In a phone interview with GolfChannel. I was surprised how nervous I was. Like most professional players, Love can be his own worst critic and his unease with a microphone only grew when the Tour arrived in Florida. Simons Island, Georgia, burned down, sending he and his wife, Robin, into a vagabond existence.
By the time the Tour restarted its schedule in early June, Love was thrust into a new role as a tower analyst. Davis Love III said he continues to discover what was lost in the fire that destroyed his home and what was safe elsewhere. Recorded his third career hole-in-one with an ace on Saturday at Harbour Town's par-3 fourth hole, using a 4-iron from yards. Tournament included four rounds in the 60s and he shared the first-round lead with a Was tied for the lead late in the final round before winner Tiger Woods finished birdie-birdie.
Mercedes-Benz Championship: Recorded the 30th runner-up finish of his career at the Mercedes-Benz Championship, finishing at under along with Anthony Kim, six strokes behind champion Geoff Ogilvy. It represented his ninth top finish in 13 starts at the tournament, including a victory in Underwent surgery on Friday of tournament week in Brunswick, Ga. Returned to action the following week at The Barclays. Has won five tournaments more than once and his second victory at Forest Oaks made him the eighth multiple winner of the Greensboro tournament.
Win came 14 years, five months and 12 days after last Greensboro victory in April Shared the third-round lead with Chris Couch prior to defeating Jason Bohn by two strokes. Second career runner-up finish at the event, having lost to Tiger Woods 4 and 3 in Highlight of the week was holing out on 18th hole of fourth-round match for eagle with a pitching wedge with yards to defeat Padraig Harrington, 1-up.
Career record in seven starts at the event is , including a mark in last three years. Runner-up was 29th of career, first among active players under Shared the hole lead with eventual champion Phil Mickelson, but a closing 4-over 74 dropped him to T4. Moved ahead of Tom Kite for the most top finishes in tournament history. In , lost the lead to hard-charging Justin Leonard. This time, applied the heat on hole leader Todd Hamilton, playing mistake-free down the stretch, taking the lead on the 17th, and looked like the winner when he saved par on the 72nd hole of regulation.
But Hamilton birdied the 17th and 18th holes to win by a stroke. Went in his four matches. Finished 12 points ahead of his nearest competitors—Retief Goosen and Vijay Singh. Posted three eagles during the second round. Chipped in from 67 feet on 72nd hole to force sudden death with Woody Austin after four rounds in the 60s. Hit 6-iron approach on fourth playoff hole No. Paired with good friend Fred Couples on Sunday, tied final-round record with an 8-under 64 in windy conditions to come from two shots behind and win by six strokes over third-round leaders Jay Haas and Padraig Harrington.
Opened final round with bogeys on two of the first three holes, but battled back with seven birdies and only one bogey en route to a final-round Clinched one-stroke victory over Lehman with two-putt birdie on par-5 18th hole after second shot approach with 4-iron from yards settled to within 15 feet of cup.
Ryder Cup: Member of his fifth Ryder Cup team. Ryder Cup record was for a five-year total of Held second- and third-round leads. Closing 66 left him one stroke shy of Hoch, who finished with Open Championship: After being off for two months, returned to T7 at U. Injury: Withdrew from three events in May due to neck pain and disk problem that causes numbness in left arm and fingers. First experienced numbness at BellSouth Classic.
Fell just short in attempt at back-to-back wins. Lost in three-way playoff with winner Phil Mickelson and Frank Lickliter II, eliminated with bogey on the second extra hole.
Entered final round seven strokes down and completed play one stroke up on Vijay Singh after Seven-stroke comeback matched the best in tournament history Bob Rosburg, Presidents Cup record for a four-year total of Highlight in the U. Closing 69 resulted in a berth in the three-man playoff won by Jesper Parnevik.
