The PGA Tour begins this week in Hawaii. The 56th annual RBC Heritage Tournament isn’t far away

The official PGA Tour season is teeing off this Thursday, Jan. 4 at The Sentry Plantation at Kapalua, Hawaii, marking the official countdown to the 2024 RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing. This is the 56th playing of tournament on Hilton Head Island.

The first playing of the tournament was over Thanksgiving Day weekend in 1969 when Arnold Palmer won by three strokes and took home a winner’s check for $20,000.

Last year’s tournament winner was Matt Fitzpatrick, a 29-year-old from Sheffield, England who became a pro golfer in 2014 with his debut at The Irish Open, joined the PGA tour in 2020, and has accumulated two wins while on his way to ten professional worldwide wins. His share of the purse in 2023 was $3.6 million. The winning purse for this year’s event is set for $20 million. The winner is also awarded a coveted ‘Heritage Plaid’ jacket.

The details

With just 104 days left and 15 weekends of tournaments to occur before RBC Heritage week, here’s what to know ahead of the signature event.

The 2024 RBC Heritage tournament is set to take place on April 15-21 at the Harbour Town Golf Links in Sea Pines on the south end of the island. It will be one of eight new PGA Tour Signature Events with limited field sizes and elevated purses. The 2024 RBC Heritage joins the three player-hosted Signature Events including The Genesis Invitational, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Memorial Tournament.

Tickets for the annual event were released for sale in October.

Since then, Doc’s BBQ at 15, Lighthouse Club and the new Ultimate Patron Pass for Friday and Saturday are sold out as well as the Calibogue Club for Friday, Saturday and Sunday’s dates.

Tickets may be purchased for individual days or week-long packages.

Patrons may go online to purchase ticket packages and book accommodations.