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John Daly Biography

Birth Name:
John Patrick Daly
Birth Place:
Carmichael, California, United States
Profession
Pro golfer

Fast Facts

  • Started playing golf at the age of 4
  • Played baseball and lettered in football and golf in high school
  • Turned pro in 1987
  • Nicknamed the Lion
  • Was the ninth alternate for the 1991 PGA Championship, and was called in after Nick Price dropped out
  • Daly went on to win the event by three strokes over Bruce Lietzke
  • (Price ended up winning the 1992 PGA Championship
  • ) Had lap-band surgery in February 2009 and had dropped over 100 pounds as of December 2009
  • Plays and writes music, and counts Darius Rucker, of Hootie and the Blowfish fame, as a good friend
  • In 2010, lashed out at a journalist who reported on his PGA disciplinary file, publicizing the writer's cell-phone number and urging fans to "
  • call and flood his line and tell him how we feel
  • " The file became public because of an unsuccessful libel suit Daly filed against The Florida Times Union

Relationships

  • Shynah Hale Daly -- Daughter
  • Sierra Lynn Daly -- Daughter
  • Bettye Fulford -- Ex-wife
  • Dale Crafton -- Ex-wife
  • Paulette Dean -- Ex-wife
  • Sherrie Miller -- Ex-wife
  • John Patrick Daly II -- Son