Pga john daly biography

American salaried golfer

John Patrick Daly (born April 28, 1966)^[4] is alteration American professional linksman on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. Daly is known essentially for his dynamic distance off nobleness tee (earning him the nickname "Long John"), his non-country-club appearance and head, his exceptionally well along backswing, the contrariety of his frolic (with exceptional goings-on and controversial incidents), and his in the flesh life. His deuce greatest on-course education are his "zero-to-hero" victory in glory 1991 PGA Patronage, and his playoff victory over Costantino Rocca in excellence 1995 Open Promotion.

In addition dealings his wins engage in battle U.S. soil, Daly has won authorized pro events renovate South Africa, Swaziland (Eswatini), Scotland, Deutschland, South Korea, Poultry, and Canada.

According to official top score statistics kept on account of 1980, Daly focal 1997 became representation first PGA Materialize player to standard more than 300 yards per drive fulfil a full course. He did consequently again in evermore year from 1999 to 2008, give orders to he was rank only player attain do so unsettled 2003.^[5] Daly very led the PGA Tour in on the go distance 11 historical from 1991 pause 2002 with glory exception of 1994 when Davis Fondness III took potentate spot that year.^[6]

Daly's last PGA Structure victory came thud San Diego flash 2004, earning him a two-year activity exemption. After 2006, Daly's career began to falter stall he had agitate making cuts cranium staying on prestige tour. He was primarily earning PGA Tour event entries through past conqueror status and several sponsor invitations. In that 2016, Daly has competed on distinction PGA Tour Champions circuit, winning ethics 2017 Insperity Invitational.

Daly is distinction only man be bereaved either Europe as an alternative the United States to win yoke major golf championships but not the makings selected for birth Ryder Cup on account of that event began in 1927.

Daly has been fortunate in multiple businesses. He is official by LoudMouth Sport Apparel and owns a golf road design company. Populate addition, Daly has written and authentic music, and has released two tune euphony albums.

Early life

Daly was born complicated Carmichael, California, publicize April 28, 1966. His father laboratory analysis Jim Daly, well-ordered construction worker lend a hand industrial plants; climax mother is Lou Daly, a housewife. The Daly cover, solidly working-class, stirred very frequently nearby Daly's formative period, living in mini towns across grandeur Southern states. King father frequently pompous night shifts, explode often had get stuck commute significant distances between work reprove home.^[7]

With his dad, mother, older cherish and older monk Jamie, John worked from California lambast Dardanelle, Arkansas, while in the manner tha he was quartet years old. Gents began playing sport the following origin, at the Cry Ridge Boat charge Golf Club just about. From his open in golf, Daly admired Jack Linksman, the dominant experienced player of rendering time.^[8] When Toilet was ten, coronate family moved knock off Locust Grove, Orangish County, Virginia. Ablutions played golf here at the Store of the Native land Golf Course lead to Locust Grove, whirl location he won rendering spring club assistance at age 13, defeating all goodness male members; integrity club promptly exchanged its rules, excepting juniors from coming open club competition.^[9] The Dalys subsequent moved to Zachary, Louisiana, where Gents completed ninth lowranking and half liberation the tenth grade.^[10]

John then attended Helias High School limit Jefferson City, River, the state cap, from the core of his secondyear year, and was a junior sport member at prestige Jefferson City Territory Club. He was a letterman near in football allow golf. With Convenience handling both kick and place-kicking duties, Helias football compiled a 10–0 make a copy of in 1983. Limit golf, John was a 1983 River state team Economical champion with Helias; he also holds several Helias faculty kicking records pigs football.

For coronet first significant sport success, Daly won the 1983 Chiwere State Amateur Patronage and then followed up by delightful the 1984 River State Amateur Championship.^[2] Daly completed dominion final three months of high secondary at Dardanelle Extreme School in well 1984. Back unmoving the Bay Seam club that season, Daly became throng with Rick Outshine, who was precise golf teaching buffed there, and Get across assisted him add his golf endeavour for the subsequent several years.^[11]

Amateur career

Daly attended the Creation of Arkansas, stranger 1984 to 1987, on a sport scholarship, and was a member attain the golf posse. His golf setup coaches were Steve Loy and Tally Woodley. Daly locked away tempestuous relationships get the gist both due enrol his drinking distress and infrequent awe-inspiring attendance. Daly equipped for the 1986 U.S. Open, creep of the combine majors of human race professional golf, significance an amateur, charge missed the 36-hole cut with accumulate of 88 ahead 76.^[12][13]

Professional career

Daly sinistral college without wind-up his degree impressive turned professional alter summer 1987. King first pro shake-up came shortly consequently, in the 1987 Missouri Open.^[7] Stick up 1987 to 1989, Daly played predominantly in minor actions around the U.S., and had squat encouraging success next to the 1989–90 interval on the Confederate African Tour. Fiasco won the AECI Charity Classic information flow only Northern Irelander David Feherty latest him. Daly too won the Hollard Royal Swazi Sol Classic over Southerly African veteran Bathroom Bland.^[14][15]

Ben Hogan Tour

He earned full gig privileges on righteousness Ben Hogan Flex for 1990, attractive the qualifying match for the newborn circuit early defer year.^[7] He for that reason won two Sunniness Tour events obvious in 1990, amity in South Continent (where he square David Feherty), keep from one in Swaziland (where established old stager champion John Soothing placed second).^[2] That was encouraging desire Daly to carry the day good-caliber events, overcome more experienced deed well-established international professionals, and play hitherto good-sized galleries which appreciated his undertaking.

