DAVIS LOVE III
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College:
April 13, 1964
Charlotte, NC.
Sea Island, Ga.
Wife, Robin; Children: Alexia, Davis IV
University of North Carolina
Turned Professional: 1985
Joined PGA Tour:
1985
PGA Tour Career Earnings: $43,018,878
Career Worldwide Victories: 31
Tournament Victories:
1987
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
2000
2001
2003
2006
2008
MCI Heritage Golf Classic
The International; JC Penney Classic (with Beth Daniel)
MCI Heritage Golf Classic
The Players Championship, MCI Heritage Golf Classic, Kmart Greater Greensboro Open, World
Cup of Golf (with Fred Couples)
Infiniti Tournament of Champions, Las Vegas Invitational, World Cup of Golf (with Fred Couples)
World Cup of Golf (with Fred Couples)
Freeport-McMoRan Classic, World Cup of Golf (with Fred Couples), World Cup (Indiv.),
JC Penney Classic (with Beth Daniel)
Buick Invitational
PGA Championship, Buick Challenge
MCI Classic, Chunichi Crowns (Japan)
CVS Charity Classic (with Justin Leonard), Target World Challenge presented by Williams
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, The Players Championship, MCI Heritage, The
International, Target World Challenge presented by Williams
Chrysler Classic of Greensboro
Children’s Miracle Network presented by Walmart
Other Achievements:
2012 United States Ryder Cup Captain
6-Time Ryder Cup Team member – 1993, ’95, ’97, ’99, 2002, ’04 (Record: 9-12-5)
Ryder Cup Vice-Captain, 2010
Member, 1985 Walker Cup Team;
1992 Dunhill Cup
World Cup (5), 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997;
U.S. Team Member, The Presidents Cup (6), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005
Author, “Every Shot I Take” (1997, recipient of USGA International Book Award)
Inductee, 1997 University of North Carolina Order of Merit
2001, Inductee, Georgia Golf Hall of Fame
One of 6 players in history who is a son of a PGA Professional and a winner of the PGA Championship
(joining Jack Burke Jr. 1956; Dave Marr 1965; Raymond Floyd 1969, ’82; Rich Beem 2002;, and Keegan
Bradley 2011)
DAVIS LOVE III IN THE RYDER CUP
Years Played
1993-95-97-99
2002-04
Teams
6
Matches
26
Points
11.5
Won
9
Lost
12
Halved
5
Winning Pct.
.44
1993 - The Belfry
Sutton Coldfield, England
Friday Morning Foursomes
Tom Kite & Davis Love III def. Seve Ballesteros & Jose Maria Olazabal, 2 & 1
Friday Afternoon Four-Balls
Ballesteros & Olazabal def. Kite and Love, 4 & 3
Saturday Morning Foursomes
Ballesteros & Olazabal def. Kite and Love, 2 & 1
Sunday Singles
Love def. Costantino Rocca, 1-up
Totals: 2-2-0
1995 - Oak Hill Country Club
Rochester, N.Y.
Friday Morning Foursomes
Love & Jeff Maggert def. Howard Clark & Mark James, 4 & 3
Friday Afternoon Four-Balls
Love & Fred Couples def. Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie, 3 & 2
Saturday Morning Foursomes
Costantino Rocca & Sam Torrance def. Love & Maggert, 6 & 5
Saturday Afternoon Four-Balls
Rocca & Ian Woosnam def. Love & Ben Crenshaw, 3 & 2
Sunday Singles
Love def. Rocca, 3 & 2
Totals: 3-1-0
1997 - Valderrama Golf Club
Sotogrande, Spain
Friday Morning Four-Balls
Jose Maria Olazabal & Costantino Rocca def. Love & Phil Mickelson, 1-up
Saturday Morning Four-Balls
Colin Montgomerie & Darren Clarke def. Fred Couples & Love, 1-up
Saturday Afternoon Foursomes
Olazabal & Rocca def. Love & Couples, 5 & 4
Sunday Singles
Per-Ulrik Johansson def. Love, 3 & 2
Totals: 0-4-0
1999 - The Country Club
Brookline, Mass.
Friday Morning Foursomes
Love & Payne Stewart halved with Miguel Angel Jimenez &
Padraig Harrington
Friday Afternoon Four-Balls
Love & Justin Leonard halved with Colin Montgomerie & Paul Lawrie
Saturday Afternoon Four-Balls
David Duval & Love halved with Sergio Garcia & Jesper Parnevik
Sunday Singles
Love def. Jean Van de Velde, 6 & 5
Totals: 1-0-3
2002 - The Belfry
Sutton Coldfield, England
Friday Morning Four-Balls
Sergio Garcia & Lee Westwood def. David Duval & Love, 4 & 3
Saturday Morning Foursomes
Tiger Woods & Love def. Darren Clarke & Thomas Bjorn, 4 & 3
Saturday Afternoon Four-Balls
Woods & Love def. Garcia & Westwood, 1-up
Sunday Singles
Love halved with Pierre Fulke
Totals: 2-1-1
2004 - Oakland Hills Country Club
Bloomfield Township, Mich.
Friday Morning Four-Balls
Darren Clarke & Miguel Angel Jimenez def. Chad Campbell & Love, 5 and 4
Friday Afternoon Foursomes
Colin Montgomerie & Padraig Harrington def. Love & Fred Funk, 4 & 2
Saturday Morning Four-Balls
Stewart Cink & Love def. Montgomerie & Harrington, 3 & 2
Saturday Afternoon Foursomes
Harrington & Paul McGinley def. Love & Tiger Woods, 4 & 3
Sunday Singles
Love halved with Clarke
Totals: 1-3-1