Is Duval’s Luck Finally Changing?
When last seen by the golfing public, David Duval was withdrawing from the PGA Championship at Oak Hill with a bad back. Maybe his luck is changing. The former British Open champion hasn’t played in a tournament since then. But two weeks ago in British Columbia, Duval bagged a 45-pound king salmon with an eight-weight fly rod while filming an outdoors show for ESPN that will air in January. It was two pounds shy of the listed world record. Maybe Duval’s luck is changing. Maybe by January his back will be healthy again and he will begin the long, slow climb back to the top of men’s professional golf. In 1999 he rose to the top of the world rankings. Today he sits at No. 173. Duval’s record in 2003 includes 15 missed cuts and 2 withdrawals in 19 events. He has battled vertigo, a dodgy neck and an inquiring public. These days he is taking it easy. He is practicing, when the back allows. He is spending time in Sun Valley, Idaho, his home away from his Florida home. And he is catching big f
