Overnight co-leader Davis Love III followed his opening 66 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic with an even-par 36-34=70 to post 4-under 136 at the midpoint, good for very early possession of the 36-hole clubhouse lead.
His lead won't hold as Harris English is tearing up TPC Southwind today, but Love III will remain in the mix entering the weekend. He offset four birdies, the longest of which just 10'10" at the 13th hole, with two bogeys and a double. The veteran is just 10 months from turning 50 years of age.

Davis Love III circled seven birdies in his opening round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic en route to a 4-under-par 33-33=66, good for a piece of the clubhouse lead.
DL3 went 7-for-13 in birdie opportunities today to offset three bogeys. While he rolled in a birdie from 10'1" at the fourth hole, the highlight was a 32'8" conversion at 10. He was the third to sign for a 66. It's his lowest aggregate since last year's McGladrey Classic. The SJC is just his seventh start of the season since he sat out three months after having neck surgery in February.

Davis Love III resumed his playing career with a 2-under-par 36-34=70 in his opening round of THE PLAYERS.
In what was his first live action since having neck surgery on Feb. 8, DL3 split seven (of 14) fairways and hit just 10 greens in regulation but managed to offset three bogeys with five birdies. His longest of the set fell in form 18 feet at 18, but he also converted a par attempt from 17'2" at the par-5 16th.

Davis Love III is listed in the published field of next week's PLAYERS.
DL3 had hoped to return to competition at this week's stop in Charlotte, but opted to wait until the PGA TOUR's flagship event at TPC Sawgrass. He's been outside ropes since withdrawing from the WM Phoenix Open on Feb. 1 with an injury to his neck. He underwent surgery seven days later. Although he's a two-time winner of THE PLAYERS (1992, 2003) and he's fared well at the event of late (T4, 2010; T12, 2011), give him a little time to shed the rust before considering him as a viable investment. Remember, he just turned 49 years old.

Davis Love III is not listed in the published field of next week's Wells Fargo Championship.
Love III has been sidelined since having neck surgery on Feb. 8. He had hoped to return this month. Earlier today, he alerted his followers on Twitter that he was going to test his body to determine if he'd be a go at Quail Hollow, writing: "Playing with @ZachJohnsonPGA and Mark Love today trying to see if I am ready for Charlotte next week!" Alas, he's not ready. DL3 is 0-for-3 this season. He turned 49 years of age on April 13.

As scheduled, Davis Love III underwent surgery on his neck today.
Love III kept active on Twitter today, both before and after his surgery, but a third party was responsible for this entry: "From Team DL3: Davis is now out of surgery and recovering. Doctor says surgery went very well! Thank you 4 all the well wishes." As we relayed on Wednesday, he expects to sit out 6-8 weeks.

Davis Love III has been removed from the published field of this week's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am due to a neck injury.
He withdrew after one round last week in Scottsdale due to the same malady. This will be the first time he's missed the annual clambake on the Monterey Peninsula since he joined the PGA TOUR in 1986. (The 1996 edition was canceled.)

Davis Love III withdrew from the Waste Management Phoenix Open before his second round due to a neck injury.
DL3 was scheduled to go off first tee at TPC Scottsdale at 12:07 p.m. local time. He opened with a 1-over-par 36-36=72 that featured five birdies and six bogeys. This drops him to 0-for-3 on the young season.

Davis Love III is in the field of the Waste Management Phoenix Open with two missed cuts on his 2013 resume.
While he failed to see the weekend in either event, DL3 improved from 10-over at the Sony Open to 8-under at the Humana Challenge. Considering his lofty standards, making 12 cuts in 16 events with just one top 10 in this event is modest at best. That's a pretty good indicator of what to expect this week. Don't be surprised if he sees the weekend, but don't expect to see him in contention.