As I worked my way through this issue, and dropped each ad in its place, a thought occurred to me. Man, does this town show up and show off for the RBC Heritage every year! Our advertisers are spending their money to put plaid on every bit of space in this magazine to show their town spirit – and I love it!
I mentioned this observation to Catherine Davies as we chatted about this issue and her response was, “Well, yeah. The kids are out of school and you’re hard-pressed to get anyone with an office job on the phone after Wednesday.”
This is, of course, a bit of an exaggeration. I’m sure someone somewhere will be sitting in an office in the Lowcountry not watching golf between April 14 and the final round April 20. Perhaps they don’t like golf, or don’t yet know that this is THE social occasion of the year. Maybe they just arrived here from parts beyond and don’t realize it’s Hilton Head Island’s official holiday.
I was a late adopter. I think I lived here a solid 10 years before my first Heritage experience. I was escorted off the course for being on my phone. The security guard took pity on me, however, and handed the phone back to me just a bit off the cart path. I’m quite a talkative person so those giant QUIET signs are really helpful to me.
This issue has everything you’d expect for April… pretty spring dresses you can wear at the tournament; a beautiful home for sale on Bram’s Point (in case you’re just visiting but want to stay; a spotlight on the new SERG hangout, Local Legend; and spotlights on some of our favorite local business owners like Ray Craver and Jacqueline Lawless.
I’ll see you at the Heritage in my polka dot dress and giant hat.
Jevon Daly, Maggie Washo, Palmer and Kim Crouch enjoy a day at the RBC Heritage in April,2024