SKINS GAME NOTES: DUVAL SKINLESS, BUT THAT'S OK.Byline: Dave Shelburne Daily News Staff Writer David Duval David Robert Duval (born November 9, 1971) is an American professional golfer and former World No. 1 who competes on the PGA Tour. Background and career Amateur career Duval was born in Jacksonville, Florida. , the late entry in the 15th annual Skins Game, struggled on opening day, recording the only two bogeys and making just one of eight first-round birdies at Rancho La Quinta. But he also hit one of the best shots of the first nine holes, getting a near 40-foot birdie chip to within an inch on the 12th hole, a par 3, as the tournament opened on the back nine. Duval, replacing defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del tÃtulo defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Fred Couples Frederick Stephen Couples (born October 3, 1959) is an American professional golfer and former World No. 1 who competes on the PGA Tour. He has won numerous events, and is most famous for winning the 1992 Masters Tournament. , arrived Friday and had not practiced on all of the holes before Saturday's opening round. ``It's certainly not an excuse for not winning a skin,'' he said. ``That's just a lack of good play.'' Duval, on a hot season-ending streak that has seen him go 1-1-1-6-2 in his past five outings, said he was enjoying his break from the game and would not have agreed to join any event this late but the Skins Game. ``This is an event I didn't think I would play in. This is for the Woods, the Lehmans, the Couples. I'm just flattered to be asked,'' Duval said. Charity work: Ten percent of this year's Skins Game purse will be donated to charity by skin-winning players. Mark O'Meara Mark Francis O'Meara (born January 13, 1957) is a professional golfer who was a prolific tournament winner on the PGA Tour and around the world from the mid 1980s to the late 1990s. In 2007 he entered his first season on the Champions Tour. is donating to the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children The Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is a pediatrics hospital located in Orlando, Florida, United States. A part of the Orlando Regional Healthcare System and supported by the Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation, it is located on the campus of Orlando Regional Medical Center and Women in Orlando, Fla.; Lehman to the Children's Cancer Support Fund; and Woods to the Tiger Woods Foundation The Tiger Woods Foundation was established in 1996 by Tiger Woods and his father, Earl Woods, to create and support community-based programs that improve the health, education, and welfare of all children in America. of Los Alamitos Los Alamitos (lôs ăləmē`təs, lŏs), city (1990 pop. 11,676), Orange co., NE of Long Beach, S Calif., in a suburban area; inc. 1960. Los Alamitos Racetrack and U.S. military installations are nearby. . Duval's designated charity is the Daniel Memorial and The Swedish Tumor Institute as part of the Thomas & Violet Couples Cancer Support Fund. Couples' father dies: Tom Couples, father of two-time defending Skins Game champion Fred Couples, died earlier this week, it was announced Saturday. Fred Couples dropped out of the tournament to be with his father, a former Seattle Parks There are hundreds of parks in Seattle, Washington. This is a partial list. See the City of Seattle's list of parks for additional information.
Inflated skins: When Tom Watson set a still-existing record by winning all nine skins on the first day of the 1984 competition, he earned less ($120,000) then Tom Lehman did in winning five skins and $130,000 Saturday. Rookie chances: The last rookie to win the Skins Game was Payne Stewart in 1991, but the odds are with the first-timers this year, since Lehman, O'Meara and Duval are all Skins rookies. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO David Duval got a late call to the Skins Game after the death of Fred Couples' father. Associated Press |
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