It's good to see John Daly isn't letting his bad fortune keep him down. Last week, Butch Harmon dumped Daly after four months, and a few days later, he was disqualified from the Arnold Palmer Invitational for missing a pro-am tee time. Naturally, Daly headed to the Robert Gamez Celebrity Invitational (no pro-am tee times or DQs at this event) and proceed to have a really, really, really good time.
In addition to playing some barefoot, topless golf, Daly also had time to rock out and pound some beers. But I write that in the most laudatory way possible because Big John is "tired of the negative [expletive]." According to the Sun-Sentinel's Jeremy Fowler, Daly hopes out loud that the next reporter who writes about him will "write happy, write something positive." With a puppy dog's expression still visible behind his doughy cheeks, Daly says "I need it."
Done and done. Other fun, not-at-all-a-sign-his-career-is-in-the-crapper nuggets:
With no Harmon ... Daly said he will be his own swing coach with additional help from good friend Gamez. The drinking-over-golfing thing is untrue, Daly said.Good to see that despite the rough patch JD isn't delusional. I see this ending very well.
"I don't need a coach," said Daly, who is reportedly going through his fourth divorce. "I need a woman in my life.
"Once I start playing great golf again, everything will be all right. Now I'm getting poured on, but when I'm playing great, everybody talks about how great I am. That's the way it's always worked.
And just so there's no confusion, the photo above isn't from last weekend. Via Getty Images: "Bret Michael, John Daly, and son at VH1's Annual "Fairway To Heaven" Celebrity Golf Tournament March 15, 2004 in West Palm Beach, Florida."
Stay classy, Bret Michael, John Daly, and son.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. In all seriousness, what have you got against Mr. Daly?
Posted at 12:46PM on Mar 24th 2008 by G
2. Other than his talent, John Daly is as identifiable with the golfing public as any normal club golfer who drinks and carouses and loves to play golf. He is one of the most colorful players on tour in spite of his off the course antics. He is not an automaton, and probably doesn't give a rat's ass about some of the crap that has been thrown at him. Although I was not born while Babe Ruth was practicing his off the field antics, he remains beloved to those who remember his feats that were world class in his prime. John Daly is going to do as he pleases off the course and he will still have millions of fans who will remember the major tournaments that he came from out of nowhere to win. I compare him in a way to Walter Hagen who had a little more class but lived it up off the course as well. The golf ball, frankly, doesn't give a damm who hits it as long as it goes a long way to the target and into the cup. John's talent with his clubs is what the public and the press should concern themselves with. Above all, John Daly comes off as a very human person, and we should be glad that we are around while he adds comedy as well as tragedy to the theatre that is the professional tour.
Posted at 3:48PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Dick
3. Wow you are sure proud of the way you're raising your son. Smiling at the fact that he's displaying the figure to the world. I guess you'll be even more proud when he gets arrested by age 13.
Posted at 12:54PM on Mar 27th 2008 by canttakethis