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2021 RBC Heritage purse: Payout information, winner's share at Harbour Town

James Colgan — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:12:05 +0000

We’ve reached the final round of play at the 2021 RBC Heritage. Below you’ll find everything you need to know about tournament money, including purse, payout information and winner’s share.

2021 RBC Heritage final round preview

If you’re looking to win a PGA Tour event, back-to-back 63s are a good place to start. That’s what 47-year-old Stewart Cink did to open the week at the 2021 RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, S.C. — where he now holds a five-stroke lead heading into the final round on Sunday.

Cink and his marvelous tan lines hold a comfortable cushion on Sunday at Harbour Town, trailed distantly by a small group of pros. Closest to the leader is Collin Morikawa, who sits at 13 under through 54 holes after three consecutive rounds in the 60s.

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Further back, Emiliano Grillo, Matt Wallace, Sungjae Im and Webb Simpson will each look to mount significant comebacks on Sunday to chase down Cink in the lead.

Below is the payout information, including winner’s share, for the RBC Heritage’s $7.1 million purse; you can catch the action from 1-3 p.m. ET on Sunday on Golf Channel before the coverage shifts to CBS for the remainder of play.

2021 RBC Heritage payout information; winner’s share

1. $1,278,000
2. 773,900
3. 489,900
4. 347,900
5. 291,100
6. 257,375
7. 239,625
8. 221,875
9. 207.675
10. 193,475
11. 179,275
12. 165,075
13. 150,875
14. 136,675
15. 129,575
16. 122,475
17. 115,375
18. 108,275
19. 101,175
20. 94,075
21. 86,975
22. 79,875
23. 74,195
24. 68,515
25. 62,835
26. 57,155
27. 55,025
28. 52,895
29. 50,765
30. 48,635
31. 46,505
32. 44,375
33. 42,245
34. 40,470
35. 38,695
36. 36,920
37. 35,145
38. 33,725
39. 32,305
40. 30,885
41. 29,465
42. 28,045
43. 26,625
44. 25,205
45. 23,875
46. 22,365
47. 20,945
48. 19,809
49. 18,815
50. 18,247
51. 17,821
52. 17,395
53. 17,111
54. 16,827
55. 16,685
56. 16,543
57. 16,401
58. 16,259
59. 16,117
60. 15,975
61. 15,833
62. 15,691
63. 15,549
64. 15,407
65. 15,265

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'You've got to embrace it': Will Zalatoris reveling in newfound celebrity, Adam Sandler shoutouts

Alan Bastable — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 20:09:59 +0000

With all due respect to Hideki Matsuyama’s magnificent performance at Augusta National, the real breakout star of the 2021 Masters was 24-year-old Will Zalatoris.

If you were even half paying attention to the tournament last week, surely you caught glimpses of the slender Owen Wilson doppelganger making a mockery of the notion that first-timers can’t contend at Augusta National. All Will Z required was a mere 279 strokes to get around the place over the course of four rounds. That’s nine under, which was good for solo second.

More impressive than Zalatoris’s game, however, was his composure. He should have been a sweaty, trembling mess. Instead, he exuded all the casualness of Fuzzy Zoeller sipping vodka-sodas by the clubhouse.

Zalatoris — who is 6-foot-2 with a 28-inch waist — also has been likened to the actor Jared Van Snellenberg, who played a caddie in the 1996 film Happy Gilmore. On Sunday morning, Adam Sandler — who played the title character in Happy Gilmore — tweeted side-by-side pictures of Zalatoris and Snellenberg’s character with the caption: “Have fun today young man. Mr. Gilmore is watching you and very proud.”

Not missing a beat, Zalatoris — just hours after the biggest round of his life — replied to Sandler, “If you’re ever in need of a caddie again let me know. I’ll be better this time. I’m always available for you, Mr. Gilmore.”

If you’re ever in need of a caddie again let me know. I’ll be better this time. I’m always available for you, Mr. Gilmore. https://t.co/R1e8awZIvh
— Will Zalatoris (@WillZalatoris) April 12, 2021

On Wednesday, Zalatoris was back on the Tour grind, at Harbour Town, for the RBC Heritage. He was asked if he’s comfortable with his newfound celebrity. “Yeah, you know, if I didn’t like it, I’d probably need to find a new profession pretty quickly,” he said. “It just comes with the territory.

