Brandt Snedeker outlasted Luke Donald in a three hole playoff to win the Heritage at Harbour Town in Hilton Head, SC.  Donald had a chance to take the #1 world ranking with a win, but instead is ranked third in the world.  Snedeker fired a 64 to get to -12 under and play the waiting game.  Donald made a sand save on 18 to par and force a playoff.

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  The duo went back to 18 for the first playoff hole both canning impressive birdie putts.  On 17, Donald made another sand save for par to force a third playoff hole back on 18.  With Snedeker safely on the green, Donald found himself in the sand for a second straight hole.  A two putt par put Snedeker in the driver's seat.  Donald needed to hole out from the fringe to force a fourth playoff hole.  Donald chipped and lipped it out to fall short. 

WPDE Sports Director Rich Chrampanis spent the day at Hilton Head and offers his impressions:

Two Gloves Comes Close

  Tommy Gainey did South Carolina and Bishopville proud with a rallying effort.  Gainey had a 15 footer for birdie on 18 to get to -12 and what would have been a three way playoff, but he blasted it past the hole.   Gainey finished alone in third and picked up a check for over $350,000.  He told me it was a thrill to have home course advantage with the crowd pushing him to a 68.

Another Grand Strander on Tour

  Dustin Johnson skipped the Heritage to play in Korea, but there was an Horry County tie on the course.  Michael Maness, a 1999 graudate of Aynor High and a former Gamecock golfer has been on the bag for Bill Haas since 2009.  Maness was a great junior golfer and said that being on the bag is the next best thing to making it on the tour.  Haas shot -4 for the event highlighted by an eagle on 15.

The Future of the Heritage

  I was able to talk to two key figures about the future of this tournament.  Tournament director Steve Wilmot used the words cautious optimism when it comes to getting a title sponsor.  South Carolina governor Nikki Haley was even more confident when I spoke with her on the 18th green.  She was confident that the tournament will be back in 2012.  The bottom line is that without a title sponsor it will be unlikely that the Heritage will make the 2012 PGA Tour schedule.  Watch NewsChannel 15 at 6 on Monday to hear from both Wilmot and Haley about the future of this event.