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

Duval was the U.S. Junior Amateur champion in 1989. His around favour of career began in 1993, however really took off between 1997 & 2001, the period of time where he won 13 PGA TOUR tournaments. Awhile he carried a label, "best player never to have won a Major," however his triumph in the 2001 The Open Championship put a prevent to it.

More career highlights include achieving a first spot in the Official World Golf Rankings in April, 1999, and shooting the 59 in the final around of the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. At a period, sole ii more linksman inside PGA TOUR history, Al Geiberger and Chip Beck, had posted the 59 around competition.

When his Open Championship winside, Duval entered a downwardly spiral withinside form that saw him drop to Eightieth on the money listings in 2002, & 211th in 2003, prompting a long break from either the game. Many reasons own been postulated for the decline, including back problems, personal difficulties & the form of lightheadedness.

Numerous commentators believed Duval's career to exist as assibilate, however he returned to golf game around 2004 at a US Open, where he shot Xxv above par & missed a cut. David has struggled since his go to sustaining his better symptom a T13 at the 2004 Deutsche Bank Championship. When Duval at his peak was deem distant & distant & was non the fan preferred, today galleries sympathize by having his plight & root for him to overcome his issues & to personal experience golfing enjoyment.

PGA TOUR Victories
1997 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill, Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic, The Tour Championship
1998 Tucson Chrysler Classic, Casing Houston Open, 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