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The Davis Love III File

Full Name: Davis Milton Love III
Residence: St. Simons Island, Ga.
Birthdate: April 13, 1964; Charlotte, N.C.
Height/Weight: 6ft 3in / 164lbs
Family: Wife: Robin; Children: Alexia, Davis IV
College: University of North Carolina
Interests: Fishing, basketball, snowboarding
Turned Professional: 1985
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Ryder Cup History

Appearances: 1993 (winners), 1995, 1997, 1999 (winners), 2002, 2004


RECORD Played Won Lost Halved
Overall 26 9 12 5 Total points: 11.5
Singles 6 3 1 2
Foursomes 9 3 5 1
Fourballs 11 3 6 2

Ryder Cup Playing Record

1993
Day 1 Fourballs Kite/Love def. Ballesteros/Olazabal (2 & 1)
Day 1 Foursomes Ballesteros/Olazabal def. Kite/Love (4 & 3)
Day 2 Foursomes Ballesteros/Olazabal def. Love/Kite (2 & 1)
Final Day Singles
Love def. Rocca (1 hole)
1995
Day 1 Fourballs Love/Maggert def. Clark/James (4 & 3)
Day 1 Foursomes Love/Couples def. Faldo/Mongomerie (3 & 2)
Day 2 Foursomes Torrance/Rocca def. Love/Maggert (6 & 5)
Day 2 Fourballs Woosnam/Rocca def. Love/Crenshaw (3 & 2)
Final Day Singles Love def. Rocca (3 & 2)
1997
Day 1 Fourballs Olazabal/Rocca def. Love/Mickelson (1 hole)
Day 2 Foursomes Montgomerie/Clarke def. Love/Couples (1 hole)
Day 2 Fourballs Olazabal/Rocca def. Love/Couples (5 & 4)
Final Day Singles Johansson def. Love (3 & 2)
1999
Day 1 Foursomes Jimenez/Harrington halved Love/Stewart (halved)
Day 1 Fourballs Montgomerie/Lawrie halved Love/Leonard (halved)
Day 2 Fourballs Parnevik/Garcia halved Love/Duval (halved)
Final Day Singles Love def. Van de Velde (6 & 5)
2002
Day 1 Fourballs Garcia/Westwood def. Love/Duval (4 & 3)
Day 2 Foursomes Love/Woods def. Clarke/Bjorn (4 & 3)
Day 2 Fourballs Woods/Love def. Garcia/Westwood (1 hole)
Final Day Singles Fulke halved Love (halved)
2004
Day 1 Fourballs Clarke/Jimenez def. Love/Campbell (2 & 1)
Day 1 Foursomes Harrington/Montgomerie def. Love/Funk (4 & 2)
Day 2 Fourballs Love/Cink def. Harrington/Montgomerie (3 & 2)
Day 2 Foursomes
Harrington/McGinley def. Love/Woods (4 & 3)
Final Day Singles Love halved Clarke (halved)

PGA TOUR VICTORIES: Total 20
1987 MCI Heritage Golf Classic
1990 The International
1991 MCI Heritage Golf Classic
1992 The Players Championship, MCI Heritage Golf Classic, KMart Greater Greensboro Open
1993 Infiniti Tournament of Champions, Las Vegas Invitational
1995 Freeport-McMoRan Classic
1996 Buick Invitational
1997 PGA Championship, Buick Challenge
1998 MCI Classic
2001 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
2003 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, The Players Championship, MCI Heritage, The International
2006
Chrysler Classic of Greensboro
2008
Children's Miracle Network Classic
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES: 13
1990 JCPenney Classic (with Beth Daniel)
1992 Franklin Funds Shark Shootout (with Tom Kite), World Cup of Golf (with Fred Couples), Kapalua International
1993 World Cup of Golf (with Fred Couples)
1994 World Cup of Golf (with Fred Couples)
1995 World Cup of Golf (team with Fred Couples and individual title), JCPenney Classic (with Beth Daniel)
1996 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Fred Couples and Payne Stewart)
1997 Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International
2000
CVS Charity Classic (with Justin Leonard), Williams World Challenge
2003
Target World Challenge

Teams and Awards

TEAMS
Dunhill Cup: 1992
World Cup of Golf: 1992 (winners), 1993 (winners), 1994 (winners), 1995 (winners), 1997
Ryder Cup: 1993 (winners), 1995, 1997, 1999 (winners), 2002, 2004
Presidents Cup: 1994 (winners), 1996 (winners), 1998, 2000 (winners), 2003 (tie), 2005 (winners)
Walker Cup 1985
AWARDS
2008 Payne Stewart Award
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