In 2023, the RBC Heritage will be different.
It’s one PGA Tour’s designated events. Seven of the top 10 players in the world will tee it off Thursday, creating one of South Carolina’s best fields.
It is even more fascinating because the golf course requires players to prioritise accuracy over brute-distance.
It is no secret that the Official World Golf Ranking’s top twenty residents are long-ball hitters, and they have dominated the designated events this season.
In 2023, Jon Rahm (Sentry Tournament of Champions and Genesis Invitational, Masters), Scottie Schffler (WM Phoenix Open; Players Championship), Sam Burns, WGC-Dell Match Play), Kurt Kitayama, (Arnold Palmer Invitational), have dominated the field. What are they sharing in common?
The top 35 players in driving distance are Rahm (ninth), Burns (19th), Scheffler (20th), and Kitayama (3rd).
Sleepers
According to Jordan Spieth (defending champion), Harbour Town Golf Links could create a more diverse leaderboard.
After the ceremonial cannon shot, he stated that he believes a course such as this will be different than others because it doesn’t matter how long it is. You just need to put your golf ball around. You have to hit the ball straight and far. However, it’s a benefit to do so.
“It could be just so massively bunched leaderboards of such big names. It’s got the potential for being as exciting an event this year.”
Defending champion @JordanSpieth kicks off @RBC_Heritage with a bang pic.twitter.com/OI1CsgnsWm
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR), April 11, 2023
Pete Dye’s design has won a variety of awards over the years. Spieth, Stewart Cink, Webb Simpson, C.T. The tartan jacket has been worn by many since 2015.
It’s difficult to classify these guys as bombers.
Most routing requires that you work the ball both directions in addition to the accuracy required off the tee.
“I’m sure there are many winners here who have only had the need to move it the opposite way once or twice,” Spieth said. He is one of the most skilled artists on Tour when it involves playing the shot.
For the 2023 RBC Heritage you can think of it like putting 15-20 Lamborghinis onto a Driver’s Ed track. Speed and horsepower disappear and drivers must now parallel park, avoid cones, and keep their hands on the wheel.
They’ll fail if they don’t.
By: Riley Hamel
Title: Jordan Spieth says the RBC Heritage has the 'potential to be as exciting an event as we've seen this year'
Sourced From: golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/04/11/2023-rbc-heritage-harbour-town-jordan-spieth-pga-tour/
Published Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 22:00:21 +0000
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