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It’s a short trip southeast for the PGA Tour this week, and most of its top players will be right back to work at the 2023 RBC Heritage in Hilton Head Island, S.C. The tournament tees off Thursday at Harbour Town Golf Links, and Masters champion Jon Rahm leads an RBC Heritage field that features 40 of the world’s top 50 golfers. Rahm moved up to No. 1 with his victory at Augusta, but Scottie Scheffler will be trying to reclaim that top spot as soon as he can. They are part of an RBC Heritage 2023 field that also includes star players like Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth and Collin Morikawa. Rory McIlroy, who also has battled for the top ranking this season, withdrew Monday following his missed cut at the Masters. Spieth defeated Cantlay on the first playoff hole in the 2022 RBC Heritage after they finished 13 under par.
Scheffler is the 8-1 favorite in Caesars Sportsbook’s latest 2023 RBC Heritage odds, with Rahm right behind at 17-2. Cantlay (14-1), Spieth (18-1) and Morikawa (18-1) also are near the top of the RBC Heritage 2023 odds board. Schauffele (22-1), Tony Finau (22-1) and 2022 major champions Matt Fitzpatrick (25-1) and Justin Thomas (25-1) also are among the 12 players shorter than 30-1. Before making any 2023 RBC Heritage picks, be sure you check out the PGA Tour predictions and best bets from SportsLine golf insider Sia Nejad.
Nejad specializes in betting and DFS in golf, among other sports. He’s had incredible success in the outright and first-round leader markets and betting head-to-head matchups. In 2022, he hit six first-round leaders in a 12-week span while peppering in tournament outrights throughout the year. In 2023, Sportsline debuted “The Early Wedge,” and in the first three months of the show, he hit two FRLs and three outright winners. Nejad also had a winning head-to-head record in eight of 10 weeks (including full tournament sweeps on head-to-head…
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