RBC Heritage
April 12th – 15th, 2018
Harbour Town G.L.
Hilton Head, SC
Par: 71 / Yardage: 7,099
Purse: $6.7 million
with $1,206,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Wesley Bryan

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 40 of the top-100 and 17 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with one player from the top-ten, #1 Dustin Johnson. Here are the other top-50 players: #13 Paul Casey, #16 Marc Leishman, #18 Tyrrell Hatton, #21 Matt Kuchar, #23 Brian Harman, #25 Kevin Kisner, #26 Charley Hoffman, #27 Xander Schauffele, #29 Francesco Molinari, #31 Ian Poulter, #35 Patrick Cantlay, #37 Matthew Fitzpatrick, #38 Ross Fisher, #39 Cameron Smith, #40 Kevin Chappell, #41 Adam Hadwin, #43 Webb Simpson, #46 Satoshi Kodaira and #50 Dylan Frittelli.
Last year there were 17 top-fifty players.
Masters champion Patrick Reed is not in the field, in the last eleven years only one Masters champion Jordan Spieth in 2015 played the following week at Hilton Head.
The field includes 11 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2017. Those players are #5 Adam Hadwin, #6 Pat Perez, #11 Russell Henley, #13 Marc Leishman, #17 Charles Howell III, #18 Bill Haas, #19 Luke List, #20 Kevin Kisner, #23 Rod Pampling, #24 Francesco Molinari and #25 Charley Hoffman.
The field includes 10 players in the top 25 on this year’s PGA Tour money list. Those players are #2 Patton Kizzire, #7 Dustin Johnson, #10 Paul Casey, #14 Brian Harman, #18 Patrick Cantlay, #20 Luke List, #21 Austin Cook, #22 Cameron Smith, #24 Marc Leishman and #25 Ian Poulter.
The field includes 10 past champions: Wesley Bryan (2017), Jim Furyk (2015 & ’10), Matt Kuchar (2014), Graeme McDowell (2013), Carl Pettersson (2012), Brandt Snedeker (2011), Brian Gay (2009), Aaron Baddeley (2006), Stewart Cink (2004 & ’00) and Davis Love III (2003, 1998, ’92 & ’91).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the RBC Heritage field is our performance chart listed by the average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the RBC Heritage in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the RBC Heritage.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the RBC Heritage
Player | Masters | Houston Open | WGC – Dell Match Play Championship | Corales | Arnold Palmer | Valspar | Indian Open | WGC Mexico | Honda Classic | Genesis Open | Qatar Masters | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | Phoenix Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Casey (262.5 pts) |
T15 (70) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | T49 (0.33) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP |
Cameron Smith (261.67 pts) |
T5 (140) |
DNP | T5 (105) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T46 (2.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (20) |
DNP | DNP | T48 (0.67) |
Ian Poulter (245 pts) |
T44 (12) |
Win (132) |
T5 (105) |
DNP | T41 (6) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
Kevin Kisner (201.67 pts) |
T28 (44) |
DNP | 2 (150) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | 29 (21) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Matt Kuchar (199.5 pts) |
T28 (44) |
T8 (50) |
T9 (67.5) |
DNP | DNP | T40 (6.67) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
DNP | T26 (8) |
DNP | T62 (0) |
T5 (23.33) |
Adam Hadwin (194.17 pts) |
T24 (52) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
DNP | DNP | T43 (2.33) |
Dustin Johnson (179.67 pts) |
T10 (80) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | T16 (11.33) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP |
Tyrrell Hatton (166.17 pts) |
T44 (12) |
DNP | T9 (67.5) |
DNP | T69 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (90) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Emiliano Grillo (163.67 pts) |
DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | T50 (1) |
T26 (16) |
DNP | 6 (40) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
Webb Simpson (157.83 pts) |
T20 (60) |
DNP | T29 (31.5) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | T37 (13) |
T5 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Brian Harman (155.17 pts) |
T44 (12) |
DNP | T9 (67.5) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
T33 (5.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Charley Hoffman (153.67 pts) |
T12 (76) |
DNP | T36 (21) |
DNP | T14 (24) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T20 (30) |
DNP | T41 (3) |
DNP | WD (-1.67) |
T26 (8) |
Francesco Molinari (150.5 pts) |
T20 (60) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | T26 (16) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (25) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T40 (3.33) |
Marc Leishman (142.67 pts) |
9 (90) |
DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP | T7 (36.67) |
DNP | DNP | T37 (13) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T31 (6.33) |
Luke List (134.67 pts) |
DNP | T24 (26) |
T59 (0) |
DNP | T7 (36.67) |
T16 (22.67) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (33.33) |
T26 (8) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (8) |
Brice Garnett (133 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | T31 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T35 (5) |
DNP |
Charles Howell III (131.17 pts) |
DNP | T18 (32) |
T9 (67.5) |
DNP | T14 (24) |
T40 (6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T37 (4.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Bryson DeChambeau (113.67 pts) |
T38 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
WD (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T41 (3) |
DNP | T55 (0) |
T5 (23.33) |
Kelly Kraft (112.67 pts) |
DNP | T80 (0) |
DNP | 3 (90) |
DNP | T31 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (16.67) |
63 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Si Woo Kim (109.5 pts) |
T24 (52) |
DNP | T9 (67.5) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T62 (0) |
Xander Schauffele (109.5 pts) |
T50 (2) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | T9 (15) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (11) |
Beau Hossler (103.33 pts) |
DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | T66 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T43 (2.33) |
T17 (11) |
Ryan Moore (96 pts) |
T28 (44) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T49 (0.33) |
T9 (15) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Kevin Chappell (90.67 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | T36 (21) |
DNP | T7 (36.67) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
T31 (6.33) |
Zach Johnson (87.67 pts) |
T36 (28) |
DNP | T36 (21) |
DNP | T26 (16) |
T16 (22.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
Patrick Cantlay (81.17 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | T35 (5) |
DNP |
James Hahn (72 pts) |
DNP | T32 (18) |
T36 (21) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
DNP | T26 (8) |
