Spring Training
Hilton Head Island is where golf goes to get over its Masters hangover, but last week's Heritage also offered the chance to revel in some much-needed sunshine, at least until Sunday. For six days, and again on Monday, the balmy island felt like spring break for adults, at which a bike ride on the beach or a walk through fields exploding with wildflowers always beckoned. For a chilly nation still awaiting first bloom, nothing could be more appealing.
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Photographs by Gary Bogdon
 Hull ofa Time!
The most elegant party on Tour is on Saturday night of Heritage week, whenthere's ship-to-ship sipping at Harbour Town marina.
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Photographs by Gary Bogdon
 Princeof Tides
Evocative driftwood speaks to the island's low-country ties. The J. WiltonGraves Bridge (horizon) links to the mainland.
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Photographs by Gary Bogdon
 WeeSing
Family fun comes in many forms. Singer Gregg Russell has been around nearly aslong as the Liberty Oak, which serves as his backdrop.
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Photographs by Gary Bogdon
 SeePines?
Sure, they're a can't-miss for anyone traveling the miles of bridged walkingpaths through the verdant Sea Pines preserve.
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Photographs by Gary Bogdon
 Past IsPresent
The Heritage dates to 1969. Hilton Head's Anglo heritage can be traced toaround 1788, when Zion Cemetery was opened.
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Photographs by Gary Bogdon
 DawgDays
School spirit is always on the menu at Kenny B's French Quarter Cafe, thegathering spot for the island's Red-and-Black Nation.
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Photographs by Gary Bogdon
 Cycle-O-Rama
The Tour isn't in Florida anymore. Low-impact bikes are the preferred mode oftransportation on Hilton Head beaches.
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Photographs by Gary Bogdon
 Splendorin the Grass
The color schemes of certain fashion-forward pros have nothing on thewildflowers that adorn the island.