Daly Getting Off Easy?
We all know the press following golfer John Daly this last week. He took a professional football coach from the gallery last week and had him carry his bag as caddy. Then he was reported to have been out partyign Saturday night at Hooters in a less-than-professional manner. Next, he gets dumped by swing coach Butch Harmon, citing that Daly isn’t focused enough on improving. Lastly, he misses his tee time for the Pro Am at Arnie’s tourney.
What a week! I mean seriously folks, this guy has a lot going on and love him or hate him, it’s drawing both good and bad press for the PGA Tour. Now, I personally love Daly and I’ve accepted his shortcomings as part of his character. Kind of like Bill Clinton…sharp leader, bad husband. Daly’s an exceptionally gifted athlete but has too much drama to make it amount to anything.
Anyway, the issue here is does Daly deserve a harsher punishment than just being disqualified from the Pro Am? This isn’t the first incident involving bad press for the Tour that Daly has been involved with and while yes, he does draw the crowds, he isn’t exactly making the Tour look any better. Do you think Finchem should fine him? What about suspension?
Personally I think the guy needs to take some time off and get his act together. He hasn’t won in a long time and is playing purely on exemptions this year.
What do you guys think?
