Davis Love III

Davis Milton Love III ( born April 13, 1964 in Charlotte, North Carolina ) is one of the most popular American professional golfer on the PGA TOUR. He belongs to the group of Major winner.

Career

He was introduced by his father, Davis Love II, a nationally recognized golf instructors in the game of golf. After attending the University of North Carolina Love III was in 1985 professional golfer.

He was able to quickly establish itself on the PGA TOUR in 1987 and won his first tournament. Overall, he has to date 19 wins are on this great tournament series to book, including his only major victory, the PGA Championship in 1997, as well as the prestigious Players Championship in 1992 and 2003 in the career money list Love is -. Revenue of nearly $ 36 million - in fifth place. In the golf world rankings, he was for many years among the top 10

Love III took with his friend and partner Fred Couples 1992-1995 four times in a row the World Cup for the United States. In the Ryder Cup, he stood from 1993 to 2004, the Presidents Cup from 1994 to 2005, without interruption in the American team. In 2012, he led the U.S. team at the Ryder Cup as captain.

Davis Love III is married to his wife Robin and has two children. The family lives since the early 1990s in St. Simons Iceland, Georgia. Since 1994 he runs with his younger brother Mark, who is also his caddy, the company Love Golf Design. The company is engaged in the design of golf courses, mainly in the southeastern United States.

PGA Tour victories

Major championship is shown in bold.

Other tournament victories

Participation in team competitions

  • Dunhill Cup: 1992
  • World Cup of Golf: 1992 ( winners with Fred Couples ), 1993 (winner with Fred Couples ), 1994 (winner with Fred Couples ), 1995 (winner with Fred Couples and winner of the individual competition ), 1997
  • Ryder Cup: 1993 ( winners ), 1995, 1997, 1999 ( winners ), 2002, 2004, 2012 ( Non Playing Captain )
  • Presidents Cup: 1994 ( winners ), 1996 ( winners ), 1998, 2000 ( winners ), 2003 ( draw ), 2005 ( winners )

Results in Major Championships

DNP = did not participate CUT = cut failed "T " shared placement Green background for wins Yellow background for top 10

Charlotte (North Carolina) The Players Championship St. Simons, Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Tom Kite Payne Stewart Japan Golf Tour Justin Leonard Jason Day (Golfer) 2004 Ryder Cup 2012 Ryder Cup Masters Tournament Men's major golf championships Match play Tommy Armour Byron Nelson Sam Snead Ben Hogan Gary Player Jack Nicklaus Julius Boros Raymond Floyd Dave Stockton Hal Sutton Bob Tway John Daly (Golfer) Nick Price Steve Elkington Vijay Singh David Toms Shaun Micheel Phil Mickelson Martin Kaymer Keegan Bradley Rory McIlroy Jason Dufner Bob Jones Award Francis Ouimet Margaret Curtis Horton Smith Patty Berg Robert Dickson (ice hockey) Bing Crosby Bob Hope Fuzzy Zoeller Ben Crenshaw Nancy Lopez Jay Haas Lorena Ochoa
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