From his win at the 1992 Players Championship to to his second turn as Ryder Cup captain, take a look back at Davis Love III’s career.
MAR 1992: PGA Golfer Davis Love III displays his Players Championship trophy after winning the tournament at the TPC at Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, Florida. (MANDATORY CREDIT: GARY NEWKIRK/ALLSPORT)
27 September 1993: Davis Love III of the USA team celebrates on the 18th after defeating European Costantino Rocca during the Ryder Cup at the Belfry in Sutton Coldfield in England. \ Mandatory Credit: Stephen Munday /Allsport
Aug 1997: Davis Love III of the USA celebrates as he wins the PGA Championship at the Winged Foot Golf Course in Mamaroneck, New York, USA. \ Mandatory Credit: Jamie Squire/Allsport
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MARCH 30: Davis Love III holds the trophy after winning the Players Championship on March 30, 2003 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images).
BROOKLINE, : Davis Love III of the US celebrates his putt on the 18th hole against Europe in his four-ball match 24 September 1999 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, site of the 33rd Ryder Cup. The putt enabled Love and his partner Justin Leonard to half the match against Colin Montgomerie and Paul Lawrie of Scotland. (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
MAMARONECK, UNITED STATES: Davis Love III holds the Wanamaker trophy on the 18th green 17 August after the final round of the PGA Championship at Winged Foot. Love won by shooting four-under-par for the day. (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL - NOVEMBER 9: Davis Love III holds the winner’s trophy with Mickey Mouse after the final round at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic at Disney Magnolia golf course November 9, 2008 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)
MEDINAH, IL - SEPTEMBER 30: Davis Love III addresses the crowd at the closing ceremonies after Europe defeated the USA 14.5 to 13.5 to retain the Ryder Cup during the Singles Matches for The 39th Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club on September 30, 2012 in Medinah, Illinois. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
Davis Love III wins the 1997 PGA Championship held at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, Sunday, August 17 1997. (Photo by The PGA of America). (Photo by Montana Pritchard/PGA of America via Getty Images)
DUBLIN, OH - OCTOBER 03: Assistant captain Davis Love III of the U.S. Team holds a baby squirrel during the Day One Four-Ball Matches of The Presidents Cup at the Muirfield Village Golf Club on October 3, 2013 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA TOUR)
Davis Love III holds the Ryder Cup Trophy as he poses for the media during his announcement as the 2016 United States Ryder Cup Team Captain at the PGA headquarters on February 24, 2015 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
GREENSBORO, NC - AUGUST 23: Davis Love III poses with the Sam Snead Cup after winning the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club on August 23, 2015 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 28: Ryder Cup Captains Davis Love III (left) and Darren Clarke pose with the Ryder Cup trophy and shirts of Minnesota’s five professional sports teams during the 2016 Ryder Cup ‘Welcome To Minnesota’ Breakfast at the Windows on Minnesota building on September 28, 2015 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 28: (L-R) Davis Love III (US Ryder Cup Captain), Darren Clarke (European Ryder Cup Captain) and broadcaster David Feherty are pictured during the 2016 Ryder Cup Captains’ Fireside Chat hosted by David Feherty at the Orpheum Theatre on September 28, 2015 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
INCHEON CITY, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 08: Jordan Spieth of Team USA celebrates with captain’s assistant Davis Love III after winning his match 4&3 on the 15th hole during the first round of The Presidents Cup at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea on October 8, 2015 in Songdo IBD, Incheon City, South Korea. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA TOUR)
24 September 1993: USA team members (L to R) Lanny Wadkins, Payne Stewart, Corey Pavin, Davis Love III and Tom Kite during the National Anthem before the Ryder Cup at the The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield, England. (Mandatory Credit: Chris Cole / Allsport)
22 September 1995: Davis Love III and Fred Couples of the USA line up a putt on the 13th green during their fourball match against Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie at the 1995 Ryder Cup at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. (Mandatory Credit: J.D. Cuban/ALLSPORT)
13 September 1996: U.S. Team members Fred Couples (L) and Davis Love III on the 16th hole during the morning fourball matches of the 1996 Presidents Cup at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Manassas, Virginia.
U.S. Players Fred Couples and Davis Love III. 1996 Presidents Cup - September 13-15, 1996 - Robert Trent Jones GC, Prince William County, Virginia, USA (Photo by Stan Badz/PGA)
Tiger Woods, Tom Lehman, David Duval, Davis Love III celebrating after their 1999 Ryder Cup victory at Brookline.(Photo by Montana Pritchard/PGA of America via Getty Images)
28 Oct 1999: Davis Love III sits in silence at Payne Stewart’s memorial before The Tour Championship at the Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas.
