Saturday’s 2-minute rundown of the leaders and locals at Hilton Head’s 53rd RBC Heritage

The final round of competitive play starts and ends Sunday at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island.

It’s the 53rd RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing, and Saturday was the typical “party day” of the tournament. As the day winds down, the players in the hunt for the tartan jacket that’s awarded to the winner start to get serious.

Here’s what you need to know about the day and where the golfers ended up Saturday afternoon:

2-minute Heritage rundown

THE LEADERS: Stewart Cink shattered the previous RBC Heritage 36-hole record by three strokes Thursday and Friday and led by six strokes as the third round began Saturday. His hot play cooled off a bit but he still fired a two-under round of 69 and maintained a five-stroke lead headed into the final round Sunday. Collin Morikawa of La Cañada, Calif., moved into second place, with his four under round of 67 leaving him at 13 under. Emiliano Grillo or Argentina is in third place at 12 under, and Matt Wallace and Sungjae Im are tied for fourth at 11 under.

NERVY ROUND: After the third round, Cink told the media it was not his hottest day with the putter, but under the circumstances it was not easy to play totally free. “I was a little bit tied up in the results and it’s something I can recognize and hopefully get better at tomorrow,” Cink said. “But it’s natural; it happens to everybody. Overall, though, I’m still pleased with a pretty solid round and didn’t do a lot of damage to myself..”

THE LOCAL PLAYERS: South Carolina native Wesley Bryan started the third round eight under and tied for eighth and finished Saturday tied for 42nd and four under after shooting a 75.

NOTABLE PLAYERS: Dustin Johnson is in 32nd place at six under through 15 holes, and Will Zalaratoris is seven under and tied for 21st. Matt Kuchar, of St. Simons Island, Ga., is nine under and tied for 17th.

NOTABLE SHOT: Camilo Villegas of Columbia made a putt of 49 feet on hole 12.

CINK ON FIRE: Cink topped the RBC Heritage 54-hole scoring record by two strokes and will attempt to join Davis Love III (5) and Hale Irwin (3) with three or more victories at the RBC Heritage on Sunday. Cink holds largest 54-hole lead on TOUR since Dustin Johnson held same margin at the 2020 TOUR Championship

NOTHING’S GUARANTEED: The RBC Heritage has had a come-from-behind winner seven out of the last eight years. And past winners Webb Simpson, who won last year, and Canadian Corey Conners, are within striking distance, tied for sixth.

FINALLY: Collin Morikawa, 24, played his way into final pairing, with Cink, in his second RBC Heritage start and Grillo will attempt to become the sixth international winner at the RBC Heritage since 2012.

SELECTED SUNDAY TEE TIMES:

8:45 a.m. Lee Westwood

10:20 a.m. Dylan Frittelli and Wesley Bryan

10:55 a.m. Cameron Davis and Dustin Johnson

12:05 p.m. Brian Stuard and Will Zalatoris

12:50 p.m. Matt Kuchar and Camilo Villegas

1:50 p.m. Sungjae Im and Webb Simpson

2 p.m. Emiliano Grillo and Matt Wallace

2:10 p.m. Collin Morikawa and Stewart Cink

This story was originally published April 17, 2021 at 3:41 PM.

Karl Puckett

The Island Packet

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Karl Puckett covers the city of Beaufort, town of Port Royal and other communities north of the Broad River for The Beaufort Gazette and Island Packet. The Minnesota native also has worked at newspapers in his home state, Alaska, Wisconsin and Montana.