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Others have echoed Love’s sentiments; the
ocean views and natural charm of the course
have made it a hit among tour pros who have
competed in the classic. “Last time I played,
it was cool to have a home tournament,” says
Harris English. “We travel all over the world
so much, and it’s a lot of fun having an event
less than a mile from where I live. I get a lot
of friends and family to come out and watch,
and that makes me feel even more at home.
I’ve played seaside since I was a little kid.”
Highlights over The McGladrey Classic’s
ishes have been nothing short of exhilarating.
This year brings heightened excitement, as The
McGladrey Classic’s winner will receive coveted FedExCup points and an automatic buy-in
to the Masters, making the competition more
inaugural edition of the event, with an exciting
one-stroke victory over Bill Haas that culminated when he dropped a 60-foot birdie putt
on the 16th hole. Things got even tighter the
second year, when Ben Crane went on a backnine birdie run to force a playoff with Webb
simpson. Eventually, Crane emerged victorious
on the second playoff hole. Last year, Love was
in the last group on sunday, but Tommy Gainey
capture the tournament.

Seaside Splendor
seaside Course is not particularly long at
7,050 yards. It is, however, very challenging.
Legendary English architects Charles Colt
and Hugh Alison originally constructed it as
a nine-hole course in 1929. In 1973, Joe Lee
designed the additional Marshside nine.
Then, renowned course architect Tom Fazio
transformed the nines into the current layout
in 1999. GolfWeek ranks seaside Course in its

Harris English hopes to capture his second PGA TOUR win at The McGladrey Classic.

list of Top 100 Resort Courses.
The course is built around marshland, and
golfers can see the Atlantic from many of the
layout’s unique vantage points. The grass conditions are typically immaculate, as is to be
expected from a top-rated course.
“The course is not overly long, but there is
a premium in hitting fairways and greens,”
comments scott Reid, the tournament director of The McGladrey Classic. “It’s very easy
to short-side yourself when missing the
greens on seaside, making it hard to get up
and down. Typically the wind is one of the
three years of the tournament, we really

Victory for Charities
Regardless of who captures the trophy, the
true winners of The McGladrey Classic are

Love Foundation. The McGladrey Classic
has raised $900,000 for charity since 2010.
“The ambitious mission of the davis Love
Foundation is to help build a better future
for vulnerable children and their families
who are at risk of poor educational, economic, social and health outcomes,” Reid
says. “This year, organizations that will
Olympics, Boys & Girls Clubs of southeast
Georgia and a number of other local charities that focus on the well-being of children
and families.”
The davis Love Foundation has also
announced the 2013 Birdies Fore Love proand family charities—after a successful
launch last year ]