Following up the Masters is no easy task, but Harbour Town Golf Links and the RBC Heritage do as well as any event could hope! With 82 players in the field this week, the competition will be fierce in this signature event. With $20,000,000 on the line, let's take a peak at which players line up well for this event.

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RBC Heritage 2026: Daily Fantasy Golf Picks & Projections

While this event has been under different names throughout the years, Harbour Town has been a mainstay on tour since it's debut in 1969. We've seen many notable occurances at this event, such as Arnold Palmer winning the inaugural event, 3 time U.S. Open winner Hale Irwin getting his first win here, and Nick Faldo getting his first here as well. As a newer signature event, this year sees an extremely talented field and a course that players very straight-forward. This can be a higher scoring event as well, with winning scores ranging from -13 to -22. If the weather holds, we're in for an absolutely beautiful four days of links style golf.

 

 

Harbour Town Golf Links: Course Breakdown This Week

Harbour Town is one of the most straight-forward courses on tour, at least when it comes to looking for the type of players to contend. As a links style course, that should be no surprise. Accurate drivers who are elite ball-strikers, and can scramble well typically are the winners here. Historically, we see more veterans winning here as well, though that may change given the newfound Signature status. Again, much like the Masters, those who play well here typically continue to play well here. The top players in terms of course history this week are: Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay, J.T. Poston, Daniel Berger, Maverick McNealy, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Alex Noren and Sungjae Im.

Looking at the course more directly, we see bermudagrass throughout, keeping in line with many of the recent courses we’ve seen on the east coast and in Florida. All par 3s play on the longer side, with all 4 playing 190-220 yards. In line with that, besides two driveable par 4s, the remaining 9 par 4s all play 400-475 yards. The 3 par 5s all play 550-600 yards as well, giving us clear yardage brackets.

Given the distance of both the par 3s and longer holes in the field, SG: Approach takes a clear jump to the top spot in my model this week. The top players in the field in terms of SG: Approach are: Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick, Ryan Gerard, Austin Smotherman, Si Woo Kim, Akshay Bhatia, Kurt Kitayama, Nicolai Hojgaard, and Viktor Hovland. On top of the importance of approach play, Harbour Town features the 2nd smallest greens on the PGA Tour, meaning that Greens in Regulation are harder to come by. As a result, we'll be adding GIR Percentage on Small Greens into our model this week.

As a coastal links style course, weather will obviously be a factor. Luckily, we’re projected for mild weather overall. All 4 days look to be in the 70’s, with average wind of no more than 15 miles per hour. That said, the gusts are what we need to worry about, as it’s not uncommon for them to exceed 40 miles per hour. If this weather remains, we could be looking at great scoring in this event. 

When comparing Harbour Town to other courses on tour, a few things are very clear. Driving distance is almost completely irrelevant, and putting is roughly half as important as the average tour course. This is truly a ball-strikers paradise, and those with great wedge games can take an easy jump to the top of the leaderboard. Driving accuracy and SG: Around-the-Green all take big jumps this week as well. Leaders in these key stats are:

  • Driving Accuracy: Andrew Putnam, Si Woo Kim, Matt Fitzpatrick, Corey Conners, Russell Henley, David Lipsky, Lucas Glover, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood, and Sami Valimaki

 

  • SG: Around-The-Green: Scottie Scheffler, Jason Day, Andrew Putnam, Nick Taylor, Harry Hall, Patrick Cantlay, Ben Griffin, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood, and Sahith Theegala
 

RBC Heritage 2026 Field: Golf DFS

As expected, gaining signature event status has brought a strong field to Harbour Town. Rory, coming off his win at Augusta, will not be in the field, and Justin Rose withdrew, but the remainder of the top 10 in the OWGR are in the field this week. Even in a short field event, it's a field that has plenty of talent competing. Justin Thomas will be looking to defend his win here in 2025, and is joined by Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Jordan Spieth as previous winners at this venue. 

