Looking for a Little Daly Love

John Daly hasn't gotten much love lately. The Angry Golfer has given him the business for railing against the PGA Tour's new cut policy. And last week he withdrew from the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic with a rib injury he says he originally incurred at last year's Honda Classic when he tried to stop his swing because a spectator took his photo. Daly confirmed he is considering a lawsuit against the event's insurance carrier--even though he is asking Honda tournament director Ken Kennerly for an exemption in 2008. We began to feel sorry for big lug, so we searched the web for some Daly dedication and we found it in this blog by Kansas City Star columnist Joe Posnanski. Somebody still loves ya, Big John.

01.23.08

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Daly Begins Working With Butch

John Daly flew overnight from Hawaii to California, then drove to Las Vegas for his first session with Butch Harmon. "If he [does] all the things I ask him to do, he'll win this year," Harmon said.

Most of the work will be between Daly's ears, but Harmon did get Daly to tighten the backswing on his wedge shots and get more extension on his follow-through with the longer clubs. "Ball-striking wise, he's tremendous," Daly said after arriving early for the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.

Daly has no sponsor on his shirt and no exempt status. He also said he has avoided alcohol for a week and didn't visit any casinos during his Vegas stay. "Times are tough," he said. "Only one guy could get me there, and that's Butchie."

--Tim Rosaforte

This article is taken from the Jan. 18 issue of Golf World Magazine

01.14.08

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Clemens Withdraws From Hope Pro-Am

The Roger Clemens steroids scandal has reached the PGA Tour. Clemens is an avid golfer and has participated in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Pro-Am for the past several years. However a story in the Desert Sun newspaper indicates Clemens has withdrawn from the tournament. You see, Clemens originally had someplace more important to be on Jan. 16, the first day of the five-day Hope tournament in Palm Springs. Before the hearings were postponed, he was scheduled to be in Washington to appear in front of the Congressional House Oversight Committee about his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. "[Clemens] withdrew," Hope tournament director Mike Milthorpe told writer Larry Bohannan. "But what we did was we sent an e-mail to his people to say that if he testifies on Wednesday, and he's still interested in playing, he could get on a plane and play Thursday, Friday and Saturday."

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