One of Hilton Head Island’s greatest golf stories is not really a golf story. It focuses on Bert Yancey, who tied for second in the first Heritage golf tournament played 54 years ago in Sea Pines.

Bert Yancey came close several times but never won the Masters, the tournament he loved most. AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The golf gods get the job done much of the time, but once in a while they whiff.

After being disqualified after six holes in the 1971 GHO for using an ineligible caddy, Bert Yancey made amends in 1972 by opening with an 8-under par 63. Yancey sizzled on the back nine with a 6 ...

Bert Yancey, who appeared poised to become a big star on the PGA Tour before he suffered through years of manic depression, came back to start two second careers. He traveled the country as a ...