David Duval (PGA Golfer) is a registered Democrat...Doing well in US Open

...it's good to see him back--he's a former world #1 who has been abysmally bad in recent years

Some commentator on the Golf Channel just remarked that Duval is a little bit different and one of the few PGA players who will admit to being a registered Democrat.

good to see he doing well again.

tough watching his fall.

Good to hear that he is doing well.

:shrug:

If I am not mistaken!

Both have contributed to Dems, according to Newsmeat.

I would have thought with him being from Jacksonville and schooled in Atlanta, to be the other. Maybe living in Colorado has done wonders for him.

I'm rootin' for a comeback for him.

while waiting on the tee--serious stuff, like philosophy. i think he's something of an intellectual. plus he likes to fly fish (my favorite hobby). anyway, i have a good impression of him and am also rooting for a comeback

http://www.golfdigest.com/features/index.ssf?/features/gd200607duvalinterview.html

Speaking of different on the PGA Tour: Are you a registered Democrat?

"I am. But it's not like I think along strict party lines. Before Alito was confirmed for the Supreme Court last winter, I was watching TV one day and saw the Senate vote on the streamer at the bottom of the screen. I want to say four Democrats voted for him, and the rest against, while maybe one Republican voted against him and the rest for. Strictly politicized. Is that right? The only people who thought he belonged on the highest court in the land were Republicans?

Are the people who run this country voting with their conscience, or are they doing what they have to do to get re-elected or stay in good standing with their party? It's a joke. In a perfect world, starting with the president, you would think our country's leaders would stand for what's right, regardless of what side of the political fence that's on."

Why are all the other golfers on tour Republicans?

"If they all are, I don't know why. I suppose the safe guess would be because of tax issues. With Republicans in charge, the conventional wisdom is that taxes will be lower. With Democrats in office, taxes will be higher."

Did you vote for John Kerry in the last presidential election?

"I did. But I think I'm like a lot of people in the country. I am socially a Democrat, in that I want all the social programs and health care to be what they should be. But I am fiscally a Republican, because I want to pay as little as I can in taxes. My choice was, would I rather pay 38 percent or whatever it is to have a Republican in the White House? Or would I rather pay 40 or 42 percent with a Democrat as president and feel like social programs were looked after properly? My choice was, I'd rather pay more."

Would you vote for Hillary Clinton in 2008?

"I don't know. I'd have to look at all the issues. If she were running against John McCain, I'd probably vote for McCain. So, there you go. Like I said before, I'm not strictly for either party. I lean toward what I think is best for the country."

piece written shortly after his PGA Championship victory in 2002.

Beem held on to beat Tiger by a stroke.

The stupid dance by Beem after he holed out almost made me wish I rooted for Tiger:)