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David Duval tests positive for coronavirus

November 14, 2020

David Duval tests positive for coronavirus

According to Jason Lusk of Golfweek, former American golfer David Duval of Jacksonville, Florida, has tested positive for coronavirus. In an announcement that was made on Tuesday, Duval was to work this weekend at the Masters in Augusta for Golf Channel, but was unable to do so because of the positive test.

Interestingly, Duval had driven to Augusta after flying to Atlanta on Sunday. He went to the testing site at the Masters, and was surprised he had coronavirus because he had no symptoms. Duval is currently self-isolating in his Denver basement. He had driven from Augusta to Denver.

There have been 419, 870 cases of coronavirus in the state of Georgia alone. The state ranks sixth in total cases behind Texas, California, Florida, New York, and Illinois. Georgia also has 8,905 deaths, and 150, 669 active cases. In addition to Duval, golfers Sergio Garcia of Spain, and Joaquin Niemann of Chile tested positive for coronavirus within the last week, and as a result are not competing in the final major of 2020.


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Duval won his lone major at the 2001 British Open. While playing at the Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Duval shot a four round score of -10 to beat Niclas Fasth of Sweden by three strokes.

In 1999, Duval was number one in the world even though he had not won a major at that point in his professional golf career. During the 1999 golf calendar, Duval was first in the world for 15 weeks.

Duval was a 13-time winner on the PGA Tour. His other significant titles he won were the 1997 Tour Championship and the 1999 Players Championship.


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