DFS PGA PLAYBOOK - RBC HERITAGE

The RBC Heritage at the Harbour Town Golf Links may not be a marquee event on the PGA Tour but it will always hold a special place in this guy's heart.  Yes, that's me getting the chance to play on my first ever pro golf course and on the 18th hole sticking the ball to within five feet from around 150 yards out.  That candy-striped light house behind me is the signature of Harbour Town Golf Links along with a yacht-filled marina that provides direction to the tiny green that seems to jut into Calibogue Sound.  

Harbour Town is not known for its length, sitting at just 7,101 yards but challenges these pros with narrow fairways and small contoured greens.  This course plays to the smart golfer because of the strategic way you must attack the greens to give themselves birdie making opportunities.  An errant tee shot will force players to navigate through hundreds of live oaks and pines which makes driving accuracy on top of the stats to target this week.  Driving distance is a bonus but vital to success at Harbour Town.    

This course can hurt you in a bunch of different ways which means that scrambling should be another target statistic for building your lineups.  This being a course with smaller than average contoured greens, placement on the greens is key to making birdies which means proximity becomes another target statistic.  It probably does not need to be said at this point but I'll say it anyways, putting is always crucial.  One of the first things I look at each week is whether a player current has a good handle on their putting stroke.  The old phrase, "Drive for Show, Putt for Dough" could not be more true, week in and week out on the PGA Tour.

There is nothing I value, week in and week out, more than course history.  A few players that stick out like a sore thumb at Harbour Town starting with Matt Kuchar.  Nothing flashy about him and the price may be a little high but Matt Kuchar should be in every one of your cash game lineups.  I know I just jinxed him and he's now destined to miss the cut and ruin my weekend. 

Finally, lets check in with our spiritual guide, Paige!  She returns after a seriously stressful week at Augusta.  Rickie Fowler was a huge disappointment at the Masters.  In my opinion, he is the best all around player not to have won a major yet and yes that does include Dustin Johnson.  DJ has proven to us over and over again, he can't close to rise to the occasion.  Old Lefty hurt us pretty bad as well with his debacle of a second round.  Finally, Bubba, I guess that sinus infection had a bigger impact on your game than we all thought.  We all need to take a few minutes to just relax and let loose a little bit.  Paige even took the time to rent out her own private bounce house.  Don't we all wish we could do that sometimes?

Good luck everyone! 

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