McIlroy was scheduled to be the first golfer to meet the media Tuesday at Harbour Town Golf Links.
Just days after posting scores of 72-77 at the 2023 Masters, Rory McIlroy has decided to withdraw from this week’s RBC Heritage.
McIlroy was scheduled to be the first golfer to meet the media Tuesday at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
The RBC is a designated event on the PGA Tour’s 2022-23 schedule, which means a total purse of $20 million and a first-place check of $3.6 million going to the winner.
The Tour announced that the field, which started with 146 golfers, is down to 143 and noted that “WDs will not be replaced by alternates unless needed to fill the field of 132.”
Alex Noren withdrew from the RBC on Saturday; Jason Day did so on Sunday; Zalatoris officially did so on Monday, along with McIlroy.
Jordan Spieth is the defending champion at the RBC. He defeated Patrick Cantlay in a playoff a year ago. Cantlay is also listed in the field, as is Jon Rahm, fresh off his first Masters win, as well as Scottie Scheffler, Tony Finau, Matt Fitzpatrick, Rickie Fowler, Max Homa, Viktor Hovland, Sungjae Im, Collin Morikawa and Justin Thomas.
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South Carolina is one of the most popular golf destinations in the country, with top layouts stacked alongs the Atlantic coast. From major-championship sites to PGA Tour venues to elite private clubs, the Palmetto State’s golf offerings are a gift that just keeps giving. Keep scrolling to see the best of them.
Golfweek’s Best offers many lists of course rankings, with that of top public-access courses in each state among the most popular. All the courses on this list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time.
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As the best players in the world prepare to begin another season, golf fans prepare to live vicariously through their heroes competing at courses around the U.S.
To help turn your TV daydream into a reality, Golfweek has compiled 10 courses from the PGA Tour schedule that anyone can play – if their pockets are deep enough.
All the courses on this list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time. Golfweek’s Best offers many lists of course rankings, with the list of top public-access courses in each state among the most popular. Each of the courses below is public-access, although greens fees at several of them go above $500 per player.
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Michael Greller has been the caddie for Jordan Spieth during all 13 of his PGA Tour victories.
“Conversations with Champions, presented by Sentry” is a new weekly series from Golfweek that is a collaboration with the Caddie Network. Each week, we’ll take you behind the scenes in a chat with the winning caddie from the most recent PGA Tour event. This week: Jordan Spieth and Michael Greller at the 2022 RBC Heritage.
Jordan Spieth and caddie Michael Greller have teamed up for another PGA Tour victory despite a “brain fart” on a short missed putt.
The duo has been working together for a decade now. Greller has been on the bag for all 13 of Spieth’s PGA Tour wins, including their most recent title at the 2022 RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Spieth shot a final-round 66 and then needed a playoff to fend off Patrick Cantlay. But perhaps Spieth could’ve avoided extra golf if he could have managed to sink a short putt on the 18th hole at the end of his third round.
“Yeah, I mentioned it to Michael and to Annie afterwards. I said I knew, riding into the clubhouse to sign my card, I said I knew that that on 18 was going to cost me and I hoped it did in a way because, if it didn’t, it meant I just played a very average round. So I hoped I worked my way into contention in spite,” he said Sunday after his win.
“I was about as upset after the round yesterday as I’ve ever been in a golf tournament. There’s just no excuse for those kind of brain farts as a professional to myself,” he said. “But also to Michael, who’s working his butt off, to go out there and do that that could potentially affect the outcome of a tournament. And I’ve done that a number of times on this stretch in the last four weeks.”
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A closer look at Jordan Spieth’s apparel worn during his latest PGA Tour win
Under Armour needs to develop a few new pastel-colored golf polos in order to celebrate Jordan Spieth’s new holiday tradition.
Spieth defeated Patrick Cantlay on the first playoff hole at the 2022 RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, SC, earning his first win in just more than a year, and his second-consecutive Easter-Sunday victory. Don’t look now, but 2023 Easter Sunday will take place at Augusta National.