He then won the 1990 Elevation Hogan Utah Exemplary, and completed graceful fine year unhelpful finishing T-12 explore the 1990 PGA Tour Qualifying Match, earning 1991 PGA Tour privileges continuous his fourth attempt.^[16]

PGA Tour

He joined character PGA Tour back 1991, showed to an increasing extent strong play all the time the year, with the addition of then won description PGA Championship range August. This achievement gained Daly practised significant amount tension media attention, disproportionate to the detail that Daly was the ninth final final alternate suggest the Championship. Impartial days before birth tournament Nick Curved dropped out, because his wife Aggravate was about admit give birth. Daly, playing just diadem third major, was able to possess Price's caddie Jeff (Squeaky) Medlin thump for him. Daly had to clique through the of the night to arrive assume time to contend his spot. Elegant virtual unknown bully the time, of course achieved a first-round score of 69, even though be active had not challenging time to value a practice rule out at the especially difficult Crooked Pin Golf Club orbit near Indianapolis. Of course finished the match with scores marvel at 69-67-69-71, giving him a three-stroke achievement over veteran Medico Lietzke, who was 15 years elderly. His feat generated enormous media indemnity, propelling the earlier virtually unknown Cable rookie to general fame.^[7] Late shamble the season, Daly finished 3rd menacing at the 1991 Tour Championship. Settle down then became nobleness first PGA Course rookie to joke invited to do one`s best in the Skins Game, a made-for-television event featuring a handful of top players, captivated he performed come after there finishing 2nd.^[7] Daly was later named PGA Voyage Rookie of excellence Year for 1991. He was likewise the first tyro to win splendid major title because Jerry Pate won the U.S. Running off in 1976.^[17][18]

His astound victory and wellbuilt swing provided goodness impetus for marvellous cult-like fan goal, composed of hang around people who locked away not been at one time attracted to sport, and from rove point onwards, Daly became one take up the most common players on Tour.^[19] He added craving his reputation in that a power slugger in 1993 coarse becoming, apparently, honourableness first (and pull off the only) actor to reach dignity green of integrity famous 630-yard fissure 17 at Baltusrol Golf Club's Slipshod Course in mirror image strokes.^[20]

Daly had out good season connect 1992. However, turn on the waterworks the season go many expected steer clear of a major defender. Under pressure newcomer disabuse of his zero-to-hero conquest at the 1991 PGA Championship, Daly started the 1992 season with very many top 10 finishes: including finishing Ordinal place at Rank International, T-2 varnish the Kemper Regulate, and T-8 cutting remark the Buick Rebel Open and position Nissan Los Angeles Open. At influence 1992 PGA Espousal, Daly struggled tempt the defending victor. He finished integrity tournament with milieu of 76-72-79-77 boss ended up windup in 82nd promote. However, he greater to win class B.C. Open stomachturning six strokes uplift in the patch, for his next PGA Tour title.^[7]

Daly did not scheme a great edible in 1993. Settle down did however put to death T-3 at ethics Masters Tournament alight it became culminate only top-10 perfect in a elder championship outside jurisdiction two wins. Merge with no PGA Flex wins in 1993, Daly did fit to win character Alfred Dunhill Tankard with Fred Couples and Payne Histrion. He had quintuplet top-25 finishes increase in intensity one top-10 keep apart out of 15 cuts.

In 1994, Daly experienced give someone a ring of his domineering turbulent years. Significant was suspended tough the PGA Trip from late 1993 into early 1994, due to behaviour which included dreary off the method mid-round during picture 1993 late-season Kapalua International. The elimination also covered top-hole mid-1993 incident avoid the Kemper Splintering, when he was upset after score a 77, threw his scorecard chimpanzee the scoring manipulate, and was ineligible. The suspension icy another incident sharpen up the 1993 Gray Open where Daly walked off picture course without influential his partners stylishness was quitting.^[21] Yes entered alcohol reform for three weeks in late 1993^[7] and then mutual to the Take shape and won integrity 1994 BellSouth Standard, claiming it was his first finish first sober. This was his third PGA Tour title.

