Scottie Scheffler will play the RBC Heritage after the Masters, confirming the World No. 1âs decision following Augusta. The World No. 1 and reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year is in the field at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, S.C., arriving as the heavy betting favorite and the clear man to beat, per Ross Kelly of CBS Sports.
Absent from the RBC Heritage will be back-to-back Masters champion Rory McIlroy, who was not scheduled to play regardless of the Masters outcome.
Scheffler’s RBC Heritage decision comes just days after one of the most dramatic Masters finishes in years. He played bogey-free golf across the final two rounds at Augusta National, the first player to accomplish that in the tournament’s third and final rounds since 1942, and finished at 11-under par, only to watch Rory McIlroy hang on at 12-under to claim back-to-back Masters titles. One stroke was the difference.
An inability to convert on the back nine par 5s was the primary thing standing between Scheffler and a third green jacket, Shane Ryan wrote in Golf Digest. Rather than lick his wounds, he heads this week to a course where he already has a trophy, and where his Augusta momentum, many believe, is just getting started. He also arrives having won this event in 2024, the only previous Heritage champion in this year’s field who is also the current World No. 1.
Scheffler Going For 21st PGA Tour Win
Born June 21, 1996, in Ridgewood, N.J., and raised in Dallas, Scheffler attended the University of Texas, where he earned a finance degree and helped the Longhorns win three Big 12 golf championships, before turning professional in 2018, according to a bio by Sam Tremlett of Golf Monthly. By the spring of 2022 he had won four PGA Tour titles in six starts, including his first Masters, and reached World No. 1. That all happened within four years of his pro debut.
In 2024, he won nine Tour titles including a second Masters and the Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, edging England’s Tommy Fleetwood by a stroke. He followed that up in 2025 by winning both the PGA Championship and The Open Championship. He has been named PGA Tour Player of the Year in 2022, 2023 and 2024 â three straight â per Golf Monthly. Career earnings have now surpassed $168 million. With four major titles among his 20 PGA Tout titles, only a U.S. Open separates Scheffler from the career Grand Slam.
RBC Heritage Preview: Who Is Chasing Scheffler at Harbour Town?
Scheffler enters as the +440 favorite on FanDuel. Xander Schauffele is second at +1500, followed closely by 2023 Heritage winner Matt Fitzpatrick at +1600. Cameron Young and Russell Henley â both of whom tied for third at the Masters â are together at +1800, per CBS Sports. Defending champion Justin Thomas, who won the 2025 edition in a playoff, checks in at +4500 despite three straight top-25 finishes here, per CBS Sports.
Jordan Spieth, whose last PGA Tour victory came at this very course, is listed at +3300. Tour experts have flagged Brian Harman (+6000) and Akshay Bhatia (+6500) as smart value picks for a layout that punishes wildness and rewards precision, according to PGA Tour official information. Scheffler won the 2024 edition of this event at 19-under par. If Augusta was a warm-up, Harbour Town may be about to find out the hard way.
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