“The Owen Wilson comparison, the Happy Gilmore’s caddie comparison, Butch [Harmon] saying I look like a 1-iron without a grip on it, I think it’s hilarious. You’ve got to embrace it. … This is entertainment. This is obviously the really fun side of the job is — yeah, trust me, a year ago if you said that Adam Sandler was going to send out a tweet about me, I would have thought you were on something.”

Zalatoris has gone so far as to stamp his equipment with some of the fan commentary he’s been hearing.

“Wow, Owen Wilson” is now branded on one of his wedges. On another wedge he has “Mr. Gilmore, I’m your caddie,” and yet a third pays homage to Harmon’s quip.

“You’ve got to have some fun out here,” he said. “We’re playing golf. You don’t need to take this job too seriously.”

Refreshing, right?

So is Zalatoris’s game. His technique is not textbook — his swing comes a little under the plane, and he arm-lock putts, a la Bryson DeChambeau, which has been the key to Zalatoris’s improved form. But he also plays a smart brand of golf.

“Just trying to give myself as many looks as possible,” he said. “People will see me knock something tight, like on 17 [on Masters Sunday]. I heard some comments of, ‘Wow, he’s firing at everything,’ and it’s like, ‘I’m aiming 13 feet left of that flag and I pushed it 13 feet and it ends up being perfect.

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“The reality is a lot of guys do that out here, but I don’t really tend to overdo things. Into a par-5 I don’t need to hit the big high fluttery 3-wood in there and try to knock it tight and make 3. I think what I tend to do is give myself a bunch of really good looks and make sure you put myself on the green as fast as possible, and when the putter gets hot, the putter gets hot, just like last week.”

Then there’s Zalatoris’s grit, which he said he got from his mother, Catherine, who ran track at the University of Oregon in the 1980s. She specialized in 400 and 800 meters. “Basically, a sprinted marathon,” her son said Wednesday. “She’s the toughest woman I know. There’s no quit in that woman, and obviously I think I got a little bit of her genes.”

Zalatoris’s name would have been unfamiliar to many casual fans tuning into the Masters last weekend, but it’s not like he came out of nowhere. He won a U.S. Junior Amateur; he played on a stacked Walker Cup team with Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler and Cameron Champ; he plays money games near his Dallas home with Jordan Spieth and Tony Romo. So, yeah, he’s been around.

Still, as recently as a couple of years ago, he was scrambling for mini-tour starts. Now, through fine play on the Korn Ferry Tour followed by a series of top finishes on the PGA Tour — including a T6 at the U.S. Open at Winged Foot last summer — Zalatoris has elevated himself to 27th in the world. (And yet he’s still not a PGA Tour member, which is, well, complicated — check out Kevin Prise’s excellent explainer here.)

On Wednesday, Zalatoris also credited one other person for his success: Tiger Woods. The 15-time major winner, Zalatoris said, emboldened not only him but also the wave of other young players — Morikawa, Viktor Hovland, Matt Wolff, Scottie Scheffler, et al. — who have descended on Tour tee boxes seemingly undaunted.

Woods’s “fearlessness,” Zalatoris said, inspired the next generation.

“We were born kind of around when Tiger really started to take off, and so from 2000 to 2010 that was one of the best decades of golf ever, and we got to see it,” he said. “He’s one of the few guys that would turn a four-shot lead into a seven-shot lead. The reality is a lot of times you see more of guys having four or five and then kind of cruising or maybe make a couple bogeys and win by two or three, and Tiger just somehow always did it, to go from four to seven, when all of a sudden it seems like the last hour of coverage is just a coronation.”

If Zalatoris’s game keeps trending up, it won’t be long before he enjoys a coronation of his own.

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Final round of RBC Heritage suspended due to dangerous weather

Josh Berhow — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 19:02:52 +0000

UPDATE: The PGA Tour announced the final round of the RBC Heritage will resume at 5:20 p.m. ET.

The final round of the RBC Heritage was suspended shortly after the final pairings teed off on Sunday.

