RBC Heritage PGA Tour golf odds, trends, big bet alert: Collin Morikawa popular wager at sportsbook

While there are several big-name players skipping this week's PGA Tour stop at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, S.C., after the high-pressure Masters, including green jacket winner and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, five of the world's Top 10 are in action and there have been a few big bets on Collin Morikawa at Caesars Sportsbook. He's +1400 to win.

On the 18th hole at Augusta National on Sunday, Rory McIlroy memorably holed out from the bunker for birdie … and then Morikawa did the same in the same pairing. The crowd went nuts. While Rory is off this week, Morikawa finished solo fifth. He has six Top-10 finishes this season.

The RBC Heritage is played at Harbour Town Golf Links, a par 71 at 7,120 yards. It's a ball-strikers' track with small and contoured putting surfaces. Morikawa is 88th on the PGA Tour in driving distance this season (299.7 yards) but ninth in driving accuracy (68.33% fairways hit) and 10th in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee. This course should suit him. Morikawa was excellent from tee to green at the Masters, gaining over 10 strokes on the field.

At No. 3 in the world, Morikawa is the highest-ranked player in the field and has played this event twice, finishing T7 last year and T64 in 2020. Morikawa has taken the most money wagered to win at 12 percent and the second-most tickets at seven percent behind Aussie Cameron Smith (eight percent at +1600). An Arizona bettor at Caesars put down $2,222 on Morikawa at +1400 for potential winnings of $31,108.

However, the biggest wager overall on the RBC Heritage at the book is by a New Jersey bettor who dropped $10,000 on Morikawa at -110 in a tournament head-to-head over Justin Thomas for potential winnings of $9,090.91. Thomas last played the tournament in 2020 and was T8.

The most popular longer shot to win this week is Daniel Berger at +3500. He's taking the second-most money wagered at 10 percent and the fifth-most tickets at five percent. 

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