The PGA Tour travels just 150 miles from Augusta, Georgia, to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina for the RBC Heritage this week. While Hilton Head Island is the perfect tourist destination for a relaxing week, the best the PGA Tour has to offer will need to figure out a way to keep up the competitive spirits for another Signature Event on the PGA Tour. The RBC Heritage has a long history, and many major championship winners have won here over the years. Arnold Palmer won the tournament’s first edition, while Jack Nicklaus won here in 1975 on a golf course he helped design.

Scottie Scheffler will be defending his title from 2024 and is coming off a Masters where he struggled off the tee for the first time in a long time. His occasional miss to the left was too much for him to overcome as he tried to chase Rory McIlroy down. The good thing for Scheffler is he won’t have to use his driver on most of the holes this week. In fact, almost every player in the field will be hitting their approach shots from very similar distances, with the only real difference coming on 18 and on the short Par 4. Scheffler is again the betting favorite and tops $13,000 in DFS this week.

This week, my model once again focuses on strokes gained on approach. It will also weigh strokes gained on difficult Par 3s, strokes gained from 150 yards, and birdie or better percentage. There is some sticky course history here, with so many repeat winners and players performing well at the course year after year. With this being a no-cut Signature Event, I will be weighing fantasy points gained as well.

2025 RBC Heritage odds

Course information

  • Course: Harbour Town Golf Links at Sea Pines Resort
  • Location: Hilton Head Island, S.C.
  • Designers: Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus
  • Length: 7,213 yards
  • Par: 71
  • Average green size: 3,700 square feet

Past champions: 2024 Scottie Scheffler, 2023 Matt Fitzpatrick, 2022 Jordan Spieth, 2021 Stewart Cink, 2020 Webb Simpson, 2019 Pan Cheng-tsung, 2018 Satoshi Kodaira, 2017 Wesley Bryan, 2016 Branden Grace, 2015 Jim Furyk

Betting slip

Collin Morikawa (+1000) was a chalk pick for the 2025 Masters because of his great ball-striking form to start the season. His interviews before the tournament showed a player that may not have been in the right frame of mind to battle for a major championship. Morikawa gained over 5.2 strokes on approach at the Masters and finished T14 despite losing strokes around and on the greens. His game looks tailor-made for Harbour Town Golf Links, yet he hasn’t finished better than T7 in five tries. I’m banking on him bouncing back this week with the putter and finally breaking through here.

Xander Schauffele (+1200) has gained over 15 strokes on approach combined in his last two tournaments and looks to be over the early season injury that slowed him down. Schauffele only has one top-five finish here in five tries but finished T18 last year without his best tee-to-green game. With his current ball-striking form, I think Schauffele is ready to get his first win of 2025.

Daniel Berger (+4500) has gained over 1.5 strokes from tee to green in seven straight tournaments, including his T21 at the 2025 Masters. Berger had three straight top-21 finishes here from 2020 to 2022. He gained over five strokes on approach in each of the last two outings here.

Maverick McNealy (+6600) has a T4 here in 2021 under his belt and is playing some good golf coming into this week. He has gained over 4.4 strokes from tee to green in three straight tournaments.

Bud Cauley (+6600) cannot be overlooked this week after three straight top-six finishes that started at The Players Championship. Cauley is finally starting to scratch the surface of his immense talent. He was destined for greatness coming out of college, but injuries and inconsistency kept him from joining his peers at the top of the PGA Tour. He had a top-10 here in 2017, so he has had some success at this course, even if he was a completely different player back then.

DFS plays

Scottie Scheffler ($13,100) is trending in the right direction when it comes to a return to dominance. He has gained over 10 strokes on the field in two straight events and will not have to worry about pulling out his driver, which hurt him at Augusta National. His extremely high price makes building a team around him difficult but not impossible. If you believe strongly in one or two $6K-range guys, you will be tempted to use Scheffler and skip the top of the range after him.

Collin Morikawa ($10,900) See above.

Xander Schauffele ($10,400) See above.

Patrick Cantlay ($10,000) put two in the water from behind the green on 15 in Round 1 of the Masters, but he showed his icy demeanor when going up and down for an eight. Cantlay has six top-seven finishes here without winning. His bank account comes from the podium finishes. Cantlay has been very good off the tee and on approach over his last three tournaments. He has gained over 10 strokes combined on approach over his last three tournaments.

Corey Conners ($9,800) jumps from $7,900 at the Masters to almost $10K this week. The price hike is much too much for me to stomach.

Jason Day ($9,100) was fantastic at the Masters on and around the greens. He gained over eight strokes combined for the week. However, I don’t see him sustaining that this week, as his iron play is still not as sharp as it needs to be.

Viktor Hovland ($9,000) has a lot of upside for a player at this price. He has been excellent with his irons lately, gaining over 9.5 strokes combined on approach over his last two tournaments. He is putting really well and has been getting a little better around the greens.

Sungjae Im ($8,700) finished T5 at the Masters and didn’t even gain one stroke combined off the tee and on approach. He did it all around and on the greens. He has an excellent course history here, so he shows up in my model, but his poor iron play has me concerned that he can’t pay off at this price.

Daniel Berger ($8,300) See above.

Maverick McNealy ($8,100) See above.

Aaron Rai ($7,900) bounced back from his missed cut at the Houston Open with a solid T27 at the Masters. He wasn’t the best version of himself from tee to green, but he did play really well on Thursday and Sunday. He has only teed it up once here, but he gained almost seven strokes combined off the tee and on approach that week. He will need to be decent around the greens and with his putter to pay off, but I like the price and upside.

Denny McCarthy ($7,900) has never gained a full stroke on approach for the week at the RBC Heritage. He is very tempting at this price because of how he can putt, given these small greens, but I don’t see the shot-making upside with his form.

J.T. Poston ($7,800) has not been as prolific this year with top-10 finishes, but this golf course may get him back in the groove. He has four top-eight finishes here in his last six tries. He hasn’t missed a cut since the Sony Open in January, but he has failed to put four solid rounds together. I wish he were a little cheaper, but the course history pushed his price up.

Brian Harman ($7,600) surprised me at the Masters when I expected him to have a bit of a hangover after his emotional win at the Valero Texas Open. He finally hit a wall on Saturday but bounced back on Sunday and finished with a solid performance. He has three top-13 finishes in his last four trips here and seems to love the sight lines off the tee.

Bud Cauley ($7,500) See above.

Michael Kim ($7,500) has not played well here over the years and struggled on the weekend at the Masters. I expect him to need a break after pushing to make it into his first Masters by finishing in the Top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Sahith Theegala ($7,300) finished second here last year and has been very inconsistent to start the season. He did look to regain some form at the Masters, where he gained over four strokes on approach. I may be jumping on Theegala a little early, but he is definitely worth a gamble at this price.

Harris English ($7,200) has not been able to better his T8 finish in 2012 in 10 tries since at the RBC Heritage. He is coming off of a very impressive T12 at the Masters, where he looked in control of his game, even if he struggled off the tee a bit.

Tony Finau ($7,100) being priced this low at a golf tournament where he plays well is just too juicy for me to pass up. He has struggled mightily with his putter as of late, but these small greens don’t surrender many three-putts. He’s still gaining strokes tee to green and has played his best in no-cut events this year.

Tom Hoge ($7,100) has been incredible lately, despite continually being overlooked. His T14 finishes at the Masters put him in the optimal lineup. Hoge has gained over 17 strokes combined on approach over his last three tournaments.

Low-priced options

Rickie Fowler ($6,800)

Ryan Gerard ($6,600)

Eric Cole ($6,400)

Brian Campbell ($6,000)

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