2015 RSM Classic at Sea Island Discussion Thread

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The 2015 RSM Classic (formerly known as the McGladrey Classic), is hosted by Davis Love III at the Sea Island Golf Club in Sea Island, Georgia. The tournament will be held on both the Seaside and Plantation 18-hole courses at the resort.

The field this week is set to include Zach Johnson, ranked No. 10 in the Official World Golf Rankings, Matt Kuchar (No. 17), Kevin Kisner (No. 25) Justin Thomas (No. 31) and last week’s OHL Classic winner Graeme McDowell.

And DL3's son, Dru Love, is also in the field.

http://www.pgatour.com/news/2015/11/18/davis-love-dru-love-the-rsm-classic.html

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Dru won’t forget his next two rounds with his dad, either. Dru, a 21-year-old junior at Alabama, will make his PGA TOUR debut at this week’s The RSM Classic (formerly known as The McGladrey Classic) after receiving a sponsor exemption. Dru shot 3 under Sunday at Sea Island’s Plantation Course to win a 4-for-1 qualifier for the exemption.

“I hope to prove that I was worth the chance,” Dru said.

Father and son will play in the same group for the tournament’s first two rounds. Dru’s former Alabama teammate, Justin Thomas, rounds out the threesome. Thomas, who won last month at the CIMB Classic, has stayed with the Loves for years while playing tournaments in the area. He is in their house again this week, though he got bumped from Dru’s room when Dru qualified for the event.

Davis is the host of the PGA TOUR’s stop in Georgia’s Golden Isles, which benefits the Davis Love Foundation. He’s also the elder statesman on this sleepy island about 90 minutes north of Jacksonville, Florida. Davis resided in the area before TOUR pros flocked like the swallows of San Juan Capistrano.

The proliferation of professional golfers in the area means there's an abundance of qualified locals who would like to receive a sponsor exemption into The RSM Classic, the final PGA TOUR event of 2015. Davis likes to hold a qualifier for one of the invitations; he put Dru in that qualifier instead of handing him an exemption.

In the qualifier, Dru beat Josh Teater, who played on the PGA TOUR from 2010-2014; Cory Whitsett, who represented the U.S. at the 2013 Walker Cup; and Drew Weaver, who finished eighth on this year’s PGA TOUR Canada Order of Merit. Patton Kizzire, who finished No. 1 on this year’s Web.com Tour money list, earned a similar exemption via last year's qualifier (he missed the cut).

Dru won this year’s Georgia Amateur on Sea Island’s Seaside Course, The RSM Classic’s host course (each player will play one round on the Plantation, as well). Friends and family tried to convince Davis to give Dru an exemption after that victory, but Davis relented.

 

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I hope Graeme McDowell getting penalized for picking up his ball on 1 today doesn't cost him the tournament.