Island Packet Verizon Heritage 2008 Coverage | Harbour Town, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Island, SC

Fast Facts

What: 40th Annual Verizon Heritage Tournament
When: April 17-20, 2008
Where: Harbour Town Golf Links
Par: 36-35-71
Yardage: 3,495-3,478-6,973
Course designer: Pete Dye with Jack Nicklaus
Course features: Narrow, tight fairways; abundant water and sand hazards; small greens; winds through pines, palms and oak forests; fronts on Calibogue Sound with view of the marsh and Harbour Town Yacht Basin.
Defending champion: Boo Weekley
Past champions: Arnold Palmer, Bob Goalby, Hale Irwin, Johnny Miller, Jack Nicklaus, Hubert Green, Graham Marsh, Tom Watson, Doug Tewell, Bill Rogers, Fuzzy Zoeller, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Davis Love III, Greg Norman, Payne Stewart, David Edwards, Bob Tway, Loren Roberts, Nick Price, Glen Day, Stewart Cink, Jose Coceres, Justin Leonard, Peter Lonard, Aaron Baddeley.
Total prize money: $5.5 million
Winner's share: $990,000
Playoff: If necessary, a sudden-death playoff will be conducted, starting at the 18th hole.
Field: 132 invited players. After 36 holes, field cut to low 70 and ties.
Tournament director: Steve Wilmot.
Harbour Town head professional: John Farrell.
Harbour Town superintendent: Gary Snyder.