Verizon Heritage

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Verizon Heritage
Tournament information
Location Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Established 1969
Course(s) Harbour Town Golf Links
Par 71
Yardage 6,973
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Purse $5,500,000
Month Played April
Tournament record scores
Aggregate 265 Loren Roberts (1996)
To-par -19 Loren Roberts (1996)
Current champion
Boo Weekley

The Verizon Heritage is a PGA Tour FedEx Cup event, first played in 1969. The venue has been the Harbour Town Golf Links at the Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The Harbour Town course, which frequently appears on several "Best Courses" lists, was designed by famed golf course architect Pete Dye, with an assist from Jack Nicklaus.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Playing history

The tournament has been played in the month of

[edit] Winners

Verizon Heritage

MCI Heritage

WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf

MCI Classic

MCI Heritage Golf Classic

Sea Pines Heritage

Sea Pines Heritage Classic

Heritage Classic

Sea Pines Heritage Classic

Heritage Golf Classic

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