28 Oct 1999: A closeup from behind of Davis Love III’s Payne Stewart tribute hat during The Tour Championship at the Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas.
4 February 2001: Davis Love III watches Phil Mickelson’s effort to tie the tournament from the fairway on the 18th hole during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. (Mandatory Credit: Craig Jones/ALLSPORT)
4 February 2001: Davis Love III is congratulated by Bill Russell after a birdie on the par five 18th hole during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. (Mandatory Credit: Craig Jones/ALLSPORT)
4 February 2001: Davis Love III is congratulated by Phil Mickelson’s wife Amy and their daughter Amanda during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. (Mandatory Credit: Craig Jones/ALLSPORT)
4 February 2001: Davis Love III talks to the gallery with Clint Eastwood after winning the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in Pebble Beach, California. (Donald Miralle/Allsport)
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MARCH 30: Davis Love III hits his second shot on the par-5 16th hole during the final round of the Players Championship on March 30, 2003 at the TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Craig Jones/Getty Images)
HARRISON, NY - JUNE 8: Davis Love III sits on a custom-built Orange County Choppers motorcycle his wife Robin presented him as his 40th birthday gift, prior to the start of the Buick Classic at the Westchester Country Club June 8, 2004 in Harrison, New York. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, VA - SEPTEMBER 25: United States team captain Jack Nicklaus congratulates Davis Love III after Love defeated Nick O’Hern on the 15th hole during the 2005 Presidents Cup on September 25, 2005 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 23: PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem presented Davis Love III with the 2008 Payne Stewart Award following a news conference at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, is the final event of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, held at East Lake Golf Club on September 23, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Stan Badz/PGA TOUR)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - SEPTEMBER 03: US Ryder Cup Captain Davis Love III (C) poses with New York Giants owner John Mara (L) and New York Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin (R) at Timex Performance Center on September 3, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Montana Pritchard/The PGA of America via Getty Images)
PEBBLE BEACH, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Davis Love III (R) and amateur partner, PGA Tour Commisioner Tim Finchem, walk on the green on the first hole during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links on February 12, 2009 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 26: U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Davis Love III teed-off for a once-in-a lifetime golf shot from Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago’s 16th Floor Terrace on September 26, 2011 in celebration of reaching the year-out mark of the 2012 Ryder Cup. Each captain attempted three 220-yard shots targeting a golf green modeled after the 17th hole at Medinah and custom-built on a barge floating on the Chicago River. The stunt raised money for charity, with the PGA of America in conjunction with the Ryder Cup Magnificent Moments fundraising campaign donating $100,000 to benefit the Illinois PGA Foundation and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana. The 2012 Ryder Cup will be played September 25-30, 2012 at historic Medinah (Ill.) Country Club near Chicago. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Ryder Cup)
CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 26: Ryder Cup Captains Davis Love III of the United States (L) and Jose Maria Olazabal of Europe chat together before throwing the first pitch to mark the start of the game between Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field on September 26, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Ryder Cup Captains Jose Maria Olazabal of Europe (L) and Davis Love III of the United States (R) pose with White Sox coach Ozzie Guillén before throwing the first pitch to mark the start of the game between Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field on September 26, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
ROSEMONT, IL - SEPTEMBER 26: USA team captain Davis Love III and his wife Robin Love attend the 39th Ryder Cup Gala at Akoo Theatre at Rosemont on September 26, 2012 in Rosemont, Illinois. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
MEDINAH, IL - SEPTEMBER 25: USA team captain Davis Love III with Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods during the official photocall during the second preview day of The 39th Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Golf Club on September 25, 2012 in Medinah, Illinois. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Caption:MEDINAH, IL - SEPTEMBER 28: U.S. team captain Davis Love III (L) poses with Michael Jordan and Fred Couples on the first tee during the Morning Foursome Matches for The 39th Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club on September 28, 2012 in Medinah, Illinois. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
MEDINAH, IL - SEPTEMBER 29: USA Team captain Davis Love III watches the play during day two of the Morning Foursome Matches for The 39th Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club on September 29, 2012 in Medinah, Illinois. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
MEDINAH, IL- SEPTEMBER 30: Team Captain Davis Love III, his wife Robin, Ryder Cup Past Captain Jack Nicklaus, and NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan pose for a photo during the Singles Matches for the 39th Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club on September 30, 2012 in Medinah, Illinois. (Photo by Montana Pritchard/PGA of America via Getty Images)
