I don't watch golf on tv or play golf...didn't know anything about this guy.  However, there is a pic going around with him wearing crazy pants next to a well dressed golfer.  I've seen it all over the place with different captions.  Some people love him...othets do not.  So I googled daly and found a video that made me think I'd want to hang out with him.

 

 

"You drive for show, you putt for dough"...

You’ve never heard of John Daly? 
 

That sir, is high octane unawareness. 

3 minutes ago, 813basstard said:

You’ve never heard of John Daly? 
 

That sir, is high octane unawareness. 

I'd heard of him...just knew nothing about him or his antics.

I don’t golf, but I’m a huge fan. I’m watching right now.

Daly was as talented as anyone, but his lifestyle got the best of him IMO. He’s always danced to the beat of a different drum which accounts for his enduring popularity. 
He’s a 2 time major winner (PGA Championship and British Open). 

 

34 minutes ago, 813basstard said:

You’ve never heard of John Daly? 
 

That sir, is high octane unawareness. 

He's the Gerald Swindle of golf...

Forgot to mention that the well dressed golfer in all those memes is Tiger Woods.

8 minutes ago, NavyToad said:

Forgot to mention that the well dressed golfer in all those memes is Tiger Woods.

 

I never cared for golf, but much respect to Payne Stewart for pulling off the vintage golf pantaloon look in stride. He's (was) the Bryan Kershal of golf...

Tiger woods has said he’s the most talented golfer on the planet and had twice as much talent as him. I remember Tiger saying that after a round Daly drank 2 bottles of bourbon and next day shot 67 and beat him. Or something similar. 

20 minutes ago, GReb said:

Tiger woods has said he’s the most talented golfer on the planet and had twice as much talent as him. I remember Tiger saying that after a round Daly drank 2 bottles of bourbon and next day shot 67 and beat him. Or something similar. 

During my google search, I learned he was diagnosed with bladder cancer.  Heavy drinking probably.had something to do with it.

I'm not a pro golf fan.  I'm not a fan (or hater) of any pro sports.  

 

I saw a video this morning of Daly playing Zac Brown's guitar in front of Zac Brown.  

I'm not a golf fan at all, but I'm a huge John Daly fan. I like folks that do things their own way. @Deleted account mentioned Payne Stewart, I liked him too.

Favorite response:

 

Commentator:  John, I thought you quit drinking?

 

John:  Wine and beer don't count.

Heard an interviewer ask him one time: how much have you lost gambling? Daly thinks for a few seconds and casually says: oh I think around 50 million. Pretty sure I saw the second the interviewers sh$% hit his boxers.

On 8/26/2022 at 2:04 PM, GReb said:

Tiger woods has said he’s the most talented golfer on the planet and had twice as much talent as him. I remember Tiger saying that after a round Daly drank 2 bottles of bourbon and next day shot 67 and beat him. Or something similar. 

 

Sort of...
 

Quote

 

“Tiger’s there in his workout clothes and I said, ‘Tiger, come have a beer with us, man. I go, ‘Man, you don’t need to work out. You need to drink a little bit with us.

 

“[Tiger] said, ‘If I had your talent, I’d be doing the same thing you’re doing. I’m looking at him thinking, ‘You’re crazy, man.'”

 

 

Translation: "If I was as inconsistent a golfer as you and as sadly out of shape I might as well drink myself silly too."

 

I remember when Daly won his first major. His gigantic backswing was the biggest story. Really he is nothing special in my opinion, but I do like him.

He actually has a line of golf apparel called Loudmouth Golf. I don’t know how successful it is though.

 

He’s a character for sure. His drinking, gambling, and women habits got him into some trouble.

 

He’s living proof that you do not need to be in great shape or be an Olympic athlete to be good at golf.

Funny though that after Tiger hit the scene all the other golfers started to workout. They all started driving farther, like Tiger. He brought fitness to the sport.

 

Tiger Woods is arguably (certainly one of) the best golfers that has ever played, and was the most fit golfer I can remember ever seeing at that time. Maybe if Daly wasn't such a fatso and drunk he'd have done better too.

'Arkansas mineral water' he says as he chugs from a handle of vodka.  That is pretty hard core.

1 hour ago, KP Duty said:

'Arkansas mineral water' he says as he chugs from a handle of vodka.  That is pretty hard core.

Yeah, well, all that drinking is gonna Bite him in the you know what someday.

Didn't he have some spat with the PGA about using a cart too?  The PGA required all their players to walk the courses during events and he wanted to take a cart.  I think he ended up getting a medical exemption or something to take a cart instead.  I'd like to see some of these players lug around their ginormous bags during a round.  Then we'll how many shots under par they can score...

Good article I saw on FB today...

 

https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2022/09/08/john-daly-talks-about-drinking-35-40-beers-a-day-then-whiskey-and-not-sobering-up-until-the-13th-hole/?fbclid=IwAR2kIwpoN1uAOwMExh39c_0iRRtHRPLcaZOVmxqFBhEBW0Hq3-avXJbnXak