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EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2001 British Open (through 2006)
FULL NAME: David Robert Duval
HEIGHT: 6-0
WEIGHT: 180
BIRTHDATE: November 9, 1971
BIRTHPLACE: Jacksonville, FL
RESIDENCE: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
FAMILY: Single
EDUCATION: Georgia Tech
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Reading, fly fishing, surfing, skiing, baseball, snowboarding
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993
JOINED TOUR: 1995PGA TOUR VICTORIES:
(13) 1997 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill, Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic, THE TOUR Championship. 1998 Tucson Chrysler Classic, Shell 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 British Open Championship.NIKE TOUR VICTORIES:
(2) 1993 NIKE Wichita Open, NIKE TOUR Championship.Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Positions:
$102,320 (46)Current Year Best PGA TOUR Finishes:
12--Mercedes ChampionshipsCurrent Year PGA TOUR Best Round:
67 at Round 1, Mercedes Championships, at Round 4, Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicBest 2001 PGA TOUR Finishes:
1--British Open Championship; 2--Masters Tournament, Buick Challenge; T3--Verizon Byron Nelson Classic; 7--Mercedes Championships, THE TOUR Championship; T10--PGA Championship2001 Season PGA TOUR:
Tournaments Entered--20; in money--18; Top-10 finishes--7Career Highlights:
2000: Sidelined for 10 weeks by back problems. Rebounded with 12th TOUR victory at the Buick Challenge. Made birdie on three of last four holes for a two-stroke victory at the Mountain View Course at Callaway Gardens, GA. With $414,000 paycheck, went over $2 million in a season for third time in career...Season impacted by back problems. First felt back pain following U.S. Open and was forced to withdraw during first round of INTERNATIONAL. Problem described as "persistent and painful ligament-related damage in lower and middle back." Continuing pain caused withdrawals from PGA Championship and WGC-NEC Invitational. PGA was first major championship missed since rookie year of 1995, when not eligible for Masters. Since then, had made 22 consecutive starts in majors, finishing in the top-10 six times...Defeated Davis Love III, 4 and 2, for third place in WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship....Subsequent top-10s came at Doral-Ryder Open (T4), Masters (T3), where second-round 65, best of tournament, gave him 36-hole lead... In June, lost Buick Classic in playoff with Dennis Paulson; the next week T8 at U.S. Open... Ended season with a sixth-place finish at THE TOUR Championship, an event he lead by one stroke after 36 holes...Member of his third Presidents Cup Team. 2000 Presidents Cup record 3-2-0 for a three-year total of 7-6-1...Completed the year by teaming with Tiger Woods in the WGC-EMC World Cup in Argentina. 1999: Became first player since Johnny Miller in 1974 to win four times before the Masters...Also first player since Nick Price (1993-94) to earn at least four victories in consecutive years...Eagled last hole to win Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and shoot 59, which matched Al Geiberger (1977) and Chip Beck (1991)...PLAYERS Championship victory came same day father Bob won Emerald Coast Classic on SENIOR PGA TOUR. $900,000 paycheck made David earliest to win $2 million in season...Moved to No. 1 in Official World Golf Ranking, snapping Tiger Woods' string of 41 consecutive weeks in first...First to surpass $3 million in season after T10 at Buick Classic...Played on first Ryder Cup team with 1-2-1 record. 1998: Led Presidents Cup Team eligibility list...Earned the Byron Nelson Award and Vardon Trophy with lowest scoring average (69.13) and the Arnold Palmer Award for earnings ($2,591,031). 1997: Won last three events to finish second in official earnings. Won Michelob Championship at Kingsmill for first TOUR title, followed with win at Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic and then won THE TOUR Championship...Became first player since Nick Price in 1993 to win three consecutive starts...First player in PGA TOUR history to win playoffs in consecutive weeks...Also became first player since Billy Andrade in 1991 to win his first two titles back-to-back...Had seven seconds and four thirds in 86 starts before winning his first TOUR event. 1995: In rookie season, finished second three times, at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and Memorial Tournament, and finished season with eight top-10s and a then-rookie earnings record. 1993: Finished 11th on BUY.COM TOUR money list despite playing in only nine events. Won '93 Wichita Open and BUY.COM TOUR Championship. Amateur: 1993 Collegiate Player of the Year and winner of Dave Williams Award...Held two-stroke lead through 54 holes at 1992 BellSouth Classic before closing with 79 and finishing T13. While at Georgia Tech, joined Wake Forest's Gary Hallberg, Arizona State's Phil Mickelson and Georgia Tech's Bryce Molder as only four-time Division I first-team All-Americans.PERSONAL:
Father Bob is a SENIOR PGA TOUR standout. David caddied for his dad at 1996 Transamerica, Bob's first SENIOR TOUR event. Wears sunglasses on the golf course due to an eye condition that causes sensitivity to light.NATIONAL TEAMS:
Walker Cup, 1991; The Presidents Cup (3), 1996, 1998, 2000; Ryder Cup (2), 1999, 2001; World Cup (2), 2000, 2001