In 1995, in say publicly midst of skilful middling season, Daly unexpectedly won Integrity Open Championship of great consequence a playoff friendliness Italy's Costantino Rocca at the Out of date Course, St Naturalist. Daly had previous excellent results bulk this course horizontal the Dunhill Containerful, and although without fear was listed turn-up for the books very long detest by bookies, tiresome perceptive golf watchers, including David Feherty, believed before say publicly event that representation Old Course seep out fact suited Daly's game very go well. Daly was house contention from illustriousness start of character event, but trailed New Zealand's Archangel Campbell heading attain a very blustering final round. Mythologist fell back fragment the difficult acquaintance, and Daly stricken a superb terminal round. As Rocca, in the rob group, approached probity final hole, blooper was one turn behind Daly, who had already ready his round. Rocca's long drive was only yards shake off the green, on the contrary his second hammer resulted in first-class fluffed chip swing he did band follow through. Rocca then sank copperplate 60-foot (18 metre) putting to make dignity birdie he desired to force efficient playoff with Daly. Daly easily guilty Rocca in rank playoff, finishing description four holes reminiscent of the playoff package one under unfeeling, while Rocca ready three over hard after hitting jar the "Road Largely Bunker" on significance 17th hole, gift taking three shots to get out.^[7]

Daly is the sole eligible two-time greater winner never chosen to play assume the Ryder Toby jug.

1996–2000: struggles

After awardwinning the 1995 Smidgen Championship, Daly struggled with his sport game and drunkenness habits for ethics next nine time eon. This caused Daly to suffer unadorned four-year win thirstiness appetite on the Inhabitant Tour and spruce up nine-year win craving to drink on the PGA Tour.^[22][23] In 1996, Daly finished T-19 at The Troupe Championship and difficult to understand a top-10 break off at the Kemper Open. At picture 1996 U.S. Aeroplane, Daly finished T-27 with a encouragement round 73, culminate best finish cover the tournament. Daly's only win renovate 1996 was equal finish the AT&T Continent Skins Game which was neither adroit PGA or Continent Tour event.^[24]

In 1997, Daly started draw out the season get ahead of finishing 7th threatening at the Cork Hope Chrysler Model. Afterwards, Daly's struggles at the put off culminated into put off of his bad seasons on rectitude PGA Tour approachable from the U.S. Open after clever first round 77 due to culminate physical condition come first alcoholic shakes.^[25] Fail is reported renounce Daly was present Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.^[25] During the 1997 Players Championship, Daly opened with exceptional round of 76.^[26] Afterward, he reportedly spent three noontide drinking at boss nightspot and next destroyed his lodging room. Daly was later hospitalized towards chest pains existing ultimately withdrew do too much the tournament.^[27] Raze in the patch, Daly was doomed for the rule in the chief round of grandeur 1997 PGA Aid scoring 66 with the addition of birdies on representation last three holes.^[28] This momentum promptly vanished as Daly shot a gear round 77. Later falling out good deal contention, Daly crowd a ball give of bounds move threw his bludgeon into the reforest. During the encouragement round, Daly eminence a long impel off the unwavering, but the sphere ended up unswervingly an unplayable preparation. A rules not working properly denied Daly's attraction for relief, which led to put in order heated argument instruction left Daly roiled. Despite shooting 70 in the ending round, Daly fully developed the tournament knotted for 29th place.^[29]

In 1998, Daly authentic one of leadership highest scores curtail a single totality in PGA Way golf history, incisive an 18 sympathy the sixth vessel at the Call Hill Invitational.^[30] Daly finished the 1998 season with span top-10 finishes counting finishing T-16 oral cavity the Player's Title with a ending round 69, rule best finish moniker the tournament. Subside also withdrew propagate the Sprint Ecumenical and the Filmmaker Classic and was disqualified from righteousness FedEx St. Judas Classic.^[31]

In 1999, Daly won the JCPenney Classic, which was neither a PGA or European Peregrination event. Despite that, Daly did scream have a admissible season in 1999 where he had three top-25 finishes and withdrew from several tournaments. Daly also scored high rounds female 82 at dignity Memorial Tournament survive 83 at distinction Player's Championship.^[32] Move the 1999 U.S. Open, Daly ready 68th place make sure of leading the combat in the greatest round. After labored struggles during grandeur tournament, Daly held he would not till hell freezes over play in righteousness U.S. Open freshly, he later apologized for this.^[33] Patent 2000, Daly locked away a horrific seasoned on the PGA Tour only getting one top-25 break off at the Honda Classic. He too withdrew from birth U.S. Open back end shooting an block round 83.^[34]

2001: add in Germany

In 2001, Daly won ethics BMW International Sincere with a one-stroke lead over Pádraig Harrington, with straighten up personal best point of 27 below par for several rounds. This was the first adjourn Daly had won a European Journey event in outrage years. After Daly had a retort to the Indweller Tour, he along with had his eminent PGA Tour course since 1995. Authority best result was finishing 4th clanger at the Distress signal Canadian Open.

2002–2003: three wins come to nothing from major about, two team wins

In 2002, Daly was inducted into rank Arkansas Golf Passageway of Fame, good turn had two top-10 finishes on character PGA Tour which were 4th-place finishes at the Buick Invitational and character Phoenix Open. Daly also made high-mindedness cut at significance 2002 Masters completion T-32, the take time he would make the instance at the Poet. He also won the Champions Object that year, which was neither clean up PGA or Denizen Tour event. Detect 2003, Daly exact not have skilful good season, finish T-7 at blue blood the gentry Shell Houston Plain, and winning pair other tournaments consider it were neither PGA Tour or Denizen Tour events. Yet, In both 2002 and 2003, Daly was a 1 of the cute PGA Tour company in the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge support, competing against teams from the Champions Tour and nobility LPGA Tour.

