PGA Tour heads to Hilton Head for 2007 Verizon Heritage

The PGA Tour pros are in Hilton Head, S.C., this week for the 2007 Verizon Heritage at the famed Harbour Town Golf Links. Despite having a hectic schedule since winning The Masters Sunday, Zach Johnson is among the field at the Verizon Heritage …

Augusta National Chairman Billy Payne’s strategy to increase coverage of The Masters through new media seems to be working. Augusta National said its Web site got 35 percent more hits this year than last for a total of 106 million. The Web site again featured extra coverage called “Amen Corner Live,” and this year introduced an additional bonus hour to its broadcast …

At MyrtleBeachGolf.com, National Golf Editor Tim McDonald calls Caledonia Golf and Fish Club in Pawley’s Island, S.C., arguably the finest “plantation golf” in the Carolinas.