Savannah’s Brian Harman tops latest foursome of RBC Heritage commitments
Savannah native Brian Harman and fellow Georgia alumnus Harris English are among the newest additions to the lineup for next month's RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing, joined by recent PGA Tour winner Justin Thomas and veteran Camilo Villegas.
Harman will make his seventh start at the PGA Tour’s annual visit to Harbour Town Golf Links, a connection that dates back to an exemption he received in 2004 after being named Rolex Junior Player of the Year by the AJGA.
A winner two years ago at the John Deere Classic, Harman’s lone top-10 finish at Harbour Town was a tie for seventh that same year.
Reigning major champions Jason Day (PGA Championship) and Zach Johnson (Open Championship) top a field list now approaching 90 names, along with five-time Heritage champion Davis Love III. Recent Heritage winners Graeme McDowell, Matt Kuchar and Brandt Snedeker also were early commitments.
The 48th Heritage Week begins April 11 with the traditional opening ceremony fronting Calibogue Sound, with competition to begin April 14.
Weeklong badges and daily tickets are available for purchase at RBCHeritage.com, via Kroger outlets in Hilton Head Island and Bluffton, the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce offices or by calling the tournament at 843-671-2448.
Thomas earned his first PGA Tour victory last October when he captured the CIMB Classic in Malaysia. The Kentucky native also tied for third at last month’s Honda Classic in South Florida. English owns two career wins and placed third at the Phoenix Open in January.
Villegas, who claimed two of his four career wins in the 2008 FedExCup playoffs, will make his 10th start at Harbour Town.
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Committed RBC Heritage participants
Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, Zac Blair, Jonas Blixt, Chad Campbell, Paul Casey, Alex Cejka, Kevin Chappell, Stewart Cink, Chad Collins, Ben Crane, Jon Curran, Glen Day, Jason Day, Brendon de Jonge, Bryson DeChambeau, Graeme DeLaet, Ernie Els.
Harris English, Matt Every, Lucas Glover, Fabian Gomez, Andres Gonzales, Jason Gore, Branden Grace, Bill Haas, Chesson Hadley, Adam Hadwin, James Hahn, Brian Harman, David Hearn, Russell Henley, J.J. Henry, Jim Herman, Justin Hicks, Charley Hoffman.
Billy Horschel, Charles Howell, Zach Johnson, Jerry Kelly, Chris Kirk, Kevin Kisner, Colt Knost, Russell Knox, Jason Kokrak, Matt Kuchar, Danny Lee, Marc Leishman, Justin Leonard, Spencer Levin, David Lingmerth, Davis Love III, Jeff Maggert, Peter Malnati.
Ben Martin, Graeme McDowell, William McGirt, George McNeill, Kelly Mitchum, Francesco Molinari, Kevin Na, Seung-Yul Noh, Carlos Ortiz, Jeff Overton, Greg Owen, Ryan Palmer, Carl Pettersson, Scott Pinckney, Kyle Reifers, Ryan Ruffels, Rory Sabbatini, John Senden.
Brandt Snedeker, Brendan Steele, Robert Streb, Chris Stroud, Daniel Summerhays, Hudson Swafford, Nick Taylor, Vaughn Taylor, Justin Thomas, Brendon Todd, David Toms, Camilo Villegas, Johnson Wagner, Boo Weekley, Mike Weir, Steve Wheatcroft, Will Wilcox, Mark Wilson.
Note: Even though a player has committed, he can remove his name from the field anytime before the entry deadline Friday, April 8 at 5 p.m.
This story was originally published March 25, 2016 at 7:58 PM with the headline "Savannah’s Brian Harman tops latest foursome of RBC Heritage commitments."