Well, he actually hit a 3-wood off the tee into the woods. People talk about the length of Tiger Woods and John Daly, but Duval can also hit the ball great distances, which at a course with doglegs and narrow fairways is more of a disadvantage than advantage. He was moving his hands back and forth like a cobra dancing from a basket. He was making very clear that a driver would carry beyond where Duval wanted it to carry. The back sprain that kept Duval out of competition from late July through September has mostly healed.
Life is good once more.
Even with the thermometer hitting 70, Duval wore a blue sweater over his team shirt, the better to keep his back muscles from tightening. There were a couple of disappointments early in the year but a couple of high points ending it. And if David Duval says it, there's no question he means it.