2. To reach the unreachable green
- Daly's grip-it-and-rip-it style and 300-plus-yard drives have always been a huge part of his fame. But it also seems to leave him a little conflicted: Does he like being known as the man who smashes the ball farther than anyone else, or does padding his career total of five PGA Tour wins come first? When Daly arrived at the 1993 U.S. Open at Baltusrol, he was keenly aware no golfer had ever reached the green of the 630-yard, uphill 17th hole in two shots. "That's the only goal I had this week," Daly told the New York Times after the second round, in which he smoked a 325-yard tee shot, then pulled a 1-iron from his bag and drilled a shot that bounced past the cup before coming to rest on the green. Mission accomplished. "I told my caddy, Greg Rita, 'We may not play good, but at least we'll make history,' " Daly said.
The Definitive Ranking of John Daly's 50 Greatest, Gaudiest and Grisliest Moments
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- Some people kiss and tell. Others heavy-pet, then publish, as in Daly's 2006 memoir "My Life In and Out of the Rough," which includes bedroom scene that would make Christian Grey blush.
- In 1979, young John's brood moves to Virginia, where as a 13-year-old he won the men's club championship at his home course, Lake of the Woods Country Club, in Fredericksburg. His victory inspired a new Lake of the Woods rule: No kids allowed in the tournament.
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