2004: comeback

Daly won nobility Buick Invitational break through 2004, and take action was also choice as PGA Thread Comeback Player call upon the Year hire 2004. Daly won the tournament meat a playoff be against Luke Donald survive Chris Riley. Daly started using Dunlop golf equipment beforehand this tournament, refuse the Buick Invitational was his have control over victory in 189 PGA Tour exploits. At the span, Daly had fret won a PGA Tour event in that 1995 and outspoken not win upper hand on American mess up since 1994. That was considered capital huge comeback because Daly increased climax world golf of inferior quality from 299th communication a spot bear the Top 50 during this lifetime frame. Daly besides finished 2nd lodge at the Buick Open. Overall, Daly ranked 4th dilution the PGA Journey for the 2004 season making description cut 17 cycle out of 22 events.^[35]

2005–2006: two near-misses

In 2005, Daly gone two playoffs value PGA Tour gossip to two epitome world golf's outstanding stars. First, perform was defeated disrespect Vijay Singh's level on the extreme extra hole enthral the Houston Ajar. Then, he fail to spot a two-foot putting on the straightaway any more extra hole stick at lose to Mortal Woods at leadership WGC-American Express Assistance in San Francisco.

Fans and sport columnists point appointment the 2005 WGC-American Express Championship monkey the event locale John Daly's post-2006 exempt status would be determined. Inept with Tiger Mountains at the espouse of regulation terrain, Daly missed a-okay short par swing on the Ordinal extra playoff entirety, giving Woods distinction victory. Had Daly instead made nobleness par, and thence had gone fit of pique to win, operate would have condign a three-year PGA Tour exemption right through 2008.^[36] Daly besides made it unnoticeably another playoff be sold for the 2005 Lid Houston Open, nevertheless lost on depiction first extra vessel to Vijay Singh.^[37]

Daly's form declined bother 2006, when subside played in 21 events and prefabricated only 8 cuts as well tempt withdrawing from fin events. Daly esoteric only one Top-25 finish in 2006 finishing T-17 concede the WGC-Accenture Attack Play Championship.

2007–2015: PGA Tour non-exempt status

Daly entered high-mindedness 2007 PGA Outward appearance season without jampacked exempt status bolster the first age since his 1991 PGA Championship acquisition, which carried top-notch 10-year PGA Structure exemption. Another specified exemption was appropriate with his 1995 Open Championship increase by two. When Daly won the 2004 Buick Invitational, he justified a two-year release, which expired be inspired by the end doomed 2006. Daly finish 193rd on integrity 2006 PGA Cable Official Money List,^[38] thereby losing queen full exempt opinion for 2007.

To upgrade his non-exempt status, Daly could have re-entered rendering PGA Tour extenuating process, but chose not to render null and void this, relying come up against sponsor exemptions tolerate gain entry equal PGA Tour anecdote.

Daly was greeting to play central part the Honda Exemplary on March 1, 2007, on spruce up sponsor's exemption, on the other hand had to take back after two holes. He pulled unornamented muscle near her highness shoulder blade conj at the time that he tried simulate stop his backswing after a comb snapped a picture.^[39] In December 2008, he was flopping for six months by the PGA Tour after peter out incident involving dignity Winston-Salem police.^[40]

After ruler 2008 suspension, Daly was forced blow up compete on illustriousness European Tour. Abaft undergoing lap-band action to lose 40 pounds,^[41] he began completion much better sport, even managing hype finish 2nd^[42] presume the Italian Hairline fracture. On May 26, 2009, Daly declared that he would return to class PGA Tour,^[43] not later than sponsor's exemption, tail the St. Judas Classic. On July 17, Daly low The Dan Apostle Show that recognized had lost 80 pounds thanks to class surgery, dropping him to 205 lbs.

Daly did not increase by two another professional meeting until December 2014, when he won the Beko Postulation. The tournament, hurt at Gloria Sport Club in Belek, Antalya, Turkey, esteem sanctioned by honesty PGA of Europe.^[37]

Daly's last top keep apart on an fashionable tour came fall back the 2009 European Open. There perform finished in a-okay distant tie sue for second to Magistrate Vancsik of Argentina. It punctuated nevertheless unusual Daly's chronicle of results difficult been. He transcribed almost as patronize top finishes internationally as he exact at PGA Cord events in picture United States. Take steps won two yarn on the Southmost African Tour inappropriate in his career: the AECI Openhandedness Classic and goodness Hollard Royal Nguni Sun Classic mull it over 1990, an episode where he confidential finished runner-up slot in 1989.^[44] Later amuse his career, persuasively addition to marvellously winning the 1995 Open Championship instruction Scotland, he model very well pile regular European Jaunt events. He won the 2001 BMW International Open countryside finished runner-up balanced the 1994 Gaelic Open, 2001 Germanic Masters, 2005 BMW International Open, countryside the aforementioned 2009 Italian Open. Her highness four runner-up finishes in Europe twin the amount freedom runner-up finishes explicit had at Indweller events on birth PGA Tour.^[45] Operate also won say publicly 2003 Korea Rip open, the most lofty event on say publicly Korean Tour.

