Duval was last to win the following week after capturing first PGA Tour victory
Tied for the lead in the Players Championship, Rickie Fowler is attempting to win PGA Tour events on consecutive weekends. The last player to do it was Tiger Woods in 2009 (Buick, Bridgestone). The last to do it, however, in winning his first and second PGA Tour events – as Fowler is attempting — was David Duval in 1997.
Their styles and personalities have little in common. But the career arcs of Duval, who broke through at age 25, and Fowler, who is 23, are similar. Duval’s first win came in his 87th PGA Tour event and six runner-up finishes. Fowler’s win last week in the Wells Fargo came in his 67th PGA Tour start and after four runner-ups.
Duval actually won three consecutive starts in 1997, capturing the season-ending Tour Championship two weeks after winning the Walt Disney. Duval’s breakthrough came in Williamsburg, Va. at the Michelob Classic.
Here’s a list of PGA Tour winners on consecutive weekends over the last 15 years (Don’t confuse this list with victories in consecutive starts — separated by weeks off — which would be longer).
2009 – Tiger Woods – Buick, Bridgestone
2008 – Vijay Singh – Barclays, Deutsche Bank
2007 – Tiger Woods – Bridgestone, PGA
2007 – Tiger Woods – BMW, Tour Championship
2006 – Phil Mickelson – BellSouth, Masters
2006 – Tiger Woods – PGA, Bridgestone, Deutsche Bank
2005 – Phil Mickelson – FBR, Pebble Beach
2004 – Vijay Singh – Houston, New Orleans
2004 – Vijay Singh – Deutsche Bank, Canadian
2003 – Ernie Els – Mercedes, Sony
2003 – Kenny Perry – Colonial, Memorial
2001 – Tiger Woods – Bay Hill, Players
2000 – Notah Begay – St. Jude, Hartford
2000 – Tiger Woods – PGA, WGC-NEC
1999 – David Duval — Players, BellSouth
1999 – Tiger Woods – Disney, Tour Championship, WGC-American Express
1998 – Vijay Singh – PGA, The International
1997 – Mark O’Meara – Pebble Beach, Buick
1997 – Ernie Els – U.S. Open, Buick
1997 – David Duval – Michelob, Walt Disney
