name	David Duval
fullname	David Robert Duval
nickname	Double D, DD
birth date	November 09, 1971
birth place	Jacksonville, Florida
death date
height
weight
nationality
residence	Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
spouse	Susan Persichitte Duval
children	Brayden & Sienna DuvalDeano, Nick & Shalene Karavites
college	Georgia Tech
yearpro	1993
retired
tour	PGA Tour (joined 1995)
extour
prowins	19
pgawins	13
eurowins
japwins	1
asiawins
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nwidewins	2
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majorwins	1
masters	2nd/T2: 1998, 2001
usopen	T2: 2009
open	Won: 2001
pga	T10: 1999, 2001
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wghofyear
award1	PGA Tourleading money winner
year1	1998
award2	Vardon Trophy
year2	1998
award3	Byron Nelson Award
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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

Early years

Duval was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the son of golf instructor and club professional Bob Duval and Diane Poole Duval, a member of the FSU Flying High Circus during college. His brother Brent was two years older, and sister Diedre was five years younger. During his early years, his father was club professional at Timuquana Country Club, where he learned to play golf under his father's guidance.

When David was nine, his brother Brent developed aplastic anemia. The family sought treatment at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, where David underwent surgery to donate bone marrow. Unfortunately, the transplant was not successful, and Brent died as a result of blood poisoning on May 17, 1981 at age 12.

Bob Duval was unable to cope, and moved out of the family home for a year. Counseling enabled him to reunite with his wife and children in 1982, and David continued to receive golf instruction from his father.

Amateur career

He graduated from the Episcopal High School of Jacksonville in 1989, the same year he was the U.S. Junior Amateur champion. He continued his amateur career at Georgia Tech, where he was a four-time first-team All-American, two-time ACC Player of the Year, and 1993 National Player of the Year. While in college, he led an official PGA Tour event, the BellSouth Classic (which he would win as a professional), after three rounds.

Professional career

In 1993, just as Duval was starting his professional golf career, his father again moved out of the family home, this time permanently. After two years on the Nike Tour where he won twice, he earned his PGA Tour card in 1995. Success came quickly, as Duval posted seven second place finishes on the PGA Tour from 1995 to 1997, qualifying for the 1996 Presidents Cup and posting a 4–0–0 record for the victorious American team. But a PGA Tour victory eluded him until he won the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill in October 1997, and winning his next two tournaments in the same month, including the 1997 Tour Championship. Altogether, from 1997 to 2001, he won 13 PGA Tour tournaments, including the 1997 Tour Championship, the 1999 Players Championship, and the 2001 Open Championship, as well as the 2001 Dunlop Phoenix and the 2000 World Cup (with Tiger Woods) internationally. He also tied for second in both the 1998 and 2001 Masters.

Duval's winning speech at the 2001 Open was welcomed by British commentators as "delightfully modest and heartfelt".

Other career highlights include achieving the number one spot in the Official World Golf Rankings in April 1999 and shooting a 59 in the final round of the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic on the Palmer Course at PGA West in La Quinta, California (doing so in dramatic fashion by making an eagle on the final hole to win the tournament by one shot). When he won the Players Championship he became the first player in history to win on the same day as his father, Bob Duval, who won a Champions Tour event that same day. Before 1999, only two other golfers in PGA Tour history, Al Geiberger and Chip Beck, had posted a 59 in competition and no one had ever done so in a final round. He also played on the victorious 1999 Ryder Cup team, as well as the 2002 team.

After his Open Championship win, Duval entered a downward spiral in form that saw him drop to 80th on the money list in 2002, and 211th in 2003, prompting an extended break from the game. Numerous reasons have been postulated for the decline, including back, wrist, and shoulder problems; private difficulties; and a form of vertigo. Duval has not won a tournament since his 2001 Open Championship victory on the PGA Tour. His last worldwide win was the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament in November 2001, on his 30th birthday. His 30s have proved much less lucrative on the golf course.

Many commentators believed Duval's career to be over, but he returned to golf in 2004 at the U.S. Open, where he shot 25 over par and missed the cut. Duval has struggled since his return with his best results a T-13 at the 2004 Deutsche Bank Championship and a T-16 at the 2006 U.S. Open. He made the cut in only one PGA Tour event in 2005, but did finish in the top ten at the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Japan. While Duval at his peak was viewed as aloof and distant and was not a fan favorite, now galleries sympathize with his plight and root for him to overcome his issues and to enjoy playing golf.

Duval had a successful start to the 2006 PGA Tour season, making the cut in his first two tournaments, as well as a very respectable finish of T-16 at the U.S. Open Championship at Winged Foot Golf Club, where his second round 68 was good enough for a tie as the best round of the tournament. Despite not reaching the same heights in the remaining two majors of the year, his performances continued a general upward trend, with none of the rounds of 80+ that had become so familiar in the previous years.

After a steady start to 2007 during the West Coast Swing, Duval once again disappeared from the tour. His mother died on July 17, 2007, and he later revealed that his wife was going through a difficult pregnancy. This prompted the PGA Tour to amend its medical exemption policies – and Duval was granted twenty starts for the next season.

After a lackluster first half of the year, Duval inexplicably reappeared on the leaderboard of The Open Championship, rekindling memories of his major victory. He shot 73–69–83–71 for the week and finished T-39.

In 2009, Duval used his final career money exemption on the PGA Tour. He made his first cut of 2009 at the AT&T; Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in February. However, he stormed back onto the golf scene with a T-2 finish at the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black. After going through sectional qualifying, Duval made the most of his first appearance in the U.S. Open since 2006. Going into the final round, Duval was four shots behind eventual winner Lucas Glover. Duval made a triple bogey at the par three 3rd hole, but rebounded with three straight birdies from 14 to 16. He stood on the tee of the 71st hole in a tie for the lead, but his par putt lipped out on the hole, and he finished tied for second, two shots behind Glover. It was his best finish on tour since the 2002 Memorial Tournament. After the Open, Duval jumped 740 spots in the Official World Golf Rankings from 882 to 142.

Duval failed to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2010 season, so he had to play on sponsor's exemptions. He showed more signs of a come-back by shooting a final round 69 to finish 2nd to defending champion Dustin Johnson at the 2010 AT&T; Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Duval had a good 2010 season and earned his Tour card for the first time since 2002.

Personal life

Duval split with his girlfriend Julie McArthur in early 2002 after being together for eight years.

He met Susan Persichitte in August, 2003 at a Denver restaurant while in town for The International tournament. They got engaged in November and married in 2004. They have two children together: Brady, born in 2005; and Sienna, born in 2008. Wife Susie has custody of three older children from a prior marriage: Deano, Nick, and Shalene Karavites. Their home is in Cherry Hills Village, an upscale suburb south of Denver.