Due to dangerous weather entering Hilton Head Island, S.C., play was suspended at Harbour Town at 2:35 p.m. ET and players were removed from the course.

According to radar, the blip of rough weather doesn’t appear it will stay for long, and players are expected to return to the course. Whether everyone finishes depends on exactly what time that is and how much daylight remains. Sunset on Hilton Head Island is 8:33 p.m. tonight.

Webb Simpson, Abraham Ancer, Tyrrell Hatton and Ryan Palmer were all tied at 15 under after 54 holes, and Dylan Frittelli is the clubhouse leader after firing 62 on Sunday morning. He’s at 17 under, tied with Justin Thomas, who has a birdie putt on the 17th hole when play resumes. You can view the leaderboard here.

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RBC Heritage Classic purse: Payout breakdown and winner’s share

James Colgan — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 17:59:29 +0000

Planning to watch the final round of the PGA Tour’s second week back? Buckle in. Father’s Day at the RBC Heritage features an absolutely stacked field, with 20 players within two strokes of the lead and four golfers (Webb Simpson, Tyrrell Hatton, Ryan Palmer and Abraham Ancer) tied atop the leaderboard heading into the final round of play.

While the top of the leaderboard features more than a few of golf’s young guns (including Ancer and Joaquin Niemann), Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and a few other PGA Tour vets are lurking just a few strokes back.

A trio of American superstars — Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and Dustin Johnson — need to score well Sunday to climb into contention, even after each notched three consecutive rounds of 70 or better to open the week at Harbour Town.

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Below is the prize money and winner’s share for the RBC Heritage’s $7.1 million purse; TV coverage begins at 1:00 p.m. ET on Golf Channel before the action switches over to CBS at 3:00 p.m. ET.

RBC Heritage Classic payout breakdown, winner’s share

1. $1,278,000

2. $773,900

3. $489,900

4. $347,900

5. $291,100

6. $257,375

7. $239,625

8. $221,875

9. $207,675

10. $193,475

11. $179,275

12. $165,075

13. $150,875

14. $136,675

15. $129,575

16. $122,475

17. $115,375

18. $108,275

19. $101,175

20. $94,075

21. $86,975

22. $79,875

23. $74,195

24. $68,515

25. $62,835

26. $57,155

27. $55,025

28. $52,895

29. $50,765

30. $48,635

31. $46,505

32. $44,375

33. $42,245

34. $40,470

35. $38,695

36. $36,920

37. $35,145

38. $33,725

39. $32,305

40. $30,885

41. $29,465

42. $28,045

43. $26,625

44. $25,205

45. $23,785

46. $22,365

47. $20,945

48. $19,809

49. $18,815

50. $18,247

51. $17,821

52. $17,395

53. $17,111

54. $16,827

55. $16,685

56. $16,543

57. $16,401

58. $16,259

59. $16,117

60. $15,975

61. $15,833

62. $15,691

63. $15,549

64. $15,407

65. $15,265

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2020 RBC Heritage Live Coverage: How to watch round 4 at Harbour Town

James Colgan — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 16:17:04 +0000

A four-way tie for the lead only headlines a packed leaderboard heading in the final round of action at the RBC Heritage Classic at Harbour Town Golf Links. Webb Simpson, Abraham Ancer, Tyrrell Hatton and Ryan Palmer are all tied atop the field at 15 under.

The quartette of leaders are far from the only contenders. Last week’s Charles Schwab winner Daniel Berger sits one stroke back, tied for fifth at 14 under, while young guns Joaquin Niemann and Viktor Hovland are two strokes back. Niemann and Hovland — a pair of up-and-coming international stars — are buttressed by Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter. The pair of European Ryder Cup mainstays also begin Sunday two back at 13 under.

Meanwhile, Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka fired three consecutive rounds in the 60s to begin the weekend, but still have work to do to land in close contention. Both are tied for 20th at 12 under.

How to watch RBC Heritage Round 4 on TV

Golf Channel and CBS will broadcast the final round of the RBC Heritage on TV. Golf Channel will air two hours of coverage from 1-3 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 21, with CBS taking over from 3-6 p.m. ET.

