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[b:1kc9zp3q]Daly misses pro-am[/b:1kc9zp3q]
By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer
One day after being fired by his swing coach, John Daly missed his pro-am time Wednesday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and was disqualified from the tournament.
Daly, invited to Bay Hill on a sponsor's exemption, told tournament officials he thought his tee time was 9:47 a.m. instead of 8:40 a.m. He was on his way to the golf course when told there was no point in showing up.
His disqualification wound up knocking two other players out of the tournament.
Ryuji Imada and Nick O'Hern thought they were alternates for the afternoon session of the pro-am. Neither was at Bay Hill when Daly missed his time, so they also were disqualified from playing this week.
Imada was among those who tied for second last week at the PODS Championship, and at No. 68 in the world, he is trying to crack the top 50 to qualify for the Masters.
O'Hern was furious to learn he had been disqualified, especially because he lives only five minutes away at Isleworth.
"When I should have been on the tee, I was giving my girls breakfast," O'Hern said. "I thought common sense would have prevailed. This is a tough one to take. Unfortunately, we got caught up in John's snowball effect."
Daly could not be located for comment, and his agent, Bud Martin, did not immediately return a phone call.
The tour has a policy that anyone missing the pro-am cannot play in the tournament except for a valid excuse, such as an injury. Phil Mickelson missed his pro-am at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship last year, but was allowed to play because he had been in Arkansas and his flight was delayed by weather.
According to a rules official, Daly called Bay Hill to ask for his tee time and was told 9:47 a.m., which was his starting time for the first round Thursday. He was on his way to the golf course when told he would not be playing.
[b:1kc9zp3q]His disqualification comes one day after Butch Harmon, one of golf's most renowned swing coaches, said he was done working with Daly because the two-time major champion appeared more interested in drinking than working on his game.[/b:1kc9zp3q]
[b:1kc9zp3q]"My whole goal for him was he's got to show me golf is the most important thing in his life," Harmon said. "And the most important thing in his life is getting drunk."[/b:1kc9zp3q]
Harmon said he has worked three times this year with Daly, but he said Daly's behavior at the PODS Championship was enough to end the short-lived relationship.
Daly, playing on a sponsor's exemption because he no longer has his full PGA Tour card, spent a 2 1/2-hour rain delay during the first round in a Hooters corporate tent behind the 17th green at Innisbrook. He was 3 over, and when play resumed, he had Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden caddie for him the rest of the day. Daly ended up with a 77. He followed that with an 80 in the second round to miss the cut.
[b:1kc9zp3q]Daly spent Saturday at the Hooters "Owl's Nest" at the tournament, drinking beer, mingling with fans and signing autographs, including one on the back of a woman's pants.[/b:1kc9zp3q]
By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer
One day after being fired by his swing coach, John Daly missed his pro-am time Wednesday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and was disqualified from the tournament.
Daly, invited to Bay Hill on a sponsor's exemption, told tournament officials he thought his tee time was 9:47 a.m. instead of 8:40 a.m. He was on his way to the golf course when told there was no point in showing up.
His disqualification wound up knocking two other players out of the tournament.
Ryuji Imada and Nick O'Hern thought they were alternates for the afternoon session of the pro-am. Neither was at Bay Hill when Daly missed his time, so they also were disqualified from playing this week.
Imada was among those who tied for second last week at the PODS Championship, and at No. 68 in the world, he is trying to crack the top 50 to qualify for the Masters.
O'Hern was furious to learn he had been disqualified, especially because he lives only five minutes away at Isleworth.
"When I should have been on the tee, I was giving my girls breakfast," O'Hern said. "I thought common sense would have prevailed. This is a tough one to take. Unfortunately, we got caught up in John's snowball effect."
Daly could not be located for comment, and his agent, Bud Martin, did not immediately return a phone call.
The tour has a policy that anyone missing the pro-am cannot play in the tournament except for a valid excuse, such as an injury. Phil Mickelson missed his pro-am at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship last year, but was allowed to play because he had been in Arkansas and his flight was delayed by weather.
According to a rules official, Daly called Bay Hill to ask for his tee time and was told 9:47 a.m., which was his starting time for the first round Thursday. He was on his way to the golf course when told he would not be playing.
[b:1kc9zp3q]His disqualification comes one day after Butch Harmon, one of golf's most renowned swing coaches, said he was done working with Daly because the two-time major champion appeared more interested in drinking than working on his game.[/b:1kc9zp3q]
[b:1kc9zp3q]"My whole goal for him was he's got to show me golf is the most important thing in his life," Harmon said. "And the most important thing in his life is getting drunk."[/b:1kc9zp3q]
Harmon said he has worked three times this year with Daly, but he said Daly's behavior at the PODS Championship was enough to end the short-lived relationship.
