2026 RBC Heritage Picks, Best Bets: Expert Predictions for Jordan Spieth, Cameron Young, More

Masters week is over, but that doesn't mean the PGA Tour action has slowed down.

This week, we'll head to a stellar setup at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, for the 2026 RBC Heritage.

Our golf experts came through with 4 best bets for this week's Signature Event, so let's take a look at our 2026 RBC Heritage picks and PGA Tour best bets for this week.

RBC Heritage Pick: Jordan Spieth (+3300)

By Derek Farnsworth

I'm on record that Spieth is going to win this year. I will continue to bet him on courses that suit his game.

His approach play, around-the-green play and putting have all been better this year than they have been in the last few years.

After finishing T12 at the Masters last week, he said that's the best he has ever hit the ball at Augusta National.

A quick look at the stats show that he gained six strokes on approach and three strokes around the green. That bodes well for his chances at Harbour Town, where he won in 2022.

RBC Heritage Pick: Patrick Cantlay (+2300)

By Jake Zach

I mean, if you want to talk about Mr. Pete Dye himself, you talk about Patrick Cantlay.

Being a Pete Dye design, Harbour Town usually caters to the same players year after year. And the same players who play well here tend to play well on other Pete Dye designs.

It makes sense. Cantlay’s course history here is insanely good with five T3s or better in his eight starts here. Just laughable.

And now we get Cantlay at a pretty enticing price of +2400 since the slow start to his 2026 season.

However, Patty Ice is rounding into some very nice form. Coming off a Masters where he gained over five strokes on approach and was a complete magician around the greens — plus a T7 at the Valspar before that — there's a lot to be confident about.

If Cantlay doesn't win an event by this August, it will be four years since he has won on tour. You simply have to believe a win is coming for the Long Beach native at a place he’s been so close throughout his entire career.

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First-Round Leader Pick: Cameron Young (+2700)

By Tony Sartori

Cameron Young is one of the hottest golfers in the field this week. Although he fell just short in his pursuit of the green jacket last week, Young has finished inside the top three in three consecutive tournaments.

While his iron play is the strongest part of his game, Young has also demonstrated a strong ability around the greens. On the PGA Tour, he ranks in the 79th percentile in Strokes Gained: Around the Green.

Greenside play is arguably the most important factor at Harbour Town. Last year, each of the top six finishers ranked inside the top 21 in the field in Strokes Gained: Around the Green.

No other Strokes Gained category showed a similar trend.

Given the course profile, it's not surprising that Young was the first-round leader here in 2022. At 27-1, he's worth considering to replicate that success.

Matchup Pick: Brian Harman (-136) Over Max Homa

By Spencer Aguiar

I gave all my pre-event matchups this week on the Action Network Podcast if you want to dive deeper into my entire card.

You can also get a more complete breakdown of everything in my free Discord channel. I love answering questions from everyone and trying to see where we can find value on a given slate to account for the books you may have available.

I'm going to go with the juiced-up wager of the group for this selection because I think it makes for a nice conversation about when laying a big price is worth it in golf betting.

The first thing you'll notice (and it pops off the page) is Homa's Sunday run at the Masters to crack the top-10. That's his third-straight top-12 finish at Augusta in as many years.

I think the initial lean is to assert that Homa is back and has regained some of his previous form over the years, although that hasn't been an uncommon practice for him between the Masters and RBC Heritage.

Harman looks to be one of the chalkier options on the board for bettors. My model is much less bullish on him than we've seen in many past iterations.

Honestly, this is one of the worst versions of him entering the week. However, not all markets are built equally, and I'm not worried enough to remove him from consideration in a market where safety and course history will carry a lot of weight.

Do I think Harman wins this event? Probably not. That's why I built a different card in the outright market, although safety is never a bad thing to target, even if it comes within a no-cut tournament.

I'll bank on that safety here and hope we see a top-30 finish.

What we need to avoid is Homa continuing his trajectory from Augusta. If that happens, this bet starts to shrink fast since the upside marks for Harman are somewhat capped.

For reference, here's where my model ranked Harman during all iterations of this contest between 2021-26:

• 2026: 29th · Eventual Finish: ?
• 2025 : 8th · Eventual Finish: 3rd
• 2024: 19th · Eventual Finish: 12th
• 2023: 37th · Eventual Finish: 7th
• 2022: 30th · Eventual Finish: 35th
• 2021: 16th · Eventual Finish: 13th

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When is 2026 RBC Heritage?

The 2026 RBC Heritage tees off on Thursday, April 16, 2026.

• What: 2026 RBC Heritage
• When: April 16-19, 2026
• Where: Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
• Par: 71
• Length: 7,213
• Purse: $20 million

How to Watch 2026 RBC Heritage

Round 1: Thursday, April 16

• Live stream: ESPN+ (7 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET)
• TV coverage: Golf Channel (2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET)

Round 2: Friday, April 17

• Live stream: ESPN+ (7 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET)
• TV coverage: Golf Channel (2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET)

Round 3: Saturday, April 18

• Live stream: ESPN+ (7 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET)
• TV coverage: Golf Channel (1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET) · CBS/Paramount+ (3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET)

Round 4: Sunday, April 19

• Live stream: ESPN+ (7 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET)
• TV coverage: Golf Channel (1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET) · CBS/Paramount+ (3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET)

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2026 RBC Heritage Odds

via bet365 as of Monday