RBC Heritage Power Rankings: Top 10 picks at Harbour Town

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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC – APRIL 17: Branden Grace celebrates with the trophy after winning the 2016 RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links on April 17, 2016 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

All Grace sees at Harbour Town are dollar signs.

The South African suits well for this style of golf. His win at the 2016 RBC Heritage is sandwiched with a T7 in 2015 and T11 last year in his three starts.

His countryman, Ernie Els, had a feeling this is a tournament Grace needs to keep on his schedule.

“…he thought it’s one that’s really going to suit my eye. It reminds me a little bit of Fancourt Links back home, because it’s linksy,” Grace said after his win in 2016. “You really have to see your thoughts. You have to hit a couple of different shots, not shots that you hit often.”

He comes in on solid form with a T24 last week at Augusta and a recent T8 at the Valspar Championship. Grace was solo runner-up at a minor European Tour event early in 2018 and has made all seven cuts.

I’m sure Grace would love to improve his ball striking numbers (74th in strokes gained tee-to-green), but his putting’s cured a lot of ails (sixth in strokes gained).

Grace will never be out of a hole here at Harbor Town and benefits on a thinking man’s layout.

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