Many golf fans are still getting over their Masters hangover, but like every year after the Masters, we are treated to a phenomenal tournament in the RBC Heritage, just down the road in Hilton Head, South Carolina. A few short years ago, many players overlooked this event, more so because they wanted to take some time off after a week at an event with the magnitude of the Masters. However, it now has the designation of a “Signature Event,” making it more enticing for a lot of players on tour.

The Heritage presents an interesting challenge for players. Unlike a lot of courses on tour that permit long hitters to bomb their way around, Harbour Town Golf Links requires precision at every corner. Just about every tee shot on this course is narrow and has a relatively small area for where the players need to land their ball. This course is going to benefit the players who can put the ball in the right spot off the tee and reward great second shots.

In comparison to weeks prior, we have a ton of Carolinians in the field looking to make a splash as we continue trekking through this April schedule.

J.T. Poston

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Mr. Poston had the week off last week as he wasn’t qualified for the Masters, so he will have some added motivation this week to make the RBC Heritage a quality week for him. In Poston’s 8 starts this year he has made 5 cuts, but has just 1 top 25, which came in his last start at the Valero Texas Open.

In the strokes gained categories, we’ve seen Poston gaining strokes against the field in both strokes gained off the tee and strokes gained putting, but he is losing strokes in both strokes gained approach and strokes gained around the green. Overall, he is 110th in strokes gained total at -0.290.

This certainly isn’t J.T. ‘s first rodeo at the RBC Heritage, as he has played in this event 8 times, making the cut in 6, but this year the Heritage is 1 of 5 events without a cut. Poston has 1 top 3, 1 top 5, 2 top 10s, and another top 25 finish in this event.

This week he is currently +250 for a top 20, +650 for a top 10, and +8000 to win the event. On FanDuel, he has a 72-hole match bet against Brian Harman, where he is currently listed at +100. Considering Poston’s track record, and that he’s coming off a good performance, I think he should be geared up for another good one this week.

Lucas Glover

The 2026 PGA Tour season hasn’t been too kind to Lucas Glover, as he has made the cut in just 2 of the 7 events he has played in, and he withdrew from the Valero Texas Open 2 weeks ago due to his small chances of making the cut.

Nevertheless, this week he is in his home state of South Carolina, looking to get his season back on the right track. In those 2 cuts he has made this year, he has managed to finish in the top 25 once, so there is some good golf in there somewhere.

To no surprise, he has struggled in just about every strokes gained category, losing -1.591 strokes to the field, ranking him 155th. Glover has played this event 23 times, making the cut in 15. He hasn’t performed super great considering the amount of times he has played, as he has 1 top 10, with 4 top 25s.

In the odds department he is +900 for a top 20, +2500 for a top 10, and +50000 to win. Glover is a guy I would stay away from this week, as he seems to still be searching for something in this 2026 season.

Tom Hoge

Lucas Glover isn’t the only one here looking to find something in this 2026 season. Tom Hoge has been on the struggle bus as well, as he has made the cut in 5/10 events, and missed the cut at his most recent event at the Valero Texas Open.

Hoge is notoriously a great iron player, which happens to be his only positive strokes gained category, where he is gaining 0.159 strokes on the field, which makes him 64th on tour in strokes gained approach. In strokes gained total, however, he currently ranks 137th at -0.848.

At the RBC Heritage, Hoge has made the cut in 4 of 8 appearances, where he has placed in the top 25 3 times. FanDuel certainly isn’t very optimistic for Hoge this week, as he’s +1100 to finish in the top 20, +3000 to finish in the top 10, and +50000 to win.

Like Glover, I’d fade Hoge this week, as he hasn’t proven to be in good form yet this season.

Ryan Gerard

Ryan Gerard has to have a ton of confidence coming into this week after he finished in a tie for 38th in his first Masters appearance, even though he didn’t play too well on Sunday. That made cut puts Gerard at 8 for 10 this season, and he has 2 runner-up finishes, and 2 other top 25 finishes.

In the strokes gained department, Gerard has been impressive in every category outside of strokes gained around the green, his only category where he’s losing strokes to the field. He is currently 24th in strokes gained total at 0.940.

