Duval gets some practice in at Troon

Any suspicion that David Duval might decide to withdraw from the British Open was removed today when he not only showed up at Troon but was out on the course practising.

The troubled 2001 champion, now a lowly 490th in the world rankings, played his first event since last November at the US Open last month – and after he had finished next-to-last with rounds of 83 and 82, there were those who thought he could quit golf again.