Davis Love the third of Sea Island earned a $360,000 paycheck for finishing in a tie for third place in the NEC Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.<br>
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Love had a final roun 69 for a 273 total that left him five shots behind the champion, Darren Clarke, who shot 67.<br>
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Another Georgian, Charles Howell the third of Augusta, earned $52,500 for finishing well back with an even par 280 total.<br>
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On the senior circuit, Allen Doyle of LaGrange earned $11,340 after skying to a 75 for a three-over-par 210 total in the Champions Tour Allianz event at West Des Moines, Iowa. That event was won by Don Pooley with a 67-200 total.