Amateur wins

''this list may be incomplete''

1989 U.S. Junior Amateur

1992 Northeast Amateur, Porter Cup

Professional wins (19)

PGA Tour wins (13)

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Legend

Major championships (1)

Other PGA Tour (12)

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning Score!!Margin of Victory!!Runner(s)-up
1		Michelob Championship at Kingsmill	-13 (67–66–71–67=271)	Playoff 1	Grant Waite, Duffy Waldorf
2		Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	-18 (65–70–65–70=270)	Playoff 2	Dan Forsman
3		The Tour Championship	-11 (66–69–70–68=273)	1 stroke	Jim Furyk
4		Tucson Chrysler Classic	-19 (66–62–68–73=269)	4 strokes	Justin Leonard, David Toms
5		Shell Houston Open	-12 (69–70–73–64=276)	1 stroke	Jeff Maggert
6		NEC World Series of Golf	-11 (69–66–66–68=269)	2 strokes	Phil Mickelson
7		Michelob Championship at Kingsmill	-16 (65–67–68–68=268)	3 strokes	Phil Tataurangi
8		Mercedes Championships	-26 (67–63–68–68=266)	9 strokes	Mark O'Meara
9		Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	-26 (70–71–64–70–59=334)	1 stroke	Steve Pate
10		The Players Championship	-3 (69–69–74–73=285)	2 strokes	Scott Gump
11		BellSouth Classic	-18 (66–69–68–67=270)	2 strokes	Stewart Cink
12		Buick Challenge	-19 (68–69–67–65=269)	2 strokes	Jeff Maggert, Nick Price
13		The Open Championship	-10 (69–73–65–67=274)	3 strokes	Niclas Fasth

¹Defeated Grant Waite and Duffy Waldorf with birdie on first extra hole. ²Defeated Dan Forsman with par on first extra hole.

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

! No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning Score!!Margin of Victory!!Runner(s)-up
1.	Aug 22, 1993	NIKE Wichita Open	-17 (62–70–69–70=271)	1 stroke
2.	Oct 17, 1993	NIKE Tour Championship	-7 (69–68–72–68=277)	1 stroke

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

! No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning Score!!Margin of Victory!!Runner-up
1	Nov 11, 2001	Dunlop Phoenix Tournament	-15 (65–67–68–69=269)	Playoff 1	Taichi Teshima

¹ Defeated Teshima with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (3)

1998 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Jim Furyk – unofficial event)

1999 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout (with Fred Couples – unofficial event)

2000 WGC-World Cup (with Tiger Woods – unofficial money)

Major championships

Wins (1)

{|class="wikitable" !Year!!Championship!!54 Holes!!Winning Score!!Margin!!Runner-up |-bgcolor="#ABCDEF" | 2001 ||The Open Championship ||Tied for lead ||−10 (69–73–65–67=274) || 3 strokes || Niclas Fasth |}

Results timeline

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !1990 !1991 !1992 !1993 !1994 !1995 !1996 !1997 !1998 !1999 |- |The Masters |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T18 |align="center"|CUT |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T2 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T6 |- |U.S. Open |align="center"|T56 |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T28 |align="center"|T67 |align="center"|T48 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T7 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T7 |- |The Open Championship |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T20 |align="center"|T14 |align="center"|T33 |align="center"|T11 |align="center"|T62 |- |PGA Championship |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T41 |align="center"|T13 |align="center"|CUT |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T10 |}

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !2000 !2001 !2002 !2003 !2004 !2005 !2006 !2007 !2008 !2009 |- |The Masters |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T3 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|2 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |- |U.S. Open |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T8 |align="center"|T16 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T16 |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T2 |- |The Open Championship |align="center"|T11 |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|1 |align="center"|T22 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T56 |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T39 |align="center"|CUT |- |PGA Championship |align="center"|DNP |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T10 |align="center"|T34 |align="center"|WD |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |} {| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !2010 !2011 |- |The Masters |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|DNP |- |U.S. Open |align="center"|T70 |align="center"|DNP |- |The Open Championship |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |- |PGA Championship |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |}

DNP = Did not play WD = Withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Results in World Golf Championship events

!Tournament!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003
align="left"	R32		DNP	R64	R64
align="left"	DNP	DNP	NT1	T46	DNP
align="left"	T27	DNP	27	T28	DNP

¹Cancelled due to 9/11 DNP = Did not play QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied NT = No Tournament Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

PGA Tour career summary

0 – 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 1 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

!Year!!Wins (Majors)!!Earnings ($)!!Rank
1990	|	0	N/A
1991	|	–	–
1992	|	0	N/A
1993	|	$27,181	201
1994	|	$44,006	195
1995	|	$881,436	11
1996	|	$977,079	10
1997	|	$1,885,308	2
1998	|	$2,591,031	1
1999	|	$3,641,906	2
2000	|	$2,462,846	7
2001	|	$2,801,760	8
2002	|	$838,045	80
2003	|	$84,708	211
2004	|	$121,044	210
2005	|	$7,630	260
2006	|	$318,276	172
2007	|	$71,945	222
2008	|	$114,974	219
2009	|	$623,824	130
2010	|	$919,584	106
2011*	|	$362,594	151
! Career* !! 13 (1) !! $18,775,177 !! 37

* ''As of August 22, 2011''

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy: 1990, 1992

Walker Cup: 1991 (winners)

Professional

Presidents Cup: 1996 (winners), 1998, 2000 (winners)

Ryder Cup: 1999 (winners), 2002

World Cup: 2000 (winners), 2001

See also

Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

List of World Number One male golfers

Longest PGA Tour win streaks

Monday Night Golf

References

External links

David Duval on About.com

Unofficial David Duval Website

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name	King David
title	King of Israel
reign	over Judah c. 1010–1003 BC; over Judah and Israel c. 1003–970 BC
predecessor	Saul (Judah), Ish-bosheth (Israel)
successor	Solomon
consort	Michal, Ahinoam, Abigail, Maachah, Haggith, Abital, Eglah, Bathsheba and Abishag
royal house	House of David (new house)
father	Jesse
mother	not named in the Bible; identified by the Talmud as Nitzevet, daughter of Adael.
birth date	c. 1040 BC
birth place	Bethlehem
death date	c. 970 BC
death place	Jerusalem
buried	}}

David (; ISO 259-3 ''Dawid''; Strong's ''Daveed''; beloved; or ‎ '''') was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary. He is depicted as a righteous king, although not without fault, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician and poet, traditionally credited for composing many of the psalms contained in the Book of Psalms.

