John Daly (golfer)

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{{Short description|American professional golfer (born 1966)}}
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{{Infobox golfer
| name = John Daly
| image = John Daly.jpg
| caption = Daly at the 2008 PGA Championship
| fullname = John Patrick Daly
| nickname = Long John
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|4|28}}
| birth_place = [[Carmichael, California]], U.S.
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| height = 5 ft 11 in
| weight = {{convert|250|lb|kg stlb|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/pga/2016/04/27/john-daly-turning-50-beat-odds/83437566/ |title=John Daly on turning 50: I beat the odds |newspaper=USA Today |first=Josh |last=Peter |date=April 29, 2016}}</ref>
| nationality = {{USA}}
| residence = [[Dardanelle, Arkansas]], U.S.
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Dale Crafton|1987|1990|reason=div}}
* {{marriage|Bettye Fulford|1992|1995|reason=div}}
* {{marriage|Paulette Dean|1995|1999|reason=div}}
* {{marriage|Sherrie Miller|2001|2007|reason=div}}
}}
| partner =
| children = 3<ref name="Wartman">Wartman</ref>
| college = [[University of Arkansas]]
| yearpro = 1987
| retired = 
| tour = [[PGA Tour]] (joined 1987) [[PGA Tour Champions]] (joined 2016)
| extour = [[European Tour]] (joined 2002)
| prowins = 19
| pgawins = 5
| eurowins = 3 
| asiawins = 1
| sunwins = 2
| nwidewins = 1
| champwins = 1
| seneurowins = 
| otherwins = 8
| majorwins = 2
| masters = T3: [[1993 Masters Tournament|1993]]
| usopen = T27: 1996
| open = '''Won''': [[1995 Open Championship|1995]]
| pga = '''Won''': [[1991 PGA Championship|1991]]
| wghofid = 
| wghofyear = 
| award1 = [[PGA Tour Rookie of the Year|PGA Tour Rookie of the Year]]
| year1 = [[1991 PGA Tour|1991]]
| award2 = [[PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year|PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year]]
| year2 = [[2004 PGA Tour|2004]]
| awardssection = 
}}
'''John Patrick Daly''' (born April 28, 1966)<ref>{{Cite web |date=1992 |title=Daly, John 1966- |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/daly-john-1966 |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=encyclopedia.com}}</ref> is an American [[professional golfer]] on the [[PGA Tour]] and [[PGA Tour Champions]]. Daly is known primarily for his driving distance off the [[Teeing ground|tee]] (earning him the nickname "Long John"), his non-[[Country club|country-club]] appearance and attitude, his exceptionally long backswing, the inconsistency of his play (with exceptional performances and controversial incidents), and his personal life. His two greatest on-course accomplishments are his "zero-to-hero" victory in the [[1991 PGA Championship]], and his playoff victory over [[Costantino Rocca]] in the [[1995 Open Championship]].

In addition to his wins on U.S. soil, Daly has won accredited pro events in [[South Africa]], [[Swaziland]] (Eswatini), [[Scotland]], [[Germany]], [[South Korea]], [[Turkey]], and [[Canada]].

According to official performance statistics kept since 1980, Daly in 1997 became the first PGA Tour player to average more than 300 yards per drive over a full season. He did so again in every year from 1999 to 2008, and he was the only player to do so until 2003.<ref>{{cite web |title=PGA Tour Driving Distance Statistics |url=http://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.101.html#1997 |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=December 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506000825/http://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.101.html |archive-date=May 6, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Daly also led the PGA Tour in driving distance 11 times from 1991 to 2002 with the exception of 1994 when [[Davis Love III]] took his spot that year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Daly says he actually would have led the PGA Tour in driving distance 12 straight seasons if not for a pesky suspension (or two) |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/john-daly-says-he-actually-led-pga-tour-driving-distance-if-not-for-pesky-suspension |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=The Loop}}</ref>

Daly's last PGA Tour victory came in [[San Diego]] in 2004, earning him a two-year playing exemption. After 2006, Daly's career began to falter and he had trouble making cuts and staying on the tour. He was primarily earning PGA Tour event entries through past champion status and numerous sponsor invitations. Since 2016, Daly has competed on the [[PGA Tour Champions]] circuit, winning the 2017 [[Insperity Invitational]].

Daly is the only man from either Europe or the United States to win two major golf championships but not be selected for the [[Ryder Cup]] since that event began in 1927.

Daly has been successful in multiple businesses. He is endorsed by LoudMouth Golf Apparel and owns a golf course design company. In addition, Daly has written and recorded music, and has released two music albums. He appeared in the 2025 film ''[[Happy Gilmore 2]]'' as a fictionalized version of himself.

==Early life==
Daly was born in [[Carmichael, California]], on April 28, 1966. His father is Jim Daly, a construction worker for industrial plants; his mother is Lou Daly, a homemaker. The working-class family moved frequently during Daly's formative years, living in small towns across the [[Southern United States|Southern]] states. His father often worked night shifts and sometimes commuted significant distances between work and home.<ref name="Wartman, 1996">Wartman, 1996.</ref>

With his father, mother, older sister, and older brother Jamie, John moved from California to [[Dardanelle, Arkansas]], when he was four. John began playing golf the following year at the Bay Ridge Boat and Golf Club there. From his start in golf, he admired [[Jack Nicklaus]], the dominant professional player of the time.<ref>Wartman, p. 4.</ref> When John was ten, his family moved to [[Locust Grove, Orange County, Virginia]]. John played golf there at the Lake of the Woods Golf Course in Locust Grove, where he won the spring club championship at age 13, defeating all the male members; the club promptly changed its rules, barring juniors from future open club competition.<ref>Wartman, pp. 6–7.</ref> The Dalys next moved to [[Zachary, Louisiana]], where John completed ninth grade and half of the tenth grade.<ref>Wartman, p. 7.</ref>

John then attended [[Helias High School]] in [[Jefferson City, Missouri]], the state capital, from the middle of his sophomore year, and was a junior golf member at the Jefferson City Country Club. He was a [[letterman (sports)|letterman]] there in [[American football|football]] and golf. With John handling both punting and place-kicking duties, Helias football compiled a 10–0 record in 1983. In golf, John was a 1983 Missouri state team HS champion with Helias; he also holds several Helias school kicking records in football.

For his first significant golf success, he won the 1983 Missouri State Amateur Championship and followed up by winning the 1984 Arkansas State Amateur Championship.<ref name="Wartman"/> He completed his final three months of high school at Dardanelle High School in spring 1984. Back at the Bay Ridge club that summer, Daly became friends with Rick Ross, who was a golf teaching professional there, and Ross assisted him with his golf game for the next several years.<ref>Wartman, p. 20.</ref>

==Amateur career==
Daly attended the [[University of Arkansas]], from 1984 to 1987, on a golf scholarship, and was a member of the golf team. His golf team coaches were Steve Loy and Bill Woodley. Daly had tempestuous relationships with both due to his drinking problems and infrequent class attendance. Daly qualified for the [[1986 U.S. Open (golf)|1986 U.S. Open]], one of the four majors of male professional golf, as an amateur, and missed the 36-hole cut with scores of 88 and 76.<ref name="wild">{{cite book |title=John Daly: Wild Thing |last=Wartman |first=William |year=1996 |publisher=[[Harper Prism]] |isbn=978-0-06-101072-9 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780061010729 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Daly/Daly_bio.html |title=JockBio: John Daly Biography |publisher=jockbio.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525012842/http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Daly/Daly_bio.html |archive-date=May 25, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Professional career==
Daly left college without completing his degree and turned professional in summer 1987. His first pro victory came shortly afterwards, in the 1987 [[Missouri Open]].<ref name="Wartman, 1996"/> From 1987 to 1989, Daly played mainly in minor events around the U.S., and had some encouraging success during the 1989–90 season on the [[Southern African Tour]]. He won the [[AECI Charity Classic]] with only Northern Irishman [[David Feherty]] behind him. Daly also won the [[Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic]] over South African veteran [[John Bland (golfer)|John Bland]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rest of the news in sport – Golf |newspaper=The Sunday Telegraph |date=4 February 1990 |page=34 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/751423177/ |access-date=2023-11-01 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Norman's eagle foils Faldo |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |first=Justin |last=Rogers |date=19 February 1990 |page=36 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/751417535/ |access-date=2023-11-01 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

=== Ben Hogan Tour ===
Daly earned full playing privileges on the [[Ben Hogan Tour]] for 1990, winning the qualifying tournament for the new circuit early that year.<ref name="Wartman, 1996"/> He then won two Sunshine Tour events early in 1990, one in South Africa (where he edged [[David Feherty]]), and one in [[Swaziland]] (where established veteran champion [[John Bland (golfer)|John Bland]] placed second).<ref name="Wartman"/> This was encouraging for Daly to win good-caliber events, defeat more experienced and well-established international professionals, and play before good-sized galleries which appreciated his performances.

