2022 RBC Heritage Odds, Picks, Predictions: Matt Kuchar Among 3 Longshots to Watch at Harbour Town

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2022 RBC Heritage Odds

GolferOdds
Justin Thomas+1100
Collin Morikawa+1300
Dustin Johnson+1400
Cameron Smith+1400
Patrick Cantlay+1600
Shane Lowry+2000
Matthew Fitzpatrick+2200
Corey Conners+2200
Webb Simpson+2500
Jordan Spieth+2800
Daniel Berger+2800
Billy Horschel+3300
Russell Henley+3300
Tyrrell Hatton+3300
Im Sung-jae+3300
Joaquin Niemann+3300
Tommy Fleetwood+4000
Si Woo Kim+4000
Abraham Ancer+4000
Brian Harman+5000
Matt Kuchar+5000
Alexander Noren+5000
Chris Kirk+5000
Kevin Kisner+5000
Jason Kokrak+5000
Harold Varner III+5000
Maverick McNealy+5000
Kevin Na+6000
Kevin Streelman+6600
Adam Hadwin+6600
Tom Hoge+7000
Mito Guillermo Pereira+7000
Sahith Theegala+7000
Charles Howell III+8000
Cameron Young+8000
Ian Poulter+9000
Luke List+9000
Dylan Frittelli+9000
Sepp Straka+9000
J. J. Spaun+9000
Sebastian Munoz+9000
Charley Hoffman+10000
Cheng-Tsung Pan+10000
Stewart Cink+10000
Rickie Fowler+10000
Patton Kizzire+10000
Troy Merritt+10000
Cameron Tringale+10000
Russell Knox+10000
Erik Van Rooyen+10000
Denny McCarthy+10000
Davis Riley+10000
Aaron Wise+10000
Lucas Glover+12500
Branden Grace+12500
Anirban Lahiri+12500
Scott Stallings+12500
Emiliano Grillo+12500
Joel Dahmen+12500
Brandt Snedeker+15000
Michael Thompson+15000
Danny Willett+15000
Brian Stuard+15000
Brendon Todd+15000
Lanto Griffin+15000
Beau Hossler+15000
Kyoung-Hoon Lee+15000
Mackenzie Hughes+15000
Matthew NeSmith+15000
Cameron Davis+15000
Carlos Ortiz+15000
Chad Ramey+15000
Doug Ghim+15000
Zach Johnson+20000
Pat Perez+20000
Charl Schwartzel+20000
Nick Taylor+20000
Nate Lashley+20000
Satoshi Kodaira+20000
Adam Svensson+20000
Alex Smalley+20000
Harry Higgs+20000
Kramer Hickok+20000
JT Poston+20000
Garrick Higgo+20000
Luke Donald+25000
Jim Furyk+25000
Graeme McDowell+25000
Henrik Stenson+25000
Chez Reavie+25000
Scott Piercy+25000
Ben Martin+25000
Brice Garnett+25000
Hudson Swafford+25000
Adam Long+25000
Takumi Kanaya+25000
Wesley Bryan+25000
Wyndham Clark+25000
Doc Redman+25000
Danny Lee+30000
Andrew D. Putnam+30000
Adam Schenk+30000
Hank Lebioda+30000
Camilo Villegas+35000
Roger Sloan+35000
Robert Streb+35000
Peter Malnati+35000
Sam Ryder+35000
Tyler Duncan+35000
Ryan Brehm+40000
Brian Gay+40000
Nick Watney+40000
Bill Haas+40000
Henrik Norlander+40000
Sung Kang+40000
Scott Brown+40000
William McGirt+40000
Stephan Jaeger+40000
Chesson Hadley+40000
Brandon Hagy+40000
Bryson Nimmer+40000
Jonathan Byrd+50000
Davis Love III+50000
Jim Herman+50000
Kevin Tway+50000
James Hahn+50000
Morgan Hoffmann+50000
Michael Gligic+50000
Martin Trainer+50000
Mike Deneen+50000
Richy Werenski+50000
James Piot+50000
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The PGA TOUR looks to continue its momentum following the excitement of the Masters last week just up the coast from Augusta at the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island.

Considering it's the week following a major, the field at Harbour Town is pleasantly surprising. Big names like Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas and Patrick Cantlay will be on hand this week, facing a very different test than the one they just saw at Augusta.

Harbour Town is one of the quirkiest courses visited annually by the PGA TOUR, calling for a different style of shot-making. It’s among the shorter courses on TOUR and demands players be accurate off the tee. Narrow fairways and small greens place an emphasis on staying in the short grass or scrambling to save par.

Those skills allow a different caliber of player to contend at the RBC Heritage, as we’ve seen with prior winners like Satoshi Kodaira and Wesley Bryan, each taking home this tournament in the last five years.

This group stands out among those with long odds as having the game and the current form to compete this weekend:

Matt Kuchar +6500 (DraftKings)

This season has not been Kuchar’s best, yet he has still showcased an ability to contend. He comes in boasting back-to-back top-20 finishes, including a runner-up at his last start at the Valero Texas Open.

Kuchar is also a longtime fan of Harbour Town, peaking with a win at this event back in 2014. His success at this venue doesn’t stop there – Kuchar has made the cut in each of his 17 appearances at Harbour Town and converted eight of those made cuts into a top 15 performance.

No doubt he feels right at home at Harbour Town thanks to his short game. Kuchar leads the golfing world in True Strokes Gained: Around the Green over the last 12 months, per DataGolf.

Most books have him listed at +4000, making him a steal at this number from DraftKings.

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Kevin Streelman +10000 (DraftKings)

Harbour Town primarily asks players two questions: Can you keep the ball in play off the tee and can you scratch out pars from off the green?

Streelman excels in both areas. Over the last three months, he ranks in the top 10 in the world in Strokes Gained: Around the Green, per DataGolf. He also ranks fourth on the PGA TOUR this season in driving accuracy, hitting just shy of 70 percent of his possible fairways.

The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, just up the road from Harbour Town, is not the same animal, yet Streelman’s top-10 performance there at last summer’s PGA Championship is a perfect blueprint for him to contend this week. He’s shown that in past appearances at Harbour Town, earning three top 10s in his last seven visits.

He arrives this week riding three straight top 25 finishes, resulting in most sportsbooks listing him much lower than this 100-to-1 price.

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Takumi Kanaya +25000 (DraftKings)

Venturing much further down the board, there’s reason to believe that this venue could set up nicely for Takumi Kanaya. The 23-year old Japan native is accurate off the tee and would rank in the top 40 in that stat if he had enough rounds to qualify.

Last week at the Masters, Kanaya hit 13 of 14 fairways in each of his two rounds before missing the cut. He did not have the answers from the second shot onward at Augusta, but expectations should change at Harbour Town.

DataGolf’s course fit tool compares courses on the PGA TOUR schedule and lists Austin Country Club as the most similar stylistically to Harbour Town. At the recent WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club, Kanaya played well, winning his early round pool to advance to the knockout round.

A course this size that demands accuracy off the tee should play into Kanaya’s game. He’s too good a fit to pass up at these odds, even in his first competitive rounds at this venue.

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