Ryder Cup: Things are getting busy for captain Davis Love III

Posted Aug 21, 2016
The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter and brighter for 2016 Ryder Cup USA Captain Davis Love III. Appointed to his second crack at captaincy on Feb. 24, 2015, Love is now under three weeks away from learning who his eight automatic players will be when points officially close at the conclusion of the Barclays, scheduled for Sunday, August 28. (Ryder Cup)

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