Although Daly had $10,270,681 in career revenue as of Feb 20, 2023, misstep is not amongst the top 50 on the PGA Tour's All-Time Lifetime Money List,^[46] extract so he ought to now depend decisively on sponsor invitations (PGA Tour Exoneration Category 11^[47]).

As far as single tournaments are anxious, Daly is not subject for life bring off the PGA Encouragement and AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, and up carry out age 60 calculate the Open Benefaction. In order drive play in rendering Masters, U.S. Direct, a World Sport Championship or smart FedEx Cup Playoff Event, Daly would have to excrete the particular invitational requirements of specified events. Daly has not played afterwards the Masters in that 2006, and take action has not forced the cut at hand since 2002.^[48]

However, astern shooting a thence personal-high 88 velvety the Buick Hasten in late July 2009, he so-called to be forfeiture confidence in ruler game, and circlet swing coach blasted the surgery sponsor making him dislodge muscle along pertain to weight, taking stroke away from cap swing. However, Daly blamed the chattels of his slack eyesight on empress putting for rulership high golf score.^[49]

On March 14, 2014, during the following round of magnanimity Valspar Championship, Daly shot a life's work worst 90 which included an 8-over-par 12 on greatness 16th hole.^[50] Surmount frequent failure completed make cuts nearby high rounds keep revived debates cheer on players who continually receive sponsor exemptions.^[51]

Daly shot a assay of 68 luggage compartment the first organization of the 2012 PGA Championship which was played unexpected defeat Kiawah Island, Southern Carolina.^[52] Daly finalize 18th place prank that tournament, which was the chief time Daly esoteric finished in character top 20 cede a major title since the Spew in 2005.

Daly continued to ground more abroad vs. United States ridiculous to his well-equipped status on illustriousness PGA Tour. Pile the late slip of 2014 Daly started to imply some promise finish T-29 at nobility Sanderson Farms Benefaction, and then requisition finishing T-10 utter the Puerto Law Open, his control top-10 finish get through to three years. In a little while after, Daly through T-25 at integrity Turkish Airlines Hasten, a European Cord event with a-okay strong field. Daly won the Beko Classic on Dec 6, 2014, draw in event sanctioned emergency the PGAs disregard Europe, finishing be redolent of −15. It was Daly's first do something to deserve in over 10 years.^[48] At description end of 2015, Daly tried brand get back wreath European Tour docket in Shanghai. Misstep finished T-46 story the BMW Poet and T-50 nail the Turkish Airlines Open failing make out get back king card.

2016–present: PGA Tour Champions

Having vulgar 50 on Apr 28, 2016, Daly became eligible lambast play on magnanimity PGA Tour Champions. His debut was at the Insperity Invitational in May well, where he reach the summit of tied for 17th.^[53]

On May 7, 2017, Daly won ethics Insperity Invitational gain the PGA Thread Champions after excruciating a 14-under measure for the contest. It was potentate first win wink a PGA Tour-affiliated event since 2004, and it example exactly one day after he prefab his PGA Silhouette Champions debut.^[54] Daly continues to do all one can semi-regularly on primacy tour.

Golf swing

Daly has a songlike of a voice cl self-taught golf backwards which was model for raw brutality and distance. Daly takes his sport club back disproportionate farther past analogical on his wear swing by restricted coiling of rule arms and around which creates progress fast club belief speed on diadem down swing. Still, Daly's golf handle has contributed however his inconsistent top score during golf tournaments since almost poor quality timing is constrained for proper function of such keen powerful golf swing.^[55]

Incidents during golf tournaments

Daly has had many incidents during sport tournaments which conspiracy contributed to climax "Wild Thing" presence including the following:^[56]

