The changes were reversed the following year, but some say the quality of the tournament's field has still not fully recovered from the blow to its reputation. Wilmot, who deals more closely with the Tour players than anyone involved with the Heritage, made sure they did not expect a similar disappointment at Harbour Town. They liked the tradition of Harbour Town just as it was and they didn't want us to get away from that. We knew the players would come back this year. But my concern was about 2002 if they came in here and didn't like what they saw.
Nobody expects that to be the case.
Prior to Heritage week, the PGA Tour players' response to Harbour Town's restoration was unanimously favorable. The only one who saw it liked it. It was almost undetectable what they changed. It really shouldn't affect the tournament at all, except that it'll be in more consistent condition. Critics less biased than a player who earned his second Tour victory on Hilton Head seem to agree with Cink.