Spieth has been at the forefront of Under Armour’s golf brand since he signed a 10-year contract in 2015. Here’s what Director of UA Golf Apparel Patricia Lin said about Under Armour’s collaboration with Spieth:
“After almost a decade of working with Jordan, we have developed a trust, a relationship where we balance his preferences with new ideas on style, pattern, and color. For this season, you’ll see a focus on new neutrals accented by varsity and sport colors. Jordan’s scripting comes to life through color – blue and green mixed with his signature navy – and polos offering featuring a mix of bold blocking, athletic stripes, and whimsical prints.”
Let’s take a closer look into the champion’s closet and see exactly what outfit propelled Spieth to victory on Sunday at the RBC Heritage.
Jordan Spieth made good on his word to take some time for the young fans at the RBC Heritage.
Jordan Spieth’s latest victory was a thrilling one, a playoff win over Patrick Cantlay at the2022 RBC Heritage in Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina. It’s the second year in a row that Spieth won a trophy on Easter Sunday.
That win also showed how classy the star golfer is, thanks to two videos posted on the PGA Tour’s Twitter feed.
After Spieth finished his round, he went out to a slew of young fans waiting for his autograph and told them he had to wait to see if he’d be involved in a playoff, so he promised he’d come back, whether he won the tournament or not.
With his ball in a tree branch above his head, Dylan Frittelli thought he made an amazing par save.
On the par-4, 428-yard sixth hole at Harbour Town Golf Links on Sunday, Dylan Frittelli hit a wayward drive left that sent his ball into a tree.
When he arrived on the scene, it turned out to be more complicated than that. He managed to find his ball still in mid-air, ensnared in a wispy branch hanging down to about eye level.
With a crowd gathered around to see how he’d get out of this jam, Frittelli aligned himself behind the ball, gripped his long putter about halfway down the shaft, raised the club above his head and tapped the ball free with a forward motion and advanced it 30 feet and into the fairway. He knocked an iron from 144 yards to 10 feet and sank the putt for a miraculous par.
Or so he thought.
I thought this would be the greatest Par of my life 😲 I was assessed a 2-stroke penalty for “standing astride” my intended line of play during this shot. The rules of golf remain undefeated ✌🏼 🙄@SportsCenter top 10 play maybe? pic.twitter.com/KvnIIsXuQ9
The PGA Tour confirmed the violation, saying Frittelli was “assessed a two-stroke penalty on No. 6 under Rule 10.1c (making stroke while standing across or on line of play).”
c. Making Stroke While Standing Across or on Line of Play
The player must not make a stroke from a stance with a foot deliberately placed on each side of, or with either foot deliberately touching, the line of play or an extension of that line behind the ball. For this Rule only, the line of play does not include a reasonable distance on either side.
Frittelli signed for a 76 on Sunday, finishing 1 over at T-66, which was good for $16,960. The penalty cost him $1,520 in prize money, as a 1-under finish would’ve earned him $18,480.
Eleven players were within three shots of the lead down the stretch on Sunday, setting up for a thrilling finish along the South Carolina coast.
Jordan Spieth claimed the 2022 RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head after a one-hole playoff with Patrick Cantlay for the 13th win of his career.
Spieth was first in the clubhouse, posting a number at 13 under following an impressive Sunday 66 aided by two front-nine eagles. The 28-year-old Texan was one shot behind Lowry, who immediately made double bogey on the 14th to give up the lead to Spieth.
Just minutes later, Sepp Straka rammed in a putt for birdie on the 17th to briefly tie Spieth before falling back to 12 under with a bogey on the last. Cantlay made a birdie of his own on the par-3 17th to tie Spieth and then missed a 12-footer for the win on 18, forcing a playoff at 13 under.
Everything you need to know for the final round of the 2022 RBC Heritage.
