STATISTICS
Heritage records
Best 9-hole scores
Front -- 28: Craig Barlow (’03).
Back -- 29: Steve Flesch (’01), Chris Perry (’00); Brad Faxon (’97), Jeff
Maggert (’06)
Best 18-hole score (any round)
61: David Frost (’94) (second).
Best 36-hole scores
129: Jack Nicklaus (’75); Phil Mickelson (’02)
Best 54-hole scores
197: Justin Leonard (’02)
Best 72-hole scores
265: Loren Roberts (’96)
266: Davis Love III (’98); Hale Irwin (’94)
Highest score by a winner
283: Arnold Palmer (’69)
Biggest 36-hole lead
6: Darren Clarke (’05); Jack Nicklaus (’75); Johnny Miller (’74)
Biggest 54-hole lead
8: Tom Watson (’79)
Best recovery
After 18: 6 back, Davis Love III (’87)
After 36: 6 back, Bob Goalby (’70); Fuzzy Zoeller (’83); Glen Day (’99)
After 54: 9 back, Stewart Cink (’04)
Low start by winner
62: Peter Lonard (’05)
High start by winner
74: Bob Goalby (’70)
Low finish by winner
64: Stewart Cink (’04)
High finish by winner
74: Arnold Palmer (’69)
Largest margin of victory
7: Davis Love III (’98)
Lowest rounds
First: 62, Davis Love III (’02); Peter Lonard (’05)
Second: 61, David Frost (’94)
Third: 62, Gil Morgan (’95)
Fourth: 62, Loren Roberts (’94)
Holes in one
Jerry Kelly (’07);Blaine McCallister and Jeff Sluman (’96); Gil Morgan
(’95); David Edwards (’94); Bob Gilder (’92); Greg Norman (’00); Tom Kite
(’81); Lanny Wadkins and Bob Wynn (’79); Johnny Miller (’74); Richard
Crawford (’71)
Low 36-hole cut
142 (even par): 1996, 2001, ’02, ’03, ’06
High 36-hole cut
152: 1971 (10 over)
Lowest number making cut
70: 1986, ’76, ’73
Highest number making cut
84: 1998 (at 144)
Most cuts made
24: Hale Irwin
Most consecutive cuts made
15: Chip Beck, Peter Jacobsen
Most years played
30: Jay Haas
Most consecutive years played
30: Jay Haas
Longest current consecutive appearance streak
23: Davis Love III
Last Monday finish
2007
Last back-to-back winner
Boo Weekley, 2007-2008
First-try winners
Arnold Palmer (’69); Bob Goalby (’70); Stewart Cink (’00), Jose Coceres
(’01), Peter Lonard (’05), Boo Weekley (’07)
Most years between wins
21: Hale Irwin (’73 and ’94)
Oldest winner
Hale Irwin, 1994, 48 years, 10 months, 14 days
Youngest winner
Davis Love III, 1987, 23 years, 6 days
Defending champions who missed cut
Davis Love III (’88 and ’93); Greg Norman (’89); Nick Faldo (’85); Tom
Watson (’83)
Most wins
Davis Love III, 5
Best finish by an amateur
284: Lanny Wadkins, 1970, second place
283: Ben Crenshaw, 1972, third place
Fewest putts, 72 holes
92: David Frost (’05) set PGA Tour record, breaking record of 93 putts set
by Kenny Knox in 1989 Heritage Classic
Fewest putts, 18 holes
18: Kenny Knox, 1989, tied PGA Tour record, in first round
Sudden death playoffs
2004: Stewart Cink defeated Ted Purdy
2003: Davis Love III defeated Woody Austin
2001: Jose Coceres defeated Billy Mayfair
1999: Glen Day defeated Payne Stewart and Jeff Sluman
1995: Bob Tway defeated Nolan Henke and David Frost
1990: Payne Stewart defeated Larry Mize, Steve Jones
1985: Bernhard Langer defeated Bobby Wadkins
1982: Tom Watson defeated Frank Conner
1980: Doug Tewell defeated Jerry Pate
Career scoring average
(at least two career appearances)
Player (Years, average)
Boo Weekley (2, 67.38)
Aaron Baddeley (3, 68.71)
Brad Elder (2, 69.25)
Ernie Els (10, 69.53)
Anthony Kim (2, 69.63)
Tom Lehman (14, 69.73)
Mike Sposa (2, 69.75)
Stewart Cink (9, 69.79)
Carlos Franco (3, 69.83)
Davis Love III (23, 69.84)
Ken Duke (2, 69.88)
Career Heritage money leaders
Davis Love III 2,567,789
Boo Weekley 1,962,000
Stewart Cink 1,808,618
Aaron Baddeley 1,562,200
Ernie Els 1,355,646
Jim Furyk 1,353,072
Billy Mayfair 985,228
Peter Lonard 983,718
Justin Leonard 940,642
Jose Coceres 934,075
Glen Day 822,043
Austin Woody 787,862
Top 10 finishes
11: Davis Love III
10: Tom Kite
9: Hale Irwin
8: Craig Stadler
7: Gil Morgan, Tom Watson, Ernie Els
6: Bob Murphy, Hal Sutton, Lanny Wadkins
5: Chip Beck, Stewart Cink, Ray Floyd, David Frost, Mark McCumber, Larry
Mize, Greg Norman, Nick Price, Payne Stewart, Tom Weiskopf, Fuzzy Zoeller
Heritage champions
Past champions of the Verizon Heritage, played at Harbour Town Golf Links,
and their winning totals.