How to stream RBC Heritage Round 4 online

Viewers who choose to watch the tournament online can view Featured Group coverage of the final round all day Sunday via PGA Tour Live, though you will need an account to access the stream. For those with a cable TV subscription, the Golf Channel TV broadcast (1-3 p.m. ET) can be streamed live online at golfchannel.com.

The CBS broadcast (3-6 p.m. ET) can be streamed at cbs.com/all-access by logging in with your cable credentials, or you can sign up for a CBS All-Access account here.

RBC Heritage Round 4 tee times (All times ET)

8:05 a.m. – Xander Schauffele

8:10 a.m. – Danny Lee, Jordan Spieth

8:20 a.m. – Wesley Bryan, Bubba Watson

8:30 a.m. – Stewart Cink, Troy Merritt

8:40 a.m. – Ryan Armour, Gary Woodland

8:50 a.m. – Bernhard Langer, Brian Stuard

9 a.m. – Peter Malnati, Harry Higgs

9:10 a.m. – Ernie Els, Matthew NeSmith

9:20 a.m. – C.T. Pan, Vaughn Taylor

9:30 a.m. – Brian Harman, Jim Herman

9:40 a.m. – Dylan Frittelli, Chez Reavie

9:50 a.m. – Max Homa, Jason Dufner

10 a.m. – Bill Haas, Rory Sabbatini

10:10 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, Harris English

10:20 a.m. – Branden Grace, Sepp Straka

10:30 a.m. – Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Wyndham Clark

10:40 a.m. – Viktor Hovland, Chesson Hadley

10:50 a.m. – Adam Hadwin, Mark Hubbard

11 a.m. – Charl Schwartzel, Maverick McNealy

11:10 a.m. – Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm

11:20 a.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Matt Jones

11:30 a.m. – Matt Kuchar, Sebastián Muñoz

11:40 a.m. – Justin Rose, Lucas Glover

11:50 a.m. – Scott Stallings, Rory McIlroy

Noon – Jhonattan Vegas, Doc Redman

12:10 p.m. – Sam Ryder, Tyler Duncan

12:20 p.m. – J.T. Poston, Tony Finau

12:30 p.m. – Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Wallace

12:40 p.m. – Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka

12:50 p.m. – Alex Noren, Andrew Landry

1 p.m. – Corey Conners, Brice Garnett

1:10 p.m. – Ian Poulter, Matthew Fitzpatrick

1:20 p.m. – Erik van Rooyen, Michael Thompson

1:30 p.m. – Chris Stroud, Sergio Garcia

1:40 p.m. – Joel Dahmen, Joaquin Niemann

1:50 p.m. – Carlos Ortiz, Daniel Berger

2 p.m. – Ryan Palmer, Webb Simpson

2:10 p.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, Abraham Ancer

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2020 RBC Heritage tee times: Third round pairings for Saturday

Jessica Marksbury — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 13:04:34 +0000

The first two rounds of the 2020 RBC Heritage are in the books, and Webb Simpson leads by a shot after firing a second consecutive 65 on Friday, bringing him to 12 under par overall. You can find full third round tee times for Saturday at the bottom of this post.

Notable tee times for RBC Heritage Round 3

Webb Simpson will begin his third round in the final pairing at 2:10 p.m. ET alongside Bryson DeChambeau, who is one shot back at 11 under par overall.

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Will Gordon and and TK will comprise the penultimate pairing, teeing off at 2 p.m. ET. Like DeChambeau, Connors is one shot behind Simpson at 11 under par overall while Palmer is two shots back at 10 under par overall.

Other big names and contenders to look for on Saturday include Brooks Koepka and Ian Poulter (1:30 p.m. ET), Dustin Johnson (1:20 p.m. ET), Tony Finau (12:50 p.m. ET) and Jordan Spieth (11:20 a.m. ET). Check out the full third round tee times for the 2020 RBC Heritage below.

