Green jackets to Scottish royal tartan: What the winners wear

Winner’s jackets come in all colors and patterns. Masters green is the most famous but there are several others that are eye-catching.

Heritage plaid

RBC Heritage

RBC Heritage
C.T. Pan poses with the RBC Heritage trophy after winning the 2019 RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links. Photo by Joshua S. Kelly/USA TODAY Sports

Similar to the Charles Schwab Challenge, the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, gives its winner a plaid jacket.

This particular plaid was actually accredited by the Council of the Scottish Tartan Society in 1970, according to islandpacket.com.

The tournament first gave out a canary yellow jacket but that lasted only a couple years, replaced by the plaid. “Heritage Plaid” became the official name of the fabric in 2000.

Palmettoes, a clothing and accessories shop in Sea Pines, makes the coats each year.

But you don’t have to win the RBC to get one. Amateur golfers who pay to play in the pro-am after 20 years or more of participation can get a plaid jacket. Board members of the Heritage Classic Foundation also receive a jacket. Turns out the governor of South Carolina and the mayor of Hilton Head Island also receive a jacket.