HERITAGE CLASSIC
1969: Arnold Palmer (283)
1970: Bob Goalby (280)
SEA PINES HERITAGE CLASSIC
1971: Hale Irwin (279)
1972: Johnny Miller (281)*
1973: Hale Irwin (272)
1974: Johnny Miller (276)
1975: Jack Nicklaus (271)
1976: Hubert Green (274)
1977: Graham Marsh (273)
1978: Hubert Green (277)
1979: Tom Watson (270)
1980: Doug Tewell** (280)
1981: Bill Rogers (278)
1982: Tom Watson** (280)
1983: Fuzzy Zoeller (275)
1984: Nick Faldo (270)
1985: Bernhard Langer** (273)
1986: Fuzzy Zoeller (276)
MCI HERITAGE CLASSIC
1987: Davis Love III (271)
1988: Greg Norman (271)
1989: Payne Stewart (268)
1990: Payne Stewart** (276)
1991: Davis Love III (271)
1992: Davis Love III (269)
1993: David Edwards (273)
1994: Hale Irwin (266)
MCI CLASSIC
1995: Bob Tway** (275)
1996: Loren Roberts (265)
1997: Nick Price (269)
1998: Davis Love III (266)
1999: Glen Day** (274)
2000: Stewart Cink (270)
WORLDCOM CLASSIC — THE HERITAGE OF GOLF
2001: Jose Coceres** (273)
2002: Justin Leonard (270)
MCI HERITAGE
2003: Davis Love III** (271)
2004: Stewart Cink** (274)
2005: Peter Lonard (277)
VERIZON HERITAGE
2006: Aaron Baddeley (269)
2007: Boo Weekley (270)
2008: Boo Weekley (269)
* First two rounds split between the Sea Pines Ocean Course and Harbour Town Golf Links
** Won in playoff
PGA Tour statistics
Scoring Average
1, Kenny Perry, 69.39. 2, Nick Watney, 69.51. 3, Kevin Na, 69.52. 4, Sean
O’Hair, 69.57. 5, David Toms, 69.65.
Driving Distance
1, Bubba Watson, 310.4. 2, Robert Garrigus, 308.9. 3, Gary Woodland, 304.6. 4, Scott Piercy, 303.5. 5, Dustin Johnson, 303.4.
Driving Accuracy Percentage
1, Mark Brooks, 79.84%. 2, Olin Browne, 76.00%. 3, David Toms, 74.79%. 4,
Brian Gay, 73.16%. 5, Chris DiMarco, 73.13%.
Greens in Regulation Pct.
1, Camilo Villegas, 73.15%. 2, D.J. Trahan, 71.78%. 3, Charley Hoffman,
71.53%. 4, John Senden, 70.97%. 5, Robert Allenby, 70.83%.
Total Driving
1, Jonathan Byrd, 66. 2, Robert Allenby, 72. 3, Mathew Goggin, 73. 4, D.J.
Trahan, 79. 5, Jeff Maggert, 87.
Putting Average
1, Geoff Ogilvy, 1.682. 2, Kevin Na, 1.704. 3, Charlie Wi, 1.713. 4, Aaron
Baddeley, 1.716. 5, Steve Stricker, 1.717.
Birdie Average
1, Geoff Ogilvy, 4.89. 2, Anthony Kim, 4.61. 3, Dustin Johnson, 4.59. 4,
Paul Casey, 4.50. 5, Tim Clark, 4.46.
Sand Save Percentage
1, Olin Browne, 90.00%. 2, Webb Simpson, 70.97%. 3, Luke Donald, 67.39%. 4,David Mathis, 66.67%. 5, Kevin Na, 65.96%.
All-Around Ranking
1, Sean O’Hair, 239. 2, Tim Clark, 264. 3, Kenny Perry, 280. 4, Nick Watney, 292. 5, Steve Stricker, 315.


