S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley has scored a major - and well-deserved - economic and political victory by leading the state's effort to land a title sponsor for the Heritage Golf Tournament on Hilton Head Island. And while it can certainly be argued that courting golf tournament sponsors isn't a core function
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The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) will be the new title sponsor of the Heritage Golf Tournament on Hilton Head Island, singing a five year deal with tournament organizers. Chicago aircraft manufacturer Boeing - which recently opened a new assembly plant in North Charleston, S.C. - will be a presenting
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S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley's security detail picked up some on-the-job training at the Heritage golf tournament on Hilton Head Island this weekend ... in the food and entertainment industry. Several tournament attendees say they saw Haley's security guards doubling as cocktail servers on Saturday, with
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Efforts to save the Heritage golf tournament on Hilton Head Island turned comical this week when a Beaufort County Councilwoman suggested that the Scottish-themed invitational adopt a new "chocolate-covered" look. "I'd like for everyone to take their tartan off, and put some kente cloth on, and somehow
Read story »S.C. Gov.-elect Nikki Haley will oppose efforts by Hilton Head Island residents to increase the local sales tax as part of a plan to fund the Heritage Golf Tournament - which is still lacking a corporate sponsor after Verizon pulled out following last year's event. The tournament - which has been
Read story »By FITSNews || Members of the S.C. House of Representatives received free tickets to attend the Heritage Golf Tournament on Hilton Head Island on the same day that a majority of them voted to approve a $10 million loan for the tournament. First uncovered by WLTX TV 19 (CBS - Columbia, S.C.), the timing
Read story »By FITSNews || You know how politicians are always saying that "bipartisanship" is a good thing? Yeah ... we're pretty sure that this vote isn't what they had in mind. According to the official journal of the S.C. House of Representatives, dozens of Republicans and Democrats joined forces on Wednesday
Read story »By FITSNews || By a vote of 69-43, the "Republican" controlled S.C. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to include a controversial $10 million loan for a private golf tournament in the state's $21 billion budget. The money is for the Heritage golf tournament, which is played each year on Hilton
Read story »By FITSNews || Just so there's no "conflict of interest" here, we'd like to state for the record that we have been to the Heritage golf tournament on Hilton Head Island. In fact, we had an absolute blast on the Island, along with all the other rich white people (well, and one black Congressman) who
Read story »Sadly, our founding editor's last trip to the Verizon Heritage Golf Tournament on Hilton Head Island ended in an forgettable moment of inebriated self-expression. Which is why it's a safe bet he won't be allowed anywhere near Harbour Town anytime soon. We thought his "19th Hole" stunt was pretty funny,
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