Daly, playing on a sponsor's exemption because he no longer has his full PGA Tour card, spent a 2 1/2-hour rain delay during the first round in a Hooters corporate tent behind the 17th green at Innisbrook. He was 3 over, and when play resumed, he had Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden caddie for him the rest of the day. Daly ended up with a 77. He followed that with an 80 in the second round to miss the cut.
[b:1kc9zp3q]Daly spent Saturday at the Hooters "Owl's Nest" at the tournament, drinking beer, mingling with fans and signing autographs, including one on the back of a woman's pants.[/b:1kc9zp3q]
By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer
One day after being fired by his swing coach, John Daly missed his pro-am time Wednesday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and was disqualified from the tournament.
Daly, invited to Bay Hill on a sponsor's exemption, told tournament officials he thought his tee time was 9:47 a.m. instead of 8:40 a.m. He was on his way to the golf course when told there was no point in showing up.
His disqualification wound up knocking two other players out of the tournament.
Ryuji Imada and Nick O'Hern thought they were alternates for the afternoon session of the pro-am. Neither was at Bay Hill when Daly missed his time, so they also were disqualified from playing this week.
Imada was among those who tied for second last week at the PODS Championship, and at No. 68 in the world, he is trying to crack the top 50 to qualify for the Masters.
O'Hern was furious to learn he had been disqualified, especially because he lives only five minutes away at Isleworth.
"When I should have been on the tee, I was giving my girls breakfast," O'Hern said. "I thought common sense would have prevailed. This is a tough one to take. Unfortunately, we got caught up in John's snowball effect."
Daly could not be located for comment, and his agent, Bud Martin, did not immediately return a phone call.
The tour has a policy that anyone missing the pro-am cannot play in the tournament except for a valid excuse, such as an injury. Phil Mickelson missed his pro-am at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship last year, but was allowed to play because he had been in Arkansas and his flight was delayed by weather.
According to a rules official, Daly called Bay Hill to ask for his tee time and was told 9:47 a.m., which was his starting time for the first round Thursday. He was on his way to the golf course when told he would not be playing.
[b:25lrquxw]His disqualification comes one day after Butch Harmon, one of golf's most renowned swing coaches, said he was done working with Daly because the two-time major champion appeared more interested in drinking than working on his game.[/b:25lrquxw]
[b:25lrquxw]"My whole goal for him was he's got to show me golf is the most important thing in his life," Harmon said. "And the most important thing in his life is getting drunk."[/b:25lrquxw]
Harmon said he has worked three times this year with Daly, but he said Daly's behavior at the PODS Championship was enough to end the short-lived relationship.
Daly, playing on a sponsor's exemption because he no longer has his full PGA Tour card, spent a 2 1/2-hour rain delay during the first round in a Hooters corporate tent behind the 17th green at Innisbrook. He was 3 over, and when play resumed, he had Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden caddie for him the rest of the day. Daly ended up with a 77. He followed that with an 80 in the second round to miss the cut.
[b:25lrquxw]Daly spent Saturday at the Hooters "Owl's Nest" at the tournament, drinking beer, mingling with fans and signing autographs, including one on the back of a woman's pants.[/b:25lrquxw][/quote:25lrquxw]
yeah I saw that. It sounds like he got a bad deal- called for his tee time and was given his 1st round time- not the pro am time
Regardless...if you can live that life and get away with it, why not? I imagine there a lot of people that would if they could get away with it.
It was the events loss that he was not there to play. Screw em.
Everyone talks about his "wasted talent".
Kind of like Pastrana "Oh, he should have been a MX/SX star".
But yet Pastrana is one of the most recogizable motorcycle riders in the country.
Ask most average people what they know about golfers.
1st answer is going to be Tiger Woods.
2nd answer is going to be John Daly for good or bad reasons.
What ever reason you want to know the guy by, he is money in the bank and can hit a wood that makes even Tiger squirm.
He missed the tee time on a Pro Am dealio. Who gives a shit?
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It was the events loss that he was not there to play. Screw em.
Everyone talks about his "wasted talent".
Kind of like Pastrana "Oh, he should have been a MX/SX star".
But yet Pastrana is one of the most recogizable motorcycle riders in the country.
Ask most average people what they know about golfers.
1st answer is going to be Tiger Woods.
2nd answer is going to be John Daly for good or bad reasons.
What ever reason you want to know the guy by, he is money in the bank and can hit a wood that makes even Tiger squirm.
