John Daly’s career started with a remarkable win at the PGA Championship in 1991.  As the ninth and final alternate, Daly wasn’t even expected to play, but Nick Price had to withdraw at the the last minute and the eight players ahead of Daly couldn’t make it.  He didn’t have a chance to play a practice round, yet went out and beat the field by three strokes, a story right out of Hollywood.  Unfortunately, like so many young stars in Tinseltown, his life since has been a disaster. 

Daly’s had alcohol problems, gambling problems and health problems.  He’s had multiple marriages and domestic disputes.  He’s had fleeting moments of golf greatness (winning the 1995 British Open) surrounded by long periods of poor play. 

The PGA Tour has suspended him six times, cited him 11 times for “conduct unbecoming a professional” and 21 times for failing to give full effort.  It’s these specifics that led to the latest Daly Disaster.

Unhappy that a Florida Times-Union columnnist wrote that he “failed the scoundrel sniff test,” Daly sued the newspaper in 2005.  Not only was the lawsuit thrown out because he failed to prove the claim was untrue, the PGA Tour details became public record. 

In a story Tuesday, Garry Smits of the Times-Union laid out the embarrassing details.  Daly’s response was to tweet nasty messages that included requesting followers to tell the writer how they felt by calling his personal cell number. 

As of this post, Smits said he had received more than 30 messages but was taking it all in stride, as though he’d come to expect it.  Sadly, this incident is exactly what we’ve come to expect from Daly as well.

THERE IT IS!

-Jake Stevens

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