RBC Heritage
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The RBC Heritage, known for much of its history as the Heritage Classic or simply The Heritage, is a PGA Tour event in South Carolina, first played 56 years ago in 1969. It is currently played in mid-April, the week after The Masters in Augusta, Georgia. The venue for its entire existence has been the Harbour Town Golf Links at the Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island. The Harbour Town course, which frequently appears on several "Best Courses" lists, was designed by famed golf course architect Pete Dye, with assistance from Jack Nicklaus. In 1972, the first two rounds were played on both the Harbour Town Golf Links and the Ocean course at Sea Pines, with the final two rounds at Harbour Town. Originally played in late November, it moved to mid-September in 1973, March in 1974, and April in 1983. The inaugural champion in 1969 was forty-year-old Arnold Palmer, his first win in over a year. Course co-designer Nicklaus won in 1975, two weeks before his fifth Masters win. Davis Love III leads with five victories in the event, Hale Irwin and Stewart Cink have three, while seven others have won twice. From 1987 through 2010, it was sponsored either by MCI (under both the "MCI" and "WorldCom" names) or its eventual purchaser, Verizon. The tournament operated without a title sponsor in 2011, and the Royal Bank of Canada has been the title sponsor of The Heritage since 2012. It is currently organized by The Heritage Classic Foundation.
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Tables
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
| Yards | 410 | 502 | 469 | 200 | 549 | 419 | 195 | 473 | 332 | 3,549 | 451 | 436 | 430 | 373 | 192 | 588 | 434 | 174 | 472 | 3,550 | 7,099 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin ofvictory | Runner(s)-up | Purse($) | Winner'sshare ($) | |
| RBC Heritage | ||||||||
| 2025 | Justin Thomas | 267 | −17 | Playoff | Andrew Novak | 20,000,000 | 3,600,000 | |
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler | 265 | −19 | 3 strokes | Sahith Theegala | 20,000,000 | 3,600,000 | |
| 2023 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 267 | −17 | Playoff | Jordan Spieth | 20,000,000 | 3,600,000 | |
| 2022 | Jordan Spieth | 271 | −13 | Playoff | Patrick Cantlay | 8,000,000 | 1,440,000 | |
| 2021 | Stewart Cink (3) | 265 | −19 | 4 strokes | Emiliano Grillo Harold Varner III | 7,100,000 | 1,278,000 | |
| 2020 | Webb Simpson | 262 | −22 | 1 stroke | Abraham Ancer | 7,100,000 | 1,278,000 | |
| 2019 | Pan Cheng-tsung | 272 | −12 | 1 stroke | Matt Kuchar | 6,900,000 | 1,242,000 | |
| 2018 | Satoshi Kodaira | 272 | −12 | Playoff | Kim Si-woo | 6,700,000 | 1,206,000 | |
| 2017 | Wesley Bryan | 271 | −13 | 1 stroke | Luke Donald | 6,500,000 | 1,170,000 | |
| 2016 | Branden Grace | 275 | −9 | 2 strokes | Luke Donald Russell Knox | 5,900,000 | 1,062,000 | |
| 2015 | Jim Furyk (2) | 266 | −18 | Playoff | Kevin Kisner | 5,900,000 | 1,062,000 | |
| 2014 | Matt Kuchar | 273 | −11 | 1 stroke | Luke Donald | 5,800,000 | 1,044,000 | |
| 2013 | Graeme McDowell | 275 | −9 | Playoff | Webb Simpson | 5,800,000 | 1,044,000 | |
| 2012 | Carl Pettersson | 270 | −14 | 5 strokes | Zach Johnson | 5,700,000 | 1,026,000 | |
| The Heritage | ||||||||
| 2011 | Brandt Snedeker | 272 | −12 | Playoff | Luke Donald | 5,700,000 | 1,026,000 | |
| Verizon Heritage | ||||||||
| 2010 | Jim Furyk | 271 | −13 | Playoff | Brian Davis | 5,700,000 | 1,026,000 | |
| 2009 | Brian Gay | 264 | −20 | 10 strokes | Briny Baird Luke Donald | 5,700,000 | 1,026,000 | |
| 2008 | Boo Weekley (2) | 269 | −15 | 3 strokes | Aaron Baddeley Anthony Kim | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | |
| 2007 | Boo Weekley | 270 | −14 | 1 stroke | Ernie Els | 5,400,000 | 972,000 | |
| 2006 | Aaron Baddeley | 269 | −15 | 1 stroke | Jim Furyk | 5,300,000 | 954,000 | |
| MCI Heritage | ||||||||
| 2005 | Peter Lonard | 277 | −7 | 2 strokes | Billy Andrade Darren Clarke Jim Furyk Davis Love III | 5,200,000 | 936,000 | |
| 2004 | Stewart Cink (2) | 274 | −10 | Playoff | Ted Purdy | 4,800,000 | 864,000 | |
| 2003 | Davis Love III (5) | 271 | −13 | Playoff | Woody Austin | 4,500,000 | 810,000 | |
| WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf | ||||||||
| 2002 | Justin Leonard | 270 | −14 | 1 stroke | Heath Slocum | 4,000,000 | 720,000 | |
| 2001 | José Cóceres | 273 | −11 | Playoff | Billy Mayfair | 3,500,000 | 630,000 | |
