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Verizon Heritage Golf Tournament
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Verizon Heritage Golf Tournament
April
Course: Harbour Town Golf Links
Sea Pines Resort
Hilton Head Island
Location: Beaufort County,
South Carolina
First year played: 1969
Def. Champ: Jim Furyk
Verizon Heritage is legacy and tradition, a storied PGA TOUR golf tournament that's been hosted by Harbour Town Golf Links for more than 36 years.
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Verizon Heritage Golf Tournament is known as one of the most distinguished PGA TOUR Tournaments. The tournament is held every year at the world-renowned Harbor Town Golf Links in The Sea Pines Resort. The beautiful course on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina which is rated as one of America's most beautifully landscaped links.
South Carolina’s only PGA TOUR event is recognized as one of the premier golf events in the country. Heritage champions are some of the most distinguished players in golf
history. Jack Nicklaus helped design the course in 1978 and Arnold Palmer won the inaugural event on
the new landscape.
Golfers worldwide recognize that the Verizon Heritage Tournament is held at one of the Nation’s premier resorts, and Hilton Head Island is the only resort in South Carolina to host a PGA tournament. Hilton Head Island offers accommodations, recreation, sports amenities and a marina setting that hosts shopping and fine dining unequaled by any other PGA Tour location.

2010 Verizon Heritage Champion: Jim Furyk
Furyk earned $1,026,000 million, finally tasting victory at Harbour Town after posting two seconds and a fourth since 2005. The final round wasn't nearly as crazy as the third — Furyk still had the lead when he teed off on No. 1 unlike Saturday. Still, the charge was on to go as low as possible and take control.

2009 Verizon Heritage Champion: Brian Gay
A final-round 64 capped off Brian Gay's record week at the Verizon Heritage, where he captured his second career PGA TOUR title. 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.
Verizon Heritage Past Winners
- 2010 - Jim Furyk - USA
- 2009 - Brian Gay - USA
- 2008 - Luke Donald - England
- 2007 - Briny Baird - USA
- 2006 - Lee Janzen - USA
- 2005 - Todd Hamilton - USA
- 2004 - Jose Maria Olazabal - Spain
- 2003 - Tim Wilkinson - New Zealand
- 2002 - Rory Sabbatini - South Africa
- 2001 - Matt Weibring - USA
- 2000 - Tim Petrovic - USA
Verizon Heritage Tournament 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
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