PGA Tour 2018: Live leaderboard for RBC Heritage 3rd round Telecast
Updated 5:05 PM; Posted 5:00 PM
Bryson DeChambeau, shown at The Masters last week, was the 36-hole leader at RBC Heritage 2018 this week.(Charlie Riedel/AP)
PGA TOUR RBC HERITAGE
Site: Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Course: Harbour Town GL. Yardage: 7,099. Par: 71.
Purse: $6.7 million. Winner's share: $1,206,000.
Television: Saturday-Sunday, 1-2:45 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC Sports).
Defending champion: Wesley Bryan.
Last week: Patrick Reed won the Masters.
FedExCup leader: Justin Thomas.
Notes: South Carolina native Dustin Johnson returns to Hilton Head for the first time since 2009, having signed an endorsement deal with RBC that features the logo on his bag. Johnson missed cut both times he played the event, in 2008 and 2009. ... The RBC Heritage has the No. 1 player for the second time in three years. Jason Day tied for 23rd in 2016. ... Wesley Bryan last year became the first South Carolina native to win the tournament. ... The field features 33 players who were at the Masters last week, 11 having missed the cut. ... Five-time Heritage winner Davis Love III is in the field, with son Dru playing on a sponsor's exemption. Davis Love Jr. played the tournament in 1969 and 1970, making the Loves the first three-generation family to compete at Harbour Town. ... Steve Stricker is playing Hilton Head for the first time in 20 years. ... The past five winners of the RBC Heritage have started the final round at least three shots behind. ... To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the tournament, the lighthouse behind the 18th green will feature a tartan wrapping. The winner gets a tartan jacket. ... Arnold Palmer won the inaugural event.More...
Next week: Valero Texas Open.
PGA Tour 2018: RBC Heritage 3rd round Telecast
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