Racing Post's RBC Heritage predictions & free golf betting tips

Golf tips, best bets and player analysis for the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Links on the PGA Tour.

Sky Sports Golf will broadcast RBC Heritage from noon on Thursday.

The RBC Heritage takes place at Harbour Town Links in South Carolina this week. Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa and Dustin Johnson are due to play. Scottie Scheffler is the new Masters champion. Cameron Smith and Shane Lowry finished tied for third at Augusta.

Matthew Fitzpatrick is 22-1 to win his first PGA Tour event. Scheffler won his fourth tournament in seven weeks. Fitzpatrick has been playing on the DP World Tour this year. He has finished in the top 15 in his other seven outings, including the Masters. The Harbour Town course suits his game. Last year's winner Stewart Cink was first in strokes-gained tee-to-green and second in shots-aggravated approach.

Russell Henley is ranked seventh tee-to-green and he is the best approach player on tour this year. Henly was ninth in this tournament last year and played the better of his four Masters rounds on Sunday. He has missed the cut in his last 20 appearances. His last win came at the 2017 Houston Open.

Shane Lowry finished third at the Masters. Tom Hoge is an outsider to keep an eye on. Hoeg has progressed from 110th in the world rankings to 38th since the turn of the year. He won the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February. He is ranked seventh in strokes-gained on approach and 12th tee-to-green.

Stewart Cink missed the cut last week but he had a hole-in-one. Corey Conners finished sixth at Augusta and was fourth at this tournament last year. Patrick Cantlay missed cut at the Masters last time but has finished in the top ten on his other three visits to Augusta. Webb Simpson finished 35th at Masters but loves this place with form figures of 11-5-16-1-9 in last five years.

The RBC Heritage is taking place at Harbour Town Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The prize money is $8 million. It's a tricky course with tall trees, 49 bunkers and 12 water hazards. Last year Stewart Cink won the tournament. Sky Sports Golf will broadcast the event live from midday on Thursday. The Masters is on at Augusta National. There is a chance of rain on the Thursday, but the weekend should be clear. Temperatures should peak at about 24C. Davis Love, Stewart cink, Brian Gay, Jim Furyk, Brandt Snedeker, Graeme McDowell, Matt Kuchar, Wesley Bryan, Satoshi Kodaira, CT Pan, Webb Simpson are among the previous winners.