I've never understood the appeal of Love. His public persona is of a stuck-up
rich kid. But I've occasionally hung out with him and his brother, smoking
cigars and drinking scotch. They are two of the nicest golfers I've ever met
away from the golf course.
I think part of it was when he was young and his go for broke style appealed
to fans. The kid could hit it a mile, and fans are drawn to that style play.
He was also a good friend of Fred Couples, so some of it might have been
reflected glow from Couples.
But lately it might even be more out of sympathy for the death of his very
much loved father. I know he is one of my favorite golfers, but that is
because I do some what know him. Not like we are personal friends, (everytime
we meet I reintroduce myself) but we have had some very interesting
conversations.
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> I never got why everyone likes Davis Love III. As far as I can tell,
> he's about as interesting as a shoe horn. Did I miss something? Did he
> do something wonderful or say something funny once that forever
> endeared him to the crowd?
> If you heard the joke or saw the ingratiating moment please fill me
> in, otherwise I'll just take him as another inexplicable fad, like
> Adam Sandler.
> Aaron
> ps. Please don't respond by mentioning the tour victories. Everyone
> likes a winner, but crowd favorites usually evolve from some sort of
> bond that takes place between the golfer and the crowd. I've never
> seen anything that makes me want to root for the guy.
Dan King
"He [Costantino Rocca] had so much pressure on him. I feel bad for him. He
had a whole country behind him. I told him he should be proud, that he played
hard. I wish the ending had been different, that I'd birdied the last two.
But he probably wouldn't feel much better if I had." --Davis Love III (on
his pivotal match against Rocca at the 1993 Ryder Cup)
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