Daly then won the 1990 [[Ben Hogan Utah Classic]], and completed a fine year by finishing T-12 at the 1990 [[PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament]], earning 1991 PGA Tour privileges on his fourth attempt.<ref>{{cite book |title=Official 1991 PGA Tour Media Guide |publisher=PGA Tour Creative Services |year= 1991 |page=190 }}</ref>

===PGA Tour===
He joined the PGA Tour in 1991, showed increasingly strong play throughout the year, and then won the [[PGA Championship]] that August. This victory gained Daly a significant amount of media attention, due to the fact that Daly was the ninth and final alternate for the Championship. Just days before the tournament [[Nick Price]] dropped out, since his wife Sue was about to give birth. Daly, playing just his third major, was able to have Price's caddie Jeff (Squeaky) Medlin caddy for him. Daly had to drive through the night to arrive in time to claim his spot. A virtual unknown at the time, he achieved a first-round score of 69, even though he had not had time to play a practice round at the exceptionally difficult [[Crooked Stick Golf Club]] course near [[Indianapolis]]. He finished the tournament with scores of 69-67-69-71, giving him a three-stroke victory over veteran [[Bruce Lietzke]], who was 15 years older. His feat generated enormous media coverage, propelling the hitherto virtually unknown Tour rookie to international fame.<ref name="Wartman, 1996"/>
Late in the season, Daly finished 3rd place at the 1991 [[Tour Championship]]. He then became the first PGA Tour rookie to be invited to compete in the [[Skins Game (PGA Tour)|Skins Game]], a made-for-television event featuring four top players, and he performed well there finishing 2nd.<ref name="Wartman, 1996"/>
Daly was subsequently named [[PGA Tour Rookie of the Year]] for 1991. He was also the first rookie to win a major title since [[Jerry Pate]] won the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] in 1976.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/over-drive-john-daly-shocks-world-pga-win |first=John |last=Garrity |date=October 22, 2008 |title=Over Drive: John Daly shocks world with PGA win 1991 PGA Championship (article first appeared in the August 19, 1991, issue of Sports Illustrated) |work=golf.com |access-date=March 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304052333/http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/over-drive-john-daly-shocks-world-pga-win |archive-date=March 4, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/a/pgatourrookies.htm |title=PGA Tour Rookies of the Year |work=about.com |access-date=March 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414072939/http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/a/pgatourrookies.htm |archive-date=April 14, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

His surprise victory and powerful swing provided the impetus for a cult-like fan base, composed of many people who had not been previously attracted to golf, and from that point onwards, Daly became one of the most popular players on Tour.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/09/sports/golf-daly-packs-up-his-troubles-and-wins-again.html |title=Daly Packs Up His Troubles and Wins Again |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Larry |last=Dorman |date=May 9, 1994 |access-date=March 25, 2013}}</ref> He added to his reputation as a power hitter in 1993 by becoming, apparently, the first (and still the only) player to reach the green of the famous 630-yard hole 17 at [[Baltusrol Golf Club]]'s Lower Course in two strokes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Dave |title=Sports of the Times; John Dily Reaches the Unreachable Green |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/19/sports/sports-of-the-times-john-daly-reaches-the-unreachable-green.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 19, 1993 |access-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref>

Under pressure from his zero-to-hero victory at the [[1991 PGA Championship]], Daly started the 1992 season with several top 10 finishes, including finishing 5th at [[The International (golf)|The International]], T-2 at the [[Kemper Open]], and T-8 at the [[Buick Southern Open]] and the [[Nissan Los Angeles Open]]. At the [[1992 PGA Championship]], Daly struggled as the defending champion. He finished the tournament with rounds of 76-72-79-77 and, finishing in 82nd place. However, he recovered to win the [[B.C. Open]] by six strokes late in the season for his second PGA Tour title.<ref name="Wartman, 1996"/>

Daly's 1993 season was his least successful since joining the PGA Tour. He notably finished T-3 at the [[1993 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]] and for his only top-10 finish in a major championship outside his two wins. Although he had no [[PGA Tour]] wins in 1993, Daly did win the [[Alfred Dunhill Cup]] with [[Fred Couples]] and [[Payne Stewart]]. He finished the season with five top-25 finishes and one top-10 finish out of 15 cuts.

In 1994, Daly experienced one of his most turbulent years. He was suspended by the PGA Tour from late 1993 into early 1994 due to behavior which included walking off the course mid-round during the 1993 late-season [[Kapalua International]], a mid-1993 incident at the [[Kemper Open]] that saw him disqualified for throwing his scorecard at the scoring tent after shooting 77, and an incident at the 1993 [[Southern Open]] where Daly walked off the course without telling his partners he was quitting.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Reilly |first=Rick |title=John Daly |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1993/11/15/john-daly |access-date=2021-06-22 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=November 11, 1993}}</ref> He entered [[Drug rehabilitation|alcohol rehab]] for three weeks in late 1993<ref name="Wartman, 1996"/> before returning to the Tour to win the 1994 [[BellSouth Classic]]. This was his third PGA Tour title, which he claimed to be his first sober win.

In 1995, in the midst of a middling season, Daly unexpectedly won [[The Open Championship]] in a playoff with [[Italy]]'s [[Costantino Rocca]] at the [[Old Course at St Andrews]]. Daly had prior excellent results on this course at the Dunhill Cup, and although he was listed at very long odds by [[bookmaker|bookmakers]], some perceptive golf watchers, including [[David Feherty]], believed before the event that the Old Course suited Daly's game well. Daly was in contention from the start of the event, but trailed [[New Zealand]]'s [[Michael Campbell]] heading into a very windy final round. Campbell fell back in the difficult conditions, and Daly played a superb final round. As Rocca, in the last group, approached the final hole, he was one shot behind Daly, who had already finished his round. Rocca's long drive was only yards from the green, but his second shot resulted in a fluffed chip. Rocca then sank a 60-foot (18 metre) putt to make the birdie he needed to force a playoff with Daly. Daly easily defeated Rocca in the playoff, finishing the four holes of the playoff at one under par, while Rocca finished three over par after hitting into the "Road Hole Bunker" on the 17th hole, and taking three shots to get out.<ref name="Wartman, 1996"/>

Daly is the only eligible two-time major winner never selected to play in the [[Ryder Cup]].

=== 1996–2000: Struggles ===
After winning the 1995 Open Championship, Daly would continue with his golf game and drinking habits, causing him to suffer a six-year win drought on the European Tour and a nine-year win drought on the PGA Tour.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Daly ends drought with win at BMW |url=https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/2001/09/04/daly-ends-drought-with-win-at-bmw/118543870/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |newspaper=The Herald-Times |date=September 4, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2004-02-16 |title=Daly snaps US win drought |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-02-16/daly-snaps-us-win-drought/136596 |access-date=2024-08-15 |work=ABC News}}</ref> In 1996, Daly finished T-19 at The Players Championship and had a top-10 finish at the Kemper Open. At the 1996 U.S. Open, Daly finished T-27 with a final round 73, his best finish in the tournament. Daly's only win in 1996 was at the AT&T Australian Skins Game which was neither a PGA or European Tour event.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 February 1996 |title=John Daly dominates final day of AT&T Australian Skins |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/john-daly-dominates-final-day-of-at-t-australian-skins-1318577.html |access-date=15 August 2024 |newspaper=The Independent}}</ref>

Daly started off the 1997 season by finishing 7th place at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Afterwards, Daly's struggles at the time culminated in one of his worst seasons on the PGA Tour, withdrawing from the U.S. Open after a first-round 77 due to his physical conditioning and [[alcohol withdrawal|Delirium tremens]].<ref name="Shipnuck">{{Cite magazine |last=Shipnuck |first=Alan |title=Straight Shooter John Daly Is Determined To Make Every Day Count, On And Off The Course |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1997/08/25/straight-shooter-john-daly-is-determined-to-make-every-day-count-on-and-off-the-course |access-date=2021-06-20 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=August 25, 1997}}</ref> It is reported that at this time Daly was attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.<ref name="Shipnuck" /> During the 1997 Players Championship, Daly opened with a round of 76.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Verdi |first=Bob |title=Daly Will Grip It And Rip It—But What About Sip It? |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-03-29-9703290035-story.html |access-date=2021-06-20 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=March 29, 1997}}</ref> Afterward, he reportedly spent three hours drinking at a nightspot and subsequently destroyed his hotel room. Daly was later hospitalized for chest pains and ultimately withdrew from the tournament.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-21 |title=Daly to get treatment for alcoholism |url=https://www.deseret.com/1997/3/31/19303800/daly-to-get-treatment-for-alcoholism/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |newspaper=Deseret News |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Late in the season, Daly was tied for the lead in the first round of the [[1997 PGA Championship]] scoring 66 with birdies on the last three holes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Clifton |date=1997-08-15 |title=Daly Reaches Back, Somewhere Over the Rainbow |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/15/sports/daly-reaches-back-somewhere-over-the-rainbow.html |access-date=2024-08-14 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> This momentum quickly vanished as Daly shot a third round 77; after falling out of contention, Daly drove a ball out of bounds and threw his club into the woods. During the final round, Daly believed that one of his drives landed in an unplayable lie. A rules official denied Daly's request for relief, which led to a heated argument and left Daly irritated. Despite shooting 70 in the final round, Daly finished the tournament tied for 29th place.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-20 |title=Golfer can't blame all his problems on drinking |url=https://peele.net/lib/daly.html |first=Stanton |last=Peele |access-date=2024-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420110028/https://peele.net/lib/daly.html |archive-date=April 20, 2024 }}</ref>

In 1998, Daly recorded one of the highest scores on a single hole in PGA Tour golf history, shooting an 18 on the sixth hole at the Bay Hill Invitational.<ref>{{Cite magazine |first=Jonny |last=Leighfield |date=2024-03-05 |title='The Pressure Was Really On, I Had One New Golf Ball Left' - When John Daly Made 18 By The Water At Bay Hill |url=https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/the-pressure-was-really-on-i-had-one-new-golf-ball-left-when-john-daly-made-18-by-the-water-at-bay-hill |access-date=2024-06-12 |magazine=Golf Monthly}}</ref> Daly finished the 1998 season with two top-10 finishes including finishing T-16 at the Player's Championship with a final round 69, his best finish in the tournament. He also withdrew from the Sprint International and the Disney Classic and was disqualified from the FedEx St. Jude Classic.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Doug |last=Ferguson |agency=Associated Press |title=Daly has reached the breaking point |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/sports/1998/08/19/daly-has-reached-breaking-point/50561601007/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |newspaper=New Bedford Standard-Times |date=August 19, 1998}}</ref>

In 1999, Daly won the JCPenney Classic, which was neither a PGA or European Tour event, but had a weak PGA Tour season, with only three top-25 finishes; he also withdrew from several tournaments during this season. Daly also scored high rounds of 82 at the Memorial Tournament and 83 at the Player's Championship.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Daly quits after six-putt from eight feet |url=https://www.espn.com/golfonline/tours/pga/1999/990603/00001047.html |access-date=2024-06-12 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=June 3, 1999}}</ref> At the 1999 U.S. Open, Daly finished 68th place after leading the tournament in the first round. After some struggles during the tournament, Daly said he would never play in the U.S. Open again, although he would later apologize.<ref>{{Cite news |title=1999 U.S. Open: Daly apologizes for U.S. Open outburst |url=https://www.espn.com/golfonline/usopen99/news/1999/990623/00001521.html |access-date=2024-06-12 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=June 23, 1999}}</ref> In 2000, Daly had a horrific 2000 season on the PGA Tour, with only one top-25 finish at the Honda Classic. He also withdrew from the U.S. Open after shooting an opening round 83.<ref>{{Cite news |title=US Open Men 2000 - Daly suffers annual Open meltdown |url=https://www.espn.com/golfonline/usopen_m00/s/2000/0615/586699.html |access-date=2024-06-12 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=June 19, 1999}}</ref>

=== 2001: Win in Germany ===
In 2001, Daly won the BMW International Open by one stroke over [[Pádraig Harrington]], with a personal best score of 27 under par for four rounds. This was the first time Daly had won a European Tour event in six years. He would also have his best PGA Tour season since 1995, where his best result was finishing 4th at the Bell Canadian Open.

