Jason Day Heads to the Harbour

World Number One Jason Day looks to bounceback after Masters disappointment Harbour Town

The tournament after The Masters means many will take the week off but World Number One Jason Day makes the trip to Hilton Head for the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links.

An intriguing week lies ahead at the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links and there are many storylines that make the tournament an entertaining one.

Masters runner-up Jordan Spieth takes the week off but World Number One Jason Day plays as he looks to bounce back from what was a disappointing week at Augusta where he finished in a tie for tenth place, carding four rounds in the 70s.

Day is a 6/1 favourite with the bookies.

Five-time Heritage winner and US Ryder Cup Captain Davis Love III is in the field fresh off his ace at the 16th in the final round of The Masters on Sunday.

Jim Furyk RBC Heritage

Last year's winner Jim Furyk with the trophy and famous tartan jacket

Last year's runner-up Kevin Kisner also plays after making the cut in his first Masters last week.

Kisner lost out to Jim Furyk in last year's RBC Heritage at the second play-off hole. Both players birdied the first play-off hole but Furyk birdied the second which took the trophy.

Paul Casey goes into the event as second-favourite after a T4th finish at Augusta and 2011 Champion Brandt Snedeker also plays after a solid T10th finish at The Masters.

Brian Gay still holds the 72-hole record around Harbour Town, his 20-under-par total of 264 in 2009 has never been matched or bettered.

The weather for the week looks good for scoring with showers on Thursday and Friday and sunny conditions for the weekend along with reasonable winds between 13-20mph meaning soft conditions that the professionals will be able to take advantage of.

RBC Heritage Lighthouse

The 18th hole at Harbour Town Golf Links with the famous lighthouse in the background

Venue: Hilton Head Golf Links, Harbour Town, South Carolina Date: Apr 14 - Apr 17 Course stats: par 71, 7101 yards Purse: $5,900,000    Winner: $1,062,000 Defending Champion: Jim Furyk (-18, beat Kevin Kisner on 2nd play-off hole)

TV Coverage: Thursday 14th – Sky Sports 4 from 8pm Friday 15th – Sky Sports 4 from 8pm Saturday 16th – Sky Sports 4 from 6pm Sunday 17th – Sky Sports 4 from 6pm

Player watch:

Jason Day - The World Number One had a decent Masters but his game wasn't quite firing on all cyclinders as he finished T10th. He won the Arnold Palmer Invitational and WGC-Dell Match Play back-to-back last month and has won six of his last 14 tournaments.

Brandt Snedeker - Sneds won the RBC Heritage in 2011 and is fresh off a good Masters performance where he finished T10th.

Paul Casey - The World Number 24 looks like he's approaching the form he found when he got to number 3. His closing 67 left him in a tie for fourth so he is coming into the Heritage playing well.

Key Hole: 18th. A tough par-4 measuring 472 yards that is friendly off the tee but very difficult to hit in regulation. Water short and left means that most players will bail their shots out to the right towards the lighthouse or in the bunker just short-right and hope to get up-and-down for the par.

Elliott Heath
News Editor

Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV