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Love attended the University Of North Carolina before turning professional in 1985. He quickly established himself on the PGA Tour , winning his first tour event in 1987. He was later to be in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for several years.

Love has won eighteen events on the PGA Tour, including one 31 million.

Love was introduced to the game by his father, Davis Love II, who was a former pro and nationally recognized golf instructor tragically killed in a 1988 plane crash.


BACKGROUND AND FAMILY

Davis III was born to Davis M. Love Jr.and Helen Penta Burgin shortly after his father contended at the 1964 Masters .

He played ice hockey as a kid. As he stated, "I was a right wing, but I could skate backward, so they made me a defenseman."

Davis III attended the University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill from 1983 to 1985, where he was a three-time All-American and all- Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) golfer. He won six titles during his collegiate career, including the ACC tournament championship in 1984.

In 1994, Davis III founded Love Golf Design, a golf course architecture company, with his younger brother and caddie, Mark Love. The company has been responsible for the design of several courses throughout the southeast United States.

In 1997, Davis III published the book ''Every Shot I Take'', which honors his father's lessons on life and golf. The book received the 1997 United States Golf Association's International Book Award.

Davis III and wife Robin have two children, Alexia, 17, and Davis IV, 12. Alexia is a nationally ranked rider of Paso Fino horses. The Love family has resided in Sea Island , Georgia since the early 1990s.


PGA TOUR VICTORIES


Love's major championship is shown in bold.


OTHER PROFESSIONAL WINS



PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY


YearMajorsOther winsPGA TOUR winsEarnings ($)Rank
1985000NILN/A
1986000113,24577
1987011297,37833
1988000156,06875
1989000278,76044
1990011537,17220
1991011686,3618
19920331,191,6302
1993022777,05912
1994000474,21933
19950111,111,9996
19960111,211,1397
19971121,635,9533
19980111,541,15211
19990002,475,3283
20000002,337,7659
20010113,169,4635
20020002,056,16021
20030446,081,8963
20040003,075,09210
20050002,658,77913



RESULTS IN MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS


DNP = did not play

CUT = missed the half way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.


TEAM APPEARANCES



TRIVIA

  • Gave Michael Jordan his first set of clubs in college.

  • Played ice hockey as a kid.

  • Marks his golf ball with a 1965 or 1966 penny, and uses white tees.

  • Was given a custom-built " American Chopper " Motorcycle by his wife Robin for his 40th birthday.

  • Has a portion of I-95 named after him. In 1998, the segment of I-95 which extends in Georgia from the McIntosh County line to Highway 341 at exit 7A and B was designated the "Davis Love III Highway."



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