Where is the RBC Heritage?
RBC Heritage. 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 52 years ago in 1969. It is currently played in mid-April, the week after The Masters in Augusta, Georgia .
Who sponsors the Heritage Classic?
It is currently organized by The Heritage Classic Foundation.
Where is Harbour Town Golf Links?
Harbour Town Golf Links. Location in South Carolina. Show map of South Carolina. 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 52 years ago in 1969. It is currently played in mid-April, the week after The Masters in Augusta, Georgia .
How many wins did Davis Love III have?
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.
Overview
Invitational status
Field
Playing history
Multiple winners
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 53 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 …
Highlights
The Heritage is one of only five tournaments given "invitational" status by the PGA Tour, and consequently it has a reduced field of only 132 players (as opposed to most full-field open tournaments with a field of 156 players). The other four tournaments with invitational status are the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the Charles Schwab Challenge, the Memorial Tournament, and the Genesis Invitational. Invitational tournaments have smaller fields (between 120 and 132 players)…
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The field consists of 132 players invited using the following criteria:
1. RBC Heritage winners prior to 2000 and in the last five years
2. U.S. Open or PGA Championship winners prior to 2005 playing 15 events in prior year
3. The Players Championship and major championship winners in the last five years