Edwin Thiele dates his life to c. 1040–970 BC, his reign over Judah c. 1010–1003 BC, and his reign over the united Kingdom of Israel c. 1003–970 BC. The Books of Samuel, 1 Kings, and 1 Chronicles are the only source of information on his life and reign, although the Tel Dan stele may record the existence in the mid-9th century of a Judean royal dynasty called the "House of David", although this is disputed.

David's life is very important to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic culture. In Judaism, David, or David HaMelekh, is the King of Israel, and the Jewish people. A direct descendant of David will be the Messiah. In Islam, he is known as ''Dawud'', considered to be a prophet and the king of a nation.

Biblical narrative

David is chosen of God

God withdrew his favour from Saul, king of Israel. ''It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments. 1 Samuel 15:11'' The prophet Samuel seeks a new king from the sons of Jesse of Bethlehem. Seven of Jesse's sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel says "The LORD has not chosen these." He then asks "Are these all the sons you have?" and Jesse answers, "There is still the youngest but he is tending the sheep." David is brought to Samuel, and "the LORD said, 'Rise and anoint him; he is the one.'"

David at the court of Saul

God sends an evil spirit to torment Saul,''1 Samuel 16:14'', and his attendants suggest he send for David, a young warrior famed for his bravery and for his skill with the harp. Saul does so and makes David one of his armor-bearers and "whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would take his harp and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him."

David and Goliath

The Israelites, under King Saul, face the Philistines in the Valley of Elah. The boy David is bringing food to his older brothers who are with Saul. He hears the Philistine giant Goliath challenging the Israelites to send their own champion to decide the outcome in single combat. David tells Saul he is prepared to face Goliath and Saul allows him to make the attempt. He is victorious, striking Goliath in the forehead with a stone from his sling. Goliath falls, and David kills him with his own sword and beheads him; the Philistines flee in terror. Saul sends to know the name of the young champion, and David tells him that he is the son of Jesse.

King Saul and David

Saul makes David a commander over his armies and offers him his daughter Michal in marriage for bringing more than 200 foreskins of the Philistines to him. David is successful in many battles, and his popularity awakes Saul's fears — "What more can he have but the kingdom?" By various stratagems the jealous king seeks his death, but the plots only endear David the more to the people, and especially to Saul's son Jonathan, who loves David (1 Samuel 18:1, 2 Samuel 1:25-26). Warned by Jonathan, David flees into the wilderness, where he gathers a band of followers and becomes the champion of the oppressed while evading the pursuit of Saul. He accepts the town of Ziklag as a chief from the Philistine king Achish of Gath, but continues secretly to champion the Israelites. Achish marches against Saul, but David is excused from the war on the accusation of the Philistine nobles that his loyalty to their cause cannot be trusted.

David becomes king

Jonathan and Saul are killed in battle with the Philistines at Mount Gilboa. David mourns their deaths, especially that of Jonathan, his friend, and then goes up to Hebron, where he is anointed king over Judah; in the north, Saul's son Ish-Bosheth is king of the tribes of Israel. War ensues between Ish-Bosheth and David, until Ish-Bosheth is murdered. The assassins bring the head of Ish-Bosheth to David hoping for reward, but David executes them for their crime against the Lord's anointed. Yet with the death of the son of Saul, the elders of Israel come to Hebron, and David, 30 years old, is anointed King over Israel and Judah.

Jerusalem and the Davidic Covenant

David conquers the Jebusite fortress of Jerusalem, and makes it his capital, and "Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also carpenters and masons who built David a house." David brings the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, intending to build a temple, but God, speaking to the prophet Nathan, forbids it, saying the temple must wait for a future generation. God makes a covenant with David, promising that he will establish the house of David eternally: "Your throne shall be established forever."

With God's help David is victorious over his people's enemies. The Philistines are subdued, the Moabites to the east pay tribute, along with Hadadezer of Zobah, from whom David takes gold shields and bronze vessels.

Bathsheba and Uriah the Hittite

David commits adultery with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite. Bathsheba becomes pregnant. David sends for Uriah, who is with the Israelite army at the siege of Rabbah, so that he may lie with his wife and conceal the identity of the child's father. Uriah refuses to do so while his companions are in the field of battle and David sends him back to Joab, the commander, with a message instructing him to abandon Uriah on the battlefield, "that he may be struck down, and die." David marries Bathsheba and she bears his child, "but the thing that David had done displeased the Lord." The prophet Nathan confronts David, saying: "Why have you despised the word of God, to do what is evil in his sight? You have smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife." Nathan presents three punishments from God for this sin. First, that the "sword shall never depart from your house" (2 Samuel 12:10) second, that "Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight. 12 You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel., (2 Samuel 12:12) and finally, that "the son born to you will die" (2 Samuel 12:14). David repents, yet God "struck the [David's] child ... and it became sick ... [And] on the seventh day the child died." David leaves his lamentations, dresses himself, and eats. His servants ask why he wept when the baby was alive, but ends his mourning when the child dies. David replies: "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, 'Who knows? The may be gracious to me and let the child live.' But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me." (2 Samuel 12:22-23, New International Version).

David's son Absalom rebels

David's son Absalom rebels against his father, and they come to battle in the Wood of Ephraim. Absalom is caught by his hair in the branches of an oak and David’s general Joab kills him as he hangs there. When the news of the victory is brought to David he does not rejoice, but is instead shaken with grief: "O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!"

The old age of David

When David has become old and bedridden, Adonijah, his eldest surviving son and natural heir, declares himself king. Bathsheba, David's favorite wife, and Nathan the prophet, fearing that they will be killed by Adonijah, go to David and procure his agreement that Solomon, Bathsheba's son, should sit on the throne. And so the plans of Adonijah collapse, and Solomon becomes king. It is to Solomon that David gives his final instructions, including his promise that the line of Solomon and David will inherit the throne of Judah forever, and his request that Solomon kill his oldest enemies on his behalf. David dies and is buried in the City of David, having ruled forty years over Israel, seven in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.

David the Musician

In various biblical passages, David is referred to as “the favorite of the songs of Israel,” the one who soothed Saul with music, and the founder of Temple singing. A Psalms scroll from the Dead Sea Scrolls (11QPs^a) attributes 3600 tehilim (songs of praise) plus other compositions to David. Seventy-three of the 150 Psalms in the Bible are attributed to David. The supreme kingship of Yahweh is the most pervasive theological concept in the book of Psalms, and many psalms attributed to David are directed to Yahweh by name, whether in praise or petition, suggesting a relationship. According to the Midrash Tehillim, King David was prompted to the Psalms by the Holy Spirit that rested upon him.

