Still having some Masters hangover? Well, you’re in complete luck as the PGA Tour returns with a bang this week with the 2016 RBC Heritage tournament. The world’s best golfers will lock horns at the famed Harbour Town Golf Links course in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina for a chance to win not only the $1.062-million top prize but also the event’s coveted tartan plaid jacket.
All eyes will definitely be on the red-hot Jason Day as he attempts to win his seventh title in his last 15 starts. Day might be the odds-on favorite to win this tournament but a host of other golfers are ready to spoil the world no. 1’s party this coming weekend. Read on below as we list down three high-value sleepers who we think can take home the championship this week. While you’re at it, you can check out our complete preview of the RBC Heritage golf tournament.
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2016 RBC Heritage Sleeper Picks and Predictions
Where: Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head
When: April 14-17
Line: view all RBC Heritage lines
Jason Kokrak
What makes Kokrak such a huge threat in every golf tournament that he competes on is his incredible power off the tee. He’s fourth in the PGA Tour in driving distance, averaging 308.9 yards per drive this season. That powerful swing will come in handy when tackling the difficult 7,101-yard, par-71 Harbour Town course.
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Charley Hoffman
Talk about consistency. Charley Hoffman survived his eighth consecutive cut at the Masters, finishing in a tie for 29th with a seven-over-par total of 295. Hoffman has now finished in the top-30 in three of his last five starts. Hoffman will look to extend that made-cut streak at Harbour Town this week, the site of his top-10 finishes back in 2012 and 2013.
Hoffman loves playing in this course as evidenced by the UNLV product not missing a cut in this event in more than a decade. With the form that he is in right now and his experience with this Harbour Town course, expect Hoffman to post some red numbers and contend for the championship this week.
Luke Donald
If there’s one golfer primed for a breakthrough win at the RBC Heritage this week, it’s got to be Luke Donald. He has notched five top-3 finishes in his last seven appearances here at Harbour Town. Donald has been playing some solid golf of late, finishing in the top 30 in two of his last three starts. The Englishman is coming off a 26th-place showing at the Puerto Rico Open last month.
Key to Donald’s resurgence has been his stellar play from tee to green. He is 57th in the PGA Tour in strokes gained in that particular department with a .510 average. That will be useful when tackling the treacherous fairways of the Harbour Town Golf Links course.
