Familiar names have topped leaderboards through the first eight PGA Tour events of the 2022-23 season as each has been one by a previous PGA Tour winner. But the 2022 RSM Classic presents a great opportunity to have a first-time champion as the last three victors of the tournament claimed their first career wins at this event. Sea Island Golf Club in Saint Simons Island, Ga., will host the RSM Classic 2022, which tees off on Thursday and carries an $8.1 million prize pool.
None of the top 25 ranked golfers in the world are in the RSM Classic 2022 field, with No. 26 Brian Harman atop Caesars Sportsbook’s odds board. Harman is the 18-1 favorite in the latest 2022 RSM Classic odds, followed by Tom Hoge (20-1), Jason Day (22-1), Taylor Montgomery (25-1) and Seamus Power (25-1). Before locking in your 2022 RSM Classic picks, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
SportsLine’s proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up over $9,500 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
McClure’s model included J.T. Poston in its best bets to win the 2022 John Deere Classic. That bet hit at +5500, and for the entire tournament, McClure’s best bets returned almost $1,100. At the 2022 Masters, McClure’s model was all over Scottie Scheffler’s first career major championship victory heading into the weekend.
In addition, McClure’s best bets included Collin Morikawa winning outright at the 2021 Open Championship, even though he was listed as a massive 40-1 long shot. The model was also all over Jon Rahm’s (10-1) first career major championship victory at the 2021 U.S. Open. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the weekend, but the model still projected him as the winner.
This same model has also nailed a…
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