Thursday, September 25, 2008
Love Wins Payne Award

Former PGA Championship winner Davis Love III, who set up a foundation to improve the lives of vulnerable children and their families, won the Payne Stewart Award on Tuesday.
Each year the award is given to a player who reflects the late Stewart’s respect for the traditions of the game, commitment to charitable support and professional presentation of him through dress and conduct.

“Davis epitomises everything that the Payne Stewart Award stands for in his integrity, sportsmanship and spirit of giving back,” PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said in a statement. “He truly understands what it means to be a role model and has been a great ambassador for the PGA Tour and the sport of golf, both on and off the field of competition.”
Love has been one of the games most popular players since he became a professional in 1986. He has represented the United States on six Ryder Cup and six Presidents Cup teams and has won 19 tournaments, including the 1997 PGA Championship, his only major title.

“Stewart stood for what was great about the game,” Love said. “He played it with passion, and he carried on tradition and a lot of the things that the next generation beyond me and generations after that need to appreciate.”
Previous winners of the award are; Byron Nelson, Jack Nickalus, Arnold Palmer, Ben Crenshaw, Nick Price, Tom Watson, Jay Haas, Brad Faxon, Gary Player and Hal Sutton.


Davis Love III lovely bloke.


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