Davis Love III -- Captain
| CAPTAIN INFORMATION |
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| Age: 48 |
| Hometown: St. Simons Island, Ga. |
| Birthplace: Charlotte, N.C. |
| Birthdate: April 13, 1964 |
| College: University of North Carolina |
| Turned Professional: 1985 |
| RYDER CUP EXPERIENCE |
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| Years Played: 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004 |
| Total Matches: 26 |
| Career Ryder Cup Record (W-L-H): 9-12-5 |
| Singles (W-L-H): 3-1-2 |
| Foursomes (W-L-H): 3-5-1 |
| Fourballs (W-L-H): 3-6-2 |
| Total Points Won: 11.5 |
| Total Points Won Point %: .44 |
| RYDER CUP RESULTS |
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| 1993 The Belfry |
| USA 15, Europe 13 |
| 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 Oak Hill |
| Europe 14 1/2, USA 13 1/2 |
| 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 Valderrama Golf Club |
| United States 14 1/2, Europe 13 1/2 |
| 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 The Country Club |
| USA 14 1/2, Europe 13 1/2 |
| 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 The Belfry |
| Europe 15 1/2, USA 12 1/2 |
| 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 Oakland Hills |
| Europe 18 1/2, USA 9 1/2 |
| 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) |
| CAPTAIN NOTES |
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| A veteran of six Ryder Cups as a player, Davis Love III also served as an assistant captain to Corey Pavin in the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in Wales. |
| CAREER VICTORIES |
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| PGA Tour (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 (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. |
| Other: None. |