=== 2002–2003: Off-Tour and Team Wins ===
In 2002, Daly was inducted into the Arkansas Golf Hall of Fame, and had two top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour, 4th-place finishes at the Buick Invitational and the Phoenix Open. Daly also made the cut at the 2002 Masters finishing T-32, which would be the final time making the cut at the Masters. He also won the Champions Challenge that year, which was neither a PGA or European Tour event. In 2003, Daly did not have a good season, finishing T-7 at the Shell Houston Open, and winning two other tournaments that were neither PGA Tour or European Tour events, including the 2003 [[Korea Open (golf)|Korea Open]], the most prestigious event on the [[Korean Tour]]. However, In both 2002 and 2003, Daly was a member of the winning PGA Tour team in the [[Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge]] event, competing against teams from the Champions Tour and the LPGA Tour.

=== 2004: Comeback ===
Daly won the [[Buick Invitational]] in 2004, and he was also selected as [[PGA Tour Player of the Year#Player and rookie of the year awards|PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year]] for 2004. Daly won the tournament in a playoff against [[Luke Donald]] and [[Chris Riley (golfer)|Chris Riley]]. This was Daly's first tournament using Dunlop golf equipment, and his first victory in 189 PGA Tour events. At the time, Daly had not won a PGA Tour event since 1995, and none on American soil since 1994. This would see Daly increase his world golf ranking from 299th to a spot in the Top 50 during this time frame. Daly also finished 2nd place at the [[Buick Open]]. Overall, Daly ranked 4th on the PGA Tour for the 2004 season, making the cut 17 times out of 22 events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publinksgolfer.net/articles/79/1/John-Daly,-The-Comeback-Player-of-the-Year/Page1.html |title=John Daly, The Comeback Player of the Year |first=Mike |last=Stinton |date=August 31, 2005 |work=publinksgolfer.net |access-date=March 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200720/http://www.publinksgolfer.net/articles/79/1/John-Daly%2C-The-Comeback-Player-of-the-Year/Page1.html |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2005–2006: Two near-misses ===
At the 2005 [[WGC-American Express Championship]], a tournament that would have extended his PGA Tour exemption through 2008, Daly tied with Tiger Woods at the end of regulation play. However, Daly missed a short par putt on the 2nd extra playoff hole, giving Woods the victory.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tiger wins AmEx playoff as Daly blows 3-footer |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=2185968 |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN |date=October 9, 2005 |access-date=January 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214064339/http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2185968 |archive-date=December 14, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Daly would also reach a playoff at the 2005 [[Shell Houston Open]], but lost on the first extra hole to [[Vijay Singh]].<ref name="Beko"/>

Daly's form declined in 2006, where he would only make cuts in 8 of 21 events, and he would withdraw from five events. Daly had only one Top-25 finish in 2006, T-17 at the [[WGC Match Play|WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship]].

=== 2007–2015: PGA Tour non-exempt status ===
Daly entered the 2007 PGA Tour season without full exempt status for the first time since his 1991 [[PGA Championship]] victory, which carried a 10-year PGA Tour exemption. Another such exemption was earned with his [[1995 Open Championship]] win. When Daly won the 2004 [[Buick Invitational]], he earned a two-year exemption, which expired at the end of 2006. Daly finished 193rd on the 2006 PGA Tour Official Money List,<ref>{{cite web |title=PGA Tour – Money Leaders |url=http://www.pgatour.com/content/pgatour/stats/stat.109.html |access-date=January 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207220732/http://www.pgatour.com/content/pgatour/stats/stat.109.html |archive-date=February 7, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> thereby losing his full exempt status for 2007. To upgrade his non-exempt status, Daly could have re-entered the PGA Tour qualifying process, but instead chose to rely upon sponsor exemptions to gain entry to PGA Tour events.

Daly was invited to play in the Honda Classic on March 1, 2007, on a sponsor's exemption, but was forced to withdraw after two holes after he pulled a muscle near his shoulder blade trying to stop his backswing after a fan snapped a picture.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daly withdraws from Honda Classic with injury |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=2784554 |work=ESPN |date=March 2, 2007 |access-date=January 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012333/http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2784554 |archive-date=April 19, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2008, he was suspended for six months by the PGA Tour after an incident involving the Winston-Salem police.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsline.com/golf/story/11211544/rss |title=Daly says he's suspended by PGA Tour for six months |publisher=Sportsline.com |date=December 31, 2008 |access-date=May 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120919074829/http://www.sportsline.com/golf/story/11211544/rss |archive-date=September 19, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

After his 2008 suspension, Daly was forced to compete on the [[European Tour]]. After undergoing lap-band surgery to lose 40 pounds,<ref>{{cite web |title=John Daly's resurrection |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/blogs/localknowledge/2009/05/john-dalys-resurrection.html |access-date=January 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118072643/http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/blogs/localknowledge/2009/05/john-dalys-resurrection.html |archive-date =January 18, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> he began playing better, including finishing 2nd<ref>{{cite web |first=Ryan |last=Wilson |url=http://golf.fanhouse.com/2009/05/11/john-daly-finishes-2nd-in-italy-eyeing-pga-return |title=John Daly Finishes 2nd in Italy, Eyeing PGA Return |publisher=Golf.fanhouse.com |date=May 11, 2009 |access-date=May 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515133647/http://golf.fanhouse.com/2009/05/11/john-daly-finishes-2nd-in-italy-eyeing-pga-return/ |archive-date=May 15, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> at the [[Italian Open (golf)|Italian Open]]. On May 26, 2009, Daly announced that he would return to the PGA Tour<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=Ryan |title=John Daly Is Coming to America, Will Play St. Jude Championship |url=http://golf.fanhouse.com/2009/05/26/john-daly-is-coming-to-america-will-play-st-jude-championship/ |publisher=AOL News |access-date=January 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214165601/http://golf.fanhouse.com/2009/05/26/john-daly-is-coming-to-america-will-play-st-jude-championship/ |archive-date=February 14, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> via sponsor's exemption for the [[St. Jude Classic]].Daly's last top finish on an elite tour came at the 2009 Italian Open, where he finished in a distant tie for second to [[Daniel Vancsik]] of Argentina. On July 17, Daly told ''[[The Dan Patrick Show]]'' that he had lost 80 pounds thanks to the surgery, dropping him to 205 lbs. Daly would not win another professional tournament until December 2014, when he won the Beko Classic at Gloria Golf Club in Belek, Antalya, [[Turkey]] an event sanctioned by the PGA of Europe.<ref name=Beko>{{cite news |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/daly-wins-first-time-10-years/ |title=John Daly Wins for first time in 10 Years |date=December 6, 2014 |work=Golf Channel |access-date=February 23, 2015 |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201225532/http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/daly-wins-first-time-10-years |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, after shooting a then personal-high 88 at the [[Buick Open]] in late July 2009, he claimed to be losing confidence in his game; his swing coach blamed the surgery for making him lose muscle along with weight, taking power away from his swing, but Daly blamed his high golf score on poor eyesight affecting his putting.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/golf/2009/08/john_daly_for_all_his_complexi.html |title=John Daly, for all his complexity, is first and foremost a golfer |publisher=oreganlive.com |first=Mike |last=Tokito |date=August 3, 2009 |access-date=March 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315020256/http://blog.oregonlive.com/golf/2009/08/john_daly_for_all_his_complexi.html |archive-date=March 15, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Daly shot a score of 68 for the first round of the 2012 PGA Championship which was played at Kiawah Island, South Carolina.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://golfweek.com/news/2012/aug/09/babineau-dalys-68-reminds-us-his-golf-talent/ |title=Daly's 68 reminds us of his golf talent |publisher=golfweek.com |first=Jeff |last=Babineau |date=August 9, 2012 |access-date=March 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419091905/http://golfweek.com//news/2012/aug/09/babineau-dalys-68-reminds-us-his-golf-talent/ |archive-date=April 19, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Daly finished 18th place in that tournament, which was the first time Daly had finished in the top 20 in a major championship since the Open in 2005.

