Verizon Heritage ups purse; Tiger Woods receives Charlie Bartlett Award

This year’s Verizon Heritage champion will earn $18,000 more than last year’s winner, as the event’s organizers are raising the first-place prize to $972,000. The organizers have increased the purse at the event by $100,000 to $5.4 million …

Tiger Woods received yesterday the Charlie Bartlett Award from The Golf Writers Association of America for his work with the Tiger Woods Foundation. The foundation has awarded more than $30 million in grants …

Vijay Singh won the season-opening Mercedes-Championship last weekend, shooting a final round 3-under-par 70 to defeat Adam Scott by two strokes. The win gives Singh the record for the player with the most wins after turning 40, formerly held by Sam Snead. This is Singh’s 18th victory since hitting the big number …

Three budget airlines are offering new direct flights to Myrtle Beach, which should be a boost to the city’s golf tourism industry, Tim McDonald writes at MyrtleBeachGolf.com.