john daley

bentowny · Jan 13, 2012

i have allways been a fan of the big hitting american, but now i am wondering if he should be getting invites to competitions through his sponsers when there are other golfers who would have worked much harder to reach the same position. i know he has had issues but he isnt a great figure for people to look up to, and i think it is his time to move on

opinions?

Mungoscorner · Jan 13, 2012

bentowny said:
i have allways been a fan of the big hitting american, but now i am wondering if he should be getting invites to competitions through his sponsers when there are other golfers who would have worked much harder to reach the same position. i know he has had issues but he isnt a great figure for people to look up to, and i think it is his time to move on

opinions?

Is he any worse than Tiger ?

Essex_Stu · Jan 13, 2012

I think there was a topic about this last week?

MetalMickie · Jan 13, 2012

Mungoscorner said:
Is he any worse than Tiger ?

Having disagreed with you over Nick Faldo I now find myself in complete agreement. Sure John Daly's antics sometimes leave something to be desired but so too do those of Tiger (and some others).

Neddy · Jan 13, 2012

He's a crowd pleaser, and as long as people will pay to watch him he will keep getting invites.

DappaDonDave · Jan 13, 2012

Neddy said:
He's a crowd pleaser, and as long as people will pay to watch him he will keep getting invites.

Pretty sure the aussies won't be paying to see him, IIRC, he won't be invited back after his recent display.

Iaing · Jan 13, 2012

I think he's always been entertaining, even when his golf's been rotten.
Obviously the sponsors find this too.

Humanises the professional game perhaps ?

wull · Jan 14, 2012

i love the guy,so what if he has done a few silly things,haven't we all?

people love to watch him play and at times he plays really good golf.

Piece · Jan 14, 2012

He's taking up someone else's spot in a tournament. An up and coming player who works his ar$e off to get somewhere but can't get in as there's a pair of Loudmouth trousers to promote.

wull · Jan 14, 2012

Piece said:
He's taking up someone else's spot in a tournament. An up and coming player who works his ar$e off to get somewhere but can't get in as there's a pair of Loudmouth trousers to promote.

yeah but so many places are specifically set aside for sponsors picks etc,so in a way he's not taking young up and coming players places at all.

Piece · Jan 14, 2012

wull said:
yeah but so many places are specifically set aside for sponsors picks etc,so in a way he's not taking young up and coming players places at all.

Agreed, it's not totally JD's fault, but when he has a Tin Cup moment and walks off the course, that's a total waste of everyone's time.

wull · Jan 14, 2012

Piece said:
Agreed, it's not totally JD's fault, but when he has a Tin Cup moment and walks off the course, that's a total waste of everyone's time.

and there is no excuse for walking off,what annoys me about that is he's getting paid to be there because of the sponsors and he's in with a shout of earning something from that week.....you'd think that would be enough incentive to calm down and carry on.

MegaSteve · Jan 14, 2012

Sadly JD can be his own worst enemy... Thought his new lady was keeping him on the straight and narrow but it still seems his inner demons can take control... As has already been said due to his recent 'sillyness' down under don't think he'll get a game there in the foreseeable future...

granters · Jan 14, 2012

Daly has done more for golf than anyone actually gives him credit for. When he won the PGA and the Open he made it more accessible to the common man. He made people who had no interest in the game watch it, i remember watching him win the open with my whole family, him crying when Rocca holed that putt, and the lot of us really pulling for the guy to win it.

He also bought his home club, completely renovated it and gave it 5 different tees so that ANYONE could play it from a tour pro to a complete novice as he wanted the game to be for everyone. To add to that he capped the greenfees at $35 to ensure that anyone could afford a round.

I think that's why he deserves a bit of slack. I'd take Daly over Tiger every day

wull · Jan 14, 2012

granters said:
Daly has done more for golf than anyone actually gives him credit for. When he won the PGA and the Open he made it more accessible to the common man. He made people who had no interest in the game watch it, i remember watching him win the open with my whole family, him crying when Rocca holed that putt, and the lot of us really pulling for the guy to win it.

