David Duval News

Of all the non-Tiger stories in golf this week, perhaps the most fascinating is David Duval playing in the PGA Tour qualifying finals.

Barrett Jarosch isn't looking down at David Duval or up at Jeff Maggert, but he could.

Who better than David Duval to address Tiger Woods' woes? Duval beat Woods for the No.

Placido Polanco returned to Philadelphia, agreeing to an $18 million, three-year contract Thursday.

Troy Merritt shot a 5-under 67 to lead a field of 170 players after the first round of the PGA Tour qualifying tournament.

It's the David Duval card. It's the pro golfer-as-a-celebrity card - a former holder of the No.

The final stage of the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament is no fun for anyone, save perhaps for the voyeurs into others' suffering.

CHEVRON WORLD CHALLENGE, Sherwood Country Club Thousand Oaks, California - Will he play or won't he? Will he talk or won't he? These are the questions on the minds of everyone as Tiger Woods hosts his only charitable tournament on Thursday.

Desh Gaurav Sekhri, a sports attorney, writes on sportzpower.net that the emergence of Tendulkar has radically changed the way sports marketing and management is perceived in India.

Did the PGA Tour's biggest stars play more events in 2009 like commissioner Tim Finchem asked earlier this year? The answer is ... complicated.

Given that we're closing in on the end of 2009 and the decade of the 2000s, there have been and will be quite a number of retrospective pieces on the last decade in golf.

After this week's installment, PGA Tour Confidential will take a few weeks off. Check back regularly, however, because we will convene the roundtable as the news requires.

Duffy Waldorf is picking up where he left off last year in the Buick Classic. Duffy Waldorf is picking up where he left off last year in the Buick Classic.

Around this time each year, the PGA Tour opens up its doors to any duffer with the price of admission and some good rounds of golf under his belt.

Jiyai Shin has shot a 6-under 66 for the second-round lead at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.

Calgary's Stephen Ames was munching on sliders and drinking a few beers at his coach's house Saturday night when he realized that he needed all the help he could get to make his final round of the year a special one.

Justin Leonard fired an eight-under 64 in windy conditions to move past Justin Rose and into the lead Friday after two rounds of the Children's Miracle Network Classic.

Twelve years is a long time, to be sure. But it must seem like another life to David Duval , who, at the end of the 1997 season, won three straight PGA Tour events, stamping himself as one of the game's emerging players.

Rich Beem was slightly flummoxed by the term, which has often been ascribed to golf, where there are no guaranteed, multi-year contracts or player unions.

Even in the wake of what turned out to be a big win for Phil Mickelson and a disappointing showing by Tiger Woods, the PGA Tour is already preparing for what will be a overly dramatic weekend at the Children's Miracle Network Classic in Walt Disney this Thursday.