Caption:DUBLIN, OH - OCTOBER 03: U.S. Team captain Fred Couples and his assistant captain Davis Love III speak prior to the Day One Four-Ball Matches of The Presidents Cup at the Muirfield Village Golf Club on October 3, 2013 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA TOUR)
DUBLIN, OH - OCTOBER 06: U.S. Team captains Davis Love III, Fred Couples and Jay Haas after the U.S. Team defeated the International Team 18.5 to 15.5 at the Muirfield Village Golf Club on October 6, 2013 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
SHEBOYGAN, WI - AUGUST 11: Tiger Woods and Davis Love III of the United States shake hands after playing together during a practice round prior to the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits on August 11, 2015 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL - FEBRUARY 24: Davis Love III sits beside Pete Bevacqua the CEO of the PGA of America and Co-Chairman of the Ryder Cup Task Force during his announcement as the 2016 United States Ryder Cup Team Captain as Rickie Fowler and Phil Mickelson player members of the Ryder Cup Task Force look on at the PGA headquarters on February 24, 2015 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
8 April 1998: Phil Mickelson and Davis Love III both hit the ball at the same time during the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, USA. (Mandatory Credit: Andrew Redington/Allsport)
20 Oct 2000: (L-R) Phil Mickelson and Davis Love III line up a putt on the 15th hole during the second day of the President’s Cup at The Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia. Mickelson and Love III beat Vijay Singh of Fiji and Ernie Els of South Africa 2 and 1. (Mandatory Credit: Harry How/ALLSPORT)
AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 7: Arnold Palmer of the USA, (r) walks down the second fairway with Davis Love III during the third practice day for the Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club on April 7, 2004 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 7: Arnold Palmer of the USA plays a bunker shot on the 12th green as Davis Love III (R) looks on during the third practice day for the Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club on April 7, 2004 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 7: Davis Love III and Arnold Palmer of the USA inspect his driver on the 15th tee during the third practice day for the Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club on April 7, 2004 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
18 November 1997: Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Justin Leonard and Davis Love III hold the trophy at the Mastercard PGA Grand Slam of Golf at the Grand Hyatt of Poipu Bay in Kauai, Hawaii.
3 December 2000: Davis Love III poses with Earl Woods while holding a trophy after the Williams World Challenge at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California. (Mandatory Credit: Donald Miralle / Allsport)
SUTTON COLDFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM: Tiger Woods (R) of the US lines up his putt on the sixth hole as Davis Love III (L) walks behind during their foursome match against European’s Darren Clarke and Thomas Bjorn in the 34th Ryder Cup 28 September, 2002 on the Brabazon Course at The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield, England. Woods and Love won the match 4 &3. AFP PHOTO/Jeff HAYNES (Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images)
AKRON, OH - JUNE 29: Davis Love III recives the 2016 Ambassador of Golf Award prior to the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club on June 29, 2016 in Akron, Ohio. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA TOUR)
Team USA’s Captain Davis Love III, Phil Mickelson and Zach Johson celebrate during the trophy ceremony after the Singles Matches during the 41st Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Course in Chaska, Minnesota, October 2, 2016 / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
CHASKA, MN - OCTOBER 02: Captain Davis Love III of the United States celebrates with J.B. Holmes during the closing ceremony of the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club on October 2, 2016 in Chaska, Minnesota. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
CHASKA, MN - OCTOBER 02: Captain Davis Love III of the United States celebrates during the closing ceremony of the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club on October 2, 2016 in Chaska, Minnesota. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
CHASKA, MN - OCTOBER 02: Captain Davis Love III of the United States celebrates during the closing ceremony of the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club on October 2, 2016 in Chaska, Minnesota. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
CHASKA, MN - OCTOBER 02: Captain Davis Love III of the United States celebrates with vice-captain Jim Furyk during the closing ceremony of the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club on October 2, 2016 in Chaska, Minnesota. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
Davis Love III and World Golf Hall of Fame President Jack Peter raise a glass to toast to Love’s upcoming introduction into the World Golf Hall of Fame during a press conference following the first round of The RSM Classic at Sea Island Resort Seaside Course on November 17, 2016 in Sea Island, Georgia. (Photo by Ryan Young/PGA TOUR)
HARTFORD, WI - JUNE 15: Davis Love IV of the United States (R) and caddy Davis Love III lines up a putt on the fourth hole during the first round of the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills on June 15, 2017 in Hartford, Wisconsin. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)