Yesterday, I brought you the heart-warming tale of John Daly, the one-armed golfer who had overcome physical limitations and personal demons to play in the Russian Open. After a rocky go of it at last week's British Open, Daly shot a respectable opening round 70 in Moscow. But the feel-good story lasted less than 24 hours. Daly, who hasn't had his PGA Tour card since 2006, shot a second-round 73 and missed the cut by one stroke.
Other than the obvious reasons, Daly shouldn't be disheartened -- the course was clearly set up to put American golfers at a disadvantage -- none of the five players in the field will play the weekend. I mean, how often can you say that Wesley Horne, Ryan Carter, Luke List, Matt Laase (amateur) AND Daly didn't make a cut? Exactly.
It's not all bad news for Daly, though. CBSSports.com's Mike Freeman ranked Daly fourth on his Top 50 Sports Jerks list, ahead of such notable names as O.J. Simpson, Don King, Kennesaw Mountain Landis, Ron Artest, Tonya Harding and Pete Rose. So there's that.
As for Daly's future in professional golf, here's to hoping he takes David Duval's advice and hones his skillz on the Futures Tour. Or, worst case, he joins the Duke golf team -- there's an opening, you know -- and if anybody screams "Duke" more than John Daly, I have yet to meet him.














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7-25-2008 @ 3:50PM
zeus said...
daly the wife beater,,drunk fat slob..who cares
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7-26-2008 @ 11:03PM
MOJAVEDAVE said...
John Daly reminds me of another great athelete, Steve Howe Major League pitcher (Dodger Baseball). Steve was an overnight sensation until his addictive downfall. Nobody was more please than I when I read Steve was given a second chance by the "Blue's" only to let the fans down again with his addiction. He eventually ended back up in the minor leagues, but has since drifted into oblivion. John Daly, I am afraid is in the same league now as Steve Howe, heading for the same outcome if he dosen't kick his own addictions.
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7-27-2008 @ 1:19PM
Tom said...
John Daly is a drunken loser and he should be banned from professional golf until he cleans up his act.
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8-05-2008 @ 11:09PM
airborne said...
HEY ZUES
DID JOHN DALY BEAT YOUR WIFE THE DRUNK FAT SLOB?
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