He also bought his home club, completely renovated it and gave it 5 different tees so that ANYONE could play it from a tour pro to a complete novice as he wanted the game to be for everyone. To add to that he capped the greenfees at $35 to ensure that anyone could afford a round.

I think that's why he deserves a bit of slack. I'd take Daly over Tiger every day

am i right in saying that daly gave money to or still gives money to the daughter or son of the man who was killed by lightning during the pga the year he won it?

JustOne · Jan 14, 2012

granters said:
Daly has done more for golf than anyone actually gives him credit for. When he won the PGA and the Open he made it more accessible to the common man. He made people who had no interest in the game watch it, i remember watching him win the open with my whole family, him crying when Rocca holed that putt, and the lot of us really pulling for the guy to win it.

He also bought his home club, completely renovated it and gave it 5 different tees so that ANYONE could play it from a tour pro to a complete novice as he wanted the game to be for everyone. To add to that he capped the greenfees at $35 to ensure that anyone could afford a round.

I think that's why he deserves a bit of slack. I'd take Daly over Tiger every day

Great post Granters. Funny ol' game when we can 'watch' (I use that term loosely) Arnold Palmer chop it round the Masters until he could barely walk and then moan about a guy who still blasts it off the tee

Mungoscorner · Jan 14, 2012

granters said:
Daly has done more for golf than anyone actually gives him credit for. When he won the PGA and the Open he made it more accessible to the common man. He made people who had no interest in the game watch it, i remember watching him win the open with my whole family, him crying when Rocca holed that putt, and the lot of us really pulling for the guy to win it.

He also bought his home club, completely renovated it and gave it 5 different tees so that ANYONE could play it from a tour pro to a complete novice as he wanted the game to be for everyone. To add to that he capped the greenfees at $35 to ensure that anyone could afford a round.

I think that's why he deserves a bit of slack. I'd take Daly over Tiger every day

Excellent post Grant.

hangover · Jan 14, 2012

He's a character and i think golf could do with a few more of them.

granters · Jan 14, 2012

http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/britishopen05/news/story?id=2105350

See here,

imagine Tiger, doing that in the first place, and then not claiming publicity for it.

The main thing about Daly is the pure enigma that he is. Would anyone be surprised if he got 4 rounds together and won another major? He's surprised us before! And it's all pure natural talent. He has a 30/30/30 ruke which he abides by-

no more than 30 fags a round
no more than 30 diet cokes a round
don't arrive for a round more than 30 minutes before tee off

It's that Sunday morning hungover attitude that makes us connect to him. When he was younger his dad couldn't afford for him to play golf so all he had was an adults persimmon driver to play with, which was the same size as him. that's how he developed the massive overswing, he literally couldn't stop the club on the back swing because he was so small and that swing won him 2 majors. i think that genius.

At the scottish open in 92 i was waiting on an autograph and he picked me out from the crowd specifically to sign my programme first as i was getting squashed by all the adults . He always cared about the fans, and still does. he's one of us inside the ropes and i think that's the entire appeal

Dodger · Jan 14, 2012

granters said:
Daly has done more for golf than anyone actually gives him credit for. When he won the PGA and the Open he made it more accessible to the common man. He made people who had no interest in the game watch it, i remember watching him win the open with my whole family, him crying when Rocca holed that putt, and the lot of us really pulling for the guy to win it.

He also bought his home club, completely renovated it and gave it 5 different tees so that ANYONE could play it from a tour pro to a complete novice as he wanted the game to be for everyone. To add to that he capped the greenfees at $35 to ensure that anyone could afford a round.

I think that's why he deserves a bit of slack. I'd take Daly over Tiger every day

I don't recall him greetin when Rocca holed??

Did that really happen? I was there and do not recall it?

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