On March 14, 2014, during the second round of the [[Valspar Championship]], Daly shot a career worst 90 which included an 8-over-par 12 on the 16th hole.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pgatour.com/tourreport/2014/03/14/daly-career-worst-90.html |title=Daly explains career-worst 90 |publisher=PGA Tour |date=March 14, 2014 |first=Jeff |last=Shain |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317010020/http://www.pgatour.com/tourreport/2014/03/14/daly-career-worst-90.html |archive-date=March 17, 2014 }}</ref> His frequent failure to make cuts and high rounds would create debates around players who frequently receive sponsor exemptions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Van Sickle |first=Gary |date=March 18, 2014 |title=John Daly's unfortunate disaster at Innisbrook revives the debate over sponsor's exemptions |url=http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/john-dalys-unfortunate-disaster-innisbrook-revives-debate-over-sponsors-exemptions?xid=ob_news |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701154841/http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/john-dalys-unfortunate-disaster-innisbrook-revives-debate-over-sponsors-exemptions?xid=ob_news |archive-date=July 1, 2014 |access-date=July 3, 2014 |website=Golf.com}}</ref>

Daly continued to play mostly abroad due to his limited status on the PGA Tour. In the late fall of 2014 Daly started to show some promise finishing T-29 at the [[Sanderson Farms Championship]], and then quietly finishing T-10 at the [[Puerto Rico Open]], his first top-10 finish in three years. Soon after, Daly finished T-25 at the [[Turkish Airlines Open]], a European Tour event with a strong field. Daly won the Beko Classic on December 6, 2014, an event sanctioned by the PGAs of Europe, finishing at −15. It was Daly's first win in over 10 years.<ref name="kiawah"/> At the end of 2015, Daly tried to get back his European Tour card in [[Shanghai]]; he finished T-46 at the [[BMW Masters]] and T-50 at the Turkish Airlines Open failing to get back his card.

=== 2016–present: PGA Tour Champions ===
Having turned 50 on April 28, 2016, Daly became eligible to play on the [[PGA Tour Champions]]. His debut was at the [[Insperity Invitational]] in May, where he finished tied for 17th.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.com/2016/04/28/john-daly-50-enthusiasm-pga-tour-champions/ |title=Colorful John Daly, 50, will bring jolt of enthusiasm to PGA Tour Champions |date=2016-04-28 |magazine=Golfweek |access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref>

On May 7, 2017, Daly won the Insperity Invitational on the PGA Tour Champions after shooting a 14-under par for the tournament. It was his first win of a PGA Tour-affiliated event since 2004, and it happened exactly one year after he made his PGA Tour Champions debut.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/champions/tournaments/insperity-invitational.html |title=Insperity Invitational |publisher=PGA Tour}}</ref> He would also finish T-2 at the 2021 Insperity Invitational. Daly continues to compete semi-regularly on the tour.

Although Daly had $10,270,681 in career earnings as of February 20, 2023, he is not among the top 50 on the PGA Tour's All-Time Career Money List,<ref>{{cite web |title=PGA Tour – Career Money Leaders |url=http://www.pgatour.com/content/pgatour/stats/stat.110.html |access-date=January 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215195940/http://www.pgatour.com/content/pgatour/stats/stat.110.html |archive-date=December 15, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> and thus relies on sponsor invitations (PGA Tour Exemption Category 11<ref>{{cite web |title=All-Exempt PGA Tour Priority Rankings |url=http://www.pgatour.com/news/2013/player_exemptions.html |access-date=January 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506000651/http://www.pgatour.com/news/2013/player_exemptions.html |archive-date=May 6, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>).

Daly is exempt for life in the PGA Championship and [[AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am]], and up to age 60 in the Open Championship. In order to play in the [[Masters Tournament|Masters]], [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]], a [[World Golf Championships|World Golf Championship]] or a [[FedEx Cup|FedEx Cup Playoff Event]], Daly would have to satisfy the particular invitational requirements of such events. Daly has not played at the Masters since 2006, and he has not made the cut there since 2002.<ref name="kiawah">{{cite web |url=http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/john-daly-contending-pga-championship-after-four-under-68 |title=Daly, golf's ultimate savant, has his head on straight and his game in order |publisher=golf.com |first=Michael |last=Bamberger |date=August 9, 2012 |access-date=March 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194602/http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/john-daly-contending-pga-championship-after-four-under-68 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Golf swing===
Daly has a flowing self-taught golf swing which was built for raw power and distance. Daly takes his golf club back much farther past parallel on his back swing by extreme coiling of his arms and shoulders which creates exceptional club head speed on his down swing. However, Daly's golf swing has contributed to his inconsistent performance during golf tournaments since almost perfect timing is required for proper execution of such a powerful golf swing.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/skills/4237890.stm |title=Player Swing Analysis: John Daly |work=BBC Sport |access-date=May 26, 2014 |first=Ken |last=Brown}}</ref>

===Incidents during golf tournaments===
Daly has had several incidents during golf tournaments which have contributed to his "Wild Thing" image including the following:<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/8882325/Wild-Thing-John-Daly-still-the-weekend-hackers-hero-writes-Matthew-Norman.html |title=Wild Thing John Daly still the weekend hacker's hero |newspaper=The Telegraph |first=Mathew |last=Norman |date=November 11, 2011 |access-date=May 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115144936/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/8882325/Wild-Thing-John-Daly-still-the-weekend-hackers-hero-writes-Matthew-Norman.html |archive-date=January 15, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* During an exhibition clinic at the 1993 [[Fred Meyer Challenge]], Daly started hitting balls over the heads of spectators in a grandstand to show off his driving talents. This privately infuriated fellow PGA golfer [[Peter Jacobsen]], the host of the event. The PGA Tour would issue Daly a $30,000 fine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=Garrett |date=2020-08-13 |title=Inside John Daly's 5 Suspensions, 6 Probations, and 21 Citations From the PGA Tour |url=https://www.sportscasting.com/inside-john-dalys-5-suspensions-6-probations-and-21-citations-from-the-pga-tour/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Sportscasting {{!}} Pure Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-13 |title=John Daly Was Once Fined $30,000 by the PGA Tour for an Unusual Reason |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/golf-news-john-daly-was-once-fined-30000-by-the-pga-tour-for-an-unusual-reason/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=EssentiallySports}}</ref>
* During the 1993 [[Kapalua International]], after missing a birdie putt on the eleventh hole, Daly was disqualified for picking up his ball and putting it in his pocket with the intent of quitting the tournament. He was then suspended by the PGA Tour.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1993-11-08 |title=The PGA Suspends Daly : Golf: He is taken off the tour for an undetermined length of time for quitting at Kapalua tournament. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-08-sp-54653-story.html |access-date=2021-06-22 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
*During the 1994 PGA Tour's [[NEC World Series of Golf]], Daly hit several shots into the group playing in front of him on the 14th hole in the final round. Daly drove the green twice and one of those shots almost hit fellow professional golfer Jeff Roth, leading to a scuffle between Daly and Jeff Roth's father. They wrestled to the ground and the altercation was broken up by fans. Daly was then fined $13,000 by the PGA Tour and banned for the rest of the season.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Daly in fight at World Series of Golf |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/08/29/Daly-in-fight-at-World-Series-of-Golf/2059778132800/ |access-date=2021-06-22 |publisher=UPI |date=August 29, 1994}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-13 |title=Bad Boy John Daly Once Had to Pay a Heavy £13,000 Fine After Getting into a Nasty Fight With a Fellow PGA Tour Professional's Father |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/golf-news-bad-boy-john-daly-once-had-to-pay-a-heavy-13000-fine-after-getting-into-a-nasty-fight-with-a-fellow-pga-tour-professionals-father/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=EssentiallySports}}</ref>
*During the 1998 PGA Tour's [[Bay Hill Invitational]], Daly used a three-wood to hit six golf balls into the water during the final round. Daly finally got his seventh attempt over the water which was a distance of approximately 270 yards. Daly shot an 18 on the par-five sixth hole and finished the round with a score of 85.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1998/03/23/its-a-comedy-of-errors-daly-gets-hole-in-18/ |title=It's A Comedy Of Errors - Daly Gets Hole-in-18 |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |first=Jeff |last=Babineau |date=March 23, 1998 |access-date=May 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012000/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1998-03-23/sports/9803230184_1_john-daly-tin-cup-hole |archive-date=April 19, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*During the 1998 PGA Tour's [[St. Jude Classic|FedEx St. Jude Classic]], Daly hit a 5-iron shot out of bounds on the par-4 17th hole, took a drop, and hit his ball with the same club again out of bounds. Daly then proceeded to break his club. He finished with a score of 74, walked off the course, and was disqualified for not signing his scorecard.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Daly Disqualified at Golf Classic |url=https://apnews.com/article/d6977e95b69f4e85ba79f58c732c5396 |access-date=2021-06-20 |publisher=AP News |date=August 1, 1998}}</ref>
*During the [[1999 U.S. Open (golf)|1999 U.S. Open]], Daly took a two-stroke penalty for hitting his ball while it was moving on the par-4 eighth hole. He carded an 11 on the eighth hole, shot a final round score of 83, and finished 68th place. Daly said he took the penalty in protest against the USGA for placing too many unfair pins on Pinehurst No. 2's mounded greens.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Daly snaps at USGA over Pinehurst's conditions |url=https://www.espn.com/golfonline/usopen99/news/1999/990620/00001467.html |access-date=2021-06-22 |work=ESPN |date=June 23, 1999}}</ref>
* In the [[2000 U.S. Open (golf)|2000 U.S. Open]], he shot a 14 on the par-five 18th hole and withdrew after an opening-round 83. Daly hit three golf balls into the [[Pacific Ocean]] and another into a backyard next to the fairway.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golfonline/usopen_m00/s/2000/0615/586699.html |title=Daly suffers annual Open meltdown |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=June 19, 2000 |access-date=May 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012034/http://espn.go.com/golfonline/usopen_m00/s/2000/0615/586699.html |archive-date=April 19, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* At the 2002 [[Australian PGA Championship]], after making a triple-bogey seven on his last hole at the Coolum course in Australia, Daly threw his putter and ball into a pond and later failed to sign for a 78 on his scorecard, disqualifying himself from the tournament. Daly was later fined by the Australian Tour and ordered to write a letter of apology to a tour official he verbally abused.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/blog/devil_ball_golf/post/John-Daly-and-Coolum-Australia-don-t-get-along-?urn=golf-294276 |title=John Daly and Coolum, Australia don't get along so well |work=Yahoo! Sports |first=Jay |last=Busbee |date=December 10, 2010 |access-date=May 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012759/http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/blog/devil_ball_golf/post/John-Daly-and-Coolum-Australia-don-t-get-along-?urn=golf-294276 |archive-date=April 19, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* During the 2008 [[Australian Open (golf)|Australian Open]], he broke a spectator's camera at Royal Sydney's ninth hole. He was given a suspended fine by Golf Australia.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/dec/11/john-daly-golf-camera |title=Daly smashes fan's camera at Australian Open |newspaper=The Guardian |date=December 11, 2008 |access-date=May 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102203844/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/dec/11/john-daly-golf-camera |archive-date=January 2, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Daly walked off during his first round at the 2011 Australian Open after hitting all of his golf balls into the water. Daly's problems started on the 10th hole when he received an automatic two-stroke penalty for hitting the wrong ball in the bunker. On the 11th hole, he hit seven golf balls in the water before leaving the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.charged.fm/blog/post/1211/john-daly-tries-to-re-enact-tin-cup-video |title=John Daly Tries to Re-Enact "Tin Cup" |publisher=charged.fm |first=Ross |last=Bernhardt |date=November 10, 2011 |access-date=May 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012707/http://www.charged.fm/blog/post/1211/john-daly-tries-to-re-enact-tin-cup-video |archive-date=April 19, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://golfweek.com/news/2011/nov/10/daly-melts-down-withdraws-australian-open/ |title=Daly melts down, withdraws at Australian Open |magazine=Golfweek |date=November 10, 2011 |access-date=May 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419092139/http://golfweek.com//news/2011/nov/10/daly-melts-down-withdraws-australian-open/ |archive-date=April 19, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* In the second round of the [[2015 PGA Championship]] at the Whistling Straits Golf Course in Haven, Wisconsin, Daly, who was on the cut line, hit three consecutive tee shot attempts into the water of [[Lake Michigan]] at the par-3 7th hole. He used a 4-iron on the first unsuccessful try, then switched to a 6-iron on the next two failed tries. After his fourth attempt (his 7th shot), which found the green, Daly was so livid about his shot selection that he threw his 6-iron into Lake Michigan. Daly ended up scoring a septuple-bogey 10, dropping to +8. He finished the round with an 82 and missed the cut.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/pgachampionship15/story/_/id/13438649/john-daly-throws-golf-club-lake-michigan-retrieved-young-man |title=John Daly throws club, found by young man, into Lake Michigan after a 10 |work=ESPN |first=Jason |last=Sobel |date=August 14, 2015}}</ref>