In addition to ascribing authorship to David, several Psalms are identified with specific events in David’s life. Psalm 34 is attributed to David on the occasion of his escape from the Abimelech (king) Achish by pretending to be insane. According to the narrative in 1 Samuel 21, instead of killing the man who had exacted so many casualties from him, Abimelech allows David to depart, exclaiming, “Am I so short of madmen that you have to bring this fellow here to carry on like this in front of me? Must this man come into my house?" Psalm 34 is one of seven acrostic Psalms in the original Hebrew; most English translations do not retain the acrostic form. The first part of Psalm 34 is directed toward Yahweh in complete and humble gratitude (David does not even mention his own royal status); the second part confidently directs others to Yahweh. encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them … Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the . | Psalm 34:6-7,11 (ESV)}}

In contrast, Psalm 18 is not related to a specific incident but rather to God’s faithful deliverance from “all of his enemies and from the hand of Saul.” The text of this Psalm was thought to date to the 10th century BC even before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and is very similar to that of 2 Samuel 22. In this Psalm, David recalls being in deadly situations: “The cords of death entangled me, the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.” He cries out to God for help, and God rescues David.

The Scottish theologian Samuel Rutherford (1600–1661) notes that crying out to God is mentioned in many Psalms attributed to David. He comments, “Fervour is a heavenly ingredient in prayer. An arrow drawn with full strength hath a speedier issue.” The Midrash Tehillim teaches from Psalm 4 “that the mere mechanical application to the Throne of Mercy is not efficacious is plainly seen from the words of King David, who says God is nigh to all that call upon Him, and … he adds the important words, 'to those who call upon Him ''in truth''.'”

According to Psalm 40, David’s cries to God were heartfelt though not necessarily impatient; the poignant combination of a cry for help with a confident expression of faith echo today in the song “40” by the rock group U2 and that encapsulates David’s experience with his God: ; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the . | Psalm 40:1-3 (NIV)}}

Religions and David

David in Judaism

Name	King David the Prophet
Birth date	c. 1040 B.C.E.
Death date	c. 970 B.C.E.
Venerated in	JudaismChristianityIslamBaha'ism
Birth place	Bethlehem
Death place	Jerusalem
Titles	Holy Monarch, Prophet, Reformer, Spiritual Poet & Musician, Vicegerent of God, Psalm-Receiver
Attributes	Psalms, Harp, Head of Goliath
Prayer attrib	}}

David is an important figure in Judaism. Historically, David's reign represented the formation of a coherent Jewish kingdom centered in Jerusalem. David is an important figure within the context of Jewish messianism. In the Hebrew Bible, it is written that a human descendant of David will occupy the throne of a restored kingdom and usher in a messianic age.

David is also viewed as a tragic figure; his acquisition of Bathsheba, and the loss of his son are viewed as his central tragedies.

Many legends have grown around the figure of David. According to one Rabbinic tradition, David was raised as the son of his father Jesse and spent his early years herding his father's sheep in the wilderness while his brothers were in school. Only at his anointing by Samuel - when the oil from Samuel's flask turned to diamonds and pearls - was his true identity as Jesse's son revealed. David's adultery with Bathsheba was only an opportunity to demonstrate the power of repentance, and some Talmudic authors stated that it was not adultery at all, quoting a Jewish practice of divorce on the eve of battle. Furthermore, according to David's apologists, the death of Uriah was not to be considered murder, on the basis that Uriah had committed a capital offence by refusing to obey a direct command from the King.

According to midrashim, Adam gave up 70 years of his life for the life of David. Also, according to the Talmud Yerushalmi, David was born and died on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot (Feast of Weeks). His piety was said to be so great that his prayers could bring down things from Heaven.

David in Christianity

Originally an earthly king ruling by divine appointment ("the anointed one", as the title Messiah had it), the "son of David" became in the last two pre-Christian centuries the apocalyptic and heavenly who would deliver Israel and usher in a new kingdom. This was the background to the concept of Messiahship in early Christianity, which interpreted the career of Jesus "by means of the titles and functions assigned to David in the mysticism of the Zion cult, in which he served as priest-king and in which he was the mediator between God and man." The early Church believed that "the life of David [foreshadowed] the life of Christ; Bethlehem is the birthplace of both; the shepherd life of David points out Christ, the Good Shepherd; the five stones chosen to slay Goliath are typical of the five wounds; the betrayal by his trusted counsellor, Achitophel, and the passage over the Cedron remind us of Christ's Sacred Passion. Many of the Davidic Psalms, as we learn from the New Testament, are clearly typical of the future Messiah." In the Middle Ages, "Charlemagne thought of himself, and was viewed by his court scholars, as a 'new David'. [This was] not in itself a new idea, but [one whose] content and significance were greatly enlarged by him." The linking of David to earthly kingship was reflected in later Medieval cathedral windows all over Europe through the device of the Tree of Jesse its branches demonstrating how divine kingship descended from Jesse, through his son David, to Jesus.

Western Rite churches (Roman Catholic, Lutheran) celebrate his feast day on 29 December, Eastern-rite on 19 December. The Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Church celebrate the feast day of the "Holy Righteous Prophet and King David" on the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers (two Sundays before the Great Feast of the Nativity of the Lord), when he is commemorated together with other ancestors of Jesus. He is also commemorated on the Sunday after the Nativity, together with Joseph and James, the Brother of the Lord.

David in Islam

''Main article Islamic view of David''

David (Arabic داود, ''Dāwūd'') is a highly important figure in Islam as one of the major prophets sent by God to guide the nation of Israel. David is mentioned several times in the Qur'an, often with his son Solomon. In the Qur'an: David kills Goliath (II: 251) and God grants him kingship and wisdom and enforces it (XXXVIII: 20). David is made God's "vicegerent on earth" (XXXVIII: 26) and God further gives David sound judgment (XXI: 78; XXXVII: 21-24, 26) as well as the Psalms, which are regarded as books of divine wisdom (IV: 163; XVII, 55). The birds and mountains unite with David in ushering praise to God (XXI: 79; XXXIV: 10; XXXVIII: 18), while God instructs David in the art of fashioning chain-mail out of iron (XXXIV: 10; XXI: 80). Together with Solomon, David gives judgment in a case of damage to the fields (XXI: 78) and David judges in the matter between two disputants in his prayer chamber (XXXVIII: 21-23). There is no mention in the Qur'an of the wrong David did to Uriah nor is there any reference to Bathsheba, and therefore Muslims reject this narrative.

