2024 RBC Canadian Open fantasy golf rankings, picks, strategy: Back Mackenzie Hughes, avoid Sam Burns

Looking at past tournament results will only help a lot when making fantasy golf picks for the 2024 RBC Canadian Open, considering the event changes course every year. This year’s tournament, which begins Thursday, will be played at Hamilton Golf & Country Club, which it last hosted in 2019. Therefore, one should focus more on that year’s leaderboard than in recent years when devising a strategy for RBC Canadian Open fantasy golf. Rory McIlroy was victorious the last time this event was in Hamilton, and he is the +300 favorite in the latest 2024 RBC Canadian Open odds.

Shane Lowry (+1,800), Adam Hadwin (+5,000) and Matt Kuchar (+15,000) all had top-10 finishes in 2019, which should weigh more than all of them finishing outside the top-10 in last year’s tournament. Meanwhile, Ontario-born Nick Taylor brought the championship back home to Canada with his 2023 victory, but he should be among your 2024 RBC Canadian Open fantasy golf lineups after finishing 27th in 2019? Before making any 2024 RBC Canadian Open fantasy golf picks, you should see RBC Canadian Open fantasy golf rankings from SportsLine handicapper Eric Cohen.

Cohen is an avid golf bettor who has correctly predicted the outright pre-tournament winner of the 2024 Masters (Scottie Scheffler, +350), Players Championship (Scheffler +550), 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic (Rickie Fowler +1400), 2023 PGA Championship (Brooks Koepka +2000), 2023 Honda Classic (Chris Kirk +3500), 2022 Open Championship (Cameron Smith +2200), 2022 US Open (Matt Fitzpatrick +2500) and 2022 Phoenix Open (Scheffler’s first career victory in +2800).

Cohen contributes to SportsLine’s YouTube shows, including “Early Edge,” and is the host of the golf show “The Early Wedge.” Anyone who has followed Cohen’s predictions has seen positive gains in their golf choices.

Now, Cohen has ranked his top golfers for the 2024 RBC Canadian Open. Cohen’s picks are only available on SportsLine.

2024 RBC Canadian Open Expert Picks

For the 2024 RBC Canadian Open, Cohen is betting on Canadian Mackenzie Hughes at odds of +4,500, saying, “I’m big on his odds this week, especially with the fact that he’s gained strokes in six consecutive events.” These last six events for Hughes include three top-15s, including a sixth-place finish earlier this month at Wells Fargo. He also reached the top 15 when he last played at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in 2019, finishing 14th by gaining strokes in every major statistical category.

Although Hughes’ weakness is getting to the green, he makes money when he gets there, and this course should accentuate his strengths while minimizing his weaknesses. Hamilton has oversized but sloping greens, so not having great accuracy when going to the green shouldn’t hurt you too much. Then, once he has a club in his hands, he ranks in the top 10 on the tour in total strokes, overall stroke average and strokes per round. While others may struggle with the undulation of the greens at Hamilton, Hughes should stand out and present great value for RBC Canadian Open fantasy golf picks at his long odds.

On the other hand, Cohen is eliminating Sam Burns at +2500 odds. Burns is not in the best shape, and this is reflected in his drop in the World Ranking. It is currently ranked 27th in the world, after being in the top 25 from July 2021 to April 2024 – a period of almost three years. Burns can thank poor recent results as he has finished 30th or worse in six of his last seven starts. That includes three missed cuts in that stretch, including his last start at the PGA Championship.

His short game has been difficult all year, as he ranks outside the top 100 PGA Tour players in strokes gained: around the green and scrambling. Furthermore, after placing in the top 10 overall in each of the last three seasons, Burns fell out of the top 50 this season. His game is heading in the wrong direction, with Cohen adding, “He has missed the cut in three of his last five events, with a T13 at the Wells Fargo Championship as his best result. Normally an excellent putter, Burns has missed nearly five strokes on the greens.” in two rounds in Valhalla.” See all of Cohen’s RBC Canadian Open picks on SportsLine.

How to Set RBC Canadian Open Fantasy Golf Lineups for 2024

For this week, Cohen is backing several underdogs in his 2024 RBC Canadian Open fantasy golf picks, including an impressive 100,000-1 shot that could be a game changer for his fantasy golf lineups. See who it is and get all of Cohen’s fantasy golf picks at SportsLine.

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