And the slog up to mediocrity continues for John Daly. Despite an offseason of introspection, fueled, in part, by the threat of bankruptcy, the struggles persist for two-time major champion. After a respectable showing at the St. Jude Classic -- he was never in contention but he made the cut (hey, it's a start) -- Daly was back in Europe hoping to build on his first first PGA Tour event after serving a six-month suspension. Except that, lap-band surgery and clown get-ups aside, J.D.'s 2009 results on the European Tour look a lot like his 2008 results. Given all he went through last year, it's hard to say he's made progress.
And today's opening round at the French Open was a microcosm of that; he was 8-over when he quit with a bad back on the 17th hole.
Big John explains what happen via the Twitter Machine:
"Over exerted on Hole #7 which caused me to have a "SPRAINED LIGAMENT RIB" in with the Doctor now....SERIOUS PAIN !" ...
"POPPING IT back in tomorrow at noon they don't want to do it now because of the swelling!" ...
"Doc says that he can't believe I played 10 more holes!" ...
"Tour Doc says about 3 days"
That's a lot of exclamation points, his back must have really been hurting. Whatever, he'll take three days off, and then try to play the Scottish Open before heading to Turnberry. One suggestion: let somebody else drive the bus. The Chunnel will thank you.
