RBC Heritage golf course shares a tie to the American Revolution in South Carolina

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — When the field of 82 golfers steps onto Harbor Town Golf Links competing for a piece of RBC Heritage’s $20 million purse on April 16, they’ll trod on more than meticulously manicured greens and fairways. They’ll walk on soil with a direct connection to a hero of the American Revolution — John “Captain Jack” Stoney.