I think your kids are more important than your own success.”
Dru Love will represent the third generation in his family to compete in the United States Open, after his father
and his grandfather, Davis Jr., a club professional who also caddied for his son during a United States Open sectional.
Father’s Day Gift for Davis Love III: Caddying for Son, Dru –
By KAREN CROUSEJUNE 13, 2017
ERIN, Wis. — Davis Love III’s son, Dru, was on the eighth green at Erin Hills on Tuesday when he asked for a number from his caddie.
Dru Love is 24, but unlike the Open debut of his father, who was already a PGA Tour winner,
Dru Love’s first appearance will also represent his first start as a professional.
“Dad,” Dru Love said, “what year was your first U. S. Open?”
Brookline in 1988, the elder Love replied.
Twenty-nine years after his father’s inaugural United States Open, Dru Love is playing in the event for the first time,
and he will have his father, a one-time major winner and two-time Ryder Cup captain, on his bag.