RBC Heritage Classic 2012: Carl Pettersson Runs Away With The Tournament

Who Needs Six-pack Abs? Not Heritage Classic Winner Carl Pettersson

You can keep the abs; just give Heritage Classic winner Carl Pettersson a six pack.

World Golf Rankings 2012: Rory McIlroy Back On Top, Despite Sitting Out Heritage Classic

Luke Donald needed to finish in the top-8 at the RBC Heritage Classic to maintain his position atop the Official World Golf Rankings. After firing a disappointing 71 on Sunday, Rory McIlory once again holds the crown.

PGA Money List 2012: Carl Pettersson Moves To Sixth

With his runaway victory at the RBC Heritage Classic, Carl Pettersson shot up the PGA Tour's 2012 money list, moving from No. 20 to No. 6.

The Swedish golfer has made $2,145,232 dollars so far this season.

The other big winner this week was Zach Johnson, who finished in second. Johnson jumped 28 spots from No. 47 to No. 19, increasing his winnings this year to $1,241,285.

Twenty-five golfers have now cleared the $1 million mark in 2012.

The rest of the top 10 is filled with familiar names, with Bubba Watson, Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose rounding out the top five, all of whom have cleared $2 million.

Tiger Woods, meanwhile, is hanging on to the No. 10 spot at $1,811,000. This is another down year for Tiger, as he is one of the few people on Earth who can clear seven figures in four months and consider it disappointing.

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FedEx Cup Standings 2012: Hunter Mahan Leads Bubba Watson, Phil Mickelson

With the three top golfers in the 2012 FedEx Cup not participating in this weekend's RBC Heritage Classic, Carl Pettersson took advantage, shooting up the standings from No. 17 to No. 4 with his victory on Sunday.

The 500 points Pettersson received for winning make him the sixth golfer this season to clear the 1,000 point barrier, as the Swedish golfer now has a projected total of 1,111.

Hunter Mahan's 1,378 points are still atop the leaderboard, with Masters champion Bubba Watson checking in at No. 2 with 1,322 and Phil Mickelson right behind behind him at 1,136.

Johnson Wagner and Rory McIlroy both slipped a spot due to Pettersson's ascent, while the idle Tiger Woods fell to No. 11.

And with most of the tour taking the week off after the Masters, Pettersson wasn't the only golfer who used the RBC's thin field to make a move. After finishing in second place, Zach Johnson rose 23 spots to No. 16.

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RBC Heritage Classic 2012, Final Results: Carl Pettersson Wins Comfortably

Swede Carl Pettersson has his first PGA Tour win since 2010, as he handily won the 2012 RBC Heritage Classic. He'll receive $1.026 million for his win over Zach Johnson and Colt Knost, who were five- and six strokes off the lead respectively.

A week after missing the cut at the Masters, Pettersson has his fifth PGA Tour victory in an off week for the majority of the PGA Tour's bigger names. Pettersson bogeyed the par-5 15 to put himself at 14-under, but it he wasn't in trouble at any point during the day, starting off with three birdies on his first three holes while his closest competitor in Knost bogeyed on his first hole and triple bogeyed on his third, leaving nobody in real contention of threatening Petterssen.

Johnson had a one-stroke lead on Knost at 10-under, but bogeyed the 18th, which looked like it would cost the 2007 Masters winner a sole shot at second. However, Knost hit the sand and missed a 10-foot putt for par that stopped less than a ball's length away from finding the hole. Incidentally, Johnson was also the runner-up in one of Petterson's other four tour wins, the 2006 Memorial Tournament.

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2012 RBC Heritage Leaderboard: Carl Pettersson Stays Strong, Holds 5 Stroke Lead

Carl Pettersson hasn't done much since posting birdies on three of his first five holes, but he's maintained what looks to be an insurmountable lead, being up five strokes on Zach Johnson through 14.

Pettersson missed a shot at a birdie with his long putter that would've put him at 16-under for the tourney, but it doesn't seem it will matter much. The real battle is for second: Johnson is still holding on to the spot at 10-under after a bogey on the 10th put him a stroke further from the lead. Pettersson's partner, Colt Knost, who led through 36, started the day one stroke off the lead at 11-under, but his day hasn't gotten any better on the back nine after a front that included a triple bogey. He followed suit with bogeys on 10 and 12, but a long birdie putt on 13 has him at 9-under. Boo Weekley didn't do himself any favors by double-bogeying the par-3 14th - he missed the green, gambled and failed, then missed an additional bogey putt. He's at 7-under, now even for the day through 15.

