Love played college golf at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, where he was a three-time All-American and all-Atlantic Coast Conference.

He won six titles during his collegiate career, including the ACC tournament championship as a sophomore in 1984.

Completed in 1997, Ocean Creek is his first signature course and is located on Fripp Island, South Carolina.

It was played at Winged Foot Golf Club near New York City, and just four players in the field finished under-par for the week.

When Love sank his birdie putt on the final hole of the championship, it was under the arc of a rainbow, which appeared as he walked up to the 18th green.

After failing to qualify for the FedEx Cup in 2014, Love made his Champions Tour debut at the Pacific Links Hawaii Championship.

Love's victory in the 2015 Wyndham Championship—at age 51—made him the third-oldest winner in PGA Tour history,[15] trailing only Sam Snead and Art Wall Jr.

In 2015, his son earned a sponsor exemption into the RSM Classic while still an amateur; Love III serves as the host.

On December 16, 2018, Love and his son Dru won the Father/Son Challenge at Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida.

[18] In July 2020, Love announced that he was leaving his role with CBS in order to "focus on my family, play a few tournaments, and bring some stability back in a difficult year.

1Cancelled due to 9/11 QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied WD = Withdrew NT = No tournament Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.