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David Duval (born November 9, 1971) in
Jacksonville, Florida, is a professional golfer on
the US PGA TOUR.

Duval was the U.S. Junior Amateur champion in
1989. His pro career began in 1993, but really
took off between 1997 and 2001, a period in which
he won 13 PGA TOUR tournaments. For a while he
carried the label, "best player never to have won
a Major," but his victory in the 2001 The Open
Championship put a stop to that.

Other career highlights include achieving the
number one spot in the Official World Golf
Rankings in April, 1999, and shooting a 59 in the
final round of the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
At the time, only two other golfers in PGA TOUR
history, Al Geiberger and Chip Beck, had posted a
59 in competition.

After his Open Championship win, Duval entered a
downward spiral in form that saw him drop to 80th
on the money list in 2002, and 211th in 2003,
prompting an extended break from the game.
Numerous reasons have been postulated for the
decline, including back problems, private
difficulties and a form of vertigo.

Many commentators believed Duval's career to be
over, but he returned to golf in 2004 at the US
Open (golf)|US Open, where he shot 25 over par and
missed the cut. David has struggled since his
return with his best result a T13 at the 2004
Deutsche Bank Championship.  While Duval at his
peak was viewed as aloof and distant and was not a
fan favorite, now galleries sympathize with his
plight and  root for him to overcome his issues
and to experience golfing enjoyment.

== PGA TOUR Victories ==
*1997  Michelob Championship at Kingsmill, Walt
Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic, THE TOUR
Championship|The Tour Championship

*1998  Tucson Chrysler Classic, Shell Houston
Open, WGC-NEC Invitational|NEC World Series of
Golf, Michelob Championship at Kingsmill

*1999  Mercedes Championships, Bob Hope Chrysler
Classic, The Players Championship, BellSouth
Classic

*2000  Buick Challenge

*2001  The Open Championship


== External links ==
*http://www.pgatour.com/players/bio/131998
Official PGA TOUR biography page
*http://www.golfstarsonline.com/D/David_Duval/
David Duval at Golf Stars Online Links to relevant
sites, interviews, feature articles and similar.
*http://golf.about.com/od/golfersmen/p/david_duval
.htm David Duval on About.com

Golf world number ones (men)