Verizon Heritage

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About​

The Verizon Heritage is a PGA Tour FedEx Cup event, first played in 1969. The venue has been the Harbour Town Golf Links at the Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The Harbour Town course, which frequently appears on several "Best Courses" lists, was designed by famed golf course architect Pete Dye, with an assist 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.

 

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Past Winners​

Verizon Heritage

2009 Brian Gay
2008 Boo Weekley
2007 Boo Weekley
2006 Aaron Baddeley

MCI Heritage

2005 Peter Lonard
2004 Stewart Cink
2003 Davis Love III

WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf

2002 Justin Leonard
2001 José Cóceres

MCI Classic

2000 Stewart Cink
1999 Glen Day
1998 Davis Love III
1997 Nick Price
1996 Loren Roberts
1995 Bob Tway

MCI Heritage Golf Classic

1994 Hale Irwin
1993 David Edwards
1992 Davis Love III
1991 Davis Love III
1990 Payne Stewart
1989 Payne Stewart
1988 Greg Norman
1987 Davis Love III

Sea Pines Heritage

1986 Fuzzy Zoeller
1985 Bernhard Langer
1984 Nick Faldo
1983 Fuzzy Zoeller
1982 Tom Watson
1981 Bill Rogers
1980 Doug Tewell

Sea Pines Heritage Classic

1979 Tom Watson

Heritage Classic

1978 Hubert Green
1977 Graham Marsh

Sea Pines Heritage Classic

1976 Hubert Green
1975 Jack Nicklaus
1974 Johnny Miller
1973 Hale Irwin
1972 Johnny Miller
1971 Hale Irwin

Heritage Golf Classic

1970 Bob Goalby
1969 Arnold Palmer

 

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Weir kicks dirt off at Heritage after disappointing major week​

Mike Weir had forgotten how narrow Harbour Town is and how tight some of the pin positions can be. He negotiated things pretty well on Thursday, though, posting a 66 that left him just off the lead.

"When I played yesterday, the pro-am, it definitely came back to me," Weir said. "... I'm usually a pretty good iron player. I usually keep it in play pretty good. So it did come back to me."

Weir started on the back nine and turned in 33, but was a tad frustrated because he had left a few birdies out there. That's why the 8-iron he holed from 145 yards for eagle on the first hole, his 10th of the day, was such a "great momentum booster," the Canadian said.

A couple of holes earlier Weir had used his 8-iron on the 164-yard par-3 17th, with his ball landing an inch from the hole.

"The 8-iron was good to me today," Weir said.

http://www.pgatour.com/2010/tournaments/r012/04/15/weir-heritage/

 

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K.J. Choi leads by two at Verizon Heritage​

K.J. Choi shot a seven-under 64 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead in the Verizon Heritage at Hilton Head Island, S.C.

 

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Furyk, two other share lead at Verizon Heritage

A grueling Masters finally caught up to K.J. Choi at the Verizon Heritage, and Jim Furyk, Charles Howell III and Greg Owen took advantage to share the lead after yesterday's second round of the PGA Tour's Verizon Heritage at Hilton Head Island, S.C.

All three were tied at 7-under-par 135, a stroke ahead of a group that included two-time Verizon champ Boo Weekley and Stuart Appleby.

 

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Furyk leads by a stroke at Verizon Heritage

Jim Furyk carded a third round of 4-under-par 67 and leads by a stroke over Brian Davis at the Verizon Heritage.

The third round had multiple seven-way ties for the lead and Fuyrk was able to nose ahead of very tight field by sinking an 11-foot birdie-putt at the 18th hole. There currently are 23 players within five strokes of the lead, which should set up for a very exciting final round. Furyk won last month at the Transitions Championship and on Sunday he will be looking to join Ernie Els as a multiple winner on the this year's Tour.

 

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Jim Furyk wins the Verizon Heritage

Jim Furyk carded a final round of 2-under-par 69 and won on the first hole of a playoff over Brian Davis at the Verizon Heritage.

On the front nine, Furyk continued his excellent play from Saturday and posted three birdies to make the turn at 3-under-par, which was good for a one-stroke lead over Brian Davis. The back nine saw Furyk start to struggle and the lead was tied twice before Davis went ahead after Furyk bogeyed the par-3 14th hole. Davis then carded back-to-back bogeys starting at the 15th hole to give up the lead, but a playoff was forced after he converted a 17-foot bride at the final hole. In the playoff, both players found the fairway, but after it was ruled that Davis was away, he put his approach shot on the beach. Furyk made a safe play onto the green and basically won after Davis called a two-stroke penalty on himself for moving a loose impediment in his back-swing. The victory is the 15th PGA Tour title for Furyk and he joins Ernie Els as the only multiple winners on this year's Tour.