04-16T04:11:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T04:11:00","slug":"rbc-heritage-at-harbour-town-golf-links-2024-preview","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/article\/rbc-heritage-at-harbour-town-golf-links-2024-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links &#8211; 2024 Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The PGA Tour heads southeast a couple of hours down the road toward the Atlantic coast for its traditional post-Masters event, the RBC Heritage. Always one of the most beloved events by players, in past years it has presented more of a relaxed vibe compared to the pressure cooker that is the Masters. For a second consecutive year, however, the pressure will be taken up a notch as one of the best fields ever gathered here will participate in one of the Tour&#8217;s &#8220;Signature&#8221; events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Situated at the Sea Pines Resort on the southwest corner of Hilton Head Island, Harbour Town Golf Links has hosted the annual RBC Heritage on the PGA Tour held each April following the Masters tournament. From the pervasive palmetto trees and Spanish moss-draped oaks to the beautiful island scenery that Hilton Head provides, Sea Pines is one of the most popular golf resorts in the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With tight fairways, numerous doglegs, and sharp angles, it presents a stark contrast for players coming over from Augusta National and its broad wide-open expanses. Harbour Town is a course where finesse and shot-making are prioritized over length and power. Few other courses on Tour require such a premium on accuracy off the tee and precise iron shots into minuscule greens. The list of past winners and contenders is filled with elite wedge players with stellar short games: Matt Fitzpatrick, Jordan Spieth, Webb Simpson, Jim Furyk, Shane Lowry, Matt Kuchar, Luke Donald, J.T. Poston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Field<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4-1024x648.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4-1024x648.png 1024w, https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4.png 1059w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another elite field will assemble this week in Hilton Head. Every eligible player inside the OWGR top 30 except for Hideki Matsuyama and Viktor Hovland will be in attendance. It will be another limited-field, no-cut event, smaller than even the Masters with only 68 players scheduled to compete. Coming off his second win at Augusta National, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is tentatively still listed in the field even with his wife expecting their first child in the next two weeks. Sam Burns is another who could withdraw at any moment as his wife is due within days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most elite golfers rarely play the week after a major. But with $20 million on the line, including a $3.6 million share to the winner, along with PIP (Player Impact Program) requirements, it&#8217;s back to the grind with no time to decompress from the tension of last week&#8217;s Masters. The last three winners of this event, Fitzpatrick, Spieth, and Stewart Cink each participated in the Masters the week before. Whether it&#8217;s Scheffler coming off a second Green Jacket or Max Homa and Collin Morikawa, who both faltered down the stretch on Sunday, it will be fascinating to see how the big names respond after last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the elite players in the field have very little course history at Harbour Town. Top-10 players Scheffler, Homa, Rory McIlroy, and Ludvig Aberg have a combined four starts here. While he hasn&#8217;t won here, Patrick Cantlay has the best course history with finishes of 3rd, 2nd, 3rd, 7th, and 3rd again at Harbour Town since 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harbour Town Golf Links &#8211; History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1967, when Hilton Head Island was a detached, sparsely populated barrier island, Jack Nicklaus landed the design contract for a new course named Harbour Town. Nicklaus appointed young architect Pete Dye to design the layout Dye saw it as an opportunity to distinguish his work from that of his rival, Robert Trent Jones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with consultation from Nicklaus, Dye shocked the golf world with a revolutionary new course design. A layout with narrow fairways, elongated waste bunker areas, and tiny greens was unheard of at the time. Unlike other builds during the era, there were no mounds, no elevated greens, and flat lies all-around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Throwback: The Heritage Classic\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8fVvJR6PqV8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After his win at the inaugural \u201cHeritage Classic\u201d in 1969, Arnold Palmer described Harbour Town Golf Links as a \u201cthinking man\u2019s course\u201d, and it brought now-famous course architect Pete Dye into the spotlight for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the course caused a bit of an uproar in its early years, it has recently been voted as one of the top public courses in the country. Along with Palmer, Tom Watson, Greg Norman, Davis Love III, and Jack Nicklaus himself are just a few of the renowned champions of the RBC Heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pete Dye on Harbour Town Golf Links\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZAEMKU2AeHM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We have partnered with&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vividpicks.com\/promo\/betspertsgolf\" target=\"_blank\">Vivid Picks<\/a>&nbsp;to bring you an easy way to claim a FREE, no-strings-attached 2024 season at Betsperts Golf, plus a 100% deposit match up to $250! Click&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/betspertsgolf.com\/golf-betting\/free-2024-subscription-to-betsperts-golf-with-vivid-picks-deposit-and-play\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>&nbsp;to learn more!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finish Position and Strokes Gained Course History (2015-2023)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This includes the average finish position and Strokes Gained per round since 2015 for each of the categories. Players are sorted by SG: Total. 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