John Daly is in Augusta this week, but Washington Road is as close as he's getting to Augusta National. Currently serving a six-month suspension from the PGA Tour fueled by an unhealthy love for beer and hot wings, Daly is in town hawking a bunch of junk with his name on it. (Hey, that plane ticket to Spain isn't going to pay for itself.) Between the sales pitches, Big John squeezed in a radio interview that touched on familiar topics: regrets, future plans, gambling, and this hard-to-believe tidbit: JD hopes to "get down to 190 by the end of the year." That's 190 pounds, I'm assuming. Already 40 pounds lighter (at least to hear him tell it), I suppose breaking two bills is realistic. Plus, it'll virtually guarantee Seth Rogen will now play Daly in the big screen adaptation of "My Exes Wear Rolexes."
John also confirms that he'll be playing in Europe till the end of May but hopes to "get in Colonial and come back and play." As for who JD likes this week, he's a little more adventurous than the rest of us:
"I haven't seen any scores today but my dark horse is my buddy Pat Perez and I think Tiger – you can't rule Tiger and Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh out. Vijay's kind of had an off year and I think he's going to play well this week."Perez is currently 4-over, 13 shots off the lead, followed by Phil (1-over), Vijay (1-under), and Tiger (2-under). On the upside, the losers will get a commemorative "I went to the Masters and all I got was this lousy 'Grip It and Rip It' mug." In that sense, everybody's a winner.
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4-10-2009 @ 1:43PM
Pasko said...
(1) Golf is not a sport. (2) Golfers are not athletes. (3) Tiger Woods is not black.
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4-10-2009 @ 5:35PM
rlbrooks726 said...
To Pasko. So you think golf is not a sport? So, I suppose golfers are not athletes? Would you say that Charles Barkley is an athlete? You remember Sir Charles. Played a little in the NBA. He can run and jump and shoot a basketball. All of that stuff that make an athlete in your world. Have you ever seen Charles Barkley try to play golf? You should watch him sometime. It will give you an whole new perspective on how difficult golf is.
4-12-2009 @ 6:57PM
kingofcomps1 said...
YOUR AN IDIOT
4-10-2009 @ 5:43PM
rlbrooks726 said...
Now...on to Ryan Wilson. I have to ask what have you done in your miserable life, other than write critical articles about other people who HAVE accomplished something? John Daly has more golfing talent in his little finger than you have in your whole body. So...you like to criticize people? I'd like to see how you would measure up if your life was under the microscope, like John Daly's has been. If you ever accomplish anything in your life , maybe you will be worthy of carrying John Daly's XL jock strap. As one of his previous wives once said..."they don't call him Big John because of how far he hits the ball". I'm quite sure Ryan Wilson would come up short in that comparison to John Daly too.
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4-10-2009 @ 11:52PM
Sully said...
Thank you Gary, Fuzzy and Greg for the memories!
You will never be forgotten! A lot of tear shed for these three great champions on Friday as they said goodbye to Augusta! Nroman could qualify to come back again , but hardly likely!
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4-11-2009 @ 11:00AM
TheMcEntyres said...
When I saw the Headlines that John wanted to get down to 190,I thought maybe the writer was talking about John getting down to 190 beers or shots a night.This quy is a has been wannabe who would be perfect with Tonya Hardings as a partner.Two of the biggest nobody's nobody.
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