==Charity works==
After winning the PGA Championship at Crooked Stick Golf Club in 1991, Daly gave $30,000 to the family of a man who died during the tournament due to lightning strike. The money was used by the family to pay college expenses for the man's two daughters.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/britishopen05/news/story?id=2105350 |first=Bob |last=Verdi |date=July 11, 2005 |title=Why one family loves John Daly |work=ESPN |access-date=March 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419020425/http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/britishopen05/news/story?id=2105350 |archive-date=April 19, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Daly is known for his involvement in many charities including several in northwest Arkansas. He has donated money to his high school, the [[Make-A-Wish Foundation]], and [[Boys and Girls Clubs of America]]. Daly is also an active supporter of the sports programs at the University of Arkansas. He shaved his signature "[[mullet (haircut)|mullet]]", and donated the proceeds from the event to various charities.<ref name="dascoop">{{cite news |url=http://dascoop.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/i-see-pro-golfer-john-daly-for-the-good-he-has-done/ |date=August 4, 2009 |title=I See Pro Golfer John Daly For The Good He Has Done |work=dascoop.wordpress.com |access-date=March 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419020948/http://dascoop.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/i-see-pro-golfer-john-daly-for-the-good-he-has-done/ |archive-date=April 19, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Daly regularly plays in the celebrity Pro-Am Monday after the Masters hosted by his friends, [[Hootie & the Blowfish]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hootiegolf.com/players.asp |title=Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament |publisher=Hootiegolf.com |access-date=May 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029083119/http://www.hootiegolf.com/players.asp |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Business activities==
Daly is in partnership with [[Loudmouth Golf]] line of clothing, which includes licensing deals with the NFL's [[Dallas Cowboys]] and [[Arkansas Razorbacks]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.golfbytourmiss.com/2012/06/john-dalys-loud-mouth-line-soars-as-the-double-major-champion-gets-set-to-delight-german-fans/ |first=Fatiha |last=Betscher |date=June 2012 |title=John Daly's 'Loud Mouth' Clothing Soars As Double Major Champion Gets Set To Delight German Fans. |work=golfbytourmiss.com |access-date=March 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194443/http://www.golfbytourmiss.com/2012/06/john-dalys-loud-mouth-line-soars-as-the-double-major-champion-gets-set-to-delight-german-fans/ |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, Daly signed an endorsement deal with Rock Bottom Golf, a discount golf retailer.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rock-bottom-golf-and-john-daly-tee-off-new-endorsement-deal-279757762.html |date=October 2014 |title=Rock Bottom Golf and John Daly Tee Off New Endorsement Deal |publisher=PR Newswire |access-date=October 20, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150825200901/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rock-bottom-golf-and-john-daly-tee-off-new-endorsement-deal-279757762.html |archive-date=August 25, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, he launched a wine label ''John Daly Wines'' that later went defunct.<ref>{{cite web |last=Woollard |first=Deidre |url=http://www.luxist.com/2006/05/29/john-daly-wines/ |title=John Daly Wines |publisher=Luxist.com |date=May 29, 2006 |access-date=June 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195601/http://www.luxist.com/2006/05/29/john-daly-wines/ |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, he launched a line of cannabis products.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Coop |first1=Griffin |title=John Daly cannabis line to hit shelves next week with golf-themed gummies |url=https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/07/20/john-daly-cannabis-line-to-hit-shelves-next-week-with-golf-themed-gummies |access-date=November 18, 2023 |work=Arkansas Times |date=July 20, 2023}}</ref>

Daly also has a company which designs golf courses (JD Designs), including Sevillano Links at Rolling Hills Casino in Corning, California. Sevillano Links is one of the few links style golf courses in the Western United States, and named "Best New Golf Course" by Golfweek magazine.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.worldgolf.com/column/john-daly-california-golf-sevillano-links-golf-course-6267.htm |first=Chris |last=Baldwin |date=November 29, 2007 |title=Can John Daly put Corning, California on the golf map with Sevillano Links? |work=worldgolf.com |access-date=March 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sevillanolinks.com/ |title=Sevillano Links |access-date=October 25, 2013 }}</ref> Other golf courses that John Daly helped design include:
* Wicked Stick Golf Links, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wickedstick.com/ |title=Wicked Stick Golf Links |work=wickedstic.com |access-date=March 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331092640/http://www.wickedstick.com/ |archive-date=March 31, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> (closed)
* Blarney Golf Resort, County Cork, Ireland<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blarneyresort.com/golf-courses-in-cork.html |title=Blarney Golf Resort |work=blarneyresort.com |access-date=March 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193646/http://www.blarneyresort.com/golf-courses-in-cork.html |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* Thundering Waters Golf Club, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thunderingwaters.com/ |title=Thundering Waters Golf Club |work=thunderingwaters.com |access-date=March 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417045825/http://www.thunderingwaters.com/ |archive-date=April 17, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Murder Rock Golf Club, Branson, Missouri<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.murderrock.com/sites/courses/layout9.asp?id=1253&page=77709 |title=Murder Rock Golf Club |work=murderrock.com |access-date=March 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202908/http://www.murderrock.com/sites/courses/layout9.asp?id=1253&page=77709 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The Lion's Den, Dardanelle, Arkansas<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.johndaly.com/jd-designs/?id=7 |title=JD Designs |work=johndaly.com |access-date=March 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200649/http://www.johndaly.com/jd-designs/?id=7 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Music career==
Daly provided back-up vocals in the 2007 [[Kid Rock]] song, "Half Your Age".<ref name="dascoop"/> In April 2010, Daly released his second music album called ''I Only Know One Way'' on Long Ball Records/Hopesong Digital/[[GMV Nashville]]. He wrote and co-wrote eight tracks on the album. One track includes [[Hootie and the Blowfish]]'s lead singer [[Darius Rucker]] and a cover of [[Bob Dylan]]'s "[[Knockin' On Heaven's Door]]". John said about his perspective on his music: "The album itself is really my life. All of the songs have a meaning. Most of the record is happening or has happened in my life. I hope people can relate to some of the troubles I have had along the way. Everyone around the world has problems, and I want to connect with those people." Daly's first album, ''My Life'', included guest vocals by Darius, [[Willie Nelson]] and [[Johnny Lee (singer)|Johnny Lee]].<ref>{{cite web |title=John Daly Releases Second Album in Time for British Open |url=http://www.theboot.com/2010/07/16/john-daly-i-only-know-one-way-new-album-2010/ |first=Gayle |last=Thompson |publisher=theboot.com |date=July 16, 2012 |access-date=March 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405055326/http://www.theboot.com/2010/07/16/john-daly-i-only-know-one-way-new-album-2010/ |archive-date=April 5, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:30em;"| Details
! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:9em;"| Sales
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| [[Top Country Albums|US Country]]
! width="45"| [[Billboard 200|US]]
|-
! scope="row"| ''My Life''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/my-life-mw0000663248 |title=My Life: John Daly – |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=September 26, 2014}}</ref>
|
* Release date: 2002
* Label: Scream Marketing
* Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]]
| —
| —
|
*US: —
|-
! scope="row"| ''I Only Know One Way''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/I-Only-Know-One-Way/dp/B003ME3EZ4 |title=I Only Know One Way: John Daly: MP3 Download – |work=[[Amazon.com|Amazon]] |access-date=September 26, 2014}}</ref>
|
* Release date: April 26, 2010
* Label: Long Ball Records / Hopesong Digital / [[GMV Nashville]]
* Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[music download]]
| —
| —
|
*US: —
|-
! scope="row"| ''Whiskey & Water''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/52viPrlQRS16BR1yDYtCMo?autoplay=true |title=Spotify - John Daly – |work=[[spotify.com|Spotify]] |access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>
|
* Release date: March 5, 2022
* Label: John Daly
* Formats: [[music download]]
| —
| —
|
*US: —
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title
! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| [[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]
! width="40"| [[The Highway (Sirius XM)|The Highway: Hot 45 Countdown]]
|-
| 2014
! scope="row"| "Hit It Hard"
| —
| 10<ref>{{cite news |last=Gomez |first=Mariciello |title=Florida Georgia Line top The Highway: Hot 45 Countdown (9/20/14) |url=http://blog.siriusxm.com/2014/09/21/florida-georgia-line-top-the-highway-hot-45-countdown-92014/ |access-date=September 26, 2014 |work=SiriusXM Blog |date=September 21, 2014}}</ref>
| align="left" | ''I Only Know One Way''
|-
| colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|}

