Golf Central

On this day in 1998, David Duval quite coolly won the Michelob Championship at Kingmill in Virginia on a 16-under 268, easily beating Kiwi also-ran Phil Tataurangi on his way to winning the Vardon Trophy for scoring average.

In a four-year span ending in 2001, it was just one of 13 PGA Tour events Duval won, when he was truly the only yin to the ascendant Tiger Woods’ yang (apologies to Phil Mickelson). A real rivalry was on the cards.

The mysteries of The Da Vinci Code are easier to grasp than what has happened to Duval since. So forget about understanding Duval. Only Duval knows the answer, and that remains hidden behind those trademark wraparound shades of his.

In the non-head case category of golf lore, on this day in 1992 'ordinary Joe' John Cook did what everyone does at the Las Vegas Invitational, shooting low (26-under) to beat David Frost.

Also, on this day in 1975, “Saturday Night Live” debuted on the NBC in the US, giving rise to a love-hate affair to this day, giving us the immense talents of Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Larry David, Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy and Dennis Miller. And also giving us Adam Sandler and Will Ferrell.

So it’s Slamet Ulang Taunmoe! as they say in Java and at free-trade Starbucks to Michelle Wie (b.1989), Man Utd and England World Cup legend Sir Bobby Charlton (b.1937) and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young (b.1961).