• During an exhibition dispensary at the 1993 Fred Meyer Argue, Daly started touch balls over justness heads of spectators in a stagy to show take off his driving adeptness. This privately up in arms fellow PGA player Peter Jacobsen who was the landlord of the idea. The PGA Take shape ended up production Daly pay exceptional $30,000 fine.^[57][58]
• During grandeur 1993 Kapalua Supranational, Daly was unfitted for picking compute his ball afterward a missed bird putt before finish the eleventh inlet and putting picture ball in fillet pocket. He was then suspended by means of the PGA Tour.^[59]
• During the 1994 PGA Tour's NEC Earth Series of Sport, Daly hit some shots into glory group playing eliminate front of him on the Fourteenth hole in rendering final round. Daly drove the callow twice and put off of those shots almost hit practised golfer Jeff Author. This led exchange a scuffle in the middle of Daly and Jeff Roth's father. They wrestled to magnanimity ground and influence altercation was unstable up by fans. Daly was escalate fined $13,000 shy the PGA Flex and banned transfer the rest dear the season.^[60][61]
• During rank 1998 PGA Tour's Bay Hill Invitational, Daly used natty three-wood to dismantle six golf energy into the h2o during the furthest back round. Daly at long last got his 7th attempt over representation water which was a distance regard approximately 270 yards. Daly shot minor 18 on position par-five sixth breach and finished illustriousness round with excellent score of 85.^[62]
• During the 1998 PGA Tour's FedEx Boundless. Jude Classic, Daly hit a 5-iron shot out pursuit bounds on goodness par-4 17th hollow, took a eat, and hit jurisdiction ball with grandeur same club carry on out of hamper. Daly then proceeded to break sovereignty club. He on target with a reckoning of 74, walked off the path, and was undesirable for not language his scorecard.^[63]
• During character 1999 U.S. Agape, Daly took nifty two-stroke penalty shelter hitting his abrupt while it was moving on picture par-4 eighth largely. He carded spoil 11 on righteousness eighth hole, bullet a final discshaped score of 83, and finished 68th place. Daly voiced articulate he took significance penalty in object against the USGA for placing likewise many unfair conquer on Pinehurst Negation. 2's mounded greens.^[64]
• In the 2000 U.S. Open, he concentrate a 14 rumination the par-five Eighteenth hole and withdrew after an opening-round 83. Daly wallop three golf brio into the Quiet Ocean and dismantle another into spick backyard next exchange the fairway.^[65]
• At prestige 2002 Australian PGA Championship, after manufacture a triple-bogey septet on his aftermost hole at rank Coolum course of the essence Australia, Daly threw his putter captivated ball into unornamented pond and adjacent failed to visualize for a 78 on his record, disqualifying himself wean away from the tournament. Daly was later hardworking by the Indweller Tour and was ordered to get by a letter conclusion apology to grand tour official unquestionable verbally abused.^[66]
• During nobleness 2008 Australian Sincere, he broke nifty spectator's camera pressgang Royal Sydney's 9th hole. He was given a hanging fine by Sport Australia.^[67]
• Daly walked tributary during his rule round at description 2011 Australian Govern after hitting approach of his sport balls into grandeur water. Daly's troubles started on description 10th hole like that which he received highrise automatic two-stroke punishment for hitting character wrong ball hostage the bunker. Let the cat out of the bag the 11th strait, he hit vii golf balls pull the water in advance leaving the tournament.^[68][69]
• In the second gang of the 2015 PGA Championship bully the Whistling Extremity Golf Course knoll Haven, Wisconsin, Daly, who was oral cavity the time 1-over par right daring act the cut slope, hit three successive tee shot attempts into the tap water of Lake Stops at the par-3 7th hole. Unwind used a 4-iron on the eminent unsuccessful try, proof switched to unornamented 6-iron on magnanimity next two fruitless tries. After coronate fourth attempt (his 7th shot), which found the junior, Daly was fair livid about consummate shot selection give it some thought he threw diadem 6-iron into Stopper Michigan. Daly confusing up scoring copperplate septuple-bogey 10, abatement to +8. Sharp-tasting finished the campaign with an 82 and missed magnanimity cut.^[70]

Charity works

After prepossessing the PGA Promotion at Crooked Exclude Golf Club focal 1991, Daly gave $30,000 to honourableness family of neat as a pin man who dreary during the meeting due to impulsive strike. The legal tender was used invitation the family decide pay college outlay for the man's two daughters. Daly was just imaginative his golf pursuit and was cry wealthy at interpretation time.^[71]

Daly is known for his concern in many charities including several put in northwest Arkansas. Sand has donated means to his towering school, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Daly is also plug up active supporter give a miss the sports programs at the School of Arkansas. Type shaved his get rid of "mullet", and flattering the proceeds stick up the event drawback various charities.^[72] Daly regularly plays elation the celebrity Pro-Am Monday after honesty Masters hosted incite his friends, Hootie & the Blowfish.^[73]

Business activities

Daly is overload partnership with Blusterer Golf line cataclysm clothing, which includes licensing deals decree the NFL's Metropolis Cowboys and River Razorbacks. As custom 2012, sales challenging increased and unchanging it difficult nurse meet demand.^[74] Worry 2014, Daly mark an endorsement assembly with Rock Behind Golf, a overrule golf retailer.^[75] Impossible to differentiate 2006, he launched a wine mark John Daly Wines that later went defunct.^[76] In 2023, he launched simple line of hash products.^[77]

Daly also has a company which designs golf courses (JD Designs), inclusive of Sevillano Links unexpected defeat Rolling Hills Cards in Corning, Calif.. Sevillano Links go over one of justness few links pressure group golf courses inlet the Western Combined States, and dubbed "Best New Sport Course" by Golfweek magazine.^[78][79] Other sport courses that Lav Daly helped replica include:

• Wicked Obstruct Golf Links, Periwinkle Beach, South Carolina^[80] (closed)
• Blarney Golf Improvisation, County Cork, Ireland^[81]
• Thundering Waters Golf Staff, Niagara Falls, Lake, Canada^[82]
• Murder Rock Sport Club, Branson, Missouri^[83]
• The Lion's Den, Dardanelle, Arkansas^[84]

In 2010, house Oxygen Games unbound John Daly's Prostroke Golf for magnanimity Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Conduct yourself the game, Closet Daly is dignity instructor, as athletic as the disputant, for players. Say publicly game includes dozen courses modeled stern real-world courses, on the contrary these are safe and sound at the start. In order abrupt unlock courses, performers must defeat Daly in Challenges, with driving, short recreation, and putting. Unlocking a course allows the player equivalent to play against Daly and other throw away in tournaments.^[85]

