- Verizon Heritage
Infobox_Golf_Tournament
tournament_name = Verizon Heritage
nickname =
location =Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
establishment = 1969
course =Harbour Town Golf Links
par = 71
yardage = 6,973
tour =PGA Tour
format =Stroke play
purse = $5,500,000
month_played = April
aggregate = 265Loren Roberts (1996)
to-par = -19Loren Roberts (1996)
Current Champion =Boo Weekley redirect|MCI Classic|the bus model of the same name|Classic (transit bus)The Verizon Heritage is aPGA Tour FedEx Cup event, first played in 1969. The venue has been theHarbour Town Golf Links at the Sea Pines Resort onHilton Head Island, South Carolina . The Harbour Town course, which frequently appears on several "Best Courses" lists, was designed by famed golf course architectPete Dye , with an assist fromJack Nicklaus .The Heritage Classic Foundation
The Heritage Classic Foundation, general sponsor of the Verizon Heritage, provides the financial stability, guidance and direction to the tournament. After each tournament, the Foundation distributes revenue produced by the event to a wide variety of charitable organizations, universities and medical institutions. In 2005, the Heritage Classic Foundation donated $1.55 million dollars, bringing the total to close to $13 million since it was organized.
Playing history
The tournament has been played in the month of
* November (1969 to 1972)
* September (1973)
* March (1974 to 1982) - usually two weeks before theMasters Tournament
* April (1983-present) - week after theMasters Tournament Winners
Verizon Heritage
*2008 flagicon|USABoo Weekley
*2007 flagicon|USABoo Weekley
*2006 flagicon|AUSAaron Baddeley MCI Heritage
*2005 flagicon|AUSPeter Lonard
*2004 flagicon|USAStewart Cink
*2003 flagicon|USADavis Love III WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf
*2002 flagicon|USAJustin Leonard
*2001 flagicon|ARGJosé Cóceres MCI Classic
*2000 flagicon|USAStewart Cink
*1999 flagicon|USAGlen Day
*1998 flagicon|USADavis Love III
*1997 flagicon|ZIMNick Price
*1996 flagicon|USALoren Roberts
*1995 flagicon|USABob Tway MCI Heritage Golf Classic
*1994 flagicon|USAHale Irwin
*1993 flagicon|USA David Edwards
*1992 flagicon|USADavis Love III
*1991 flagicon|USADavis Love III
*1990 flagicon|USAPayne Stewart
*1989 flagicon|USAPayne Stewart
*1988 flagicon|AUSGreg Norman
*1987 flagicon|USADavis Love III Sea Pines Heritage
*1986 flagicon|USAFuzzy Zoeller
*1985 flagicon|GERBernhard Langer
*1984 flagicon|ENGNick Faldo
*1983 flagicon|USAFuzzy Zoeller
*1982 flagicon|USA Tom Watson
*1981 flagicon|USA Bill Rogers
*1980 flagicon|USADoug Tewell Sea Pines Heritage Classic
*1979 flagicon|USA Tom WatsonHeritage Classic
*1978 flagicon|USAHubert Green
*1977 flagicon|AUSGraham Marsh Sea Pines Heritage Classic
*1976 flagicon|USAHubert Green
*1975 flagicon|USAJack Nicklaus
*1974 flagicon|USAJohnny Miller
*1973 flagicon|USAHale Irwin
*1972 flagicon|USAJohnny Miller
*1971 flagicon|USAHale Irwin Heritage Golf Classic
*1970 flagicon|USABob Goalby
*1969 flagicon|USAArnold Palmer External links
* [http://www.verizonheritage.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r012 PGATOUR.com Tournament website]
* [http://66.128.148.121/cgi.pan$winners&Verizon_Heritage&&pga?golfstats Heritage Classic results since 1970 - Winners, Finishers, Scores and Earnings]
* [http://www.vacations-hilton-head.com/hilton-head-south-carolina-golf.html Heritage Documentary Video & Info]
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