Muslim tradition and the ''hadith'' stress David's zeal in daily prayer as well as in fasting. Qur'an commentators, historians and compilers of the numerous ''Stories of the Prophets'' elaborate upon David's concise Qur'anic narratives and specifically mention David's gift in singing his Psalms as well as his beautiful musical and vocal talents. His voice is described as having had a captivating power, weaving its influence not only over man but over all beasts and nature, who would unite with him to praise God.

David in Baha'i Faith

David is described as a minor prophet who came in the shadow of the dispensation of Moses to develop and consolidate the process he set in motion.

David in the LDS Faith

The Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cites David as one directed by God to practise polygamy, but who sinned in committing adultery with Bathsheba and having Uriah killed. The LDS doctrine is that polygamy is only allowed as directed by the Lord, otherwise it is a grievous sin. Since 1898 the LDS church has prohibited the practice of polygamy by its members.

Historicity of David

''See The Bible and history and dating the Bible for a more complete description of the general issues surrounding the Bible as a historical source.''

Archaeological evidence

Tel Dan Stele and Mesha Stele

A fragment of an Aramaean victory stele discovered in 1993 at Tel Dan and dated c.850-835 BC contains a phrase (bytdwd). Because ancient Aramaic script does not contain vowels, different readings are possible. Scholars agree that the first part should be read (beyt), meaning "house". However, the second part can be read as 1) (dod), which means "uncle" or "beloved" or as 2) (David). The phrase therefore can mean either "House of the beloved", "House of the uncle" or "House of David". Since the stele recounts the victory of an Aramean king over "the king of Israel" the translation of "" as "the House of David" is not illogical. The Mesha Stele from Moab, dating from approximately the same period, may also contain the name David, in two places: in line 12, where the interpretation is uncertain, and בת[ד]וד in line 31, where one destroyed letter must be supplied (here it is bracketed in the middle). Kenneth Kitchen has proposed that an inscription of c. 945 BC by the Egyptian Pharaoh Shoshenq I mentions "the highlands of David." Although a reference to King David in this geographical name is not certain, some scholars suggest it is reasonable.

City of David and Judah, ca. 1000 BC onward

The Bronze and Iron Age remains of the City of David, the original urban core of Jerusalem identified with the reigns of David and Solomon, were investigated extensively in the 1970s and 1980s under the direction of Yigal Shiloh of the Hebrew University, but failed to discover significant evidence of occupation during the 10th century BC, In 2005, Eilat Mazar found a Large Stone Structure which she claimed was David's Palace, but the archaeology is contaminated and impossible to date accurately. Finkelstein and Silberman feel the archaeological evidence from surface surveys indicates that Judah at the time of David was a small tribal kingdom, although both do accept that David and Solomon were likely historical figures in Judah about the 10th century BC (describing David as a "bandit leader").

The biblical account

The biblical account about David comes from the book of Samuel and the book of Chronicles (both of which are divided into two books in Jewish and Christian traditions). (Although almost half of the Psalms are headed "A Psalm of David", the headings are later additions, and no psalm can be attributed to David with certainty). Chronicles merely retells Samuel from a different theological vantage point, and contains little if any information not available there, and the biblical evidence for David is therefore dependent almost exclusively on the material contained in the chapters from 1 Samuel 16 to 1 Kings 2.

Since Martin Noth put forward his analysis of the Deuteronomistic History biblical scholars have accepted that these two books form part of a continuous history of Israel, compiled no earlier than the late 7th century BC, but incorporating earlier works and fragments. Samuel's account of David "seems to have undergone two separate acts of editorial slanting. The original writers show a strong bias against Saul, and in favour of David and Solomon. Many years later, the Deuteronomists edited the material in a manner that conveyed their religious message, inserting reports and anecdotes that strengthened their monotheistic doctrine. Some of the materials in Samuel I and II, notably the boundary, allotment and administrative lists are believed to be very early, since they correspond closely to what we know of the territorial conditions of the late Davidic-early Solomonic period.

Beyond this, the full range of possible interpretations is available. The late John Bright, whose ''History of Israel'', which went through four editions from 1959 to 2000, takes Samuel at face value, but Donald B. Redford thinks all reconstructions from Biblical sources for the United Monarchy period are examples of 'academic wishful thinking', and Thomas L. Thompson measures Samuel against the archaeological evidence and concludes that "an independent history of Judea during the Iron I [i.e., the period of David] and Iron II periods has little room for historicizing readings of the stories of I-II Samuel and I Kings." Some interesting studies of David have been written: Baruch Halpern has pictured David as a lifelong vassal of Achish, the Philistine king of Gath; Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman have identified as the oldest and most reliable section of Samuel those chapters which describe David as the charismatic leader of a band of outlaws who captures Jerusalem and makes it his capital. Steven McKenzie, Associate Professor of the Hebrew Bible at Rhodes College and author of ''King David: A Biography'', states the belief that David actually came from a wealthy family, was "ambitious and ruthless" and a tyrant who murdered his opponents, including his own sons.

David's succession

Genealogy

According to and , David is the eleventh generation from Judah, the fourth son of the patriarch Jacob (Israel). The genealogical line runs as follows: (1) Judah → (2) Pharez → (3) Hezron → (4) Ram → (5) Amminadab → (6) Nahshon → (7) Salmon → (8) Boaz (the husband of Ruth) → (9) Obed → (10) Jesse → (11) David.

David's family

David was born in Bethlehem, in the territory of the Tribe of Judah. His father was named Jesse. His mother is not named in the Bible, but the Talmud identifies her as Nitzevet daughter of Adael. David had seven brothers and was the youngest of them all. He had eight wives: Michal, the second daughter of King Saul; Ahinoam the Jezreelite; Abigail the Carmelite, previously wife of Nabal; Maachah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; Haggith; Abital; Eglah; and Bathsheba, previously the wife of Uriah the Hittite.

The Book of Chronicles lists David's sons by various wives and concubines. In Hebron he had six sons : Amnon, by Ahinoam; Daniel, by Abigail; Absalom, by Maachah; Adonijah, by Haggith; Shephatiah, by Abital; and Ithream, by Eglah. By Bathsheba, his sons were: Shammua; Shobab; Nathan; and Solomon. His sons born in Jerusalem by other wives included: Ibhar; Elishua; Eliphelet; Nogah; Nepheg; Japhia; Elishama; and Eliada. According to , Jerimoth, who is not mentioned in any of the genealogies, is mentioned as another of David's sons. According to , David adopted Jonathan's son Mephibosheth as his own.