RBC Heritage Round 3 tee times (All times ET)

Tee No. 1

8:05 a.m. – Xander Schauffele
8:10 a.m. – Doc Redman, Scott Stallings
8:20 a.m. – Brian Stuard, Branden Grace
8:30 a.m. – Chez Reavie, Matt Jones
8:40 a.m. – Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm
8:50 a.m. – Peter Malnati, Troy Merritt
9:00 a.m. – Charl Schwartzel, Sepp Straka
9:10 a.m. – Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy
9:20 a.m. – Joaquin Niemann, Wesley Bryan
9:30 a.m. – Jim Herman, Collin Morikawa
9:40 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson
9:50 a.m. – Harris English, Harry Higgs
10:00 a.m. – Ryan Armour, Bill Haas
10:10 a.m. – Justin Rose, Adam Hadwin
10:20 a.m. – Rory Sabbatini, Gary Woodland
10:30 a.m. – Chris Stroud, Lucas Glover
10:40 a.m. – Matt Wallace, Mark Hubbard
10:50 a.m. – Bernhard Langer, Carlos Ortiz
11:00 a.m. – Stewart Cink, J.T. Poston
11:10 a.m. – C.T. Pan, Viktor Hovland
11:20 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Daniel Berger
11:30 a.m. – Vaughn Taylor, Joel Dahmen
11:40 a.m. – Matt Kuchar, Chesson Hadley
11:50 a.m. – Max Homa, Brice Garnett
12:00 p.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
12:10 p.m. – Alex Noren, Sergio Garcia
12:20 p.m. – Andrew Landry, Jason Dufner
12:30 p.m. – Erik van Rooyen, Danny Lee
12:40 p.m. – Ernie Els, Michael Thompson
12:50 p.m. – Sebastián Muñoz, Tony Finau
1:00 p.m. – Sam Ryder, Wyndham Clark
1:10 p.m. – Dylan Frittelli, Tyler Duncan
1:20 p.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Dustin Johnson
1:30 p.m. – Brooks Koepka, Ian Poulter
1:40 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Matthew NeSmith
1:50 p.m. – Matthew Fitzpatrick, Abraham Ancer
2:00 p.m. – Corey Conners, Ryan Palmer
2:10 p.m. – Webb Simpson, Bryson DeChambeau

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2020 RBC Heritage live coverage: How to watch Round 3 on Saturday

Jessica Marksbury — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 12:16:17 +0000

The 2020 RBC Heritage Classic is already at the halfway point, and while several stars won’t be around to play the weekend after missing the cut, tournament leader Webb Simpson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Kopeka and a slew of other big names are set to battle it out again on Saturday at Harbour Town. Here’s what you need to know to follow the third round action.

Previewing RBC Heritage Round 3

After firing a second consecutive round of six-under-par 65, Webb Simpson leads the field by one shot. The six-time PGA Tour winner has never claimed the RBC Heritage title, but he’s finished in the top 16 in each of the last three years and was as high as solo second back in 2013.

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One player who could give Simpson a run for his money over the weekend is Bryson DeChambeau. After a T3 finish at last week’s Charles Schwab Challenge, DeChambeau fired rounds of 67-64 to trail Simpson’s lead by one shot.

Yet another player worth watching is World No. 4 Brooks Kopeka, whose second-round 66 launched him 10 shots up the leaderboard into T6 — only three shots behind Simpson’s lead.

How to watch RBC Heritage Round 3 on TV

Golf Channel and CBS will broadcast the third round of the RBC Heritage on TV. Golf Channel will air two hours of coverage from 1-3 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 20, with CBS taking over from 3-6 p.m. ET.

How to stream RBC Heritage Round 3 online

Viewers who choose to watch the tournament online can view Featured Group coverage of the third round all day Saturday via PGA Tour Live, though you will need an account to access the stream. For those with a cable TV subscription, the Golf Channel TV broadcast (1-3 p.m. ET) can be streamed live online at golfchannel.com.

The CBS broadcast (4-7 p.m. ET) can be streamed at cbs.com/all-access by logging in with your cable credentials, or you can sign up for a CBS All-Access account here.

RBC Heritage Round 3 tee times (All times ET)

Tee No. 1

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2020 RBC Heritage live coverage: How to watch Round 2 on Friday

Kevin Cunningham — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 10:17:43 +0000

The first 18 holes are complete at the 2020 RBC Heritage Classic, and the stars of the PGA Tour are set to battle it out again on Friday at Harbour Town. Here’s what you need to know to follow the second round action.

