This article is part of our DraftKings PGA DFS Picks series.
RBC HERITAGE
Purse: $5.9M
Winner's Share: $1,062,000
FedEx Cup Points: 500 to the Winner
Location: Hilton Head, S.C.
Course: Harbour Town Golf Links
Yardage: 7,101
Par: 71
Tournament Preview
Positioned a week after the heralded Masters Tournament, the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head is a welcome retreat for many players who are unwinding after a pressure-packed major. Fresh off a green jacket fitting, Jordan Spieth is (currently) in the field to honor the special exemption he received from the RBC Heritage tournament committee in 2013 when he had no PGA Tour status. Spieth's status may change in coming days, but other entrants include defending champ Matt Kuchar, Billy Horschel, Zach Johnson and Jim Furyk to form a decent but relatively diluted field. Harbour Town is one of the shortest courses on the PGA Tour at 7,101 yards, but is among the tightest, with fairways surrounded by hundreds of oaks and pines that are sure to stymie errant tee shots. The greens are tiny and sloped, demanding good driving and precise approaches to find the first page of the leaderboard.
Key Stats to Winning at Harbour Town
• Driving accuracy
• GIR%
• Scrambling
• One-putt percentage
Last Decade of Champions
2014 - Matt Kuchar
2013 - Graeme McDowell
2012 - Carl Pettersson
2011 - Brandt Snedeker
2010 - Jim Furyk
2009 - Brian Gay
2008 - Boo Weekley
2007 - Boo Weekley
2006 - Aaron Baddeley
2005 - Peter Lonard
Unlike any course on the PGA Tour, Harbour Town does not reward long hitters in the least, because when long hitters miss, their shots deviate farther from the fairway than shorter hitters. Also, there's only one reachable par-5, which is getable for everyone in the field. Accurate hitters with great iron play really have an advantage here since birdie chances are few on the tiny Harbour Town greens. Because of the strategic nature of this course off the tee and on the sloped putting surfaces, many players will find themselves with improper angles into the greens and be forced to play for par, making scrambling and one-putt percentage a big factor for the week. Both elite ball strikers and short-game magicians can contend here, just ask ball-striking fiend Boo Weekley and scrambling savant Jim Furyk.
RBC HERITAGE DRAFTKINGS VALUE PICKS (Based on Standard $50K Salary Cap)
DraftKings Tier 1 Values
Jordan Spieth - $12,500 (Odds: 5/1)
Zach Johnson - $10,900 (16/1)
Jim Furyk - $10,400 (20/1)
Ian Poulter - $10,000 (22/1)
DraftKings Tier 2 Values
Bill Haas - $9,500 (Odds: 25/1)
Luke Donald - $9,300 (28/1)
Charley Hoffman - $9,200 (33/1)
Billy Horschel - $9,000 (33/1)
DraftKings Tier 3 Values
Kevin Streelman - $8,000 (Odds: 50/1)
Charles Howell III - $7,500 (50/1)
Russell Knox - $7,300 (55/1)
Justin Thomas - $7,000 (66/1)
Ernie Els - $6,900 (66/1)
DraftKings Long-Shot Values
Ben Martin - $6,200 (Odds: 80/1)
Jason Bohn - $5,800 (100/1)
Johnson Wagner - $5,700 (100/1)
Tony Finau - $5,400 (125/1)
Zac Blair - $4,700 (150/1)
Jhonattan Vegas - $4,300 (200/1)
Nicholas Thompson - $4,200 (200/1)
WHO I'M ROLLING WITH THIS WEEK
Lower-Risk Cash Game Lineup ($50K Salary Cap)
Zach Johnson - $10,900
Jim Furyk - $10,400
Charley Hoffman - $9,200
Charl Schwartzel - $9,000
Ben Martin - $6,200
Nicholas Thompson - $4,200
Zach Johnson and Jim Furyk headline a solid crew that should net some head-to-head wins this week. Hoffman has held the 54-hole lead at the RBC Heritage before and is coming off his best career finish at a major last week. Schwartzel is a world-class ball-striker who has played solidly at Harbour Town and Ben Martin notched a third-place effort here last year. Nicholas Thompson is a bit of a flier pick, but he did finish T12 last year and made the cut two years ago.
Higher-Risk Tournament Lineup ($50K Salary Cap)
Jordan Spieth - $12,500
Matt Kuchar - $10,700
Bill Haas - $9,500
Ben Martin - $6,200
Brian Davis - $6,100
Stewart Cink - $4,800
No explanation needed on Spieth, who made Masters history last week to earn his first major. Kuchar will defend his RBC Heritage title this year and has more than enough talent to win, especially in a weakened field. Haas notched a T12 at the Masters last week, drives the ball straight and scrambles incredibly well. Martin makes both my lineups due to his bargain price and recent history, while Brian Davis most notably lost in a gut-wrenching playoff to Jim Furyk in 2010 but has other top-25 finishes here as well. Finally, Stewart Cink is a former champion (2004) and great candidate to make the cut, since he's only failed to do so in Hilton Head just once since 2003.
