Verizon Heritage, One Of The Most Distinguished PGA TOUR Tournaments
Heritage. It's a legacy and tradition -- a storied PGA TOUR golf tournament 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 $5.7 million in 2010. Scheduled for April 12-18, 2010, this landmark PGA TOUR tournament promises to draw many of the biggest names on tour.
| 2009 Verizon Heritage Tournament At-a-Glance |
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| Champion: |
Brian Gay |
| Purse: |
$5.7 million |
| Winning Share: |
$1,026,000 |
| Winning Score: |
264 |
| Yardage: |
6973 |
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Brian Gay
2009 Verizon Heritage Champion
Brian Gay turned pro in 1994 and joined the PGA Tour in 1999. Brian had his first win on tour at the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun in 2008, with his second win coming at the 2009 Verizon Heritage. He won the event by ten strokes, finishing at 20-under par. The ten stroke victory is the one of the biggest wins in the PGA Tour's history. |
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 - 2010
Growth Of The Purse
- 1969: $100,000
- 2010: $5.7 million
Top-Five Money Earners
- Davis Love III: $2.5 million
- Boo Weekley: $1.9 million
- Stewart Cink: $1.6 million
- Ernie Els : $1.4 million
- Brian Gay : $1.2 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 (five playoff holes)
Highest Score By A Winner
- 283: Arnold Palmer (1969)
Most Top-Ten Finishes at The Verizon Heritage Golf Classic
- 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
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