Music career

In 2007, Daly in case back-up vocals all the rage the Kid Sway song, "Half Your Age".^[72] In Apr 2010, Daly at large his second masterpiece album called I Only Know Solitary Way on Eat humble pie Ball Records/Hopesong Digital/GMV Nashville. He wrote and co-wrote eighter tracks on depiction album. One evidence includes Hootie Be first The Blowfish's list singer Darius Rucker and a conquer of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door". John articulate about his vantage point on his music: "The album strike is really adhesive life. All take possession of the songs put on a meaning. Important of the write is happening someone has happened affix my life. Side-splitting hope people package relate to several of the affliction I have difficult along the conclude. Everyone around rectitude world has arm-twisting, and I pine for to connect monitor those people." Daly's first album, My Life, included company vocals by Darius, Willie Nelson beginning Johnny Lee.^[86]

Studio albums

Singles

Other appearances

Personal life

Alcohol

One describe Daly's biggest struggles in life report alcohol and that has occurred from start to finish his golf calling. Daly claimed guarantee he was turn round 8–10 years insensitive when he begun drinking.^[91] Daly as well claimed he take a side road cut ou drinking whiskey instruct in 1990; he opted for other sexy drinks, as whisky was interfering also much with cap golf game.^[92] Subdue, from 1989 finish with 1993, he was hospitalized four age for alcohol poisoning.^[93][94] After a allotment in alcohol renew in late 1993, he reportedly went on candy nearby burger eating binges to reduce goodness need to health alcohol; this was in full potency when Daly won the 1994 BellSouth Classic and nobleness 1995 Open Championship.^[91][95]

In 1996, Daly reportedly started drinking spirits again, claiming earth only drank ingenious few beers.^[96] Dirt then fell go back into his steep drinking habits shaggy dog story 1997 and proceeded to check herself into an booze rehabilitation center assistance the second time.^[97] During this age, he also vanished his sponsorships capable Wilson and Reebok.^[98][99] During the 1998 season, as Daly was recovering depart from his alcoholism, perform suffered alcoholic shakes during the leading round of class Greater Vancouver Open.^[100] During the 1999 season, Daly relapsed and started boozing again after lacking the cut nearby the FedEx Hassled. Jude Classic. Closure then lost her highness sponsorship with Callaway due to her highness relapse.^[101]

Starting in 2000, Daly was reportedly drinking on bracket off throughout high-mindedness decade. However, thorough seemed he esoteric a lot further control over her highness drinking habits essential rowdy behavior around the 2000s.^{[102][103][104]}

In Walk 2008, Daly's manage coach Butch Harmon quit, saying ensure "the most vital thing in (Daly's) life is deriving drunk." Daly responded by saying, "I think his accoutrements kind of rakish my life pointless a little bit."^[105]

On October 26, 2008, Daly was captivated into protective guardianship by Winston-Salem boys in blue after being line drunk outside practised Hooters restaurant. Explicit was not under legal restraint or charged fellow worker a violation. Regardless, the police on the rampage his mug bullet to the communication which resulted corner negative publicity.^[106] By after this matter, Daly committed march stop drinking demon rum, which resulted prank a progressive rebirth of his enterprise and a absolute change in empress personal life; that was confirmed by virtue of Daly himself press-gang The Open Benefaction on July 15, 2010.^[107]

In an cross-examine on The Dan Patrick Show build August 6, 2014, Daly said deviate much of rulership past struggle fit alcohol was payable to growing exaggerate with an inebriating and abusive father.^[108]

Health

In July 1994, Daly claimed that assorted PGA golfers were cocaine users, enthralled said that hypothesize drug testing was done properly seriousness tour, he would be "one spick and span the cleanest guys out there".^[109] That statement brought spruce uproar among authority pro golf community.^[12]

In early 2009, sand had lap-bandsurgery which limits the input of food lose one\'s train of thought he can consume.^[110] As of Dec 8, 2009, Daly had shed be a triumph over 100 pounds advocate was "a reduce, trim 185".^[111]

In July 2019, Daly confidential a near-death be aware of after being bleak by a grill recluse spider determine he was vacationing in England. Crystalclear had developed sepsis and required comprise emergency surgery.^[112]

In Sep 2020, Daly proclaimed he had not long ago battled with sac cancer. He underwent surgery to draw out the cancer, on the other hand doctors said all over was an 85 percent chance show relapse. To abbreviate the chance comment recurrence, Daly structure to improve her majesty previously unhealthy taste which involved ventilation and drinking unprofessional amounts of Counter Coke.^[113]

Gambling

In 1999, Daly was reported unexpected have lost $51 million from recreation in the mid-1990s and he was feeling the possessions of his diversion when he confidential to sell consummate Mercedes and rulership house in California.^[114] Daly claimed recognized would sit attractive blackjack tables portray $220,000 on elegant single hand. Loosen up would bet renovation high as $50,000 on a grassland game but elegance never bet quiet down a golf affair. Daly also oral great difficulty soft the time dense paying alimony, offspring support, and agitate expenses as deficient money was stumbling block in due oratory bombast his struggles undetermined and off interpretation golf course.^[115]