The PGA Tour is in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, for the RBC Heritage this week. Stewart Cink entered as the defending champion after opening last year’s event with consecutive 63s on Thursday and Friday.
The wind wasn’t a factor during round three like it was the first two days, and the players took advantage of it. Harold Varner III, looking for his first win on the PGA Tour, is the solo leader after firing an 8-under 63 Saturday. Tommy Fleetwood had the second-best round of the day, signing for a 7-under 64. He’s also looking for his first PGA Tour win.
Shane Lowry, Patrick Cantlay, and Erik van Rooyen sit at 10 under, one shot back.
The Pete Dye-designed Harbour Town is playing as a par 71 measuring 7,191 yards this week.
From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the final round of the 2022 RBC Heritage. All times Eastern.
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This is Varner’s first outright 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Harold Varner III counts many courses among his favorites on the PGA Tour.
Harbour Town Golf Links is not one of them.
“Every tee shot is super uncomfortable, especially when it’s windy, and I’ve hit it out of bounds everywhere here,” he said. “Last year, first hole, I hit it out of bounds. It’s just hard off the tee.
“Sometimes I feel like I’m always kind of guiding it out there, but if you can guide it out there for 72 holes, you can do some damage.”
Well, his inner GPS was working just fine as Varner did some serious damage Saturday in the third round of the RBC Heritage. With not a single blemish on his card, Varner shot 8-under 63 to take a one-shot lead; it’s his first outright 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour.
With rounds of 67-72-63, Varner sits at 11 under as he tries to win his first PGA Tour title; he won the Saudi International earlier this year and won the 2016 Australian PGA Championship. While he may be “super uncomfortable” at Harbour Town, his past two starts are not indicative of that. He tied for second last year and six of his last seven rounds around Harbour Town have been in the 60s.
It speaks to Varner’s growing skill on the golf course.
“That’s what the best players do, I think,” he said. “They play well everywhere, whether they like it or not.”
Varner is one clear of Shane Lowry (65), Erik van Rooyen (67), and overnight leader Patrick Cantlay (70). Hudson Swafford (66), Matt Kuchar (67), Sepp Straka (67), and Aaron Wise (68) are two back at 9 under.
The fear ahead of the round was that Cantlay, the reigning FedEx champion and winner of four events last year, would run away and hide. But his momentum was stalled with four bogeys. He regained some momentum with a final-hole birdie.
“It had some good, it had some not so good, but I’m in a really good spot for tomorrow,” Cantlay said. “I’m obviously right there. I think always finishing under par for the day is a little bit of a momentum builder. Glad not to stall out or go backwards.”
Lowry went forward – just not as much as he thought he should have.
“Without complaining too much, 65 is the worst score I could have shot,” Lowry said. “I hit the ball unbelievable today, and I didn’t really hole anything. That putt on the last (9 feet) is probably as long as I’ve holed all day.
“It was getting quite frustrating for a while, but I hit it in pretty close a couple of times and made a couple of nice birdies. It was really nice to birdie the last and get myself into double digits for the tournament.
“I would have taken 65 before I went out. Another Sunday in the position I want to be in, and I’m looking forward to it.”
Shane Lowry of Ireland plays his shot from the 18th tee during the third round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 16, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Everyone looked forward to play Saturday as light winds and softer conditions were on tap after the slugfest that was Friday’s second round when winds whipping off the nearby sea battered players and their scorecards.
With the course yielding and players in attack mode, the field average was 3.5 strokes better in the third round than in round two.
While Varner has won twice around the world, he remains driven and is still working as hard as he can to gain his first PGA Tour title. He’s proven he can win on other tours, now he wants to prove he can win on the best tour.
“The best thing that I can do is just run my course, like this is my journey,” said Varner, who is 31. “It’s just weird I’m getting old. When people say, oh, you’ve been out here this long and you haven’t won, I’m like, oh, really. So it surprises me sometimes, but I just think I’m getting closer every time.”
