TEAM RBC Amabassadors, including Four Past Champions, Join 2022 Field

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC (Tuesday, March 8, 2022) The Heritage Classic Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting educational and charitable initiatives to enhance the quality of life and economic vitality throughout South Carolina, is proud to announce Team RBC Ambassador Dustin Johnson has committed to this year’s RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing. He will be joined by fellow RBC Ambassadors Graeme McDowell, Matt Kuchar, Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker and Harold Varner III. This year’s tournament is being held April 11-17, 2022 over the famed Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, S.C.

They will join a field that includes three-time defending champion Stewart Cink and past champions Wesley Bryan, Jim Furyk, Brian Gay, Satoshi Kodaira and C.T. Pan.

Dustin Johnson has earned 24 victories on the PGA TOUR since leaving Coastal Carolina University in 2007. He earned his second major championship at the 2020 Masters, where he won by five strokes and became the first player with a 72-hole score lower than 270. The South Carolina native won the FedExCup in 2020 and is currently ranked ninth on the Official World Golf Rankings. He will be competing for the seventh time at the RBC Heritage in his fifth year as a member of Team RBC.

Matt Kuchar won the 2014 RBC Heritage in dramatic style, holing a bunker shot for birdie on the 18^th hole to earn a final day 64 and a one-stroke victory. Kuchar, who has been part of Team RBC since 2011, earned a runner-up finish at the 2019 RBC Heritage, falling by one stroke to C.T. Pan. His final round 4-under 67 was capped off by an 8-foot birdie putt on #18. The Sea Island, Georgia resident has competed in the RBC Heritage 18 times since turning pro in 2000. He carded his 8^th and 9^th PGA TOUR victories during the 2019 season.

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell earned his second PGA TOUR win at the 2013 RBC Heritage—the same year he joined Team RBC--where he defeated Webb Simpson in a sudden-death playoff. In 2019 he carded his fourth win at the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship. McDowell has 10 victories on the European TOUR and will be making his 13th start at Harbour Town this year.

Webb Simpson earned his seventh PGA TOUR victory at the 2020 RBC Heritage held in June of 2020. His other PGA TOUR victories include the 2020 Waste Management Open, 2018 Players Championship and the 2012 U.S. Open. The Charlotte, North Carolina resident joined Team RBC in 2019, and has a great history at the RBC Heritage. In addition to his win, he has carded seven top-20 finishes in his twelve starts at Harbour Town, including a second place finish in 2013 after a losing a sudden-death playoff to fellow Team RBC ambassador Graeme McDowell.

Brandt Snedeker has earned nine wins on the PGA TOUR. After winning the 2011 Heritage, Snedeker secured two PGA TOUR victories in 2012, first at the Farmers Insurance Open and then at THE TOUR Championship. Those wins helped him earn the 2012 FedExCup title. He will be making his 16th start at Harbour Town Golf Links this April. Snedeker has been a part of Team RBC since 2013.

Harold Varner III grew up in Gastonia, North Carolina and now calls Charlotte home. The East Carolina graduate has carded two International victories since turning pro in 2012. He will be competing in the RBC Heritage for the seventh time after tying for second in the 2021 event, the first runner-up finish of his PGA TOUR career. He carded four rounds in the 60s, just four strokes behind winner Stewart Cink. Varner is Team RBC’s newest ambassador, joining in 2021.

For more information on the 54^th annual RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing tournament, visit rbcheritage.com or call 843.671.2448.

About the RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing

The RBC Heritage is the only PGA TOUR event in South Carolina. Played over the Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island since 1969, the event is celebrating its 54^th year April 11-17, 2022. The Heritage Classic Foundation, host organization, distributes the proceeds from the tournament to hundreds of non-profit organizations. Since it was founded as a 501 (c)(3) in 1987, the Foundation has donated $47.5 million to people in need. For information on how to "Get Your Plaid On!" call 843.671.2448, visit www.rbcheritage.com or Facebook (RBC Heritage) and Twitter (@RBC_Heritage).