Golf tournament held in South Carolina, United States
"MCI Classic" redirects here. For the bus model of the same name, see Classic (transit bus).
RBC Heritage
Tournament information
Location
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Established
1969
Course(s)
Harbour Town Golf Links
Par
71
Length
7,191 yards (6,575 m)[1]
Organized by
The Heritage Classic Foundation
Tour(s)
PGA Tour
Format
Stroke play
Prize fund
US$20,000,000
Month played
April
Tournament record score
Aggregate
262 Webb Simpson (2020)
To par
−22 as above
Current champion
Scottie Scheffler
Location map
Harbour Town Golf Links
Location in the United States
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Harbour Town Golf Links
Location in South Carolina
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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 55 years ago in 1969.[2] 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,[3] 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.[2][3] Course co-designer Nicklaus won in 1975,[4] 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,[5] and the Royal Bank of Canada has been the title sponsor of The Heritage since 2012.[6] It is currently organized by The Heritage Classic Foundation.[7]
^"Course: RBC Heritage". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
^ ab"Arnie wins 1st tourney in 15 months". Chicago Tribune. UPI. December 1, 1969. p. 4, sec. 3.
^ ab"Comeback of the year: Palmer ends long slump". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. December 1, 1969. p. 1C.
^"Nicklaus gets into swing; wins Heritage by three". Chicago Tribune. wire services. March 31, 1975. p. 1, sec. 4.
^"2011 PGA Tour schedule" (Press release). PGA Tour. December 2, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
^"RBC named as new title sponsor of Heritage". PGA Tour. June 16, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
^The Heritage Classic Foundation - Overview Archived 2013-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
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