At this week’s 2023 RBC Heritage, we’re putting our long-shot money on a young phenom who already has two wins in his career. Here’s our pick, the betting favorites and everything else you need to know for the week.
RBC Heritage odds: Long-shot bet
This week’s tournament at Harbour Town is a designated event featuring a purse of $20 million and a star-studded field. With so many good players teeing it up, these weeks are tough for long shots to breakthrough, but anything can happen over 72 holes of golf.
RBC Heritage betting guide: 10 picks our expert loves
If you’re still looking for a player who could beat the odds and earn you some cash, we suggest 20-year-old Tom Kim. Kim is in the middle of just his second season on the PGA Tour, but he started off his career with a bang, winning the 2022 Wyndham Championship in August and the Shriner’s Children’s Open in October.
So far this season, he’s collected three top-10s and finished T16 at last week’s Masters. Kim’s odds were much longer to begin the week, but since have improved to +3500. Given that the best players in the world are in the field, though, +3500 fits the long-shot bill.
If you bet just $10 on Kim to capture his third PGA Tour title this week and he succeeds, you’ll earn $350. For less risk or an insurance bet, it’s worth placing modest bets on Kim to finish top 10 or top 20.
How last week’s long shot fared
At last week’s Masters, we took PGA Tour veteran Tommy Fleetwood as our long-shot pick at +6600. Fleetwood played well enough to make the cut at Augusta National, but no one was able to overcome World No. 1 Jon Rahm and his date with destiny
In the end, Fleetwood faltered on the weekend with back-to-back 74s to finish in solo 33rd at three over.
PAST RESULTS
2023 Masters: Tommy Fleetwood (Odds: +6600; Finish: 33)
2023 Valspar Championship: David Lingmerth (Odds: +12500; Finish: T27)
2023 Players Championship: Corey Conners (Odds: +6600; Finish: MC)
2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational: Billy Horschel (Odds: +10000; Finish: MC)
2023 Honda Classic: Sepp Straka (Odds: +5000; Finish: T5)
2023 Genesis Invitational: Adam Scott (Odds: +5500; Finish: 65)
2023 WM Phoenix Open: Rickie Fowler (Odds: +8000; Finish: T10)
2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Beau Hossler (Odds +8000; Finish: T11)
2023 Farmers Insurance Open: Rickie Fowler (Odds: +10000; Finish: T11)
2023 Sony Open in Hawaii: Kurt Kitayama (Odds: +5000; Finish: T73)
2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions: Ryan Brehm (Odds: +75000; Finish: T35)
RBC Heritage odds: The favorites
Despite his win last week, Jon Rahm is not the betting favorite at Harbour Town. That honor belongs to Scottie Scheffler, who has odds-to-win of +750 this week. Rahm comes in second at +850, while defending champion Jordan Speith is further down the list at +2000.
You can see the top 10 and ties in RBC Heritage betting odds as of Wednesday morning below, or head over to BetMGM to see the full list of odds and bets for this week.
2023 RBC Heritage betting odds (Top 10 and ties)
Scottie Scheffler (+750)
Jon Rahm (+850)
Patrick Cantlay (+1200)
Collin Morikawa (+1800)
Cameron Young (+2000)
Jordan Spieth (+2000)
Viktor Hovland (+2200)
Justin Thomas (+2500)
Max Homa (+2500)
Sungjae Im (+2500)
Tony Finau (+2500)
Xander Schauffele (+2500)