Verizon Heritage Winners

HILTON HEAD, SC - APRIL 16: Boo Weekley holds the trophy after winning the Verizon Heritage on April 16, 2007 at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Due to high winds the day before that suspended play, the final round was rescheduled for a Monday morning finish. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) Since 1969, there has been a total 27 winners of the Verizon Heritage golf tournament. Multiple winners include Davis Love III (five times), Hale Irwin (three times), Johnny Miller, Hubert Green, Tom Watson, Fuzzy Zoeller, Payne Stewart, Stewart Cink and Boo Weekley (twice each).

Only three champions have managed to win back-to-back titles, Payne Stewart (1989 and 1990), Davis Love III (1991 and 1992) and most recently Boo Weekley (2007 and 2008). The latest Verizon Heritage winner is Brian Gay who won the 2009 tournament by a record-breaking margin, defeating Briny Baird and Luke Donald.

Verizon Heritage Winners

1969 – Champion: Arnold Palmer. Runners-up: Bert Yancey & Rich Crawford
1970 – Champion: Bob Goalby. Runner-up: Lanny Wadkins
1971 – Champion: Hale Irwin. Runner-up: Bob Lunn
1972 – Champion: Johnny Miller. Runner-up: Tom Weiskopf
1973 – Champion: Hale Irwin. Runners-up: Grier Jones & Jerry Heard
1974 – Champion: Johnny Miller. Runner-up: Gibby Gilbert
1975 – Champion: Jack Nicklaus. Runner-up: Tom Weiskopf
1976 – Champion: Hubert Green. Runner-up: Jerry McGee
1977 – Champion: Graham Marsh. Runner-up: Tom Watson
1978 – Champion: Hubert Green. Runner-up: Hale Irwin
1979 – Champion: Tom Watson. Runner-up: Ed Sneed
1980 – Champion: Doug Tewell. Runner-up: Jerry Pate
1981 – Champion: Bill Rogers. Runners-up: Bruce Devlin, Craig Stadler, Hale Irwin & Gil Morgan
1982 – Champion: Tom Watson. Runner-up: Frank Conner
1983 – Champion: Fuzzy Zoeller. Runner-up: Jim Nelford
1984 – Champion: Nick Faldo. Runner-up: Tom Kite
1985 – Champion: Bernhard Langer. Runner-up: Bobby Wadkins
1986 – Champion: Fuzzy Zoeller. Runners-up: Roger Maltbie, Greg Norman & Chip Beck
1987 – Champion: Davis Love III. Runner-up: Steve Jones
1988 – Champion: Greg Norman. Runners-up: Gil Morgan & David Frost
1989 – Champion: Payne Stewart. Runner-up: Kenny Perry
1990 – Champion: Payne Stewart. Runners-up: Larry Mize & Steve Jones
1991 – Champion: Davis Love III. Runner-up: Ian Baker-Finch
1992 – Champion: Davis Love III; Runner-up: Chip Beck
1993 – Champion: David Edwards. Runner-up: David Frost
1994 – Champion: Hale Irwin. Runner-up: Greg Norman
1995 – Champion: Bob Tway. Runners-up: Nolan Henke & David Frost
1996 – Champion: Loren Roberts. Runner-up: Mark O’Meara
1997 – Champion: Nick Price. Runners-up: Jesper Parnevik & Brad Faxon
1998 – Champion: Davis Love III. Runner-up: Glen Day
1999 – Champion: Glen Day. Runners-up: Jeff Sluman & Payne Stewart
2000 – Champion: Stewart Cink. Runner-up: Tom Lehman
2001 – Champion: Jose Coceres. Runner-up: Billy Mayfair
2002 – Champion: Justin Leonard. Runner-up: Heath Slocum
2003 – Champion: Davis Love III. Runner-up: Woody Austin
2004 – Champion: Stewart Cink. Runner-up: Ted Purdy
2005 – Champion: Peter Lonard. Runners-up: Jim Furyk, Billy Andrade, Davis Love III & Darren Clarke
2006 – Champion: Aaron Baddeley. Runner-up: Jim Furyk
2007 – Champion: Boo Weekley. Runner-up: Ernie Els
2008 - Champion: Boo Weekley. Runner-up: Aaron Badderely and Anthony Kim
2009 - Champion: Brian Gay. Runner-up: Luke Donald and Briny Baird