| Davis Love III | |||||||
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.jpg) Love in 2007 | |||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Full name | Davis Milton Love III | ||||||
| Born | April 13, 1964 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) | ||||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||||
| Residence | St. Simons Island, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| Spouse | Robin Love | ||||||
| Children | Alexia, Davis IV | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| College | North Carolina | ||||||
| Turned professional | 1985 | ||||||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA Tour Champions | ||||||
| Professional wins | 37 | ||||||
| Highest ranking | 2 (July 19, 1998)[1] | ||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||
| PGA Tour | 21 | ||||||
| European Tour | 1 | ||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 | ||||||
| Other | 15 | ||||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||||||
| Masters Tournament | 2nd: 1995, 1999 | ||||||
| PGA Championship | Won: 1997 | ||||||
| U.S. Open | T2: 1996 | ||||||
| The Open Championship | T4: 2003 | ||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||
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Davis Milton Love III (born April 13, 1964) is an American professional golfer who has won 21 events on the PGA Tour, including one major championship: the 1997 PGA Championship. He won the Players Championship in 1992 and 2003. He was in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for over 450 weeks, reaching a high ranking of 2nd.[2][3] He captained the U.S. Ryder Cup teams in 2012 and 2016.[4][5] Love was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017.[6]
- ^ "Week 29 1998 Ending 19 Jul 1998" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ "Official World Golf Ranking, "July 19 1998"" (PDF). OWGR. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ^ "69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking". OWGR. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ^ Auclair, T.J. "PGA picks Love III to lead Team USA". PGA of America. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ^ Harig, Bob (February 24, 2015). "Davis Love III named Ryder captain". ESPN.
- ^ "Love III gets Hall of Fame call: Woosnam, Mallon, Ochoa, Longhurst also included in Class of 2017". PGA Tour. October 18, 2016.