Previewing RBC Heritage Round 2

One name to keep a close eye on is Jordan Spieth. The three-time major champion is a specialist in producing dramatic roller-coaster rounds, and the opening round at the Heritage was no different. Spieth made an early triple-bogey 7 to fall to three over, but then clawed back with an astounding six-birdie stretch over his second nine, adding another birdie at his final hole to reach five under. Spieth begins the second round on Friday at 12:43 p.m. ET.

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One player who one-upped Spieth on Thursday was Ian Poulter. The veteran English pro shared a video of himself gettinga Covid-19 test at the RBC Heritage on Wednesday and followed it up with a seven-under 64 in the first round. Poulter’s tee time for Friday is 12:54 p.m. ET, and he’ll once again play alongside Sebastián Muñoz and Patton Kizzire.

Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler were paired together in the first round, but their scores went in opposite directions. McIlroy struggled to a one-over 72, while Fowler cruised to a four-under 67. They tee off for the second round at 1:05 p.m. ET on Friday.

How to watch RBC Heritage Round 2 on TV

Golf Channel will broadcast the second round of the RBC Heritage on TV. They will air three hours of coverage from 3-6 p.m. ET on Friday, June 19.

How to stream RBC Heritage Round 2 online

For those of you with an active cable subscription, streaming the entire second round of the 2020 RBC Heritage online will be easy. You can watch the full second round Golf Channel broadcast on golfchannel.com. Fans can also view Featured Group coverage of the second round all day Friday via PGA Tour Live, though you will need an account to access the stream.

2020 RBC Heritage tee times for Round 2 (All times ET)

Tee No. 1

6:45 a.m. – Ryan Moore, Tom Hoge, Maverick McNealy
6:56 a.m. – Chris Stroud, Charl Schwartzel, Lucas Glover
7:07 a.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Peter Malnati, Rory Sabbatini
7:18 a.m. – Matthew Wolff, Billy Horschel, Austin Cook
7:29 a.m. – Brendon Todd, Brandt Snedeker, Troy Merritt
7:40 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Keith Mitchell, Pat Perez
7:51 a.m. – Lanto Griffin, Graeme McDowell, Louis Oosthuizen
8:02 a.m. – Sungjae Im, Andrew Landry, Michael Kim
8:13 a.m. – Matt Kuchar, Ryan Armour, Jason Dufner
8:24 a.m. – Sam Ryder, Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns
8:35 a.m. – Brian Gay, David Hearn, J.J. Spaun
8:46 a.m. – Brian Stuard, Bill Haas, Glen Day
8:57 a.m. – Michael Gligic, Andy Ogletree, Spencer Ralston
12:10 p.m. – Aaron Baddeley, Doc Redman
12:21 p.m. – Matt Every, Scott Brown, Matthew NeSmith
12:32 p.m. – Harold Varner III, Joel Dahmen, Harry Higgs
12:43 p.m. – Kevin Kisner, Jordan Spieth, Zach Johnson
12:54 p.m. – Daniel Berger, Patrick Reed, Brooks Koepka
1:05 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, C.T. Pan, Rickie Fowler
1:16 p.m. – Nate Lashley, Bubba Watson, Jason Day
1:27 p.m. – Collin Morikawa, Tony Finau, Jim Furyk
1:38 p.m. – Viktor Hovland, Adam Long, Kevin Chappell
1:49 p.m. – J.T. Poston, Wesley Bryan, Danny Willett
2:00 p.m. – Brian Harman, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Bronson Burgoon
2:11 p.m. – Michael Thompson, Matt Wallace, Roger Sloan
2:22 p.m. – Mark Hubbard, Adam Schenk, Jazz Janewattananond