| MCI Classic | ||||||||
| 2000 | Stewart Cink | 270 | −14 | 2 strokes | Tom Lehman | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
| 1999 | Glen Day | 274 | −10 | Playoff | Jeff Sluman Payne Stewart | 2,500,000 | 450,000 | |
| 1998 | Davis Love III (4) | 266 | −18 | 7 strokes | Glen Day | 1,900,000 | 342,000 | |
| 1997 | Nick Price | 269 | −15 | 6 strokes | Brad Faxon Jesper Parnevik | 1,500,000 | 270,000 | |
| 1996 | Loren Roberts | 265 | −19 | 3 strokes | Mark O'Meara | 1,400,000 | 252,000 | |
| 1995 | Bob Tway | 275 | −9 | Playoff | David Frost Nolan Henke | 1,300,000 | 234,000 | |
| MCI Heritage Golf Classic | ||||||||
| 1994 | Hale Irwin (3) | 266 | −18 | 2 strokes | Greg Norman | 1,250,000 | 225,000 | |
| 1993 | David Edwards | 273 | −11 | 2 strokes | David Frost | 1,125,000 | 202,500 | |
| 1992 | Davis Love III (3) | 269 | −15 | 4 strokes | Chip Beck | 1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
| 1991 | Davis Love III (2) | 271 | −13 | 2 strokes | Ian Baker-Finch | 1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
| 1990 | Payne Stewart (2) | 276 | −8 | Playoff | Steve Jones Larry Mize | 1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
| 1989 | Payne Stewart | 268 | −16 | 5 strokes | Kenny Perry | 800,000 | 144,000 | |
| 1988 | Greg Norman | 271 | −13 | 1 stroke | David Frost Gil Morgan | 700,000 | 126,000 | |
| 1987 | Davis Love III | 271 | −13 | 1 stroke | Steve Jones | 650,000 | 117,000 | |
| Sea Pines Heritage | ||||||||
| 1986 | Fuzzy Zoeller (2) | 276 | −8 | 1 stroke | Chip Beck Roger Maltbie Greg Norman | 450,000 | 81,000 | |
| 1985 | Bernhard Langer | 273 | −11 | Playoff | Bobby Wadkins | 400,000 | 72,000 | |
References
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- Hale Irwin Takes Heritage With Record Five Under Parhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pKhIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FQENAAAAIBAJ&pg=3246,3928203&dq=hale+irwin+heritage&hl=en
- Green Makes Heritage Third Straighthttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AkdGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OOkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1168,3294064&dq=hubert+green+heritage&hl=en
- Tewell, Pate, meet againhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1-9PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bVMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1770,2817040&dq=george+archer+doug+tewell+heritage&hl=en
- There's lots of gain for Payne as he wins Heritage Classichttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WkxTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QIQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6743,1155258&dq=kenny+knox+heritage&hl=en
- Faldo rises to Kite's challenge to winhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=arwyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V-8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1310,1507766&dq=nick+faldo+heritage&hl=en
- Jones out of bounds-Love steps inhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=URA1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=sKULAAAAIBAJ&pg=3404,4564006&dq=steve+jones+out+of+bounds&hl=en
- 30-foot putt lifts Stewart in Heritagehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YKtRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sRIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5022,4416182&dq=payne+stewart+larry+mize+heritage&hl=en
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- Heritage winner surprises everyonehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gAFZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2B4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2852,1807915&dq=glen+day+heritage&hl=en
- Love affair: Davis wins 5th Heritagehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J5YeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4oQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6797,520717&dq=davis+love+woody+austin&hl=en
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- Weekley Wins the Heritagehttp://www.wtoc.com/Global/story.asp?S=6376454
- Jim Furyk hails Brian Davis' sportsmanship at Verizon Heritagehttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/ustour/7606013/Jim-Furyk-hails-Brian-Davis-sportsmanship-at-Verizon-Heritage.html
- Golf Channelhttps://www.golfchannel.com/news/record-number-players-make-36-hole-heritage-cut
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