Tiger Woods' planned return to golf at the Masters drew plenty of
criticism from the international press on Wednesday, and the most
scathing comments came from Britain.
David Duval lives in Denver with his wife and their five children. Duval debuted on the professional golf scene in 1993. He was born Nov. 9, 1971 in Florida and grew up there.
Duval won his first Major in 2001 when he won the British Open. He has a total of 13 victories and is ranked 30th on the career earnings list.
He is well-known for an unorthodox swing but his game crashed in 2003 after suffering assorted injuries. When his confidence waned, he experimented with his swing, further damaging his game. In 2009 several years of effort led to a second place finish in the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black. See him talk about his preparation with CBS4's Vic Lombardi.
Duval married Susie Perischette in 2004 and many experts believed family life helped him refocus his game.
Duval left the tour in 2007 for more than seven months when his wife was put on bedrest while expecting their fourth child. Duval stayed at home to care for their three older children.
He and his 17 year old stepson competed in the Del Webb Father/Son Challenge in December 2007.
Kevin Stadler & Craig Stadler
Craig Stadler calls Evergreen home. Both he and his son Kevin are pro golfers.
Craig was born June 2, 1953. He is nicknamed "The Walrus." He was inducted into San Diego's Breithard Hall of Fame in 1996. (San Deigo is his home town.) He started his golf career at the age of 4 when his father took him to the course.
Craig is an ardent fan of the Colorado Avalanche.
He was involved in a charity golf tournament in October 2005, which raised nearly $75,000 for hurricane victims in Louisiana.
Kevin was born Feb. 5, 1980 and is the older son of Craig. He attended Kent Denver for high school and played on the golf team there. Craig caddied for Kevin in his 2002 Colorado Open victory.
Kevin ranks 36th in driving distance on the PGA Tour and has won 9 tournaments.
Hale Irwin
Golfing legend Hale Irwin was born June 3, 1945, in Joplin, Miss. He attended college at the University of Colorado and graduated in 1967.
While he was at CU he played football as well as golf. Irwin was a two time All-Big Eight defensive back as well as an academic All-American in football.
He won the 1967 NCAA Div. I Championship in golf in 1967 and turned pro the next year.
Irwin has had 20 victories on the PGA Tour and 45 on the Senior PGA Tour.
Irwin gave the commencement speech at CU on May 11, 2007.
He has designed several courses in Colorado, including the Indian Peaks course in Lafayette, the Mountain Course at Cordillera and Highlands Ranch Golf Course.