Tee No. 10

6:45 a.m. – Russell Henley, Bud Cauley, Abraham Ancer
6:56 a.m. – Danny Lee, Sepp Straka, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
7:07 a.m. – Emiliano Grillo, K.J. Choi, Rafa Cabrera Bello
7:18 a.m. – Webb Simpson, Bryson DeChambeau, Davis Love III
7:29 a.m. – Gary Woodland, Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama
7:40 a.m. – Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose
7:51 a.m. – Dylan Frittelli, Max Homa, Adam Hadwin
8:02 a.m. – Scott Piercy, Brice Garnett, Jimmy Walker
8:13 a.m. – Tyler Duncan, Corey Conners, Charles Howell III
8:24 a.m. – Chez Reavie, Ryan Palmer, Russell Knox
8:35 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Kevin Streelman, Matt Jones
8:46 a.m. – Chesson Hadley, Bo Van Pelt, Cameron Tringale
8:57 a.m. – Branden Grace, Alex Noren, Victor Perez
12:10 p.m. – Harris English, Byeong Hun An, Patrick Rodgers
12:21 p.m. – Vaughn Taylor, Nick Watney, Luke List
12:32 p.m. – Kyle Stanley, Scott Stallings, Jason Kokrak
12:43 p.m. – Cameron Smith, Kevin Tway, Sergio Garcia
12:54 p.m. – Sebastián Muñoz, Ian Poulter, Patton Kizzire
1:05 p.m. – Andrew Putnam, Si Woo Kim, Luke Donald
1:16 p.m. – Jim Herman, Sung Kang, Martin Trainer
1:27 p.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, Joaquin Niemann, Aaron Wise
1:38 p.m. – Xander Schauffele, Ted Potter, Jr., Stewart Cink
1:49 p.m. – Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, Bernhard Langer
2:00 p.m. – Charley Hoffman, Carlos Ortiz, Kyoung-Hoon Lee
2:11 p.m. – Talor Gooch, Denny McCarthy, Erik van Rooyen

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Why Harbour Town is my favorite course on the PGA Tour (and why it should be yours too)

Luke Kerr-Dineen — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 10:14:57 +0000

Two disclaimers right off the bat: No, I’m not a course architecture expert, and yes, I am biased. I spent my high school years living in South Carolina, attending the International Junior Golf Academy on Hilton Head Island, about a mile away from the host course of this week’s RBC Heritage. I’ve been lucky enough to play and caddie at Harbour Town numerous times, so it holds a special place in my heart.

That said, I firmly believe it’s one of the best courses on the PGA Tour, and rightfully deserves the praise it gets as one of the cult favorites among players on Tour.

Those who dislike it usually do so because of how far it is on the “target golf” end of the spectrum. It’s a fair criticism, and it’s undoubtedly true. But the truth is, I’ve come to accept that I like target golf. Not so much for myself or my fellow recreational golfers, but for those at the pro level. I want to see guys whose job it is to play golf need to hit certain shots, with fine margins that rely on elite execution, and get punished with varying degrees of force when they don’t.

Here’s what I mean. The course’s first hole is a pretty good example of what Harbour Town is. It’s not that long (403 yards) but it’s incredibly tight. Trees and OB line the hole left, right and long. There’s a bulge in the middle of the fairway — it almost looks like a green — which quickly pinches in to about 15 yards at around 320 yards. So, while it may appear you have 30 yards of wiggle room, in reality you only have about half that. Hit the left side of the fairway, and you need to hit a draw around the corner. Hug the right side, and you’ll need a fade to navigate a different corner. Not impossible shots by any means, but if you want the freedom to hit the shot you want, and not the one the course tells you to, you need to hit the middle of the circle, which is how it should be.

Even the most forgiving spot on the first isn’t actually that forgiving. Google Earth

Why Harbour Town is awesome, in a nutshell:

Rose pulls a 3wood, finishes one yard left of the fairway.

Non-issue on most courses. Below average drive would've been rewarded with a flip wedge.

Instead, he's blocked out slightly. Needs to hit a low draw around a tree

Sticks it. pic.twitter.com/XS1bhEv71L
— LKD (@LukeKerrDineen) June 18, 2020

And there in lies the beauty of Harbour Town. The thin margins. You’re not hitting to big, vague concepts like “the fairway” or “down the left.” You’re hitting to specific windows, which demands both precision in direction and distance.

The 8th hole is a brilliant example of this. Playing 472 yards this week, if you lay back too far you’ll be both blocked out by the trees on the left of the dogleg left. Get too aggressive, and you’ll run out of room with a bottleneck protecting trees and OB. The shot that ultimately turns this hole from a bogey opportunity to a birdie chance is one that flies about 260 yards into a pocket on the right edge of the fairway.

