After the first major of the season, the PGA TOUR’s 2026 season rolls on with the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, South Carolina. With the RBC Heritage, DraftKings users can play in DraftKings PGA Pick6 contests for all four rounds. If you’re new, Pick6 is a single-user daily fantasy game where you select players to go over or under the totals.
Players teeing things up at the RBC Heritage will take on a classic Pete Dye design on Hilton Head Island. Harbour Town Golf Links is a very narrow Par 71 with small fairways and greens that will force the players to use strategy and accuracy over power. Winning scores for this event fluctuate because the course is located by the seaside, and the weather and wind can change drastically from one day to the next.
With this event now a signature event on the PGA Tour, we have seen some big-name winners of late, with Justin Thomas winning in 2025 and Scottie Scheffler the year prior. I reviewed additional statistics and course dynamics in the RBC Heritage PGA Cheat Sheet and included some notes on the course below for Pick6 research.
“The average driving distance of the field at Harbour Town is 10-15 yards less than the average stop on the PGA TOUR; however, it is worth noting that strokes gained off the tee is still important this week. Two of the past three winners have gained over 4.0 strokes OTT as being accurate and longer here can really set you up well on approach (and take the difficulty out of parts of this course). Even Matthew Fitzpatrick, the 2023 winner, gained 1.6 strokes off the tee, and he’s generally not the most accurate off-the-tee player.
Last season, Justin Thomas prevailed over Andrew Novak in a playoff with both men getting to -17. Thomas did lose over -1.0 strokes off the tee but made it up by gaining over +3.8 strokes on approach and over +5.0 strokes putting.
The fact that the course is set alongside the water also means wind plays a factor. Cooler and more gusty conditions have kept the scoring higher in two of the past three seasons, and three of the past seven winners have now failed to breach the 13-under mark for the week. The weather and small greens also tend to make strokes gained around the greens stats somewhat more important. Top finishers at Harbour Town have gained more strokes against the field in around-the-green stats than off-the-tee during the lifetime of this event, and both Fitzpatrick and Spieth (the 2023 and 2022 winners) gained over 3.5 strokes ATG in the year of their wins. Thomas also outperformed in that area, gaining +2.1 strokes ATG for the week.
As far as setup goes, Harbour Town contains a nice mix of challenging and easier-to-score holes. Two of the par 5s are set up well under 550 yards in length and present excellent birdie and eagle opportunities for the players (again, assuming their drives find the fairway). The par 4s include four that measure between 450-500 yards, with the 18th being one of the toughest of the bunch, as its green has no cover from wind and is set directly alongside the ocean.”
As of now, we have Round 1 totals up on the Pick6 site for play, so that’s where we’ll be focusing this week. The players out first are expected to have slightly better conditions with winds picking up throughout the day. If you’re targeting stroke totals or birdie-or-better totals, keep that in mind.
With that in mind, I’ve focused on a few of my favorite plays for Round 1 below.
Top DraftKings Pick6 Plays for the 2026 RBC Heritage
Sam Burns Less Than 69.5 Strokes
Burns had a disappointing Sunday at Augusta after he started the final round just one stroke off the lead. The American will be disappointed with the way he closed, but likely happy with his body of work overall. He secured his best finish ever at the Masters and has now finished T21 or better in three straight events after two poor missed cuts in March.
On top of the improved play, these types of classic setups have always favored his game. He’s a former winner at Jackson CC and Colonial, two other courses that feature narrow fairways and require creative shotmaking. He’s also played well at Harbour Town in prior years, posting a T9 as a rookie on his first visit to the course. There’s always the chance of fatigue, but Burns should be ready for this week, given that he’s gone well over a year without a win on the PGA and that only a simple round of -1 or better is needed. I like the less than on his round 1 line.
Cameron Young More Than 68.5 Strokes
On the flip side of Burns, we have Cameron Young, who must feel like he let a green jacket slip from his grasp last week. The American took the lead early in the final round, getting to -12 under par, then wilted and had to watch as Rory McIlroy won late in the day at that exact score. Young is certainly a great player, but the short turnaround makes this a difficult spot for him, especially for Round 1.
I’d also add that despite Young’s exploits at other courses, such as Sedgefield, I can’t really say this course lines up as a great fit for him. Hilton Head tends to force more missed greens than many other classic setups, and Young’s short game is likely still his biggest weakness. Fading him for Round 1, at the very least, feels like the solid play.
Matt Wallace More Than 3.5 Birdies or Better
Wallace is ranked near the bottom of this category with a low 3.5 total and no payout degradation for his lower number. This makes him far more appealing to me as we’ll be getting a solid multiplier for our Pick6 lineups if you choose to add him to go for 4 or more birdies or better in this spot, something I believe is very achievable for the Englishman.
His last start in Texas yielded some great results, with him taking home a T2 finish and gaining over 6.0 strokes on approach for the week. Given how Harbour Town plays, with its small greens and narrow fairways, I’d expect Wallace to continue to find success this week. For Round 1, given he didn’t play last week and is coming in fresh, taking the bullish stance that he goes for four or more Birdies or Better seems completely reasonable.
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