Davis Love III
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| Personnel | |
| Nation: |
 United States
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| Career data | |
| Professional since: | 1985 |
| Current tour: | PGA TOUR |
| Tournament wins: | 32 |
| Major wins : | 1 (1997) |
| Awards: | Payne Stewart Award (2008), Bob Jones Award (2013), World Golf Hall of Fame (2017) |
Davis Milton Love III (born April 13, 1964 in Charlotte , North Carolina ) is one of the most popular American professional golfers on the PGA TOUR . He belongs to the circle of major winners.
Career
He was introduced to the game of golf by his father, Davis Love II, a nationally recognized golf instructor . After attending the University of North Carolina , Love III became a professional golfer in 1985 .
He quickly established himself on the PGA TOUR and won his first tournament in 1987. To date, he has recorded a total of 19 victories in this major tournament series, including his only major win, the PGA Championship in 1997, and the prestigious Players Championship in 1992 and 2003. Love is on the career money list - with income of nearly $ 36 million - in fifth place. In the golf world rankings he was among the top 10 for many years.
Love III won the World Cup for the USA four times in a row with his friend and partner Fred Couples from 1992 to 1995 . In the Ryder Cup he was from 1993 to 2004, in the Presidents Cup from 1994 to 2005, without interruption in the American team. In 2012 and 2016 he led the US team at the Ryder Cup as a non-playing captain.
Davis Love III is married to his wife Robin and has two children. The family has lived in St. Simons Island , Georgia , since the early 1990s . Since 1994 he has been running Love Golf Design with his younger brother Mark, who is also his caddy . The company designs golf courses, primarily in the southeastern United States.
PGA Tour victories
- 1987 (1) MCI Heritage Golf Classic
- 1990 (1) The International
- 1991 (1) MCI Heritage Golf Classic
- 1992 (3) THE PLAYERS Championship , MCI Heritage Golf Classic, KMart Greater Greensboro Open
- 1993 (2) Infiniti Tournament of Champions , Las Vegas Invitational
- 1995 (1) Freeport-McMoRan Classic
- 1996 (1) Buick Invitational
- 1997 (2) PGA Championship , Buick Challenge
- 1998 (1) MCI Classic
- 2001 (1) AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
- 2003 (4) AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am , THE PLAYERS Championship, MCI Heritage , The INTERNATIONAL
- 2006 (1) Chrysler Classic at Greensboro
- 2008 (1) Children's Miracle Network Classic
- 2015 (1) Wyndham Championship
Major Championship is in bold .
Other tournament victories
- 1990 JCPenney Classic (with Beth Daniel)
- 1992 Franklin Funds Shark Shootout (with Tom Kite ), Kapalua International
- 1995 JCPenney Classic (with Beth Daniel)
- 1996 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Fred Couples and Payne Stewart )
- 1997 Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International
- 1998 Chunichi Crowns ( Japan Golf Tour )
- 2000 CVS Charity Classic (with Justin Leonard ), Target World Challenge
- 2003 Target World Challenge
- 2012 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Jason Day and Nick Watney ), PNC Father-Son Challenge (with Dru Love)
Participation in team competitions
- Dunhill Cup : 1992
- World Cup of Golf : 1992 (winner with Fred Couples ), 1993 (winner with Fred Couples), 1994 (winner with Fred Couples), 1995 (winner with Fred Couples and winner of the individual ranking), 1997
- Ryder Cup : 1993 (winner), 1995, 1997, 1999 (winner), 2002, 2004 , 2012 (non Playing Captain), 2016 (non Playing Captain, winner)
- Presidents Cup : 1994 (winner), 1996 (winner), 1998, 2000 (winner), 2003 (draw), 2005 (winner)
Results at major championships
| competition | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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| Masters | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | T42 | T25 | T54 | CUT | 2 | T7 | T7 | T33 | 2 | T7 |
| US Open | DNP | DNP | CUT | T33 | DNP | T11 | T60 | T33 | T28 | T4 | T2 | T16 | CUT | T12 | CUT |
| Open Championship | DNP | CUT | CUT | T23 | CUT | T44 | CUT | CUT | T38 | T98 | CUT | T10 | 8th | T7 | T11 |
| PGA Championship | T47 | CUT | DNP | T17 | T40 | T32 | T33 | T31 | CUT | CUT | CUT | 1 | T7 | T49 | T9 |
| competition | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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| Masters | CUT | T14 | T15 | T6 | CUT | T22 | T27 | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| US Open | T7 | T24 | CUT | CUT | T6 | CUT | CUT | T53 | DNP | T6 | T11 | T29 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Open Championship | T21 | T14 | T4 | T5 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T19 | T27 | CUT | T9 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T37 | T48 | CUT | CUT | T4 | T34 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T55 | T72 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| competition | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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| Masters | T42 | DNP | DNP |
| US Open | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | CUT | CUT |
DNP = not participated
CUT = Cut not made
"T" split placement
Green background for victories
Yellow background for top 10
See also
Web links
- Player profile at the PGA TOUR (English)
- Tournament results of the last two years on the Official World Golf Ranking Website (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Love, Davis III |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Love, Davis Milton III |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Charlotte , North Carolina , USA |