=== Other appearances ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Song
! Album
|-
| 2007
| "Half Your Age" (with Kid Rock)
| ''[[Rock n Roll Jesus]]''
|}

==Personal life==

===Alcohol===
Daly has struggled with alcoholism throughout his life and golf career. He claimed that he was around 8–10 years old when he started drinking.<ref name=pressure>{{Cite news |title=Daly: Pressure, Not Alcohol Caused Outburst, Penalty |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/11/10/daly-pressure-not-alcohol-caused-outburst-penalty/d9de3e72-4b75-4911-89be-84e78928d47b/ |access-date=2023-10-19}}</ref> Daly also claimed he quit drinking whiskey in 1990; he opted for other alcoholic drinks, as whiskey was interfering too much with his golf game.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1992-01-12 |title=Daly Conquers Whiskey, Depression and the PGA Tour |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-01-12-9201040392-story.html |access-date=2023-10-19 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |first=Jeff |last=Rude}}</ref> However, from 1989 to 1993, he was hospitalized four times for alcohol poisoning.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1992-01-26 |title=Concerns are Growing Over Daly's Demeanor |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1992/01/26/concerns-are-growing-over-dalys-demeanor/ |access-date=2023-10-19 |newspaper=Sun Sentinel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Daly Says His Drinking not a Factor in Poor Play |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1996/10/07/daly-says-his-drinking-not-a-factor-in-poor-play/cb34640a-ae6b-429e-8617-7df1e062aa00/ |access-date=2023-10-19}}</ref> After a stint in alcohol rehab in late 1993, he reportedly went on candy and burger eating binges to reduce the need to drink alcohol; this was in full force when Daly won the 1994 [[BellSouth Classic]] and the [[1995 Open Championship]].<ref name=pressure/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shapiro |first=Leonard |date=1995-07-25 |title=A Sober Daly Gets Out of the Rough |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1995/07/25/a-sober-daly-gets-out-of-the-rough/33522c39-3127-4523-85fe-5ba5cee3d0af/ |access-date=2023-10-19}}</ref>

In 1996, Daly reportedly started drinking alcohol again, claiming he only drank a few beers.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1996-10-06 |title=Troubled Daly is Once Again in the Drink |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1996/10/06/troubled-daly-is-once-again-in-the-drink/ |access-date=2023-10-19 |newspaper=Sun Sentinel}}</ref> He then fell back into his excessive drinking habits in 1997 and proceeded to check himself into an alcohol rehabilitation center for the second time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shapiro |first=Leonard |date=1997-03-31 |title=Daly Enters Alcohol Rehab Program Again |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1997/03/31/daly-enters-alcohol-rehab-program-again/b4a7ec38-7cb9-4793-81c0-e4ba057ade90/ |access-date=2023-10-19}}</ref> During this time, he also lost his sponsorships with Wilson and Reebok.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1997-04-29 |title=Daly Loses Endorsement Deal With Wilson |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/daly-loses-endorsement-deal-with-wilson/article_f2e5e48c-873b-5e05-a1d5-a3667730294c.html |access-date=2023-10-19 |newspaper=Buffalo News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=1997-11-03 |title=After Long Partnership, Reebok Parts Ways With John Daly |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/1997/11/03/Sponsorships-Advertising-Marketing/AFTER-LONG-PARTNERSHIP-REEBOK-PARTS-WAYS-WITH-JOHN-DALY.aspx |access-date=2023-10-19 |magazine=Sports Business Journal}}</ref> During the 1998 season, as Daly was recovering from his alcoholism, he suffered alcoholic shakes during the first round of the [[Greater Vancouver Open]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1998-08-28 |title=Daly in Tears After Bout With Shakes |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-aug-28-sp-17434-story.html |access-date=2023-10-19 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> During the 1999 season, Daly relapsed and started drinking again after missing the cut at the [[FedEx St. Jude Classic]]. He then lost his sponsorship with Callaway due to his relapse.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daly doesn't regret falling off wagon |url=https://www.espn.com/golfonline/tours/pga/1999/990915/00002966.html |date=September 23, 1999 |access-date=2023-10-19 |work=ESPN}}</ref>

Starting in 2000, Daly was reportedly drinking on and off throughout the decade. However, it seemed he had a lot more control over his drinking habits and rowdy behavior during the 2000s.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2007-01-29 |title=John Daly, Happy at Last |url=https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a1379/john-daly-happy-last-0400/ |access-date=2023-10-19 |magazine=Esquire |first=Tom |last=Chiarella}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=John Daly, Still Afloat |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/john-daly-still-afloat |access-date=2023-10-19 |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Mark |last=Seal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-12-02 |title=Life still a roller coaster for Daly |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=1676204 |access-date=2023-10-19 |work=ESPN |first=Bob |last=Harig}}</ref>

In March 2008, Daly's swing coach [[Butch Harmon]] quit, saying that "the most important thing in (Daly's) life is getting drunk." Daly responded by saying, "I think his lies kind of destroyed my life for a little bit."<ref>{{cite news |title=Butch Harmon's lies destroyed my life, claims Daly |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jul/17/theopen.golf3 |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Ewan |last=Murray |date=July 16, 2008 |access-date=March 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816010537/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jul/17/theopen.golf3 |archive-date=August 16, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 26, 2008, Daly was taken into protective custody by [[Winston-Salem]] police after being found drunk outside a [[Hooters]] restaurant. He was not arrested or charged with a violation. However, the police released his [[mug shot]] to the media which resulted in negative publicity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.golf.com/ap-news/golfer-john-daly-detained-after-passing-out-drunk-hooters |title=Golfer John Daly detained after passing out drunk at Hooters |work=[[Golf Magazine]] |agency=[[The Associated Press]] |date=October 29, 2008 |access-date=March 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303200418/http://www.golf.com/ap-news/golfer-john-daly-detained-after-passing-out-drunk-hooters |archive-date=March 3, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Shortly after this incident, Daly committed to stop drinking alcohol, which resulted in a progressive resurgence of his game and a positive change in his personal life; this was confirmed by Daly himself at [[The Open Championship]] on July 15, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daly turns heads with an opening 66 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/16/sports/golf/16daly.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |first=Christopher |last=Clarey |date=July 15, 2010 |access-date=July 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101014092949/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/16/sports/golf/16daly.html |archive-date=October 14, 2010}}</ref>

In an interview on ''[[The Dan Patrick Show]]'' on August 6, 2014, Daly said that much of his past struggle with alcohol was due to growing up with an alcoholic and abusive father.<ref>{{cite web |title=John Daly on the Dan Patrick Show |url=http://www.danpatrick.com/2014/08/06/john-daly-2/ |website=www.danpatrick.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808223729/http://www.danpatrick.com/2014/08/06/john-daly-2/ |archive-date=August 8, 2014}}</ref>

===Health===
In July 1994, Daly claimed that many PGA golfers were [[cocaine]] users, and said that if drug testing was done properly on tour, he would be "one of the cleanest guys out there".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4237443.html |title=Daly Says Golfers Are Using Cocaine |newspaper=Chicago Sun Times |via=Highbeam.com |date=July 9, 1994 |access-date=May 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524211030/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4237443.html |archive-date=May 24, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This statement brought an uproar among the pro golf community.<ref name=wild/>

In early 2009, he had [[Adjustable gastric band|lap-band]] [[Bariatric surgery|surgery]] which limits the amount of food that he can consume.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hardwig |first=Greg |url=http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/apr/17/golf-john-daly-works-his-game-tiburon-naples/ |title=A slimmed-down John Daly works on his game at Tiburon in Naples |newspaper=Naples Daily News |access-date=May 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222045118/http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/apr/17/golf-john-daly-works-his-game-tiburon-naples/ |archive-date=February 22, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> As of December 8, 2009, Daly had shed well over 100 pounds and was "a slim, trim 185".<ref>{{cite web|last=Busbee |first=Jay |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/blog/devil_ball_golf/post/John-Daly-is-slimmed-down-and-fired-up-for-Holly?urn=golf,207433 |title=John Daly is slimmed down and fired up for Hollywood |publisher=Yahoo Sports |access-date=May 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419015938/http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/blog/devil_ball_golf/post/John-Daly-is-slimmed-down-and-fired-up-for-Holly?urn=golf%2C207433 |archive-date=April 19, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2019, Daly had a near-death experience after being reportedly bitten by a [[brown recluse spider]] while he was vacationing in [[England]]. He had developed [[sepsis]] and required an emergency surgery.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/ex-open-champ-undergoes-life-saving-surgery-after-spider-bite |title=Ex Open champ undergoes 'life-saving' surgery after spider bite |magazine=Bunkered |first=Michael |last=McEwan |date=July 8, 2019 |access-date=September 10, 2020}}</ref>