This will be Gerard’s second-ever appearance in the Heritage, and there was no cut last year, but he performed well, finishing in a tie for 27th at -8, just 1 stroke shy of finishing in the top 20. Gerard comes in at +230 to finish inside the top 20, +600 to finish inside the top 10, and +6500 to win this week.

I’m not seeing any matchups for Gerard at the moment on FanDuel, but considering how well he played here last year, and that he’s in good form at the moment, he should be set up for another good week.

Ben Griffin

Last week at the Masters, Ben Griffin had an eerily similar performance to Ryan Gerard, as he played well the first few days, and struggled on Sunday as he finished in a tie for 33rd. On the season, Griffin has made the cut in 7 of 10 events, finishing in the top 25 twice.

Griffin has struggled off the tee and with his irons in comparison to the rest of the tour, and has been really good on and around the greens. In strokes gained total, he is now 68th, gaining roughly 0.230 strokes per round.

Griffin too has only played in this event once, back in 2023, the last time this event had a cut, where he made it and finished in a tie for 31st. For a top 20, Griffin is +230, for a top 10 he is +600, and to win he currently sits at +6500.

FanDuel has a 72-hole group for Ben Griffin, where he’s matched up against Robert MacIntyre, Shane Lowry, Jason Day, and Sepp Straka, where he has the longest odds to win out of this group at +430. Given Griffin hasn’t played this event a whole lot, and he didn’t play well at TPC Sawgrass a few weeks ago, which is a somewhat similar course, I’m not too high on Griffin this week, even though he has shown some flashes this season.

Jacob Bridgeman

Jacob Bridgeman has put together a really strong season, making 9/9 cuts with his 1 win, 2 top 5s, 1 top 10, and 4 top 25s. He too is coming off his first experience at Augusta National, where he played fairly well, ending in a tie for 41st at +2.

Bridgeman is currently 2nd in strokes gained total, where he is gaining 1.933 strokes per round on the field. The only category at the moment where he’s losing strokes to the field is strokes gained around the green, and he’s been terrific with his irons and putting, which will bode well for him this week.

He played here for the first time last season, where he finished in a tie for 61st, so he’s obviously looking to improve immensely on that performance. Right now Bridgeman is +170 for a top 20 finish, +430 for a top 10, and +45000 to win the RBC Heritage.

He too is in a FanDuel group where he’s tied for the shortest odds to win out of Chris Gotterup, Harris English, Rickie Fowler, and Min Woo Lee at +280. Though he didn’t play super great here last year, I think Bridgeman is set up for a strong week, especially if his iron play can stay on par with where he has been this season.

Andrew Novak

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Andrew Novak was not too pleased with the outcome last week at Augusta National, as he voiced his displeasure after what he thought was a good ball-striking day on Friday, and he ended up missing the cut. Even with that missed cut, he has still made the cut in over half his events, making the cut in 6 of 10, and he has 1 top 10, and another top 25.

He hasn’t been too great in the strokes gained department, as he is 107th in strokes gained total at -0.240, which will need to improve, especially tee to green, if he wants to compete this week. Novak has only had 1 appearance here, which was last season, where he nearly won this thing.

He ended up in a playoff alongside inevitable winner Justin Thomas, who birdied the first hole in the sudden-death playoff. This week Novak sits at +380 for a top 20, +1000 for a top 10, and +15000 to win. He doesn’t have any other player props at the moment outside of a 1st-round leader prop, where he is +6000.

With his inconsistencies this year, I wouldn’t be too high on him, but if he thinks he’s close with his game, you never know what you might see this week. 

Akshay Bhatia

Shockingly, Akshay Bhatia missed the cut at last week’s Masters, so he went back to the drawing board and is looking to strike back this week in Hilton Head. This season he has made 5 out of 8 cuts, and he has 1 win, with another top 5, 1 top 10, and 2 more top 25s.

Bhatia currently ranks 6th in strokes gained total, where he has been really effective in his iron play and on the putting surface. At the RBC Heritage, he has made the cut in 2 of 3 appearances, meaning he played in 2023 and missed the cut. He has finished in the top 25 once when he finished T-18 in 2024.

This week he is +185 for a top 20, +470 for a top 10, and +5500 to win. Bhatia has a round 1 FanDuel matchup against Wyndham Clark, where he is -138. Even though last week for Bhatia wasn’t great, I expect him to bounce back this week at Harbour Town.