David Robert Duval was born on November 9,1971 and is an American professional golfer and former World No 1 Golfer who competed on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions.
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David Duval received his PGA Tour card in 1995, earning it after becoming two-time ACC Player of the Year, 1993 National Player of the Year, and playing two years on the Nike Tour.
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Between 1997 and 2000, David Duval finished all four seasons top-5 on the PGA Tour's money list, including being the leading money winner and scoring leader in 1998.
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When David Duval was nine, his brother Brent developed aplastic anemia.
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Bob David Duval was unable to cope, and moved out of the family home for a year.
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Counseling enabled him to reunite with his wife and children in 1982, and David Duval continued to receive golf instruction from his father.
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In 1993, just as David Duval was starting his professional golf career, his father again moved out of the family home, this time permanently.
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David Duval graduated from the Episcopal High School of Jacksonville in 1989, the same year he was the US Junior Amateur champion.
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David Duval continued his amateur career for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's golf team, where he was a four-time first-team All-American, two-time ACC Player of the Year, and 1993 National Player of the Year.
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David Duval led the PGA Tour money list in 1998, and won the Vardon Trophy and Byron Nelson Award for lowest scoring average.
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David Duval ended second on the 1997 and 1999 money lists, seventh in 2000 and eight in 2001.
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David Duval's winning speech at the 2001 Open was welcomed by British commentators as "delightfully modest and heartfelt".
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David Duval made an eagle on the final hole to win the tournament by one shot.
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David Duval played on the victorious 1999 Ryder Cup team, as well as the 2002 team.
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David Duval has not won a tournament on the PGA Tour since his Open Championship victory in 2001.
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David Duval's 30s proved to be much less lucrative on the golf course.
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David Duval struggled with his best results until 2009 being a T-13 at the Deutsche Bank Championship in 2004 and a T-16 at the US Open in 2006.
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David Duval had a successful start to the 2006 season, making the cut in his first two tournaments, as well as a very respectable finish of T-16 at the US Open at Winged Foot Golf Club, where his second round 68 was good enough for a tie as the best round of the tournament.
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In 2009, David Duval used his final career money exemption on the PGA Tour.
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David Duval made a triple bogey at the par three 3rd hole, but rebounded with three straight birdies from 14 to 16.
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David Duval stood on the tee of the 71st hole in a tie for the lead, but his par putt lipped out on the hole, and he finished tied for second, two shots behind Glover.
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David Duval failed to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2010 season, so he had to play on sponsor's exemptions.
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David Duval had a good 2010 season and retained his tour card at the end of the year.
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David Duval went to Q School in an attempt to regain his tour card, but finished T72 in the final round.
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Many people took this as a possible retirement announcement, but David Duval clarified to say that he wants to earn his way back on the Tour rather than depending on others.
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Since 2020, David Duval has served as the lead analyst for ESPN's coverage of the PGA Championship.
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David Duval met Susan Persichitte in August 2003 at a Denver restaurant while in town for The International tournament.
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David Duval has custody of her three older children from a prior marriage: Deano, Nick, and Shalene Karavites.
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David Duval was one of the few Democrats on the PGA Tour during his career.
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