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Luke Donald to Lose World No. 1 Ranking after T32 Finish at RBC Heritage Classic

A second-straight even-par 71 gives Luke Donald a tie for 32nd place at the RBC Heritage Classic -- presuming nobody still on the course drops four strokes in on their back nine -- meaning Donald will lose his status as the World No. 1 to Rory McIlroy. Donald needed to finish eighth or better to retain the title, but finished with a +2, seven strokes off of the -5 he would have needed to finish that high. Donald has been near the top of the leaderboard his past three years at Harbour Town, but barely made the cut and couldn't play well enough to hold his title.

Donald held the ranking for 40 weeks before relinquishing it to McIlroy in March but, after two weeks, he retook the spot with a victory at the Transitions Championship. He and Donald will probably be duking it out for the slot going forward. McIlroy didn't play this week and won't until the Wells Fargo Championship in three weeks.

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RBC Heritage Classic 2012: Carl Pettersson Hot Early, Leads Zach Johnson By 4 Shots

Swede Carl Pettersson has extended his lead on the front side of his final round at the 2012 RBC Heritage Classic. Pettersson is draining everything early, holing out putts for three birdies in the first five holes to move to 15-under. He has a four-shot lead over Zach Johnson and is looking for his fifth career win at one of the tour's most venerable and prestigious stops.

Pettersson's playing partner, Colt Knost, started the day one shot back, but has dropped two shots already after a triple-bogey on the third hole. That opened the door for Johnson to move into second place with three birdies of his own in the first five holes. Unfortunately for the former Masters champ, Pettersson has matched him birdie for birdie. With a four-shot lead for Pettersson, Harbour Town better be sure to have an XXL tartan jacket on hand.

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RBC Heritage Classic 2012: Harbour Town Yielding Little On Sunday, Can Brandt Snedeker Come From Behind Again?

The final round of the Heritage Classic is underway at Harbour Town on Hilton Head, with the final portly pairing of Carl Pettersson and Colt Knost going off at 1:55 p.m. ET. Both Pettersson and Knost had a significant lead on the rest of the field, with Zach Johnson three shots back of Knost and four back of Pettersson, who leads at 12-under. And so far Sunday, the course is not yielding many super low rounds for someone to charge up the leaderboard. American Michael Bradley shot a weekly low 64 in the second round, so the course can be had if someone gets hot.

If Knost and Pettersson do not come back to the field, the likeliest candidates to chase them down are Johnson and Brandt Snedeker, who won last year's Heritage by shooting a final round 64 to come from six shots back and beat Luke Donald in a playoff. So far on Sunday, Kevin Stadler is making some noise early on and is 2-under through the first three holes. He is now 5-under, seven shots back of Pettersson. Charles Howell III has turned in the low round of the day, coming in with a 68. The course has yet to deliver a low Sunday round, so the chasers will have to hope Harbour Town gives Pettersson and Knost some trouble early.

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RBC Heritage Classic 2012: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Parings For Sunday

Most of golf's biggest names have taken the week off after The Masters, but some felt like a $5.7 million purse and a trip to the gorgeous Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, SC was worth four days of golf at the RBC Heritage Classic. After Saturday's third round, Carl Pettersson leads the field at 12-under par, followed closely by Colt Knost at 11-under. Knost started the third round with a two-stroke advantage on Petterson, who shot an impressive five-under 66 to take the lead from Knost.

Knost and Petterson were partners on Saturday and will be partners again on Sunday. They tee off last at 1:55 p.m. ET. Here's the complete tee times schedule from PGATour.com.

Golf Channel will start coverage of the final round at 1:00 p.m. ET and continue until 2:30 p.m.. There's a 30-minute gap in TV coverage before CBS picks things up at 3:00 p.m. ET. Their coverage will run through to the conclusion of Pettersson and Knost's rounds.

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RBC Heritage Classic 2012: Carl Pettersson Grabs Lead From Colt Knost

The RBC Heritage Classic's third round wrapped up Thursday with Carl Pettersson (-12) grabbing a one-stroke lead over Colt Knost (-11) after shooting a five-under 66 a day after shooting a 65. Knost and Pettersson were partners for the round.