 

 

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PGA Best Bets & Predictions: 2026 Valero Texas Open (9-15 Overall, +8.76 Units)

  • Sepp Straka: Top 20 (+156)
  • Sudarshan Yellamaraju: Top 20 (+290) 
  • Valero Texas Open One and Done Picks: 
    • Sepp Straka
    • Cameron Young
    • Russell Henley 
 

 

GOLF DFS PICKS THIS WEEK: Top Tier

Xander Schauffele ($12,100 FanDuel/$10,500 DraftKings)

Why not Xander this week? He ranks above field average in every key stat in my model, leads the field in Scrambling and Strokes Gained: Ball-striking, and is 2nd in Bogey Avoidance. That's a congregate of stats that should play well at this venue. He's been extremely accurate this year, and after a rough start has bounced back in a big way. This is certainly an event he can compete at, as evident by his 3 top 20 finishes with include a 4th place finish.

Tommy Fleetwood ($11,500 FanDuel/$10,100 DraftKings)

Fleetwood has a lot of hype going into Augusta, but finished just 33rd in the field. That said, he really just struggled a bit around the greens or he would have had a much higher finish. Fleetwood is having an amazing season throughout the bag, and has 3 top 10 finishes here, finishing as high as 7th last season. He's one of the best approach players in this field, and is top 5 on comparable courses. That'll play.

Cameron Young ($11,100 FanDuel/$9,800 DraftKings)

Young may not have won at Augusta, but he showed us that he's likely to win a major sooner rather than later. This event fits his game well, as he rankes top 10 in Driving Accuracy, GIR Percentage, Overall Approach Proximity from 150-200, SG: Putting (Bermuda), SG: Ball-striking, Birdie or Better Gained, and Bogey Avoidance. That seems pretty, pretty good. He's recorded a 3rd place finish at this venue as well, showing that he can certainly compete on this course.

 

 

GOLF DFS PICKS THIS WEEK: MID-TIER

Russell Henley ($11,400 FanDuel/$9,600 DraftKings)

Henley was in this spot last year, and I'm throwing him back here yet again. Henley is arguably the most accurate player on tour right now, as he leads the field in driving accuracy, is a top 12 putter, and top 20 ball-striker. He's an elite bogey avoider, and is 3rd in this field in scrambling and comparable course history. Not to mention, the man just finished 3rd at Augusta and has 4 top 20 finishes here in his last 5 starts. That's the type of player that can absolutely win this week.

Ludvig Aberg ($10,900 FanDuel/$9,400 DraftKings)

Does Ludvig has the statistical profile of the guys I've already written about? No, but that doesn't mean it isn't strong in it's own right. He's above field average across the board, leads the field in Birdie or Better Percentage, and is top 5 on comparable courses. This is a simple venue that fits his style of golf well, as he can just step up and hit without worrying about much. That should clear his head and set him up for success.

Jordan Spieth ($10,600 FanDuel/$9,000 DraftKings)

Spieth is turning a corner. He's coming off a great week at Augusta where he recorded a 12th place finish, but more importantly, his game is showing signs of life. He's on a stretch of high-level ball-striking, he's been consistent off the tee, and he continues to show how magical he can be around the green. He's also a previous winner at this venue, who has recorded 5 other top 20 finishes and has a runner up finish here as well. It's been a few years, why not this one for Spieth?

 

GOLF DFS PICKS THIS WEEK: VALUE TIER

Sudarshan Yellamaraju ($9,200 FanDuel/$7,200 DraftKings)

Sudar McGavin continues to be a value and it makes no sense. He's recorded 4 top 20 finishes in his last 5 starts, including a 5th place finish at The Players (which is one of our comparable courses). His play around the green as a whole is “weak” comparatively though it's still above field average, but he's a top 20 scrambler in this field while also being a top 10 ball-striker, scorer, and bogey avoider. That'll play.

Akshay Bhatia ($9,600 FanDuel/$7,700 DraftKings)

Why Akshay is this cheap makes no sense to me. Yes, his last couple starts haven't been his best, but he's otherwise been on of the strongest players on tour this year. He recorded 5 straight top 16 finishes culminating with a win at the API. His ball-striking and putting remain strengths, and while his driver can get him into trouble, this is a venue where he can take less that driver off the tee and still hit it a mile. He should shine here.

Sungjae Im ($8,800 FanDuel/$6,700 DraftKings)

I'm not going to even attempt to make a strong statistical argument for Sungjae. He is accurate off the tee, and a solid enough putter, but thats where the statistical argument really dies based on his recent form. That said, here are his last 5 starts at Harbour Town: T13, T21, T7, T12, T11. This is simply a guy who plays this course well, and uses it as a place to get his game back in check. 

 

 

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