He missed the tee time on a Pro Am dealio. Who gives a shit?[/quote:267oe5cq]
one big problem is- he might be money in the bank- but he's got no money in the bank. He's squandered several fortunes on alimony, and gambling. He needs to play and need hefty endorsement deals just to stay solvent
It was the events loss that he was not there to play. Screw em.
Everyone talks about his "wasted talent".
Kind of like Pastrana "Oh, he should have been a MX/SX star".
But yet Pastrana is one of the most recogizable motorcycle riders in the country.
Ask most average people what they know about golfers.
1st answer is going to be Tiger Woods.
2nd answer is going to be John Daly for good or bad reasons.
What ever reason you want to know the guy by, he is money in the bank and can hit a wood that makes even Tiger squirm.
He missed the tee time on a Pro Am dealio. Who gives a shit?[/quote:k551hc6p]
one big problem is- he might be money in the bank- but he's got no money in the bank. He's squandered several fortunes on alimony, and gambling. He needs to play and need hefty endorsement deals just to stay solvent[/quote:k551hc6p]
That would be a sad story if he did a Mike Tyson dealio where millions have passed his hands and he ended up with nothing.
I've lways admired Daly for his rebel attitude so I guess I am sentimental for him.
How can you not love a guy who is classified as an athlete that has a smoke hanging out of his mouth, a hangover to beat hell and still hits 300 yarders? Accurately I might add.
I love the guy but hope he doesn't shit his own bed too bad.
I always cringe when I hear 'Daly News' cause it is usually not good news but I still root for him.
It was the events loss that he was not there to play. Screw em.
Everyone talks about his "wasted talent".
Kind of like Pastrana "Oh, he should have been a MX/SX star".
But yet Pastrana is one of the most recogizable motorcycle riders in the country.
Ask most average people what they know about golfers.
1st answer is going to be Tiger Woods.
2nd answer is going to be John Daly for good or bad reasons.
What ever reason you want to know the guy by, he is money in the bank and can hit a wood that makes even Tiger squirm.
He missed the tee time on a Pro Am dealio. Who gives a shit?[/quote:lkuwhkt5]
He's not at all comparable to Pastrana.
Daly is an alcoholic, junkie gambler who continually makes bad decision after bad decision.
I like the guy, but he's a f'ing idiot.
Idiot? Because he doesnt live life like you think he should do it?
Its his life, let him live it by his terms.
Idiot? Because he doesnt live life like you think he should do it?
Its his life, let him live it by his terms.[/quote:385z5fvn]He's still an idiot by all definitions of the word.
I don't care WTF he does. It's part of what makes him so likable. Sort of like a clown.
It was the events loss that he was not there to play. Screw em.
Everyone talks about his "wasted talent".
Kind of like Pastrana "Oh, he should have been a MX/SX star".
But yet Pastrana is one of the most recogizable motorcycle riders in the country.
Ask most average people what they know about golfers.
1st answer is going to be Tiger Woods.
2nd answer is going to be John Daly for good or bad reasons.
What ever reason you want to know the guy by, he is money in the bank and can hit a wood that makes even Tiger squirm.
He missed the tee time on a Pro Am dealio. Who gives a shit?[/quote:721gq59q]
He's not at all comparable to Pastrana.
Daly is an alcoholic, junkie gambler who continually makes bad decision after bad decision.
I like the guy, but he's a f'ing idiot.[/quote:721gq59q]
Really, and good old V. I. has made a good decision when? John is a genuine guy who'd give you the shirt off his back to help you. Yeah he sits around and drinks with the fans signing autographs and cutting up and shit, so fucking what? It's better than the rest of those snooty fucks on the pro golf tours who wouldn't give a fan the time of day. Try getting Mickelson to do that. At least he's not trying to pull a backflip off of a triple, in traffic, during a supercross race.
It was the events loss that he was not there to play. Screw em.
Everyone talks about his "wasted talent".
Kind of like Pastrana "Oh, he should have been a MX/SX star".
But yet Pastrana is one of the most recogizable motorcycle riders in the country.
Ask most average people what they know about golfers.
1st answer is going to be Tiger Woods.
2nd answer is going to be John Daly for good or bad reasons.
What ever reason you want to know the guy by, he is money in the bank and can hit a wood that makes even Tiger squirm.
He missed the tee time on a Pro Am dealio. Who gives a shit?[/quote:14y7024p]
He's not at all comparable to Pastrana.
Daly is an alcoholic, junkie gambler who continually makes bad decision after bad decision.
I like the guy, but he's a f'ing idiot.[/quote:14y7024p]
Jesus H man.
Does everyone have to split hairs on this page?
Okay, the personalities of the 2 are different obviously.
My point was in the 'wasted talent' dealio.
Not how they lead their lives.
Happy now?
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