In September 2020, Daly announced he had recently battled with [[bladder cancer]]. He underwent surgery to remove the cancer, but doctors said there was an 85 percent chance of relapse. To reduce the chance of recurrence, Daly planned to improve his previously unhealthy lifestyle which involved [[smoking]] and drinking large amounts of [[Diet Coke]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/news/john-daly-reveals-bladder-cancer-diagnosis |title='Maybe there's a miracle': John Daly reveals bladder cancer diagnosis |work=Golf Channel |first=Will |last=Gray |date=September 10, 2020 |access-date=September 11, 2020}}</ref>

===Gambling===
In 1999, Daly was reported to have lost $51 million from gambling in the mid-1990s and he was feeling the effects of his gambling when he had to sell his [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] and his house in [[California]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Gambling a Problem, Says Daly |url=https://greensboro.com/gambling-a-problem-says-daly-john-daly-says-he-lost-51-million-gambling-in-the/article_71a28014-00be-5d63-bd4c-846285628674.html |newspaper=Greensboro News and Record |last=Graff |first=Todd |date=1999-06-17 |access-date=2023-11-02}}</ref> Daly claimed he would sit at blackjack tables with $220,000 on a single hand. He would bet as high as $50,000 on a football game but he never bet on a golf game. Daly also expressed great difficulty at the time in paying alimony, child support, and other expenses as less money was coming in due to his struggles on and off the golf course.<ref>{{Cite news |title=1999 U.S. Open: Notebook: Daly admits to $51 million in gambling losses |url=https://www.espn.com/golfonline/usopen99/news/1999/990618/00001397.html |work=ESPN |date=June 18, 1999 |access-date=2023-11-02}}</ref>

In 2006, Daly revealed in the last chapter of his autobiography that he has had great difficulty with his gambling problem.<ref name="biog">{{cite book |last1=Daly |first1=John |last2=Waggoner |first2=Glen |url=https://archive.org/details/mylifeinoutofrou00daly |title=My Life in and out of the Rough : The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-06-112062-6}}</ref> He claims to have lost between $50 and $60 million over a 15-year period.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/john-daly-the-wild-things-wildest-moments |title=John Daly : 22 wildest Long John moments |date=April 28, 2016 |magazine=bunkered |first=Martin |last=Inglis |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513032517/http://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/john-daly-the-wild-things-wildest-moments |archive-date=May 13, 2016}}</ref> This includes losing $1.5 million in October 2005, after winning half that amount at the WGC-American Express tournament, most of it lost on a $5,000 [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] [[slot machine]] at [[Wynn Casino]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Daly admits huge gambling losses |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/4964644.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=May 2, 2006 |access-date=January 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827212528/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/4964644.stm |archive-date=2007-08-27 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Marriages ===
Daly married Dale Crafton in 1987. Crafton was a well-known hand model who came from a wealthy family in [[Arkansas]]. Daly was trying to support his wife and himself by making it to the PGA Tour. However, Daly was miserable living with Dale in her hometown of [[Blytheville, Arkansas|Blytheville]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://heavy.com/sports/2015/07/john-dalys-wives-wife-fiancee-girlfriend-divorce-clothes-married-golf-smoking-drinking-rehab-children-sue/ |title=John Daly's Wives: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |first=Christina |last=Patracuolla |date=July 15, 2015}}</ref> They divorced in 1990 due to irreconcilable differences.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-05 |title=All About John Daly's First Wife, Dale Crafton |url=https://www.ghgossip.com/all-about-john-dalys-first-wife-dale-crafton/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=www.ghgossip.com}}</ref>

In summer 1992, he married his second wife, Bettye Fulford. They had a daughter. In December 1992, Daly was charged with third-degree assault for throwing Bettye into a wall at their home near [[Denver]]. The actual circumstances of the incident remained unclear so far as public releases were concerned, since Bettye did not wish to pursue the matter.<ref name=wild/> Daly has said in his autobiography that he did not, nor has he ever, hit or hurt a woman.<ref name="biog"/>

After Daly's divorce with Fulford was finalized in 1995, he married Paulette Dean that same year. A daughter was born on June 1, 1995. The couple divorced in 1999.

On July 29, 2001, he married Sherrie Miller. Their son was born July 23, 2003. On June 8, 2007, Daly and Sherrie got into a fight at a restaurant in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], site of that week's tour stop, the [[Stanford St. Jude Championship]]. Daly claims that later that night his wife attacked him with a steak knife. He showed up for his second round on Friday afternoon with cuts and scrapes across his face. Authorities were contacted by him and came to his house, but his wife had already fled the scene and taken their son with her.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/6736467.stm |work=BBC Sport |title=My wife tried to stab me - Daly |date=June 8, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420194048/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/6736467.stm |archive-date=April 20, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Sherrie (at some point) pleaded guilty to federal drug charges and was sentenced to a five-month prison term. On December 17, 2010, in Memphis, Circuit Court Judge Donna Fields awarded custody of the couple's seven-year-old son to Daly, and jailed Sherrie for interfering with Daly's court-ordered visitation rights and other failures to abide by the court's orders in their ongoing divorce proceeding, saying "She is not following this court's orders. That is criminal contempt."<ref>{{cite news |last=Buser |first=Lawrence |url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/dec/17/golfer-john-daly-gets-custody-son-ex-gets-jail/ |title=Golfer John Daly gets custody of son; ex gets jail |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |access-date=May 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524103329/http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/dec/17/golfer-john-daly-gets-custody-son-ex-gets-jail/ |archive-date=May 24, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Lawsuits===
In 2005, Daly sued the ''[[Florida Times-Union]]'' for [[libel]] after a columnist claimed Daly "failed the scoundrel sniff test." A judge threw out the case in 2009, saying that Daly had failed to prove the basis of the libel claim: namely, that the statements were untrue. Daly was also ordered by a judge to pay the newspaper over $300,000 in legal fees.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Judge kills Daly's libel suit against Fla. paper |url=http://www.golf.com/ap-news/judge-kills-dalys-libel-suit-against-fla-paper |magazine=Golf Magazine |date=May 14, 2009 |access-date=March 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303233201/http://www.golf.com/ap-news/judge-kills-dalys-libel-suit-against-fla-paper |archive-date=March 3, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2008, Daly sued Hippo Golf for using his name on a golf club they were selling without his permission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Daly Sued Hippo Golf |url=https://mygolfspy.com/news-opinion/john-daly-sued-hippo-golf/ |website=MyGolfSpy |last=Beach |first=Adam |date=2008-04-25 |access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref> The judge ruled in favor of Daly. However, the judge also denied the motion for Hippo Golf to pay Daly any damages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partial Summary Judgment In John Daly v. Hippo Golf Trademark Infringement Case |url=https://www.floridalegalblog.org/2009/08/partial-summary-judgment-in-john-daly-v.html |website=FloridaLegalBlog |last=Kuntz |first=Jeffrey |date=August 16, 2009 |access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref>

In 2010, Daly sued a children's charity and the PGA Tour for $100 million from an injury he sustained at the 2007 [[Honda Classic]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Report: John Daly defends charity lawsuit |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/golf/report-john-daly-defends-charity-lawsuit |work=Fox Sports |date= June 14, 2010 |access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref> As of 2015, the litigation is still ongoing.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=John Daly Is Still Suing PGA Tour Over Bizarre 2007 Incident |url=https://golf.com/news/john-daly-is-still-suing-pga-tour-over-bizarre-2007-incident/ |magazine=Golf Magazine |first=Cameron |last=Morfit |date=April 25, 2015 |access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref>

===Political views and activism===
Daly is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] and vocal supporter of [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/03/golfer-john-daly-endorses-donald-trump-for-president |title=Golfer John Daly endorses Donald Trump for president |date=2016-03-03 |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/PGA_JohnDaly/status/796257347429605377 |title=Congrats my grt friend & President of the US! @realDonaldTrump #NowMakeAmericaGreatAgain bc I know u will! Thk u 4 putting Americans 1st |last=Daly |first=John |date=2016-11-08 |website=@PGA_JohnDaly |access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref>

Daly has advocated for the [[Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States|legalization of cannabis]] in Arkansas, endorsing a ballot measure in 2022 that he said would create "millions in new funding for our police, ... thousands of good jobs, [and] revenue for our state".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Abby |title=Golfer John Daly endorses Issue 4 in Arkansas |url=https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/top-stories/golfer-john-daly-endorses-issue-4-in-arkansas/ |access-date=November 19, 2022 |work=KTVE / KARD |date=November 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Coop |first1=Griffin |title=Arkansas golfer John Daly endorses recreational marijuana amendment |url=https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2022/11/05/arkansas-golfer-john-daly-endorses-recreational-marijuana-amendment-2 |access-date=November 19, 2022 |work=Arkansas Times |date=November 5, 2022}}</ref>

=== Video games ===
Daly became the first of two real people to make an appearance in the ''[[Everybody's Golf]]'' series, appearing in the third installment, ''Hot Shots Golf 3''; the other is [[Shigeki Maruyama]], who appeared in ''[[Everybody's Golf 5]]''.

He also appears in the popular arcade golf game ''[[Golden Tee Golf|Golden Tee]]''.

He appeared in the ''[[PGA Tour (video game series)|Tiger Woods PGA Tour]]'' video game series from 2004 to 2009.