Injury: Ailment diagnosed as recurring problem with lower back disk. Injury first flared at Sprint International. Went 19 days without touching a club. Nerve issue caused pain in shoulder and back and numbness in fingers. Was told to take week off, but as defending champion, wanted to play. An opening 73 proved to be his undoing, and his middle rounds of at Lake Buena Vista GC left him a stroke behind winner John Huston.
A final-round charge, a 5-under 65, left him three strokes behind winner David Duval. Posted a seven-stroke win over Glen Day. His four rounds in the 60s helped him to a three-shot win over David Toms in Hawaii. Finished third, two shots behind winner David Duval.
Buick Challenge: Earned second victory of year at the Buick Challenge where, after setting the hole record at , he was a four-stroke winner over Stewart Cink. Rounds of gave him five-stroke victory over Justin Leonard. Earlier in the day, he defeated Tom Lehman in the semifinals, 3 and 2, to earn the right to face Mickelson. Buick Invitational: In third start of season, trailed by four after 54 holes of Buick Invitational before posting final-round 64 for three-stroke win over Phil Mickelson.
Doubled up, winning the individual title International Trophy , defeating Hisayuki Sasaki of Japan in a playoff. Masters Tournament: At Augusta National, was tied for 11th, three strokes behind the leaders through 54 holes. Closed with a 66 to finish second, one behind Ben Crenshaw. Won his singles match, 1-up, over Steve Elkington, won both of his four-ball matches, with Fred Couples as his partner, and won one foursomes match with Jim Gallagher, Jr. Held a two-shot lead through three rounds but watched as Brett Ogle came from behind to win by a shot.
Entered the final round of the three-round event tied for 11th. In the best-ball affair, the duo shot a under 56 but came up a shot short of the winning team of Steve Elkington-Raymond Floyd. Las Vegas Invitational: In Las Vegas, he never had a round worse than 67 in the five-round tournament and coasted to an eight-shot victory over Craig Stadler. Shot rounds of at the event played on three Las Vegas courses.
Erased three-stroke deficit entering final round in Greensboro, with a closing World Cup: Represented the U. Shot a 1-under 69 at Firestone CC's South Course on a day when there were only 10 sub rounds among the 48 players. In the best-ball format, the duo easily outdistanced the team of Jay Haas-Nancy Lopez by five shots. Isuzu Kapalua: A month earlier, at the Isuzu Kapalua International in Hawaii, despite four rounds in the 60s, including a third-round, 8-under 63, he still finished a distant five shots behind winner David Peoples.
His week left him solo third, two shots behind winner Tim Simpson. His final-round 67 allowed him to move from tied for 14th into the top Nestle Invitational: Lost in heartbreaking fashion at the Nestle Invitational. Held a two-shot lead through 54 holes, but Tom Kite chased him down at the end, forcing a playoff that Kite won with a par on the second extra hole at Bay Hill Club in Orlando, Fla.
Phoenix Open: In his third start of the year, he opened with an 8-under 63 at the Phoenix Open, followed with a in the middle rounds at TPC Scottsdale and held a two-shot lead over Fred Couples entering the final round. A seven-bogey, two-birdie 76 Sunday dropped him into a solo fourth.
In the weather-shortened event, he had three 70s to T8. Colonial National Invitation: A month later, he flirted with with victory again, with four rounds in the 60s at the Colonial National Invitational. Despite shooting on the weekend at Colonial CC 9-under , lost by three shots to Keith Clearwater. Ryder Cup teams in and Love was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in His father, who was a former pro and nationally recognized golf instructor, introduced him to the game.
His mother is also an avid low-handicap golfer. His father was killed in a plane crash. Davis Love III. David Eigenberg. Norm Duke. Bridget Fonda. Sven Martinek. In , Love captained the winning U.
Team at the Ryder Cup. In , Love captained the U. Team that lost the Ryder Cup. Davis Love III fans also viewed:. Rachelle Buchbinder. Jonathan M. Ross Perot Jr.
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