Viva la Daly?

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Collegian Staff
on April 30, 2009 7:00 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Sure, most of the golf world is focused on Tiger and Phil playing together at Quail Hollow this week, but me? This week the center of my golfing universe is the Iberian Peninsula. Why? My favorite golfer of all-time, John Daly, is playing in his first professional tournament this season, the Spanish Open.

Daly shot a 70, (which seems pretty good until you find out he's in 45th place, the players tore the course apart today), but today the score isn't important for Big John, it's more about re-establishing himself in competitive golf (he's still serving a six month suspension from the PGA after spending the night in a North Carolina drunk tank). As the picture in the article linked to above shows, Daly has lost weight, and appears ready to get back to golf.

At 43, Daly will likely never contend in majors again, but that doesn't mean he isn't a ton of fun to watch play. His sand shot in a playoff at the 2004 Buick Invitational was awesome to watch (fast-forward to 1:35 in the video to see it), and win or lose, Daly provides a unique golf experience every time he picks up a club.

Let's hope he can get it together this time.

-Steve

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