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David Duval

United States · born , Jacksonville, Florida, USA

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 2001 The Open
  • Ryder Cup 2 Cups · 2-3-2 · 3 points (42.9%)
  • Runner-up in majors 3 times

Wins

  1. 2001 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · 274 (-10) · by 3 strokes from Niclas Fasth

Near misses

  1. 1998 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Mark O'Meara · 280
  2. 2001 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Tiger Woods · 274
  3. 2009 U.S. Open Bethpage Black · runner-up to Lucas Glover

Ryder Cup

2 Cups, 7 matches: 2 won, 3 lost, 2 halved, 3 points. Foursomes 0-1-0, four-ball 1-2-1, singles 1-0-1.

  1. 1999 The Country Club (Championship/Composite Course) USA · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · automatic
  2. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 1-1-1, 1.5 points · automatic

Rivals

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Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Mark O'Meara's rivals →

Moments

  1. 2001 Open Co-leader Ian Woosnam took a two-stroke penalty in the final round for carrying too many clubs in his bag, and he tied for third.
  2. 2001 Open Duval shot 65 in the third round to join a four-way tie at 207, then closed with 67 to win his only major.

Results by championship

    Best day

    2001 The Open

    Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · 274 (-10) · by 3 strokes from Niclas Fasth

    Co-leader Ian Woosnam took a two-stroke penalty in the final round for carrying too many clubs in his bag, and he tied for third.

    Duval shot 65 in the third round to join a four-way tie at 207, then closed with 67 to win his only major.

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 2001.

    Career line, 1998–2009

    Masters
    1998 Masters: runner-up to Mark O'Meara2001 Masters: runner-up to Tiger Woods
    U.S. Open
    2009 U.S. Open: runner-up to Lucas Glover
    The Open
    2001 The Open: won
    Ryder Cup
    1999 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-12002 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-1-1
    200020052010

    6 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    David Duval was born on November 9, 1971, in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Duval won one major championship: the 2001 Open. Duval played in 2 Ryder Cups for USA (1999, 2002), winning 2, losing 3 and halving 2 of 7 matches for 3 points.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 2001 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · 274 (-10) · by 3 strokes from Niclas Fasth

    Near misses

    1. 1998 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Mark O'Meara · 280
    2. 2001 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Tiger Woods · 274
    3. 2009 U.S. Open Bethpage Black · runner-up to Lucas Glover

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 4 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Ryder Cup

    Duval played 2 Ryder Cups for USA: 7 matches, 2 won, 3 lost, 2 halved, 3 points (42.9% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-1-0, four-ball 1-2-1, singles 1-0-1 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2018.

    1. 1999 The Country Club (Championship/Composite Course) USA · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · automatic
    2. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 1-1-1, 1.5 points · automatic

    Partners, with matches played together: Davis Love III (2), Phil Mickelson (1), Tiger Woods (1), Mark Calcavecchia (1).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. where2golf
    2. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
    3. Golf Compendium
    4. Wikipedia: David Duval
    5. Wikidata: Q972981
    6. R&A 2001
    7. GC 2001
    8. GC: 1999 ryder cup
    9. Wikipedia: 1999 Ryder Cup
    10. CBS News 1999
    11. Golf Channel
    12. GC: 2002 ryder cup
    13. SI Vault 2001 — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://vault.si.com/vault/2001/08/27/tough-calls-picking-the-ryder-cup-wild-cards-was-a-difficult-job-but-somebody-namely-curtis-strange-had-to-do-it
    14. Deseret News 2001