The madness of the Masters is over. While Tiger chills at home in his great new inexperienced jacket, a number of pros will unwind at the RBC Heritage.
At least they say they're unwinding down there at Hilton Head Island. I see a Pete Dye special with extremely tight fairways and small greens and a lot of wind, thanks to its location along the SC coastline. That doesn't sound all that relaxing to me but, hey, after the complicated greens and chipping areas of Augusta National, perhaps Harbour Town GC seems more relaxing.
Or perhaps they much like the laid-again atmosphere of Hilton Head and golfing is simply an excuse to spend every week there. I should recognize that as properly.
Alas, there's no rest for me. After more than one first rate selections at the Masters -- accurate except for the order of finish -- I pass on to Twofer Tuesday in Hilton Head. While the route is pure Pete Dye, it has verified friendly to first time winners like Wesley Bryan and Satoshi Kodaira, the ultimate two victors.
But I'm no longer taking a first-timer this week, no sir.
- My Top10 pick is Webb Simpson. Webb has rediscovered his form over the last couple of years, and his Top5 at the Masters last week was a great showing for him. I'm not sure how much that T5 took out of him so I'm not taking him to win, but his accuracy should help him place well even if he's tired. It's not like he'll have to hit the ball hard or anything.
- And my winner is Jim Furyk. What can I say? I'm going chalk, baby! Furyk is the all-time money winner at Harbour Town and has won there twice. Given how well he's been playing this season, I can't help but feel this is a great place for him to pick up another win. By the way, did I mention his last win came here in 2015?
Chalk, humans. I'm massive on chalk this week. ;-)
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