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Alcohol Issues
John Daly once claimed that he drank a fifth of Jack Daniel's every day during the
year he was 23 years of age, and the various reported incidents include being
removed from a British Airways airplane by airport security for harassing a flight
attendant while drunk. He has entered into various alcohol addiction programs,
including the Betty Ford Clinic, at least three times, and has experienced three
divorces since becoming a professional golfer.
In May 1993, he was upset by his opening round at the Kemper Open, threw his
scoring card in the scoring tent, walked off, and was disqualified. In late 1993, Daly
was given an indefinite suspension for 1994 after quitting in the middle of the
Kapalua International and told to seek treatment for his alcoholism. He was at first
suspended for the first 12 tournaments of the 1994 season, but he came a few
weeks earlier than expected and played in the Honda Classic, finishing fourth.
These incidents resulted in a stretch between 1996 and 2001 without a professional
victory. During this stretch, Daly was especially known for having spectacular
blow-up holes near the end of rounds such as knocking multiple balls into water or
out-of-bounds for a double-digit score or hitting a ball while it was still moving and
then walking off the course. During the 1998 Greater Vancouver Open, Daly was
visibly shaking as he tried to play, causing the television announcers to audibly
wince at the sight. Daly's fourth wife Sherrie pleaded guilty to federal drug charges
and was sentenced to a five month prison term.
Over the past several years, Daly has gotten his alcohol problem under control and,
after winning a few minor tournaments, broke his long PGA Tour drought on
February 15, 2004, by winning the Buick Invitational. He clinched his victory on the
first hole of a three-way playoff by hitting a long, difficult greenside bunker shot to
within inches of the hole. Daly went on to have some of his most consistent play
ever in 2004 and 2005.
The John Daly is also an alcoholic beverage. It is made with a shot of Jack Daniels,
a shot of Jose Cuervo, 1 oz Diet Coke, 1 oz beer and a squeeze of Lime.
John Daly once claimed that he drank a fifth of Jack Daniel's every day during the
year he was 23 years of age, and the various reported incidents include being
removed from a British Airways airplane by airport security for harassing a flight
attendant while drunk. He has entered into various alcohol addiction programs,
including the Betty Ford Clinic, at least three times, and has experienced three
divorces since becoming a professional golfer.
In May 1993, he was upset by his opening round at the Kemper Open, threw his
scoring card in the scoring tent, walked off, and was disqualified. In late 1993, Daly
was given an indefinite suspension for 1994 after quitting in the middle of the
Kapalua International and told to seek treatment for his alcoholism. He was at first
suspended for the first 12 tournaments of the 1994 season, but he came a few
weeks earlier than expected and played in the Honda Classic, finishing fourth.
These incidents resulted in a stretch between 1996 and 2001 without a professional
victory. During this stretch, Daly was especially known for having spectacular
blow-up holes near the end of rounds such as knocking multiple balls into water or
out-of-bounds for a double-digit score or hitting a ball while it was still moving and
then walking off the course. During the 1998 Greater Vancouver Open, Daly was
visibly shaking as he tried to play, causing the television announcers to audibly
wince at the sight. Daly's fourth wife Sherrie pleaded guilty to federal drug charges
and was sentenced to a five month prison term.
Over the past several years, Daly has gotten his alcohol problem under control and,
after winning a few minor tournaments, broke his long PGA Tour drought on
February 15, 2004, by winning the Buick Invitational. He clinched his victory on the
first hole of a three-way playoff by hitting a long, difficult greenside bunker shot to
within inches of the hole. Daly went on to have some of his most consistent play
ever in 2004 and 2005.
The John Daly is also an alcoholic beverage. It is made with a shot of Jack Daniels,
a shot of Jose Cuervo, 1 oz Diet Coke, 1 oz beer and a squeeze of Lime.
