RSM Classic betting tips and preview
See who our resident tipster is backing on the PGA Tour this week
Henley is my main fancy, but I’m happy to roll the dice with some long odds players, starting with Kramer Hickok (100/1, 7 places).
The 26-year-old won his first Web.com Tour event in September on the way to securing his PGA Tour card for the 2019 season, and he ranked as one of the more accurate players from the tee on the second-tier circuit.
He’s finished top-30 in each of his last two events in Mexico and Las Vegas, and he will want to go well here to wrap up 2018 in style.
Hickok will be a course debutant, but don’t let that put you off: Austin Cook, Mackenzie Hughes, Robert Streb and Ben Crane all won on their first attempts around Sea Island.
Vaughn Taylor (100/1, 8 places) produced his best effort around this course last year when finishing eighth, and the veteran could be worth a look at a triple-figure price given he’s had success at Pebble Beach back in 2016 – a coastal layout where wind plays a significant role.
The 42-year-old finished 26th last week in Mexico, but the Georgia resident hit the second most greens in regulation in the field, so his game looks to be in nice shape as he looks to better his good finish around here last year.
Finally, I’ll have some loose change on Tyler Duncan (300/1, 8 places) at a huge price.
The 29-year-old is typically one of the most accurate players from tee-to-green and he finished a promising 25th on debut at Sea Island last year.
He hasn’t had an ideal start to the 2019 season, with two missed cuts in four events, but there were signs last week in Mexico that he’s started to turn the corner.
Indeed, Duncan hit the fifth most greens on his way to a tie for 38th, and if he can continue that sort of accuracy into this week, he could go well on a course that he played well last year.
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Tom Irwin
Tom is a lifetime golfer, now over 30 years playing the game. 2023 marks 10 years in golf publishing and he is still holding down a + handicap at Alwoodley in Leeds. He has played over 600 golf courses, and has been a member of at least four including his first love Louth, in Lincolnshire. Tom likes unbranded clothing, natural fibres, and pencil bags. Seacroft in Lincolnshire is where it starts and ends.
