Masters champion Scottie Scheffler will headline the sector on the 2024 RBC Heritage this week.
The Heritage is an elevated occasion on the PGA Tour once more this season and boasts a stellar line-up regardless of being held the week after the primary main of the 12 months.
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Scheffler stormed to glory at Augusta on Sunday, shrugging off the chasing pack to gather his second Inexperienced Jacket.
He’ll now be wanting so as to add one other huge trophy to his rising assortment whereas Rory McIlroy may also be in Hilton Head following his underwhelming Masters week.
England’s Matt Fitzpatrick received this occasion final 12 months, beating Jordan Spieth in a play-off.
The Heritage has a prize purse of $20million, the identical as final week’s Masters, whereas the winner may also acquire a big chunk of Fedex Cup factors.
RBC Heritage: Date and how you can comply with
The RBC Heritage is being held from Thursday, April 18 to Sunday, April 21.
Play will start at 1:15pm UK time every day.
It’s going down at Harbour City Golf Hyperlinks in South Carolina. The course will probably be a par 71 and can measure a most of seven,213 yards in size.
talkSPORT 2 could have reside commentary of all 4 days from Hilton Head – click on here to tune in.
The motion may also be proven on Sky Sports activities Golf all through the week.
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RBC Heritage: Subject and tee occasions
This weekend’s match is a Signature Occasion and could have a stellar area regardless of going down the week after The Masters.
The occasion will include 69 gamers and won’t embody a 36-hole minimize.
Scheffler and McIlroy headline the sector whereas Wyndham Clark, Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay may also tee it up.
Defending champion Fitzpatrick will probably be in motion too as will Masters stars Ludvig Aberg, Max Homa, Collin Morikawa and Tommy Fleetwood.
The pairings and tee occasions have been confirmed and could be discovered here.
Scheffler will play the opening two days alongside Spieth whereas McIlroy is with Aberg.
The newest leaderboard from the match could be discovered here.
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RBC Heritage: What has been stated?
Masters champion Scheffler has warned his rivals that he’ll proceed to push for giant titles regardless of quickly changing into a father.
Scheffler’s spouse Meredith is because of give delivery to their first little one within the coming weeks.
Scheffler stated: “I am undoubtedly not going to deliberately take my eye off the ball.
“My priorities will change quickly. My son or daughter would be the essential precedence, together with my spouse, so golf will in all probability be fourth in line.
“However I nonetheless love competing. I do not plan on taking my eye off the ball anytime quickly, that is for positive. I really feel like I am taking part in actually good golf proper now.
“I really feel like I am as in charge of my feelings as I’ve ever been, which is an effective place to be. I really feel like I am maturing as an individual on the golf course, which is an effective place to be.”
In the meantime, McIlroy has been ahead to dismiss stories that he’s on the verge of a shock transfer to LIV Golf.
“I truthfully do not understand how these items get began,” McIlroy stated.
“I’ve by no means been provided a quantity from LIV and I’ve by no means contemplated going to LIV.
“I believe I’ve made it clear over the previous two years that I do not suppose it is one thing for me.”
Requested if he knew the place the hearsay had originated, McIlroy stated: “No, no thought.
“Jeez, I believe over the past two years there’s been so many rumours of fellows… and I believe the one factor I’ve realised as properly is guys must maintain an open thoughts and I am positive there’s been gamers who’re nonetheless taking part in on the PGA Tour which have talked to the blokes from LIV and had affords and no matter.
“However I don’t know. It is by no means even been a dialog for us and it is a kind of issues.
“It is unlucky we now have to take care of it and that is the state that our sport’s in however I am clearly right here at the moment, taking part in this PGA Tour occasion and I’ll play the PGA Tour for the remainder of my profession.”