David also had at least one daughter, Tamar by Maachah, who was raped by Amnon, her half-brother. Her rape leads to Amnon's death. Absalom, Amnon's half-brother and Tamar's full-brother, waits two years, then avenges his sister by sending his servants to kill Amnon at a feast to which he had invited all the king's sons.

Descendants of David

The following are some of the more notable persons who have claimed descent from the Biblical David, or had it claimed on their behalf:

Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon of Spain/haRaMbaM apx. 1135-1204)

Judah Loew, Yehuda Loew ben Bezalel (c. 1525, Prague; 22 August 1609 Prague), also known as "The Maharal of Prague".

The Abravanel family

The Baal Shem Tov, and through him every Hassidic Rebbe descended from him

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, whose family is descended from Judah Loew.

Legend & Legacy

In European Christian culture of the Middle Ages David was created a member of the Nine Worthies, a group of heroes encapsulating all the ideal qualities of chivalry. His life was thus proposed as a valuable subject for study by those aspiring to chivalric status. This aspect of David in the Nine Worthies was popularised firstly through literature, and was thereafter adopted as a frequent subject for painters and sculptors.

Representation in art and literature

Art

Famous sculptures of David include (in chronological order) those by:

Donatello (''c.'' 1430 - 1440), ''David'' (Donatello)

Andrea del Verrocchio (1476), ''David'' (Verrocchio)

Michelangelo (1504), ''David'' (Michelangelo)

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1624), ''David'' (Bernini)

Antonin Mercié (1873)

Literature

Dryden's long poem Absalom and Achitophel is an allegory that uses the story of the rebellion of Absalom against King David as the basis for his satire of the contemporary political situation, including events such as the Monmouth Rebellion (1685), the Popish Plot (1678) and the Exclusion Crisis.

Elmer Davis's novel ''Giant Killer'' (1928, The John Day company) retells and embellishes the Biblical story of David, casting David as primarily a poet who managed always to find others to do the "dirty work" of heroism and kingship. In the novel, Elhanan in fact killed Goliath but David claimed the credit; and Joab, David's cousin and general, took it upon himself to make many of the difficult decisions of war and statecraft when David vacillated or wrote poetry instead.

Gladys Schmitt wrote a novel titled "David the King" (1946, Doubleday Books) which proceeds as a richly embellished biography of David's entire life. The book took a risk, especially for its time, in portraying David's relationship with Jonathan as overtly homoerotic, but was ultimately panned by critics as a bland rendition of the title character.

In Thomas Burnett Swann's Biblical fantasy novel ''How are the Mighty Fallen'' (1974, DAW) David and Jonathan are explicitly stated to be lovers. Moreover, Jonathan is a member of a winged semi-human race (possibly nephilim), one of several such races co-existing with humanity but often persecuted by it.

Joseph Heller wrote a novel based on David, ''God Knows'' (1984, Simon & Schuster). Told from the perspective of an aging David, the humanity—rather than the heroism—of various biblical characters are emphasized. The portrayal of David as a man of flaws such as greed, lust, selfishness, and his alienation from God, the falling apart of his family is a distinctly 20th century interpretation of the events told in the Bible.

Juan Bosch, Dominican political leader and writer, wrote "David: Biography of a King" (1966, Hawthorn, NY) a realistic approach to David's life and political career.

Allan Massie wrote "King David" (1996, Sceptre), a novel about David's career which portrays the king's relationship to Jonathan and others as openly homosexual.

Madeleine L'Engle's novel ''Certain Women'' (1993, HarperOne) explores family, the Christian faith, and the nature of God through the story of King David's family and an analogous modern family's saga.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle used the story of David and Bathsheba as the main structure for the Sherlock Holmes story ''The Adventure of the Crooked Man''. The betrayal of the Crooked Man is paralleled with David's betrayal of Uriah the Hittite, carried out in order to win Bathsheba.

Stefan Heym's "The King David Report" (1998, Northwestern University Press) is a fiction depicting the writings of the Bible historian, Ethan, upon King Solomon's orders, of a true and authoritative report on the life of David, Son of Jesse.

Malachi Martin's 1980 factional novel ''King of Kings: A Novel of the Life of David'' relates the life of David, Adonai's champion in his battle with the Philistine deity Dagon.

William Faulkner's "Absalom, Absalom!"(1936) refers to the story of Absalom, David's son; his rebellion against his father and his death at the hands of David's general, Joab. In addition it parallels Absalom's vengeance for the rape of his sister Tamar by his half-brother, Amnon.

Film

Gregory Peck played King David in the 1951 film ''David and Bathsheba'', directed by Henry King. Susan Hayward played Bathsheba and Raymond Massey played the prophet Nathan.

Jeft Chandler played David in the 1960 film Story of David

Finlay Currie played an aged King David in the 1959 film ''Solomon and Sheba'', directed by King Vidor. Yul Brynner played Solomon and Gina Lollobrigida played the Queen of Sheba.

Richard Gere portrayed King David in the 1985 film ''King David'' directed by Bruce Beresford.

Music

Josquin des Prez's Planxit autem David is a polyphonic setting of 2 Samuel Chapter I verses 17-27, David's lamentation for the dead Saul and Jonathan. His Absalon fili mi is a polyphonic lamentation from David's perspective on the death of his son.

George Frideric Handel's oratorio ''Saul'' features David as one of its main characters

Arthur Honegger's oratorio, ''Le Roi David'' ('King David'), with a libretto by Rene Morax, was composed in 1921 and instantly became a staple of the choral repertoire; it is still widely performed.

Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah" has references to David ("there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord", "The baffled king composing Hallelujah") and Bathsheba ("you saw her bathing on the roof") in its opening verses.

"Mad About You", a song on Sting's 1991 album ''The Soul Cages'' explores David's obsession with Bathsheba from David's perspective.

Dead by the Pixies is a retelling of David's adultery and repentance.

Herbert Howells (1892–1983) composed an artsong for voice and piano called "King David".

Eric Whitacre composed a choral piece, "When David Heard," chronicling the death of Absalom and David's grief over losing his son.

mewithoutYou has a song from their album It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright, entitled "The Angel of Death Came to David's Room," which tells the story of David struggle with the Angel of Death when his (David's) time of death has arrived. It is based on folk tradition of King David and some Hebrew Bible.

Pierce Pettis wrote and recorded a song on his album "Making Light of It" called "Absalom, Absalom," expressing David's feelings of grief over and responsibility for his son's death.

Spoken (band) released a track on their album Echoes of the Spirit Still Dwell called "David" that is based on 2 Samuel 6:14.

Musical theatre

King David, a modern oratorio, with a book and lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Alan Menken.

