Davis Love III cards Shot of the Day
Davis Love III was nominated for the ’Shot of the day’ by the Professional Golf Association (PGA) Tour officials for pulling an amazing chip shot at the par-4, 18th
in the first round of Wells Fargo Championship.
Love teed-off from the back and while he stood at the fairway of the 18th hole, thinking of possible ways to save par, he took out his wedge and chipped from 36 feet. The ball traveled across the green and rolled into the cup, which resulted in
a par.
The crowd clapped, while the commentator remarked, “fabulous,” for the shot, which was nearly impossible. Love picked a single birdie at the back and two in the front against a bogey to compile a score of 2-under par in the 18-hole session.
Love, who is the captain for the 2010 American Ryder Cup squad, faced problem in his long game. He complained about the accuracy, which ultimately affected his game. The player attained a success rate of 57 percent in driving accuracy, which meant that he
missed ten of the eighteen fairways. This hunch in accuracy affected his green hits in regulation stats, which hovered at 78 percent. The stats inferred that Love hit 14 greens in regulations and missed the rest.
When asked in a green side interview, regarding the fourth shot at the par-4, 18th, Love said that he felt happy for making the shot, which was a tough task, as the green on the particular hole was severely sloped. He added that he was looking
forward to emulate the shot in the coming holes.
Love is four strokes behind first round leader, Bill Haas, who compiled a score of 8-under par with a flawless scorecard. The player has to over-throw 35 players in the second round to occupy the top most section on the leaderboard.
Meanwhile, Haas is being followed by a group of two players; Jonathan Byrd and David Toms. The duo compiled a score of 6-under-par, 66 with a loss of a single shot. They are being followed by seven players, which include Jim Herman, Vijay Singh, Carl Pettersson,
Stuart Appleby, Lucas Glover, Pat Perez and Rickie Fowler.
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