Verizon Heritage Facts & Trivia

• The Heritage Classic Foundation has donated almost $15 million in tournament revenue to charities since it was organised in 1967.
• The record tournament aggregate score is 262, scored by Loren Roberts in 1996.
• Davis Love III is the golf tournament’s only five-time winner (1987, 1991, 1992, 1998 and 2003).
• The biggest 36-hole lead is six strokes, held by Darren Clarke (2005), Jack Nicklaus (1975) and Johnny Miller (1974).
• The highest aggregate score by a winner is 283, scored by Arnold Palmer in 1969.
• The longest tournament was 77 holes, which occurred in 2001 and 2004. There was a five-hole playoff in 2001; two holes were played on Sunday and three holes were played on Monday. In 2004, there was a five-hole playoff on Sunday.
• Davis Love III is the most successful player, with earnings of $2.5 million.
• The Verizon Heritage has been played in the month of April – the month after the Masters Tournament – since 1983.
• More Verizon Heritage facts & trivia: The tournament has had seven name changes since it was first played in 1969.
• Verizon Heritage champions have won a combined total of 375 PGA Tour victories, including 66 Major championships.
• Stewart Cink has had four top ten finishes, with combined earnings of $1.6 million.
• In 1969, the tournament purse was $100,000. In 2007, the tournament purse was $5.3 million.
• Davis Love III heads the list of top ten finishes with a total of 11. Tom Kite has had a total of 10 top ten finishes.
• Only two amateurs have finished in the top three of the tournament since 1969, Lanny Wadkins was 2^nd in 1970 and Ben Crenshaw was tied 3^rd in 1972.
• Hale Irwin, Graham Marsh, Dou Tewell, Nick Faldo, Davis Love III, Glen Day, Jose Coceres and Boo Weekley all scored their maiden PGA tour wins at the Verizon Heritage golf tournament.
• 2008 will be the 40^th Verizon Heritage golf tournament.
• Since the first tournament in 1969, the only two golfers who have won a Major but haven’t played at Harbour Town are Ian Woosnam and Paul Lawrie.
• Since its inception in 1969, all American Ryder Cup golfers have participated in the Verizon Heritage golf tournament

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