5 adorable looks from RBC Heritage’s smallest fans
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RBC Heritage 2021
With limited spectators for the 2021 event, RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing is Hilton Head’s first big, in-person event since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The Island Packet is your guide for updates and information throughout the tournament.
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The most dapper-looking fans at RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing are found behind the ropes, watching the world’s top golfers.
They’re also found in strollers, or crunching leaves running to the next hole, or sometimes devouring a bag of Goldfish.
Here are Friday’s top outfits from Heritage’s smallest fans:
‘Go Bryson!’
Thousands took to Harbour Town Golf Links on Friday, including 36-year-old Rush Lowther, from Darlington, S.C., and his two daughters.
They came to watch Lowther’s cousin, Bluffton’s own Bryson Nimmer, play.
Lowther said he and his cousin went to Clemson, which is why Mia Rose, 6, and Linly Kate, 4, are also sporting purple.
He said they come to Heritage every year.
“This is a childhood dream of [Nimmer’s],” Lowther said. “We’re blessed to be here. Go Bryson!”
Plaid overload
“My brother is looking forward to seeing Dustin Johnson,” announces Charlotte Phillips, a 6 1/2-year-old from Atlanta, with the authority that comes only from an older sister.
She insisted to a reporter for the Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette that she spell her own name and offered to spell her younger brother’s, too.
Charlotte was accompanied by 3-year-old brother Jackson and her nearly 2-year-old cousin, Nell, all dressed in plaid.
Their grandmother made their outfits. She said it took two days and involved a lot of plaid.
‘Daddy is our favorite golfer’
Bright pink flowers on her shirt and an all-pink bucket hat were the centerpieces of 4-year-old Harper Howard’s Heritage outfit.
The Ohio native matched her mother, Rosanna, standing near the ropes at the 9th hole as the two posed with Harper’s brother, Lane, 6.
Asked their favorite golfer, they pause for a second to think.
Lane promptly points to his dad.
“Daddy is our favorite golfer?” his mom says to Lane.
He nods.
‘Pandemic baby’
Eleven-month-old Elcie Chambers has her eyes open, barely, as she’s strapped onto her dad’s back on Friday morning.
Elcie’s uncle, golfer Peter Malnati, is playing just ahead.
It’s her first golf tournament, as she is a “pandemic baby,” according to her mom.
They biked to the course to watch Malnati play. The golfer has played in several Heritage tournaments over the years.
Elcie’s perch gives her a clear view of the course, but it’s unclear how much of the game she’s really understanding.
Stripes to match
Cam and Mac Peichert, 5 and 2 respectively, are matching from head to toe.
They’re wearing blue hats with gold dog insignias, striped long-sleeve shirts, blue shorts, and white shoes with velcro straps.
The Peicherts are from Baltimore. They’re staying on Daufuskie to watch the tournament, and they try to come every year.
For Cam Peichert, the choice for favorite golfer is a simple one.
Australian golfer Cam Smith, of course.
The admiration does not come from Smith’s golf skills but rather their shared name.
This story was originally published April 16, 2021 at 3:31 PM.
