We are just a few days removed from Rory McIlroy’s thrilling win at the Masters, his second straight Green Jacket. Alas, the PGA Tour continues this week with a Signature Event, the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Unsurprisingly so, McIlroy won’t be teeing it up in this week’s event, but several top finishers at Augusta National will be in attendance, including World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young, Xander Schauffele, Shane Lowry and many more.
Being a Signature Event, there is no cut this week. And, the total payouts for this event will be $20 million, with the winner taking home $3.6 million.
This event dates back to the 1950s and has been a mainstay on the PGA Tour calendar in April since the mid-1980s. Two years ago, Scheffler, fresh off of his Masters win, took home the first-prize check in the RBC Heritage. Last year, Justin Thomas topped Andrew Novak in a playoff for the win. Both men are in this year’s field.
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RBC Heritage schedule and how to watch
Round 1: Thursday, April 16
Round 1 of the 2026 RBC Heritage will begin at 7:05 a.m. ET Thursday, April 16. Television coverage of Round 1 of the 2026 RBC Heritage will broadcast nationally on Golf Channel starting at 2 p.m. Featured group and hole streaming from PGA Tour Live is available on the ESPN app (with a subscription to the Select plan) starting at 9:30 a.m.
RBC Heritage tee times
All times Eastern:
7:05 a.m.: David Lipsky, Chandler Blanchet
7:15 a.m.: Brian Campbell, Joe Highsmith
7:25 a.m.: Adam Schenk, Matt Wallace
7:35 a.m.: Denny McCarthy, Jordan Smith
7:45 a.m.: Steven Fisk, J.T. Poston
7:55 a.m.: Lucas Glover, Patrick Rodgers
8:05 a.m.: Michael Brennan, Ryo Hisatsune
8:20 a.m.: Karl Vilips, Tom Hoge
8:30 a.m.: Min Woo Lee, Taylor Pendrith
8:40 a.m.: Matt McCarty, Michael Thorbjornsen
8:50 a.m.: Ryan Gerard, Tony Finau
9 a.m.: Harris English, Nick Taylor
9:10 a.m.: Ben Griffin, Robert MacIntyre
9:20 a.m.: Brian Harman, Sungjae Im
9:35 a.m.: J.J. Spaun, Jacob Bridgeman
9:45 a.m.: Gary Woodland, Sepp Straka
9:55 a.m.: Chris Gotterup, Viktor Hovland
10:05 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Ludvig Åberg
10:15 a.m.: Cameron Young, Jordan Spieth
10:25 a.m.: Billy Horschel, Sahith Theegala
10:35 a.m.: Marco Penge, Johnny Keefer
10:50 a.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Pierceson Coody
11 a.m.: Ryan Fox, Michael Kim
11:10 a.m.: William Mouw, Andrew Putnam
11:20 a.m.: Garrick Higgo, Daniel Berger
11:30 a.m.: Sami Valimaki, Sam Stevens
11:40 a.m.: Kurt Kitayama, Rickie Fowler
11:50 a.m.: Alex Noren, Nicolai Højgaard
12:05 p.m.: Aldrich Potgieter, Wyndham Clark
12:15 p.m.: Bud Cauley, Austin Smotherman
12:25 p.m.: Ricky Castillo, Harry Hall
12:35 p.m.: Keegan Bradley, Si Woo Kim
12:45 p.m.: Andrew Novak, Maverick McNealy
12:55 p.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Nico Echavarria
1:05 p.m.: Corey Conners, Patrick Cantlay
1:20 p.m.: Collin Morikawa, Shane Lowry
1:30 p.m.: Xander Schauffele, Russell Henley
1:40 p.m.: Tommy Fleetwood, Sam Burns
1:50 p.m.: Matt Fitzpatrick, Scottie Scheffler
2 p.m.: Jake Knapp, Jason Day
2:10 p.m.: Max Homa, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
RBC Heritage weather: Day 1 Thursday
AccuWeather predicts a high of 82 degrees with sunny to partly cloudy skies in the forecast today in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Winds are expected to blow out of the south at 9 mph. There is about an 2% chance of rain with no chance of thunderstorms.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: RBC Heritage leaderboard, PGA Tour updates, Round 1 tee times
Reporting by Kirkland Crawford, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Palm Beach Post
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