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Current Field Has Accumulated 142 PGA TOUR Victories
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, México — David Duval, winner of the 2001 British Open, will be making his first appearance at the Mayakoba Golf Classic when México’s Only PGA TOUR Event returns February 17-21 at El Camaleón Golf Club at Mayakoba.
 | | Former World No. 1 Duval has 13 PGA TOUR victories, including the 2001 British Open. |
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Duval, one of golf’s dominating players in the late 1990s and early part of this century, has won 13 times during his career. When he won the 1999 PLAYERS Championship he replaced Tiger Woods as No.1 on the Official World Golf Rankings for 15 weeks. Earlier that same year, he eagled the final hole at the Bob Hope Classic to win the tournament and shoot a 59, becoming only the third person to tie the all-time record for 18 holes.
Tournament officials also announced today commitments from Notah Begay III, Chris DiMarco, Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Charles Howell III, Tim Herron, John Huston, Jerry Kelly and Jesper Parnevik—all multiple winners on the PGA TOUR.
Other past major champions currently scheduled to compete are Mark Calcavecchia (1989 British Open), John Daly (1991 PGA Championship, 1995 British Open), Steve Elkington (1995 PGA Championship) and Todd Hamilton (2004 British Open).
"We have a great group of players who are scheduled to compete at this time and are thrilled to have David Duval join us for the first time," said Tournament Director Larson Segerdahl. “Fans are going to be able to see a lot of players who have won at the game’s highest level and some of the players who are up and coming stars on the PGA TOUR.”
 | | Eight time PGA TOUR champion Faxon will making his first appearance at Mayakoba. |
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In late January, 2009 champion Mark Wilson was in Mexico to announce his return. Tournament officials also announced a second appearance by Boo Weekley and Daly as well as the participation of Mexicans Esteban Toledo and Jose Trauwitz.
It is important to note that players have until Friday, February 12, to express their intentions to compete in the 132-player field coming to Mexico for the four-round $3.6 million USD stroke-play competition.
Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased by visiting the tournament Web site www.MayakobaGolfClassic.com or by calling +52 (984) 877-2380 in Mexico. Local residents can purchase tickets at the Mayakoba Golf Classic tournament office located adjacent to the El Camaleón clubhouse.
The Mayakoba Golf Classic encourages all media to visit www.MayakobaGolfClassic.com. The site has extensive information in English and Spanish for the press under the MEDIA tab including the Media Credential Application for press attending the event. The application is due February 5.
For more information on the Mayakoba Golf Classic please contact the tournament office at Mayakoba at +52 (984) 877-2380 or visit www.MayakobaGolfClassic.com.
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