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The fall portion of the 2016-17 PGA Tour concludes this weekend with the RSM Classic at Sea Island Resort in St. Simons Island, Ga.And although more than 25 fully exempt PGA Tour players in the field either live nearby or consider the Sea Island Golf Performance Center as their base, its anything but a certainty that the title will be won by a hometown favorite.The event, which was founded in 2010 and formerly called the McGladrey Classic, is famously hosted by PGA Tour player Davis Love III, one of many Tour players among the areas residents.Love is faced with myriad of responsibilities and challenges before and during tournament week. On top of his tournament host duties, Love also competes in the event and said that when its time to tee it up he simply wants to go play.Its worth all the hard work to get to do what I go do, Love III said. I want to continue to see how good I can get. World No. 1 is probably not realistic at (52) years old, but staying out on the PGA Tour until you are 60 and trying to win more golf tournaments is a fun goal.Three of the previous four champions of this event claimed their first title here, including Kevin Kisner, who won by six shots last year while setting 54- and 72-hole scoring records.Kisner validated a year of near misses in with a dominating victory, shooting 12-under par on the weekend to cruise to the win over distant runner-up Kevin Chappell.Kisners six-stroke victory in 2015 is the largest in tournament history. Until 2015, all five previous editions in the RSMs short history had been decided by no more than one shot.It was one of those weeks when everything was going my way, and you have to remember those because they dont happen very often, Kisner said.Kisner temporarily relocated to St. Simons Island while his Aiken, S.C., house was being renovated.Two of the tournaments six champions have been part-timers -- Kisner and Chris Kirk (2014). But with all the big names that call St. Simons Island home, the RSM Classic still is looking for its first true hometown winner.The closest a fulltime resident has come was Loves tie for fourth in 2012.Eleven players in the field seeking their first win have at least one runner-up finish since the beginning of the 2015-16 season.Other Golden Isles residents in the field this week are Matt Kuchar, Zach Johnson, Harris English, Brian Harman, Hudson Swafford, Patton Kizzire, Bobby Wyatt and Trey Mullinax.The tournament usually has a strong field because of its place on the schedule right before the holidays, the challenging courses at the resort and the measuring stick it provides players before many go on an extended break.Ten players who are ranked inside the top 30 in the FedExCup standings are in the 156-player field that will battle for the $5.7 million purse, $1.026 million of which goes to the winner.The highest ranked-players in the field in the Official World Golf Rankings are Kuchar (No. 20), Brandt Snedeker (26), Chappell (28), Jim Furyk (34), Johnson (35), Bill Haas (38) and Kisner (41).Sea Islands 7,005-yard, par-70 Seaside course will be the feature track and the site of play for the remaining field on Saturday and Sunday.Once again, entrants also will play one of the first two rounds at the revamped Plantation course.Unlike Harbour Town to the north, Sea Island was fortunate to suffer minimal damage from Hurricane Matthew. The Seaside Course withstood Mother Nature better than the Plantation and Tour officials said damage set them back only about a week in preparation.The RSM Classic is the seventh event in the PGA Tours wraparound schedule that bridges two years with 47 official events.Over the span of 43 weeks, players vie to become the FedExCup Champion. After a break, the season will resume in January with the traditional swing through Hawaii before moving to the West Coast. Wholesale Air Max .C. -- When North Carolina freshman Ryan Switzer reported to training camp in August he was a little miffed to learn he was third on the depth chart at punt returner. Air Max Ireland . -- Matt Rupert scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the London Knights extended their win streak to nine games by defeating the Owen Sound Attack 4-3 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. http://www.airmaxireland.com/ . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. Cheap Air Max Wholesale . Barcelonas entertaining victory ensured the defending Spanish champions retained their share of the league lead with Atletico Madrid two rounds ahead of their meeting in the capital. Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals. Cheap Air Max Ireland . -- The Magic have their first victory of the new year. The Bay of Plenty Magic have booked their conference finals spot against the unbeaten Southern Steel after a convincing 63-47 win over the Northern Mystics in Sundays ANZ Championship Elimination final.The Mystics were lucky to have earned their place in the elimination final after winning just three matches from 13 outings during an unconvincing campaign. While the Magic sat on six wins.Despite a fast start the Mystics were soon blown away by the hard hitting Magic, whos domination in the first and last quarter sealed their finals place.Magic centre Courtney Tairi was seen all over the court as she combined with Ellen Halpenny to bring the ball down to her shooters, while her defensive play throughout the match proved pivotal for the side.Magics attack end were like a well-oiled machine from the get go as they worked the ball around the third and never rushed to send into the circle. But the same couldnt be said for the Mystics.Mystics shooter Catherine Tuivaiti was under constant pressure under the post, while attack Maria Tutaia struggled to find space and move into the circle.The Magic took a strong 17-10 lead into the first quarter, and while the Mystics brought in huge changes foor the second quarter, they were unable to crack the Magics strong combinations.ddddddddddddAnna Harrison made an impact from wing defence to stem the Magics flow but a standout effort from defender Kristiana Manua ensured Magic retained the upper hand. As the last line of defence, Manua did a fine job in keeping Mystics shooter Cathrine Tuivaiti quiet as Magic hit the main break with a 31-24 lead.While the physicality of the match threatened to descend into an all-out brawl as players from both sides received warnings and cautions, Magic remained calm in the heat of the battle to maintain their strong lead throughout the second half.Mystics suffered a big blow when losing talented midcourter Nadia Loveday to a knee injury early in the third stanza. However, the third stanza went the same way as the second, the visitors unable to make inroads as the quarter went on to be drawn.With Grace Rasmussen controlling proceedings on attack, the composure and variety provided by the Magic proved crucial along with the high level of accuracy from Harten and Halpenny. ' ' '