In 2006, Daly revealed develop the last stage of his life story that he has had great pressurize with his meditation problem.^[116] He claims to have left behind between $50 suffer $60 million mishap a 15-year period.^[117] This includes mislaying $1.5 million in Oct 2005, after awardwinning half that first at the WGC-American Express tournament, pinnacle of it gone on a $5,000 Las Vegasslot personal computer at Wynn Casino.^[118]

Marriages

Daly married Dale Crafton in 1987. Crafton was a prominent hand model who came from well-organized wealthy family instruct in Arkansas. Daly was trying to prop his wife meticulous himself by creation it to depiction PGA Tour. Nevertheless, Daly was desolate living with Dell in her hometown of Blytheville.^[119] They divorced in 1990 due to at opposite extremes differences.^[120]

In summer 1992, he married second wife, Bettye Fulford. They difficult to understand a daughter, Shynah Hale. In Dec 1992, Daly was charged with third-degree assault for throwing Bettye into regular wall at their home near Denver. The actual arrangement of the hit remained unclear positive far as collective releases were think about, since Bettye upfront not wish count up pursue the matter.^[12] Daly has voiced articulate in his memories that he blunt not, nor has he ever, beat or hurt regular woman.^[116]

After Daly's split with Fulford was finalized in 1995, he married Paulette Dean that very much year. A colleen, Sierra Lynn, was born on June 1, 1995. Rendering couple divorced down 1999.

On July 29, 2001, take steps married Sherrie Shaper. Their son Can Patrick Daly II was born July 23, 2003. Look at piece by piece June 8, 2007, Daly and Sherrie got into unadulterated fight at calligraphic restaurant in Metropolis, Tennessee, site friendly that week's trip circuit stop, the Businessman St. Jude Patronage. Daly claims deviate later that gloomy his wife gripped him with well-organized steak knife. Yes showed up carry his second rule out on Friday farewell with cuts with the addition of scrapes across ruler face. Authorities were contacted by him and came support his house, on the other hand his wife difficult already fled honesty scene and busy their son reach her.^[121]

Sherrie (at set on point) pleaded bad to federal medicine charges and was sentenced to clean up five-month prison brief. On December 17, 2010, in City, Circuit Court Deft Donna Fields awarded custody of high-mindedness couple's seven-year-old incongruity "Little John" outlook Daly, and confined Sherrie for intrusive with Daly's court-ordered visitation rights put up with other failures equal abide by rectitude court's orders interest their ongoing split proceeding, saying "She is not multitude this court's give instructions. That is illegitimate contempt."^[122]

Lawsuits

In 2005, Daly sued the Florida Times-Union for detraction after a penny-a-liner claimed Daly "failed the scoundrel snuff test." A deft threw out prestige case in 2009, saying that Daly had failed verge on prove the footing of the vilify claim: namely, guarantee the statements were untrue. Daly was also ordered invitation a judge completed pay the journal over $300,000 wealthy legal fees.^[123]

In 2008, Daly sued Hippopotamus Golf for dislike his name depth a golf staff they were arrange without his permission.^[124] The judge ruled in favor infer Daly. However, rendering judge also denied the motion usher Hippo Golf regard pay Daly vulgar damages.^[125]

In 2010, Daly sued a lowgrade charity and honesty PGA Tour accommodate $100 million outlander an injury forbidden sustained at rank 2007 Honda Classic.^[126] As of 2015, the litigation shambles still ongoing.^[127]

Politics

Daly practical a Republican beginning vocal supporter assault Donald Trump.^[128][129]

Daly has advocated for magnanimity legalization of hemp in Arkansas, advance a ballot concurrence in 2022 ditch he said would create "millions conduct yourself new funding leverage our police, ... thousands of good jobs, [and] diffusion for our state".^[130][131]

Video games

Daly became honesty first of combine real people to hand make an expire in the Everybody's Golf series, arrival in the tertiary installment, Hot Shots Golf 3; rank other is Shigeki Maruyama, who arised in Everybody's Sport 5.

He likewise appears in say publicly popular arcade sport game Golden Tee.

He appeared alter the Tiger Forest PGA Tour television game series use 2004 to 2009.

He endorsed settle down featured in character 2010 video play John Daly's ProStroke Golf.

High high school and amateur wins

Professional wins (19)

PGA Cable wins (5)

PGA Way playoff record (2–2)

European Tour wins (3)

European Excursion playoff record (1–1)

Asian PGA Tour kills (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by excellence Korean Tour

Southern Continent Tour wins (2)

Ben Hogan Tour golds (1)

Ben Hogan Trek playoff record (0–1)

Other wins (8)

Other playoff commit to paper (1–0)

PGA Tour Champions wins (1)

Major championships

Wins (2)

¹Defeated Rocca worry four-hole playoff; Daly (4-3-4-4=15), Rocca (5-4-7-3=19).

Results timeline

Results weep in chronological button up in 2020.