RBC Heritage

After a terrific week of Masters action, we get back to the grind of the PGA Tour, and unsurprisingly, this week's renewal isn't littered with stars - the majority of whom take the week off after the exertions of Augusta.

The Heritage is a fairly tight little track, one which rewards good accuracy off the tee, the ability to keep your GIR stats in check, and decent scrambling.

Previous runnings have seen a decent correlation with performance at the RSM Classic and the Valspar Championship, so they are worth half a look as well.

It's also worth a quick word on the Masters - nine of the last 11 winners here have not been involved on the Saturday/Sunday at the Masters, either missing the cut, or not paying at all. That's noteworthy when you consider 12 of the top 15 in the betting played through to the death at Augusta.

Brian Harman is our first pick - the American has some decent course form here, having finished 9th last season, and 7th in 2014. He was also 4th in the RSM Classic earlier this year, and might have benefitted from a pressure free weekend as he came home 44th in the Masters. He appeals givene how well he is performing on both Driving Accuracy (10th) and GIR (5th) this season. He's 30/1 with Sky Bet, who pay eight places in this one.

We can back Patrick Cantlay at the same price, and he ticks the Valspar Championship box, having finished in a share of seventh last year. He also took a decent fourth place at the Genesis Open a couple of months back, and missing the cut (just) at Augusta could be a blessing in disguise here. By my reckoning, I think he's the best ranked player on the OWGR to play here and NOT play the weekend at Augusta. He's another 30/1 shot.

Further down the order, Russell Knox represents Scotland, and he's enjoyed four decent visits here in the past, finishing 9th, 18th, 2nd and 11th over the past four years. A recent 16th at the Valspar is a decent omen, and he enjoyed a rest up last week, so comes here fresh. At 50/1 with the extra places he's worth a small bet.

Continuing down the order, William McGirt was 3rd here last season, and has a brace of other top 10 finishes over the past four years (both 9th) so has to have a chance again. With best finishes of 8th (RSM) and 16th (Valspar) this season he looks a perfect correlation for this event. His Driving Accuracy and GIR stats leave something to be desired, but at 60/1 we can forgive that. We're getting 12/1 about a top 8 finish for goodness sake!

Finally, for a real long shot, let's add in Kevin Streelman into the mix. This is his return here after a couple of years away, but the American finsihed 3rd here in 2013 so likes the track. He wasn't present in Augusta, so comes fresh and has excellent stats for GIR and driving accuracy this season. He is 100/1 with Coral who pay seven places this week.

1pt e/w Brian Harman at 30/1 (Skybet 8 places 1/5)

1pt e/w Patrick Cantlay at 30/1 (Skybet 8 places 1/5)

1pt e/w Russell Knox at 50/1 (Skybet 8 places 1/5)

1pt e/w William McGirt at 60/1 (Skybet 8 places 1/5)

0.5pts e/w Kevin Streelman at 100/1 (Coral 7 places 1/5)

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