PGA golfer Davis Love III tees off with an iron during practice for the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla Country Club Louisville, KY, USA; in this file photo taken on Aug 6, 2014. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY
(Reuters) - The naming of Davis Love III as captain of the 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup team was well received by his peers but it may be a tougher sell to fans who still have nightmares over the epic collapse he oversaw at Medinah in 2012.
Despite other candidates without a blemish the size of Love's on their resumes, the man who captained the worst U.S. finishing-day flop in Ryder Cup history was given a chance to atone for the devastating defeat.
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