Television

Nathaniel Parker portrayed King David in the 1997 TV film "David", with Leonard Nimoy as Samuel and Jonathan Pryce as Saul.

In 2009, NBC introduced the series ''Kings'', which was explicitly designed as a modern retelling of the David story.

In the PBS television series Wishbone the episode "Little Big Dog" recounts the story of David, his favor with Saul, and his triumphant battle over Goliath.

The season two episode of Xena: Warrior Princess "Giant Killer" features David and his killing of Goliath.

Trivia

For a considerable period, starting in the 15th century and continuing until the 19th, French playing card manufacturers assigned to each of the court cards names taken from history or mythology. In this context, the King of Spades was often known as "David".

See also

David and Jonathan

King David's Palace site

King David's Tomb

Midrash Shmuel (aggadah)

Passover songs

Tel Arad

Notes

is the traditional Koranic spelling without vocalization.  In Modern Standard Arabic, it is normally written .

References

Kirsch, Jonathan (2000) ''King David: the real life of the man who ruled Israel''. Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-43275-4.

See also the entry "David" in ''Easton's Bible Dictionary''.

Dever, William G. (2001) ''What did the Bible writers know and when did they know it?'' William B. Eerdmans Publ. Co., Cambridge UK.

Further reading

For a more complete summary of all the episodes in the Saul/David story in Samuel (but excluding Chronicles), see synopsis

External links

Complete Bible Genealogy David's family tree

Double Identity: Orpheus as David. Orpheus as Christ? Biblical Archaeology Review

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Davis Milton Love III (born April 13, 1964) is an American professional golfer.

Love was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina before turning professional in 1985. He earned his PGA Tour card in the fall of 1985, on his first attempt. He quickly established himself on the PGA Tour, winning his first tour event in 1987. He was later to be in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for over 450 weeks and reached a high of third.

Love has won 20 events on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1997 PGA Championship. He also won the prestigious Players Championship in 1992 and 2003. On November 9, 2008, he won his 20th career PGA Tour tournament, at the Children's Miracle Network Classic. This win gave him a lifetime exemption on the tour, at the age of 44. In 2011 he signed an endorsement deal with Bridgestone Golf.

In January 2011, Love was named the captain of the 2012 U.S. Ryder Cup team.

Background and family

Love was born to Davis M. Love Jr. and Helen Penta Burgin shortly after his father contended at the 1964 Masters. His father, who was a former pro and nationally recognized golf instructor, introduced him to the game. His mother is also an avid low-handicap golfer. His father was killed in a 1988 plane crash.

Love played ice hockey as a youth. As he stated, "I was a right wing, but I could skate backward, so they made me a defenseman."

Love attended Glynn Academy in Brunswick, Georgia for high school. For college, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1983 to 1985, where he was a three-time all-American and all-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) golfer. He won six titles during his collegiate career, including the ACC tournament championship in 1984.

Love won his first Tour title at the 1987 MCI Heritage Golf Classic, at Harbour Town Golf Links. He would later win this event four more times, setting a record for most victories in it. Love and Fred Couples won four straight times from 1992-1995 for the United States in the World Cup of Golf, a record for this event.

In 1994, Love founded Love Golf Design, a golf course architecture company, with his younger brother and caddie, Mark Love. The company has been responsible for the design of several courses throughout the southeast United States. Completed in 1997, Ocean Creek is his first signature course and is located on Fripp Island in South Carolina.

In 1997, Love published the book ''Every Shot I Take'', which honors his father's lessons on life and golf. The book received the 1997 United States Golf Association's International Book Award.

His 1997 PGA Championship victory was the last major championship win achieved with a wooden-headed driver.

Also in 1997, Love developed and designed his own golf course in Harnett County, North Carolina. The course, Anderson Creek Club, won an award for "Best New Course in North Carolina" in 2001.

Love and wife Robin have two children: Alexia and Davis IV. Alexia (Lexie) is a nationally-ranked rider of Paso Fino horses. She is currently a junior at the University of Georgia, where she is majoring in Recreation and Leisure Studies. The Love family has resided in St. Simons Island, Georgia, since the early 1990s.

Amateur wins (1)

1984 North and South Amateur

Professional wins (34)

PGA Tour wins (20)

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Legend

Major championships (1)

Other PGA Tour (19)

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!No.	!Date	!Tournament	!Winning Score	!Margin of Victory	!Runner(s)-up
1		MCI Heritage Golf Classic	-13 (70-67-67-67=271)	1 stroke
2			14 points (8-0-15-14)	3 points	Steve Pate, Eduardo Romero, Peter Senior
3		MCI Heritage Golf Classic	-13 (65-68-68-70=271)	2 strokes	Ian Baker-Finch
4		The Players Championship	-15 (67-68-71-67=273)	4 strokes
5		MCI Heritage Golf Classic	-15 (67-67-67-68=269)	4 strokes	Chip Beck
6		KMart Greater Greensboro Open	-12 (71-68-71-62=272)	6 strokes
7		Infiniti Tournament of Champions	-16 (67-67-69-69=272)	1 stroke	Tom Kite
8		Las Vegas Invitational	-29 (67-66-67-65-66=331)	2 strokes	Craig Stadler
9		Freeport-McMoRan Classic	-14 (68-69-66-71=274)	Playoff	Mike Heinen
10		Buick Invitational	-19 (66-70-69-64=269)	2 strokes	Phil Mickelson
11		PGA Championship	-11 (66-71-66-66=269)	5 strokes	Justin Leonard
12		Buick Challenge	-21 (67-65-67-68=267)	4 strokes	Stewart Cink
13		MCI Classic	-18 (67-68-66-65=266)	7 strokes	Glen Day
14		AT&T; Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	-16 (71-69-69-63=272)	1 stroke	Vijay Singh
15		AT&T; Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	-14 (72-67-67-68=274)	1 stroke	Tom Lehman
16		The Players Championship	-17 (70-67-70-64=271)	6 strokes	Jay Haas, Pádraig Harrington
17		MCI Heritage	-13 (66-69-69-67=271)	Playoff	Woody Austin
18			46 points (19-17-5-5=46)	12 points	Retief Goosen, Vijay Singh
19		Chrysler Classic of Greensboro	-16 (69-69-68-66=272)	2 strokes	Jason Bohn
20		Children's Miracle Network Classic	-25 (66-69-64-64=263)	1 stroke	Tommy Gainey

PGA Tour playoff record (2-7)

