Waggle Room: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Sports blogs for fans, by fans.
New Blog: RSL Soapbox for Real Salt Lake Fans!

John Daly Will Have to Leave the RV at Home - He's Playing the Australian Open

Just eight months ago, John Daly was playing in the Australian Open when an Aussie named Brad Clegg snapped his photo during an inopportune time.  Daly, likewise, snapped.  He grabbed Clegg's camera, slammed it against a nearby tree, and vowed never to return.

Well, he's going back to the Land Down Under.  Daly will play in the Australian Open at La Perouse in December

Daly has a history of incidences in Australia and with cameras.  As the AP notes, Daly had of of his patented meltdowns at the '02 Australian PGA.

After taking a triple-bogey 7 on his last hole at the 2002 Australian PGA championships, Daly threw his putter and ball into a greenside pond and later failed to sign for a 78 on his scorecard, disqualifying himself from the tournament.

Then, on his Twitter account, Daly explained his withdrawl from the PGA Championship at Hazeltine - due to a back injury eminating from him stopping in mid-swing during a tournament when he heard a camera snap.

0 recs  |  Comment 3 comments |

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

Tell the story right – Clegg had been making an ass of himself all day in front of Daly – stepping in front of him while he was walking to take pictures, snapping during his swing, etc etc etc. It wasn’t a single picture and Daly flew off the handle.

There were witnesses who backed up Daly’s story.

Good for Daly – not letting one bad apple ruin his view of the whole country.

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Aug 19, 2009 9:13 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I did tell the story right, and I didn’t even say that Daly was wrong (though the behavior was uncalled for).

Email me any comments or questions at ryan@thegolfnewsnet.com.

by Ryan Ballengee on Aug 19, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no – you made it sound like it was one picture – and it wasn’t

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on Aug 19, 2009 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

Welcome to Waggle Room! Join our community! Have a golf story tip? Contact editor Ryan Ballengee and he will follow the story.
Start posting on Waggle Room »

Join SB Nation and dive into communities focused on all your favorite teams.

Golf News Net Shows

The 19th Hole Golf Show - 11/4 - We start the show by discussing the HSBC Champions and LPGA Mizuno Classic.  Then we talk with top 100 teacher Charlie King about how he plans to change golf instruction.  And, finally, we talk with legendary golfer Tom Watson about a host of subjects, including Turnberry.

Listen NOW on the Golf News Net Media Player!

The 19th Hole Golf Show on iTunes

GNN Newsmakers Feed

GNN MP3 Players

The 19th Hole Golf Show

Waggle Room Media

Facebook, Twitter, & Podcasts - Oh My!






Managers

Ryan2_small Ryan Ballengee