T11 (13) |
Harris English (71 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
T22 (18.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T33 (5.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Rory Sabbatini (71 pts) |
DNP | T70 (0) |
DNP | T43 (7) |
DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP | DNP | 72 (0) |
T31 (6.33) |
Scott Stallings (67 pts) |
DNP | T80 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T31 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | T29 (7) |
T4 (26.67) |
DNP | 7 (18.33) |
T23 (9) |
Grayson Murray (66.67 pts) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (24) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (16.67) |
T70 (0) |
K.J. Choi (61.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T26 (8) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Sean O’Hair (58.67 pts) |
DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (36.67) |
T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T64 (0) |
DNP | T73 (0) |
DNP |
Bud Cauley (54.33 pts) |
DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (24) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | WD (-1.67) |
T20 (10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Kevin Na (53.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP | T36 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
T48 (0.67) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the RBC Heritage
Player | Masters | Houston Open | WGC – Dell Match Play Championship | Corales | Arnold Palmer | Valspar | Indian Open | WGC Mexico | Honda Classic | Genesis Open | Qatar Masters | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | Phoenix Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Streb (-46.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
D.A. Points (-43.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Billy Horschel (-34.33 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T43 (2.33) |
Wesley Bryan (-30 pts) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Camilo Villegas (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T68 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
Cody Gribble (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T70 (0) |
Billy Hurley III (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Nick Taylor (-23.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T41 (3) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T52 (0) |
Mackenzie Hughes (-23.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Whee Kim (-22.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T49 (0.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the RBC Heritage
Best Bets:
Brian Harman
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | CUT | T44 | T7 | T59 | T70 | CUT |
Good stats that pertain to good playing at Harbour Town, he should be perfect for the course.
Matt Kuchar
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T11 | T9 | 5 | Win | T35 | T44 | T21 | T14 | T48 | T7 | T61 |
Seems to play well every year on the course, past champion and the way his game makes him one of the favorites.
Patrick Cantlay
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T3 |
His game fits Harbour Town perfectly, played well last year and should continue the trend.
Best of the rest:
Russell Knox
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T11 | T2 | T18 | T9 |
Makes a lot of birdies on this course and seems to play well everytime he plays in this event.
Matthew Fitzpatrick
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | T23 |
Guy plays well on short, tight courses on the European Tour, if he can win the European Masters in Switzerland, he can win at Hilton Head.
Adam Hadwin
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T22 | T30 | CUT |
Has been very consistent all year, can handle short courses like Harbour Town.
Cameron Smith
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T29 | T15 |
Seems to play well each week, look for the good play to continue.
Luke Donald
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | T2 | T15 | 2 | T3 | T37 | 2 | T3 | T2 |
Has played terrible ever since he was runner-up last year at Hilton Head. This guy seems to always play well on this course so don’t worry about what he has done over the last 51 weeks, he will get his act together this week.
Solid contenders
Kevin Streelman
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T55 | T53 | T3 | T17 | T36 | CUT | CUT |
Sleeper pick, his stats for the year in scrambling, driving accuracy and greens hit are very high which could mean good numbers for this week.
Brandt Snedeker
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T11 | CUT | T26 | T74 | T59 | T17 | Win | CUT | CUT | T53 | T16 |
Past champion that always seems to play well at Hilton Head.
Kevin Na
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T39 | T4 | CUT | T8 | T9 | T35 | CUT | T17 | T4 | T52 |
Either plays really well or poorly, this will be a good year for him.
Ollie Schniederjans
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T3 |
Finished 3rd last year in this event.
Charley Hoffman
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T14 | T64 | T38 | T6 | T8 | 75 | CUT |
Hitting a period that he plays well.
Long shots that could come through:
Brian Gay
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T6 | CUT | T68 | T55 | CUT | T36 | T32 | Win | CUT | T16 | T9 |
Just like Luke Donald this guy always plays well at Harbour Town.
Austin Cook
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Won down the road at Sea Island on a course that has a lot of the same traits as Hilton Head.
Brice Garnett
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T11 | T53 |
Plays well on short courses.
Graeme McDowell
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T29 | CUT | T26 | T23 | Win | T61 | CUT |
Another player that does well on courses by a sea.
Wrong course for him:
Dustin Johnson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT |
This is not a course for Dustin, he can’t overpower it and could find himself getting very frustrated when he has to throttle back.
Paul Casey
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T18 | T22 | T11 |
On paper this seems to be right up his alley but in the four year’s he has played here has not played well.
No love for Paul Casey? He’s the “hottest” player and 4th in the stat aggregation. I think I’ll roll the dice on him.
Not that I am not showing any love towards Paul Casey, but I am worried that he will be a bust at Hilton Head. Look at his record, he struggles in this event probably one of the reasons he hasn’t played in many of them. Now to be fair, Patrick Reed also struggled in the Masters and majors and look what happened so anything is possible.
I really like Tyrell Hatton this week if he avoids a Masters hangover. He’s a great putter and can put in some really low numbers if he keeps a lid on his temperament.