Love tops money list after International victory

Davis Love III has won the International in Colorado by a record margin and vaulted to the top of the PGA Tour money list.

Davis Love III has won the International in Colorado by a record margin and vaulted to the top of the PGA Tour money list.

Love was never remotely challenged in the final round as he compiled four birdies and three bogeys for a solid one-under-par 71 worth five points in the modified Stableford format at Castle Pines.

He finished with 46 points, two shy of the tournament record. His 12-point margin over runners-up Retief Goosen and Vijay Singh was easily the biggest in the 18 stagings of the event.

Love became emotional after his first victory since the May suicide of his brother-in-law, who was being investigated for stealing money from Love's bank account.

Dedicating the victory to wife Robin, Love said: "Things are going to get better for you and me and this is going to pass."

It was Love's 18th PGA Tour victory, the fourth of the year.

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