The RBC Heritage is held each April at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island. This year’s Heritage Signature Event hosted 69 of the best players on PGA Tour, offering a not cut format, with a $20 million purse and a $3.6 million winner’s share.
The Heritage Tournament, for its entire existence, has been held at the Harbour Town Golf Links at the Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island. The Harbour Town par 71, 7,000 yards course was designed by famed golf course architect Pete Dye, with assistance from Jack Nicklaus.
ROUND 1
J.T. Poston 8-under had a banner first day on Harbour Town Golf Links with 9 birdies. Both Collin Morikawa 6-under (7 birdies, 1 bogey) and Seamus Power 6 -under (7 birdies, 1 bogey) managed to keep things close.
Round 1: Top 3
1. J.T Poston -8 (63)
T2. Collin Morikawa -6 (65)
T2. Seamus Power -6 (65)
ROUND 2
The Leaderboard was a little top heavy after the 2nd round at RBC Heritage as four golfers were tied for the lead after 36 holes. Collin Morikawa (66), Tom Hoge (64), J.T. Poston (68), and Sepp Straka (65) all finished at -11 under.
Masters Champion Scottie Scheffler (65) was sitting three shots back at 8-under. “I felt I was attacking the golf course pretty well,” said Scheffler after his bogey free round.
Round 2: Top 3
T1. J.T Poston -11 (-3)
T1. Collin Morikawa -11 (-5)
T1. Tom Hoge -11 (-7)
T1. Sepp Straka-11 (-6)
ROUND 3
It didn’t take long for Scottie Scheffler, 16-under (63), to move himself to the top of the leaderboard. His 5 birdies on the front nine, coupled with 3 on the back, was proof positive that he belonged there. This was also Scheffler’s 4th 54-hole leads/co-leads in his last five starts.
“At the end of the day, we’re out here competing against the best players in the world.” Scheffler said.” I love competing against these guys, and I’m looking forward to the challenge of coming out and competing tomorrow.”
Sepp Straka 15-under (67) and Collin Morikawa 14-under (68) finished right behind him along with 3 players tied for 4th place. The final round was setting up to be another test of “the best against the rest.”
Round 3: Top 3
1. Scottie Scheffler -16 (-8)
2. Sepp Straka -15 (-4)
3. Collin Morikawa -14 (-3)
ROUND 4
The Leaderboard was a busy place during the final round as a number of players took their turn closing in on Scheffler only to find themselves falling quickly back into the pack.
As the last group of Scheffler 19-under and Sepp Straka 14-under made the turn to the home nine, the rain and wind began to intensify, Scheffler held a 4-stroke lead over the rest of the field.
A weather delay was called at 4:28 p.m. due to lightning in the area. Play resumed at 7 p.m with Scheffler 19-under on the 12th hole at the top of the leaderboard.
Play was suspended due to darkness at 7:45 p.m. with 8 players still on the course. Play resumed at 8 a.m. Monday morning. Scheffler 20-under was still the leader by 5 strokes with 3 holes to play.
Even “Mother Nature” couldn’t stop Scottie Scheffler 19-under from wining again this week! He managed to finish his final round on Monday at the top of the leaderboard for his first RBC Heritage win and his 4th Tour win in the last 5 weeks.
Top 3
1. Scottie Scheffler -19 (-3)
2. Sahith Theegala -16 (-3)
3. Wyndham Clark -15 (-6)
3. Patrick Cantlay -15 (-3)
SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER
Scottie Scheffler 19-under won the 2024 RBC Heritage. He received the Famous Heritage Plaid Jacket, the “Sir William Innes” Champions Trophy and a check for $3.6 million along with 750 FedExCup points.
When asked by a reporter after the final round. “Scottie, can you describe your evolution as a player to a champion from week one until now?” He replied. “I’m not really sure. I think I’m just maturing as a person on the course. I think mentally the last month or so has been as good as I’ve been in a long time. I think that’s why I’m seeing some of the results just staying in it doing the best I can. A lot easier said than done, but I’m proud of how I’ve been mentally on the course.”
10th career PGA TOUR title and fourth this season
This is Scheffler’s 10th PGA TOUR victory in his 121st start at age 27 years. His wins include: 2022 WM Phoenix Open, 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, 2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, 2022 Masters Tournament, 2023 WM Phoenix Open, 2023 PLAYERS Championship, 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, 2024 PLAYERS Championship, 2024 Masters Tournament, 2024 RBC Heritage.
He is first player to win 10 (or more) times on the PGA TOUR in the span of three seasons since Dustin Johnson won 10 titles between 2015-16 and 2017-18. This win matches his career-high with four wins in a season (2021-22) and the fourth player with multiple four-win seasons since the start of 2000, joining Phil Mickelson (2), Vijay Singh (3) and Tiger Woods (10).
Sahith Theegala 16-under finished alone in 2nd place for a $2.16 million paycheck.
Patrick Cantlay and Wyndham Clark finished tied for 3rd place at 15-under. Each received a check for $1.16 million.
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