Saturday started with Knost holding a two-stroke lead over Pettersson, -9 to -7. Pettersson, the 68th-ranked player in the world, made seven birdies and six bogeys in the round, which could have gone even better. Pettersson birdied five consecutive holes from 2-6, but Knost was holding on.

Other golfers in the hunt at Hilton Head, though they're significantly behind and will need great Sundays to win, are Zach Johnson (-8), Boo Weekly (-7), and a three-way tie between Brandt Snedeker, Kevin Na and Robert Garrigus at six-under.

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RBC Heritage Classic 2012: Colt Knost Clings To 1-Stroke Lead As Round 3 Continues

The third round of the 2012 RBC Heritage Classic is underway on Saturday in Hilton Head, South Carolina. The current leaders have only just teed off, but there are already plenty of players starting to make a move on the penultimate day of the PGA tournament.

Colt Knost entered the day atop the leaderboard at 9-under, with a two-stroke lead over his partner for the day, Carl Pettersson. Knost bogeyed the par-4 opening hole, losing a stroke off his lead and sliding to 8-under while Pettersson made par and remains at 7-under. Boo Weekly and Harris English are 1-under for the day and have knotted Pettersson in second place, at 7-under.

Close behind Knost and Pettersson are a quarter of golfers at 5-under. Zach Johnson and Charley Hoffman are making moves, with both players at 2-under on the day through five holes and join Fredrik Jacobson and Chad Campbell at 5-under.

Without even counting the six golfers who are currently at 4-under, the action is heating up and these final two rounds should be very interesting.

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2012 RBC Heritage: Luke Donald Continues To Struggle

Despite a win earlier this year at the 2012 Transitions Championship, World No. 1 Luke Donald continues to struggle this season. Unfortunately, the story remains the same heading into the weekend at the RBC Heritage.

RBC Heritage Classic 2012: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Pairings For Saturday

The 2012 RBC Heritage Classic resumes on Saturday morning with Colt Knost in the lead at 9-under par, a two-stroke lead over Carl Pettersson. Knost and Pettersson will be the last pairing to tee off on Saturday when they take Hole No. 1 at 1:50 p.m. ET.

The remainder of the top 10 entering the weekend is fairly close together. Boo Weekley and Harris English are tied for third at 6-under and will get underway at 1:40 p.m ET. Chad Campbell and Robert Garrigus will tee off 10 minutes before the previous two golfers, having made the cut with scores of 5-under.

Beyond the top six golfers, the next five are all tied at 4-under. Michael Bradley had the best round out of all these golfers during Round 2, finishing with a 7-under for the day.

Catch Colt Knost and the rest of the field at 3 p.m. ET when CBS picks up its coverage on Saturday. The broadcast will last until 6 p.m. ET. Sirius XM radio will have six hours of coverage starting at 12 p.m ET.

Here is a complete set of tee times for Saturday:

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2012 RBC Heritage Classic Leaderboard Update: Colt Knost Leads After Second Round

The majority of the field is in the clubhouse after the second round at the RBC Heritage Classic, and 26-year old Colt Knost is two clear with a 9-under.

Knost followed up a 4-under that had him in first place after the first 18 with a 5-under on the second day. Knost played solid golf, not bogeying any holes, to give him a two-stroke lead. The Dallas resident only has two career professional wins, both on the Nationwide Tour, so if he holds on, this will be his first victory on the PGA.

Chasing Knost is a field including Carl Pettersen, who birdied 17 and 18 to finish the day 7-under par. Boo Weekley and Harris English are tied for third at 6-under. Brandt Snedeker is the only golfer near the lead still out on the course - he was at par after the first round, but is having a blistering round thus far, shooting 5-under through 12.

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RBC Heritage Classic 2012: Colt Knost Holds 2 Stroke Lead Over Field Through 11 Holes

Colt Knost began the day in a three-way tie for the lead with Chad Campbell and Vaughn Taylor at 4-under heading into Friday of the 2012 RBC Heritage Classic. Through 11 holes (he is on tee No. 3 after starting on the back nine) Knost is now in sole possession of first place, shooting 4-under to improve to 8-under overall. He is two strokes ahead of his next closest competitors: Boo Weekley, Bob Estes and Harris English.