You’ve got a small window down the right side for your tee shot on the tricky 8th. Google Earth

The course’s best holes, like its 16th and 18th, are the ones that give you multiple different windows, with pros and cons for each.

On the 16th, for instance, you can lay way back, before the first tree for a relatively easy tee shot, but risk blocking yourself out on the left. Take something in-between, and you may have to navigate the second tree on your next shot. Try to rip a drive around the corner, and you bring into play the bunker and OB long.

There’s no good answer, and no bad one. It’s about picking a shot you’re comfortable with, and executing.

Pick your poison, and execute, on the 16th. Google Earth

The 18th offers similar choices, but in a far different setting. Hug the right side, the direction where the wind is usually blowing toward, and you’ll bring OB into play but have a more straightforward second shot, with a huge bailout zone down the right. Hit it into the fatter landing zone, and you have to directly navigate water and sand on your next. No matter what you choose, there’s a tradeoff.

Do you want a more difficult first shot or second shot on 18? Google Earth

And finally, it’s because of all these bottlenecks and target windows and hallways that shorter, ball-striker-type hitters love the course. Because it can do what precious few courses nowadays actually can: Neutralize powerful but sprayed drives, especially on the par 5s.

Take a look at the par-5 2nd. It spans just 506 yards, but players are so petrified of the tee shot they often resort to a 3-wood or iron off the tee. Why? Because leaking your drive right brings OB into play, and even if it doesn’t, you’ll be faced with a second shot where you’re blocked-out by two separate sets of encroaching trees, and two different bunkers. If you end up over there you could still go for the green, you’ll just need to aim out of bounds on the left, and hit a rifle fade around the corner. The course makes you hit one very precise shot in exchange for an imprecise one. Fair trade.

A view of the par-5 2nd hole. Google Earth

This 15th hole may be an even more extreme example of this. A tight hole by ordinary standards, OB and trees left, along with water short of the green and another fairway bottleneck in-between, effectively cuts the playing area of the hole in half. Oh, and did we mention there’s OB all down the right, too? Take all the dead-on-arrival outcomes out of play, which are denoted by the red Xs below, and it’s plain to see how difficult navigating your route to the green is.

On the plus side, everywhere that isn’t marked by a red X is in the go-zone. Google Earth

All of this is a roundabout way of saying I like Harbour Town. I like it a lot. Not because I want to see more of Harbour Town copycats littering the country, but because I admire courses that don’t try to be a mirror of something it’s not. Instead, the course makes use of what it has to create something individual and interesting.

That’s Harbour Town. It makes use of a small footprint, but provides a unique — and fair — test. The kind pros rarely see in an era defined by huge margins for error, and brawn over brains.

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2020 RBC Heritage tee times: Second round groupings for Friday

Kevin Cunningham — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 20:31:27 +0000

The first round of the 2020 RBC Heritage saw a host of star players go low. Now they’ll try to keep the birdies coming in Round 2 at Harbour Town. You can find full second round tee times for Friday at the bottom of this post.

Notable tee times for RBC Heritage Round 2

Ian Poulter began the first round on the front nine, and it served him well, as he put together a stellar score of seven-under 64 on day 1 at the RBC Heritage. For Friday’s second round, Poulter will switch to a back-nine start at Harbour Town when he tees off at 12:54 p.m. ET with Sebastián Muñoz and Patton Kizzire.

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Arguably the most star-studded grouping over the first two days at the Heritage features World No. 1 Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler and defending champion C.T. Pan. Like Poulter’s group, they will also have an afternoon tee time on Friday, beginning the second round at 1:05 p.m. ET. Unlike Poulter, they’ll start on the 1st tee.

Other big names and contenders to look out for on Friday are Jordan Spieth (12:43 p.m. ET), Bryson DeChambeau (7:18 a.m. ET), Brooks Koepka (12:54 p.m. ET) and Viktor Hovland (1:38 p.m. ET). Check out the full second round tee times for the 2020 RBC Heritage below.

RBC Heritage Round 2 tee times (All times ET)

Tee No. 1

Tee No. 10

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