Case No. 11,
David Duval
From the Page 2 mailbag
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Case No. 11, David Duval From the Page 2 mailbag | ||||
Now that David Duval has finally won his first major, Page 2 figured he deserved a catchy nickname, and apparently you agreed. After we opened another case of The Berman Files, our readers flooded us with more than 1,000 suggestions for 2001 British Open champion.
David "Du-Validated" Finally, his career is validated with the British Open major win, proving his elite status. Jason Oben Fort Myers, Fla. David "Duval's Well That Ends Well" The man's dorsal area is now primate-free. Pete Tano Laie, Hawaii David "Du-valium" Anyone that stoic must be medicated. Clay Ostrom Ann Arbor, Mich. David "Overdue-val" His first major victory was a bit tardy. Tom Gigliotti Winchester, Mass. David "Scooby" Duval He would have won a major sooner if it hadn't have been for that meddling kid and his driver. Greg Pfiffner Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio David "Stone Wall" Duval His play, his personality ... nothing fazes this guy. Tom Sampair Milwaukee David "Duv-All That and a Bag of Chips" "I'll have the trophy case supersized please." Kevin Garrick Denver "Darth" David The dark sunglasses, the dark clothing, and the fact that the man doesn't smile pretty much sums it all up ... he is monochrome. John Gromadzki Euless, Texas "Slim Shady" He has slimmed down to a new playing weight, and the sunglasses, of course, are signature. Daeil Los Angeles "Double D" Because he is ready to bust out, and win a lot more majors. David McCann Champaign, Ill. "Dave" Not much to this guy. Watching him play is like having a stare-down contest blindfolded. Something this simple and bland would suit his personality. Jermaine Central, Penn. David "Just Do-val It" He might be the only guy in professional golf to walk around with one (and only one) corporate sponsor (Nike) ... clubs, shoes, ball, clothes, hat, bag, you name it! And who does he thank in his post Open victory presser? ... Nike! Peter San Francisco, Calif. David "Deux-val" Fighting off has-beens (Woosie, Langham), who-ares (Fasth, Jiminez) and other have-nots (Montie, Phil) is enough to convice me that he is in fact No. 2 ... but still a far cry from No. 1. Andrew B Noblesville, Ind. David "With Liberty and Justice" Duval You gotta root for a yank to win at the British (and deserving Duval taking his first major win, justice has finally been served). Andy Wolf Somerville, Mass. David "Be the Ball" Duval This weekend Dave took Ty's advice. (You can't talk golf without a Caddyshack quote). Earl Jackson Hoopa, Calif. "Shades" His large dark sunglasses make him one of the most recognizable golfers on the Tour and perfectly reflect his relatively private personality. Jeff Stein New York "D2" For his initials and, just like a robot ... no emotions till the end. Jose A. Perez San Antonio David "T'Hell with Y'all" Duval He's a Southerner, and a master at ignoring the media and shunning his critics. He just focuses on his goals and continually proves he's able to get the job done, never being affected by what anyone says or does. This nickname also reflects his attitude toward those critics who label him as "second chair" to Tiger Woods, as well as alluding to his confidence in his ability. He knows how good he is, and how could he can be. Breck Saucier Boulder, Colo. "The Shadow" He always sneaks up the leaderboard, and it seems he will always be in Tiger's shadow. Anuj Vedak Columbus, Ind.  Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories |
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