The RBC Heritage Winners and History

First played in 1969, the Heritage is one of just five of the Tour’s Invitationals. That means that it has a reduced field of 132 players (as opposed to the usual 156). There is no Monday qualifier, and the tournament does not have to fill its field according the the Priority Ranking Field.

Throughout its history, the site for The Heritage has Pete Dye’s now-famous Harbor Town Golf Links, with the exception of 1972, when the first two rounds were played at both the Harbor Town Golf Links and the Ocean Course at Sea Pines.

The tournament is sponsored by the Royal Bank of Canada for 2012. It had no sponsor in 2011. From 1987 to 2010, it was sponsored by either MCI (under either the MCI or WorldCom name), and by Verizon. Prior to that, the tournament was known variously as The Heritage Classic, The Sea Pines Heritage Classic, and the Sea Pines Heritage.

The Tournament’s position on the Tour schedule has changed quite a bit. From 1968 to 1972, it was played in November. In 1973, September. From 1974 to 1982, it was played two weeks before the Masters; and from 1983 to 2010, it usually was one week after the Masters. In 2011, it was positioned two weeks after the Masters. Harbortown is a relatively short drive from Augusta, and the date following the Masters apparently has been popular for the players.

In 2020, in the wake of the Coronavirus, the RBC Heritage was rescheduled mid-June.

Tournament winners receive a red plaid jacket. Davis Love, III has won the tournament five times.

A list of RBC Heritage Winners follows:

Year	Player	Score	To par	Margin
RBC Heritage
2024	Scottie Scheffler	265	-19	3 strokes
2023	Matt Fitzpatrick	267	-17	Playoff
2022	Jordan Spieth	271	-13	Playoff
2021	Steward Cink	265	-19	4 strokes
2020	Webb Simpson	262	-22	1 stroke
2019	Pan Cheng-tsung	272	−12	1 stroke
2018	Satoshi Kodaira	272	−12	Playoff
2017	Wesley Bryan	271	−13	1 stroke
2016	Branden Grace	275	−9	2 strokes
2015	Jim Furyk (2)	266	−18	Playoff
2014	Matt Kuchar	273	−11	1 stroke
2013	Graeme McDowell	275	−9	Playoff
2012	Carl Pettersson	270	−14	5 strokes
The Heritage
2011	Brandt Snedeker	272	−12	Playoff
Verizon Heritage
2010	Jim Furyk	271	−13	Playoff
2009	Brian Gay	264	−20	10 strokes
2008	Boo Weekley (2)	269	−15	3 strokes
2007	Boo Weekley	270	−14	1 stroke
2006	Aaron Baddeley	269	−15	1 stroke
MCI Heritage
2005	Peter Lonard	277	−7	2 strokes
2004	Stewart Cink (2)	274	−10	Playoff
2003	Davis Love III (5)	271	−13	Playoff
WorldCom Classic – The Heritage of Golf
2002	Justin Leonard	270	−14	1 stroke
2001	José Cóceres	273	−11	Playoff
MCI Classic
2000	Stewart Cink	270	−14	2 strokes
1999	Glen Day	274	−10	Playoff
1998	Davis Love III (4)	266	−18	7 strokes
1997	Nick Price	269	−15	6 strokes
1996	Loren Roberts	265	−19	3 strokes
1995	Bob Tway	275	−9	Playoff
MCI Heritage Golf Classic
1994	Hale Irwin (3)	266	−18	2 strokes
1993	David Edwards	273	−11	2 strokes
1992	Davis Love III (3)	269	−15	4 strokes
1991	Davis Love III (2)	271	−13	2 strokes
1990	Payne Stewart (2)	276	−8	Playoff
1989	Payne Stewart	268	−16	5 strokes
1988	Greg Norman	271	−13	1 stroke
1987	Davis Love III	271	−13	1 stroke
Sea Pines Heritage
1986	Fuzzy Zoeller (2)	276	−8	1 stroke
1985	Bernhard Langer	273	−11	Playoff
1984	Nick Faldo	270	−14	1 stroke
1983	Fuzzy Zoeller	275	−9	2 strokes
1982	Tom Watson (2)	280	−4	Playoff
1981	Bill Rogers	278	−6	1 stroke
1980	Doug Tewell	280	−4	Playoff
Sea Pines Heritage Classic
1979	Tom Watson	270	−14	5 strokes
Heritage Classic
1978	Hubert Green (2)	277	−7	3 strokes
1977	Graham Marsh	273	−11	3 strokes
Sea Pines Heritage Classic
1976	Hubert Green	274	−10	5 strokes
1975	Jack Nicklaus	271	−13	3 strokes
1974	Johnny Miller (2)	276	−8	3 strokes
1973	Hale Irwin (2)	272	−12	5 strokes
1972	Johnny Miller	281	−3	1 stroke
1971	Hale Irwin	279	−5	1 stroke
Heritage Golf Classic
1970	Bob Goalby	280	−4	4 strokes
1969	Arnold Palmer	283	−1	3 strokes