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Verizon Heritage, One Of The Most Distinguished PGA Golf Tournaments
Heritage. It's a legacy, a tradition, and at The Sea Pines Resort, a storied PGA golf
tournament - one that's been hosted by
Harbour Town Golf Links
for more than 36 years. In that time, legends such as Nicklaus, Palmer, Norman, and
Love III have competed for the champion's tartan jacket. With more than three decades
of rich history, this event's champions have combined for 375 PGA Tour
victories - including 66 major championships - and the purse has increased from
$100,000 in 1969 to $5.5 million in 2008. Scheduled for April 14 to April 20, 2008,
this PGA tournament promises to draw many of biggest names on tour.
Name Changes Over The Years
- Heritage Classic: 1969 - 1970
- Sea Pines Heritage Classic: 1971 - 1986
- MCI Heritage Classic: 1987 - 1994
- MCI Classic - The Heritage of Golf: 1995 - 2000
- WORLDCOM Classic: 2001 - 2002
- MCI Heritage: 2003 - 2005
- Verizon Heritage: 2006 - 2008
Growth Of The Purse
- 1969: $100,000
- 2008: $5.5 million
Top-Five Money Earners
- Davis Love III: $2.5 million
- Stewart Cink: $1.6 million
- Ernie Els : $1.4 million
- Jim Furyk : $1.1 million
- Aaron Baddeley : $1.1 million
Biggest 36-Hole Lead
- Six Strokes: Darren Clarke (2005), Jack Nicklaus (1975), and Johnny Miller (1974)
Longest Tournament
- 2001: 77 holes (two playoff holes on Sunday; play suspension; darkness; and play resumption on Monday morning for three more holes)
- 2004: 77 holes (championship decision based on five playoff holes)
Highest Score By A Winner
- 283: Arnold Palmer (1969)
Heritage's Top-Ten Finishes
- 11: Davis Love III
- 10: Tom Kite
- 9: Hale Irwin
- 8: Craig Stadler
- 7: Ernie Ells, Gil Morgan, and Tom Watson
- 6: Bob Murphy, Hal Sutton, and Lanny Wadkins
- 5: Chip Beck, Ernie Els, Ray Floyd, David Frost, Mark McCumber, Larry Mize, Greg Norman, Nick Price, Payne Stewart, Tom Weiskopf, and Fuzzy Zoeller
- 4: Stewart Cink, David Edwards, Bernhard Langer, Billy Mayfair, Larry Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Ed Sneed, and Doug Tewell
- 3: Andy Bean, Homero Blancas, George Burns, Russ Cochran, Fred Couples, Rich Crawford, Ben Crenshaw, Bob Estes, Jim Furyk, Gibby Gilbert, Hubert Green, Jay Haas, Nolan Henke, Scott Hoch, John Huston, Don January, Tom Lehman, Graham Marsh, Mac McLendon, Andy North, Mark O'Meara, Yesper Parnevik, Steve Pate, Gary Player, Jesper Roberts, Loren Roberts, Gene Sauers, Vijay Singh, Jeff Sluman, and Scott Verplank
Source: Heritage Classic Foundation
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