In 2010, Daly partnered with publisher Oxygen Games for ''John Daly's Prostroke Golf'' for the [[Xbox 360]], [[PS3]], and [[IBM PC compatible|PC]]. In the game, John Daly is both an instructor and an opponent for players across twelve courses modeled after real-world courses.<ref>{{cite web |title=O-Games Announces John Daly's ProStroke Golf with Move Support |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/06/02/o-games-announces-john-dalys-prostroke-golf-with-move-support |work=ign.com |date=June 2, 2010 |access-date=March 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220144709/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/06/02/o-games-announces-john-dalys-prostroke-golf-with-move-support |archive-date=February 20, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==High school and amateur wins==
* 1979 Spring Club Championship, Lake of the Woods Club, Fredericksburg, Virginia<ref name="Wartman, 1996"/>
* 1983 Missouri State HS Team Championship, 1A-3A division, with Helias High School, [[Jefferson City]]<ref name="wild"/>
* 1983 Missouri State Amateur Championship<ref>Wartman, pp. 15–16.</ref>
* 1984 Arkansas State Amateur Championship<ref>Wartman, p. 23.</ref>

==Professional wins (19)==
===PGA Tour wins (5)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|Major championships (2)
|-
|Other PGA Tour (3)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of victory
!Runner(s)-up
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|1
|align=right|Aug 11, [[1991 PGA Tour|1991]]
|'''[[1991 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]'''
|−12 (69-67-69-71=276)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Lietzke]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Sep 27, [[1992 PGA Tour|1992]]
|[[B.C. Open]]
|−18 (67-66-67-66=266)
|6 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Joel Edwards (golfer)|Joel Edwards]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Green (golfer)|Ken Green]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay Haas]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nolan Henke]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|May 8, [[1994 PGA Tour|1994]]
|[[BellSouth Classic]]
|−14 (69-64-69-72=274)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nolan Henke]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Henninger]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|4
|align=right|Jul 23, [[1995 PGA Tour|1995]]
|'''[[1995 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]'''
|−6 (67-71-73-71=282)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Costantino Rocca]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|Feb 15, [[2004 PGA Tour|2004]]
|[[Buick Invitational]]
|−10 (69-66-68-75=278)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Donald]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Riley (golfer)|Chris Riley]]
|}

'''PGA Tour playoff record (2–2)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
|align=center|1
|[[1995 PGA Tour|1995]]
|'''[[1995 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Costantino Rocca]]
|Won four-hole aggregate playoff; Daly: −1 (4-3-4-4=15), Rocca: +3 (5-4-7-3=19)
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
|align=center|2
|[[2004 PGA Tour|2004]]
|[[Buick Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Donald]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Riley (golfer)|Chris Riley]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|[[2005 PGA Tour|2005]]
|[[Shell Houston Open]]
||{{flagicon|FJI}} [[Vijay Singh]]
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|4
|2005
|[[2005 WGC-American Express Championship|WGC-American Express Championship]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
|Lost to par on second extra hole
|}

===European Tour wins (3)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|Major championships (2)
|-
|Other European Tour (1)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of victory
!Runner-up
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|1
|align=right|Aug 11, [[1991 European Tour|1991]]
|'''[[1991 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]'''
|−12 (69-67-69-71=276)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Lietzke]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|2
|align=right|Jul 23, [[1995 European Tour|1995]]
|'''[[1995 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]'''
|−6 (67-71-73-71=282)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Costantino Rocca]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Sep 2, [[2001 European Tour|2001]]
|[[BMW International Open]]
|−27 (63-64-68-66=261)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|IRE}} [[Pádraig Harrington]]
|}

'''European Tour playoff record (1–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
|align=center|1
|[[1995 European Tour|1995]]
|'''[[1995 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Costantino Rocca]]
|Won four-hole aggregate playoff; Daly: −1 (4-3-4-4=15), Rocca: +3 (5-4-7-3=19)
|- style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|[[2005 European Tour|2005]]
|[[2005 WGC-American Express Championship|WGC-American Express Championship]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
|Lost to par on second extra hole
|}

===Asian PGA Tour wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Oct 12, [[2003 Asian PGA Tour|2003]]
|[[Kolon Korea Open]]1
|−6 (73-69-72-68=282)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Thaworn Wiratchant]]
|}
1Co-sanctioned by the [[Korean Tour]]

===Southern Africa Tour wins (2)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Feb 3, [[1989–90 Southern Africa Tour|1990]]
|[[AECI Charity Classic]]
|−24 (70-67-62-65=264)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[David Feherty]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Feb 18, 1990
|[[Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic]]
|−21 (66-71-64-66=267)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[John Bland (golfer)|John Bland]]
|}

===Ben Hogan Tour wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Sep 16, [[1990 Ben Hogan Tour|1990]]
|[[Ben Hogan Utah Classic]]
|−13 (65-69-69=203)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[R. W. Eaks]]
|}

'''Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (0–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[1990 Ben Hogan Tour|1990]]
|[[Ben Hogan Gateway Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Fleisher]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ted Tryba]]
|Tryba won with eagle on first extra hole
|}

===Other wins (8)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Aug 22, 1987
|[[Michelob Missouri Open]]
|−12 (68-70-66=204)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Utley]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Feb 11, 1996
|[[AT&T Australian Skins Game]]
|align=center|$104,000
|$76,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Dec 5, 1999
|[[JCPenney Classic]] (with {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]])
|−24 (63-66-67-64=260)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Azinger]] and {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Pak Se-ri]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Nov 23, 2003
|[[Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational]]
|−9 (69-68-73-69=279)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Thorpe (golfer)|Jim Thorpe]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bo Van Pelt]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|Aug 8, 2006
|[[Telus World Skins Game]]
|align=center|$210,000
|$115,000
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Stephen Ames]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|Jun 19, 2007
|[[Telus World Skins Game]] (2)
|align=center|$220,000
|$95,000
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Ogilvy]]
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|Dec 6, 2014
|Beko Classic
|−15 (66-63-72=201)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robert Coles (golfer)|Robert Coles]]
|-
|align=center|8
|align=right|Dec 19, 2021
|[[PNC Championship]] (with son John Daly II)
|−27 (60-57=117)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]] and son Charlie Woods
|}

'''Other playoff record (1–0)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|1999
|[[JCPenney Classic]] (with {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]])
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Azinger]] and {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Pak Se-ri]]
|Won with birdie on third extra hole
|}

===PGA Tour Champions wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of victory
!Runners-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|May 7, [[2017 PGA Tour Champions season|2017]]
|[[Insperity Invitational]]
|−14 (68-65-69=202)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Armour III]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Perry]]
|}

==Major championships==
===Wins (2)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up
|- style="background:thistle;"
| [[1991 PGA Championship|1991]] ||[[PGA Championship]] ||3 shot lead ||−12 (69-67-69-71=276) ||3 strokes ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Lietzke]]
|- style="background:#abcdef;"
| [[1995 Open Championship|1995]] ||[[The Open Championship]] ||4 shot deficit ||−6 (67-71-73-71=282) ||Playoff1||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Costantino Rocca]]
|}
1Defeated Rocca in four-hole playoff; Daly (4-3-4-4=15), Rocca (5-4-7-3=19).

===Results timeline===
''Results not in chronological order in 2020.''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 1986 !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T69
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 1990 !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T19
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|T48
|T45
|T29
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T33
|T52
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|T33
|CUT
|T45
|T27
|WD
|T53
|68
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|75
|T14
|81
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T67
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|82
|T51
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T29
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T32
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|WD
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T70
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T75
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T72
|CUT
|T15
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T27
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T74
|CUT
|T32
|CUT
|WD
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|T48
|CUT
|T81
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|WD
|CUT
|T18
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|WD
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|WD
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half way cut 
WD = withdrew 
"T" indicates a tie for a place 
NT = No tournament due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]

===Summary===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 12 || 8
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 30 || 7
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 13 || 8
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 26 || 10
|-
!Totals !! 2 !! 0 !! 1 !! 3 !! 3 !! 7 !! 80 !! 33
|}
* Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1992 Open Championship – 1994 Masters)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

==Results in The Players Championship==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1991!!1992!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006
|-
|align=left|[[The Players Championship]]
|CUT
|72
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T19
|WD
|T16
|WD
|T48
|CUT
|CUT
|T56
|79
|CUT
|T45
|}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut 
WD = withdrew 
"T" indicates a tie for a place

==Results in World Golf Championships==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Match Play|Match Play]]
|R64
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R32
|R32
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Championship|Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Invitational|Invitational]]
|73
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T43
|27
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play 
"T" = Tied

==Results in senior major championships==
''Results not in chronological order''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2016!!2017!!2018!!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024!!2025
|-
|align=left|[[The Tradition]]
|T15
|T32
|WD
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|DQ
|T65
|T60
|WD
|-
|align=left|[[Senior PGA Championship]]
|CUT
|T17
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|CUT
|WD
|WD
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[Senior Players Championship]]
|T49
|T50
|WD
|T18
|T70
|75
|WD
|T53
|T56
|T63
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Senior Open]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[Senior British Open Championship]]
|T54
|T38
|T50
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|WD
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
"T" indicates a tie for a place 
CUT = missed the halfway cut 
DQ = disqualified 
WD = withdrew 
NT = no tournament due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]

==U.S. national team appearances==
* [[Alfred Dunhill Cup]]: [[1993 Dunhill Cup|1993]] (winners), [[1998 Alfred Dunhill Cup|1998]], [[2000 Alfred Dunhill Cup|2000]]
* [[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]]: [[1998 World Cup of Golf|1998]]
*[[Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge]] (representing PGA Tour): 1995, 2001, 2002 (winners), 2003 (winners), 2004, 2005

==See also==
* [[1990 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]]
* {{anl|Monday Night Golf}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|John Daly}}
*{{official website|http://www.johndaly.com}}
*{{PGATour player|01249|John Daly}}
*{{EuroTour player|9205}}
*{{OWGR|863|John Daly}}
*[https://www.harpercollins.com/products/my-life-in-and-out-of-the-rough-john-daly?variant=32206854946850 John Daly book excerpt] (official publisher web page)

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