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
1		Nestle Invitational	Tom Kite	Lost to par on second extra hole
2		NEC World Series of Golf	Jim Gallagher, Jr., Tom Purtzer	Lost to par on second extra hole: Purtzer par, Gallagher and Love bogey
3		Nissan Los Angeles Open		Fred Couples	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
4		Freeport-McMoRan Classic	Mike Heinen	Won with birdie on second extra hole
5		Buick Challenge		All four players lost to Bradley (birdie) on second extra hole
6	1996	Las Vegas Invitational	Tiger Woods	Lost to par on first extra hole
7		GTE Byron Nelson Classic	Phil Mickelson, Jesper Parnevik	Lost to Parnevik (par) on third extra hole, Mickelson eliminated after first extra hole (Love and Parnevik birdie)
8		Buick Invitational	Frank Lickliter II, Phil Mickelson	Eliminated on second extra hole with bogey, Mickelson beat Lickliter with double bogey on third extra hole
9		MCI Heritage	Woody Austin	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

1998 The Crowns

Other wins (13)

1990 JCPenney Classic (with Beth Daniel)

1992 Franklin Funds Shark Shootout (with Tom Kite), World Cup of Golf (with Fred Couples), Kapalua International

1993 World Cup of Golf (with Fred Couples)

1994 World Cup of Golf (with Fred Couples)

1995 World Cup of Golf (team with Fred Couples and individual title), JCPenney Classic (with Beth Daniel)

1996 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Fred Couples and Payne Stewart)

1997 Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International

2000 CVS Charity Classic (with Justin Leonard), Williams World Challenge

2003 Target World Challenge

Major championships

Wins (1)

{|class="wikitable" !Year!!Championship!!54 Holes!!Winning Score!!Margin!!Runner-up |-bgcolor="#D8BFD8" | 1997 ||PGA Championship ||Tied for lead ||-11 (66-71-66-66=269) ||5 strokes || Justin Leonard |}

Results timeline

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !1986 !1987 !1988 !1989 |- |The Masters |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|DNP |- |U.S. Open |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T33 |- |The Open Championship |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T23 |- |PGA Championship |align="center"|T47 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T17 |}

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !1990 !1991 !1992 !1993 !1994 !1995 !1996 !1997 !1998 !1999 |- |The Masters |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T42 |align="center"|T25 |align="center"|T54 |align="center"|CUT |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|2 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T7 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T7 |align="center"|T33 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|2 |- |U.S. Open |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T11 |align="center"|T60 |align="center"|T33 |align="center"|T28 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T4 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T2 |align="center"|T16 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T12 |- |The Open Championship |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T44 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T38 |align="center"|T98 |align="center"|CUT |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T10 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|8 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T7 |- |PGA Championship |align="center"|T40 |align="center"|T32 |align="center"|T33 |align="center"|T31 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|1 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T7 |align="center"|T49 |}

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !2000 !2001 !2002 !2003 !2004 !2005 !2006 !2007 !2008 !2009 |- |The Masters |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T7 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T14 |align="center"|T15 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T6 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T22 |align="center"|T27 |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |- |U.S. Open |align="center"|CUT |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T7 |align="center"|T24 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T6 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T53 |align="center"|DNP |- |The Open Championship |align="center"|T11 |align="center"|T21 |align="center"|T14 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T4 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T5 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T19 |align="center"|T27 |- |PGA Championship |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T9 |align="center"|T37 |align="center"|T48 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T4 |align="center"|T34 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |} {| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !! 2010 !! 2011 |- |The Masters |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |- |U.S. Open |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T6 |align="center"|T11 |- |The Open Championship |align="center"|CUT |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T9 |- |PGA Championship |align="center"|T55 |align="center"|T72 |}

DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Starts - 88

Wins - 1

2nd place finishes - 3

Top 3 finishes - 3

Top 5 finishes - 7

Top 10 finishes - 21

Longest streak of top-10s - 3

Results in World Golf Championship events

!Tournament!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009
align="left"	R64		DNP	R32	R32				R64	DNP	R32
align="left"	T16	DNP	NT1		T40	T41	T11	DNP	WD	DNP	T28
align="left"		35		T11			T13			DNP	T19
align="left"	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	DNP

¹Cancelled due to 9/11 DNP = Did not play QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied WD = Withdrew NT = No tournament Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10. Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

PGA Tour career summary

0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 (1) 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

!Year!!Wins (Majors)!!Earnings ($)!!Rank
1985	|	0	-
1986	|	113,245	77
1987	|	297,378	33
1988	|	156,068	75
1989	|	278,760	44
1990	|	537,172	20
1991	|	686,361	8
1992	|	1,191,630	2
1993	|	777,059	12
1994	|	474,219	33
1995	|	1,111,999	6
1996	|	1,211,139	7
1997	|	1,635,953	3
1998	|	1,541,152	11
1999	|	2,475,328	3
2000	|	2,337,765	9
2001	|	3,169,463	5
2002	|	2,056,160	21
2003	|	6,081,896	3
2004	|	3,075,092	10
2005	|	2,658,779	13
2006	|	2,747,206	16
2007	|	1,016,489	96
2008	|	1,695,237	48
2009	|	1,622,401	52
2010	|	1,214,472	73
2011	|	1,040,300	72
5

''Complete through August 21, 2011.''

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup: 1985 (winners)

Professional

Dunhill Cup: 1992

World Cup of Golf: 1992 (winners), 1993 (winners), 1994 (winners), 1995 (winners), 1997

Ryder Cup: 1993 (winners), 1995, 1997, 1999 (winners), 2002, 2004

Presidents Cup: 1994 (winners), 1996 (winners), 1998, 2000 (winners), 2003 (tie), 2005 (winners)

Trivia

Gave Michael Jordan his first set of clubs in college.

Played ice hockey as a kid.

Marks his golf ball with a 1965 or 1966 penny, and uses white tees.

One of the last PGA Tour players to switch from wooden persimmon drivers to metal woods.

Good friends with Fred Couples.

Bridgestone Golf-sponsored PGA Tour member.

Has been sponsored for many years by Polo Ralph Lauren.

Was given a custom-built "American Chopper" motorcycle by his wife Robin for his 40th birthday.

Has a portion of I-95 named after him. In 1998, the segment of I-95 which extends in Georgia from the McIntosh County line to Highway 341 at exit 7A and B was designated the "Davis Love III Highway."

Davis Love holds the second longest ever officially recorded drive in competition play in history with a massive drive of 476 yards at the 2004 Mercedes Championships. His drive was 39 yards short of Mike Austin's record.

He also has a restaurant named after him in his hometown of Sea Island, Georgia, called the Davis Love Grill.

See also

Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

Most wins in one PGA Tour event

References

External links

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