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Love was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He 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. He has established himself as one of the most popular players on the PGA Tour. Charlotte (also known as candle stick) is a figure skating grace move - one of the spirals, where the skater is bended and glides on its one leg with the other one lifted to the air. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area Ranked 28th - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 kmÂ²) - Width 150 miles (240 km) - Length 560[1] miles (901 km) - % water 9. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... The PGA Tour is an organization headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA that operates the USAs main professional golf tours dominated by men. ... The Official World Golf Rankings are a system for rating the performance level of professional golfers. ...

Love has won nineteen events on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1997 PGA Championship. He also won the prestigious Players Championship in 1992 and 2003. As of October 2006 he was fourth on the PGA Tour career money leaders list ^[1] with earnings of more than $34 million. The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual golf tournaments in mens professional golf. ... 2007 PGA tournament logo The PGA Championship (referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. ... The Players Championship can refer to several things: For the Players Championship in snooker, see Players Championship (snooker). ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ...

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

Background and family

Love was born to Davis M. Love Jr.and Helen Penta Burgin shortly after his father contended at the 1964 Masters. This article is about the golf tournament. ...

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."

Love 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. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... An All-America team is a sports team composed of star players. ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ...

In 1994, Love 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, Love 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.

Love and wife Robin have two children: Alexia and Davis IV. Alexia is a nationally ranked rider of Paso Fino horses. The Love family has resided in St. Simons Island, Georgia since the early 1990s. The Paso Fino is a beautiful, naturally-gaited horse with a history dating back many centuries to Spain. ... St. ...

PGA Tour wins (19)

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Other professional wins (10)

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PGA Tour career summary

Major Championships

Wins (1)

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Results timeline

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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Team appearances

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Trivia

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Notes and references

See also

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Matchplay era
(1916) Jim Barnes | (1917-18) Cancelled due to World War I | (1919) Jim Barnes | (1920) Jock Hutchison | (1921) Walter Hagen | (1922-23) Gene Sarazen | (1924-27) Walter Hagen | (1928-29) Leo Diegel | (1930) Tommy Armour | (1931) Tom Creavy | (1932) Olin Dutra | (1933) Gene Sarazen | (1934) Paul Runyan | (1935) Johnny Revolta | (1936-37) Denny Shute | (1938) Paul Runyan | (1939) Henry Picard | (1940) Byron Nelson | (1941) Vic Ghezzi | (1942) Sam Snead | (1943) Cancelled due to World War II | (1944) Bob Hamilton | (1945) Byron Nelson | (1946) Ben Hogan | (1947) Jim Ferrier | (1948) Ben Hogan | (1949) Sam Snead | (1950) Chandler Harper | (1951) Sam Snead | (1952) Jim Turnesa | (1953) Walter Burkemo | (1954) Chick Harbert | (1955) Doug Ford | (1956) Jack Burke, Jr | (1957) Lionel Hebert
Strokeplay era
(1958) Dow Finsterwald | (1959) Bob Rosburg | (1960) Jay Hebert | (1961) Jerry Barber | (1962) Gary Player | (1963) Jack Nicklaus | (1964) Bobby Nichols | (1965) Dave Marr | (1966) Al Geiberger | (1967) Don January | (1968) Julius Boros | (1969) Raymond Floyd | (1970) Dave Stockton | (1971) Jack Nicklaus | (1972) Gary Player | (1973) Jack Nicklaus | (1974) Lee Trevino | (1975) Jack Nicklaus | (1976) Dave Stockton | (1977) Lanny Wadkins | (1978) John Mahaffey | (1979) David Graham | (1980) Jack Nicklaus | (1981) Larry Nelson | (1982) Raymond Floyd | (1983) Hal Sutton | (1984) Lee Trevino | (1985) Hubert Green | (1986) Bob Tway | (1987) Larry Nelson | (1988) Jeff Sluman | (1989) Payne Stewart | (1990) Wayne Grady | (1991) John Daly | (1992) Nick Price | (1993) Paul Azinger | (1994) Nick Price | (1995) Steve Elkington | (1996) Mark Brooks | (1997) Davis Love III | (1998) Vijay Singh | (1999-00) Tiger Woods | (2001) David Toms | (2002) Rich Beem | (2003) Shaun Micheel | (2004) Vijay Singh | (2005) Phil Mickelson | (2006) Tiger Woods Jim Barnes (April 8, 1886 - May 26, 1966) was a golfer. ... 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