MCI Heritage of Golf

This PGA tournament celebrates the best of golf's tradition on South Carolina's number one rated course, Harbour Town golf links. With such inspiration as the 13th hole, designed by Peter Dye's wife and the awesome final fairway stretching from salt marshes to the renowned 18th hole at the Harbour Town Lighthouse, every tournament player and golf player alike will remember its heritage.

Hilton Head Island's annual PGA Tour stop began in 1969 as the Heritage Classic, and has been known as the the MCI Heritage since 1987. Originally players competed for $100,000, last year the purse was increased to $4.5 million.

History

Past winners include some of the biggest names in golf, Arnold Palmer (1969), Jack Nicklaus (1975), Tom Watson (1979 and 1982), Fuzzy Zoeller (1983 and 1986), Nick Faldo (1984) and Bernhard Langer (1985), but if one player can lay a claim to the Heritage it is certainly Davis Love III, who has won an amazing 5 times (1987, 1991, 1992, 1998 and 2003)!

Traffic

The Heritage is a huge event on Hilton Head, the population of the Island can triple during the tournament so traffic can be difficult to say the least. If you are staying in SeaPines and not planning on watching, you may want to take this as a good time to see some of the nearby attractions instead.

If you are not staying in Sea Pines Plantation, please remember to allow plenty of time to reach the tournament - especially if you are planning on doing business in one of the many corporate tents. Traffic around the Sea Pines Circle can be bad, but once inside the gates you may find that it's at a virtual standstill at times. If possible use one of the designated parking spots near the entrance and take a shuttle to Harbour Town.

Parking

General Public Parking instructions: The traffic will flow through the main gate of The Sea Pines Resort. You will be directed into the general parking lots. Those with color coded and numbered parking passes should follow the directional signs. Please note your designated parking area on map. Please car pool whenever possible!

General Parking & Shuttle Buses: The general parking lots are located along Greenwood Drive inside the main gate of The Sea Pines Resort. Security personnel will direct you to the first available parking lot. Please make sure to note the parking lot number. This is to ensure you take the appropriate shuttle bus from the tournament back to your vehicle.

Handicapped Parking: Handicapped parking is located in the contestants' parking lot adjacent to the Harbour Town Golf Links Clubhouse. Handicapped parking passes will be issued by Sea Pines Security, located on Greenwood Drive in the CSA Building, 1 mile inside the main gate of The Sea Pines Resort. Passes will be issued at the security office only, no distribution by mail.

Please call (843) 671-7170 for more information.