The year's first men's major is in the books, and the PGA Tour moves on from Augusta National and the Masters to Harbour Town Golf Links and the RBC Heritage. The Hilton Head Island tournament is a relaxed, well-run tournament with a solid field.
Masters champion Jordan Spieth will keep his commitment to this tournament, headlining the field, along with the likes of Zach Johnson, Patrick Reed and defending champion Matt Kuchar.
Here's a look at our top five this week.
1. Zach Johnson — The 2007 Masters winner was joint runner-up here in 2012, Johnson has been on the bottom of the weekend leaderboard the last two years at Harbour Town. However, a very nice T-9 at the Masters is his third top 20 in a row.
2. Jordan Spieth — Yes, he’s the best player in the world right now, but a player hasn’t won the Masters and Harbour Town back-to-back since Bernhard Langer in 1985. He was T-12 here last year, so he likes the place. He'll just be exhausted.
3. Russell Henley — Henley came out of the gate hot at the Masters, but cooled off to a 21st-place finish. Was not good here last year, but was T-6 in 2013. He's been making a lot of cuts.
4. Kevin Streelman — Karma is on Streelman’s side, winning the Masters Par 3 Contest partnering with a Make-A-Wish teen on the bag. He finished T-12 at the Masters. He was T-3 at Harbour Town in 2013.
5. Ian Poulter — Poulter is 4-for-4 in making cuts here, but has never been in the top 25. However, he was T-6 at the Masters and closed strongly.
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