This time, a major 3rd round doesn’t bite Duval

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This time, a major 3rd round doesn’t bite Duval
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP)—No. 882 in the world, No. 3 at the U.S. Open with 16 holes remaining.
David Duval doesn’t qualify as one of those out-of-nowhere stories this week at Bethpage Black. He’s captured a major championship already, has prevailed in 13 PGA Tour events and won four times in a three-month span 10 years ago on his way to spending 15 weeks as the world’s No. 1 ranked player.
A series of ups and downs—mostly downs— derailed his game since.
So here he is, with pins honoring the New York State Police and the Fire Department of New York on either side of his collar, in position to return Monday morning with a shot at a stunning U.S. Open victory. He’s 2 under through two holes of the final round, in a four-way tie for third place and thickly in the hunt.
“I’ve been there before,” Duval said. “It’s not like a distant memory.”
Not for him, it isn’t.
 
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