RIDGEDALE – It didn’t take long after Davis Love III landed in the Ozarks to be reminded he’s in the home area of the late Payne Stewart.
“I got in my courtesy car, and I was on Payne Stewart Highway,” said Love, who is in the area to play in the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge.
Love shared some memories of the Springfield native who went on to win three major titles, 11 PGA Tour victories and become a fixture on the U.S. Ryder Cup teams.
Stewart and Love were teammates on the 1999 Ryder Cup squad that won in dramatic fashion at The Country Club in Brookline, then a month later, Stewart died in a plane crash.