Knost has hit four birdies on the day, and parred the rest to solidify his spot atop the leaderboard. Those just behind him are charging hard, however. Weekley is a two-time winner of the event, and has moved up nine spots after shooting 5-under through 17 holes. Estes is at 6-under with four holes still left to play, and has already made up 22 spots on the leaderboard.

Campbell dropped into a tie for fifth place with Carl Pettersson at 5-under overall after finishing the day at 1-under. Taylor dropped much more precipitously, shooting 2-over through 17 holes to drop to a seven-way tie for 14th.

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RBC Heritage Classic 2012: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Pairings For Friday

The second round of the RBC Heritage Classic tees off early Friday morning, with three tied atop the leaderboard at 4-under. Co-leader Chad Campbell will be in the first group off the 10th tee with a 7:20 a.m tee time. The Thursday morning wave got the short end of the stick, with the wind up at Harbour Town. Friday morning will be colder but it's not expected to be as windy. Co-leaders Vaughn Taylor and Colt Knost will also start their second rounds in the morning.

The afternoon tee times have some work to do to get back into it after dealing with tough conditions on Thursday. It's the quirky luck of the weather draw that Tour players have come to deal with, and hopefully Friday will bring the same distinct change in weather for the afternoon groups. Broadcast coverage will likely hone in on the featured group of No. 1 player in the world and 2011 Heritage runner-up Luke Donald, defending Heritage champion Brandt Snedeker and Clemson product Kyle Stanley. That group of young stars tee off at 1:00 p.m., with veterans Padraig Harrington and Ernie Els one group behind.

Second round coverage will begin on the Golf Channel at 3 p.m. ET and run until 6:00 p.m. ET, while radio coverage on SiriusXM Tour Radio will go from Noon to 6:00 p.m. ET.

Morning wave off tee No. 1:

Morning wave off tee No. 10:

Afternoon wave off tee No. 1:

Afternoon wave off tee No. 10:

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Heritage Classic Leaderboard: Americans Dominate First Round Leaderboard, Led By Chad Campbell And Vaughn Taylor

Harbour Town presented a stiff challenge in round one of the RBC Heritage Classic on Thursday afternoon in Hilton Head, S.C., with windy morning conditions and a firm and fast course. The leaderboard is full of American golfers, with many internationals taking off the week after the Masters. But Harbour Town is still one of the pros' favorite stops on tour, with many pleading for a last-minute sponsor last year to rescue this venerable tournament.

Americans and Ryder Cup vets Chad Campbell and Vaughn Taylor currently lead after rounds of 67 tied them for first at 4-under. Campbell is renowned for going on hot streaks, and he had five birdies on the front side, going out in 32 before evening out on the back side. Taylor tied Campbell by sinking a sand wedge from 100 yards on his last hole for an eagle on No. 9. He got hot with the putter, stroking an astounding 20 putts in his first round.

Jim Furyk, who won the Heritage two years ago, is just one shot off the lead. Rookie Harris English, the enormously talented Georgia alum who won on the Nationwide Tour last year as an amateur, is also one shot back with one hole to play. Swashbuckling South Carolinian Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey is at 1-under, joined by John Daly who shot an unexpected 70. No. 1 player in the world Luke Donald, who lost in a playoff at Harbour Town last year, had a disappointing first round and sits at 4-over.

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RBC Heritage Classic 2012: Chad Campbell Early Leader, Jim Furyk Finishes At 3-Under On Day 1

The early pairings have finished their opening rounds on Thursday at the 2012 RBC Heritage Classic in Hilton Head, SC.

The early leader is Chad Campbell, who is at 4-under through just seven holes. He's birdied on holes two, four, five and seven. Jim Furyk finished his first round strong, coming in at 3-under. Furyk had five birdies on Thursday, but bogeyed on par-4 holes three and eight.

Blake Adams is currently tied for third place at 2-under after finishing his round. Also at 2-under is John Rollins, who is only through five holes and is one of the golfers starting on the back nine. Matt Kuchar is at 1-under through two holes.

Defending champion Brandt Snedeker finished his first round with an even par of 71 after three birdies and three bogeys.

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RBC Heritage Classic 2012: TV Schedule, Tee Times, Pairings For Thursday

The 2012 RBC Heritage Classic will tee off Thursday at Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina. Here is a full schedule of the day's tee times.

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