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PGA golf tournament returns to Hilton Head

By Mike Switzer

Published April 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM EDT

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Steve Wilmot, tournament director for the PGA's RBC Heritage Golf Tournament

Hilton Head Island is certainly known for its many golf resorts and one of them, known as Harbour Town, will once again be bringing a significant economic impact to the Lowcountry through hosting the annual PGA golf tournament known as the RBC Heritage presented by Boeing, April 15-20. Mike Switzer interviews Steve Wilmot, tournament director.

18th hole at the RBC Heritage Golf Tournament

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Mike Switzer

After almost 20 years, Mike Switzer retired from Wells Fargo Securities in 2001 as Senior Vice President/Investment Officer and Certified Portfolio Manager. In 1999, he and his wife, Maggie, purchased and operated for eight years the Baskin Robbins ice cream store on Forest Drive in Columbia. They grew the store from a bottom-tier operation in the Baskin Robbins franchise system to one in the top 5% nationwide within three years, tripling sales along the way. While operating the ice cream store, Mike and Maggie received patents for a portable ice cream sink and fold-down sneezeguard they invented and in 2002 started Magnolia Carts, an ice cream cart manufacturing company, which they sold in 2013.

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