Racing Post's RBC Heritage first-round threeballs preview & best bets

Free golf tips and analysis for the first-round of the RBC Heritage on the PGA Tour on Thursday.

Where to watch

Sky Sports Golf, from midday Thursday

Best bets

T Fleetwood to win 5.01pm threeball
2pts 6-5 bet365, Hills

C Morikawa to win 5.56pm threeball
2pts 6-5 Hills

First-round preview

Tommy Fleetwood missed the cut at last year's RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Links but there was enough to like from his 14th place at the Masters to suggest he can improve on that this week.

Fleetwood may not have enough to claim victory in a strong field, but he should be able to get the better of Scott Piercy and Brian Stuard in their opening 5.01pm threeball.

Both of his opponents have solid course form in the book but their recent showings have been sketchy.

Stuard has performed better with a ninth at the Honda Classic and seventh at the Corales Puntacana Championship, but missed the weekend by four shots at the Texas Open last time out.

Piercy's form, meanwhile, has been miserable and while he was third here two years ago, a 61st at the Genesis Invitational has been his best finish in his last nine starts, a run in which he has missed the cut six times.

Stewart Cink won this tournament for the third time last year and Webb Simpson has also donned the tartan jacket, but don't expect them to get the better of Collin Morikawa in their opening round threeball, which is due off 5.56pm.

Morikawa, who is ranked second in the world, is the game's best iron player and was seventh in this tournament last year, while he displayed his class with a fifth-placed finish at the Masters.

Cink, who had a hole in one on the Friday at Augusta, still missed the cut which was his fourth missed weekend in six, while Simpson has claimed just one top-ten finish in his last 12 outings.

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