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Tournament History

Tournament History

RBC Heritage Tournament At-a-Glance

2021 Champion:

Stewart Cink

2021 Purse:

$7.1 million


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

  • The Heritage: 2011

  • RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing: 2012-present


Growth Of The Purse

  • 1969: $100,000

  • 2010: $5.7 million

  • 2014: $5.9 million

  • 2017: $6.5 million

  • 2019: $6.9 million

  • 2020: $7.1 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 (five playoff holes)


Highest Score By A Winner

  • 283: Arnold Palmer (1969)

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GOLF DIGESTGolf Digest's "Editors' Choice Award" 2022 - "Best Golf Resorts - Carolinas"
Golf Magazine Platinum Award for Best Golf Resorts
GOLF MAGAZINE Platinum Winner in GOLF's Premier Resorts list
GolfWeeks Best Resort Courses
GOLFWEEKBest Resort CourseHarbour Town Golf Links
National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) "National Course of the Year Award"Atlantic Dunes by Davis Love III