TULSA, Okla. — When John Daly won the 1991 PGA Championship at Crooked Stick near Indianapolis as the ninth alternate, he donated $30,000 to the family of a spectator struck by lightning at the tournament. At the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills, Daly donated a reported $30,000 to the local casino in town.
As soon as he finished his first round on Thursday, he blew off reporters just as he skipped out on the Champions dinner on Tuesday and high-tailed it to Hooters, the restaurant chain where his son John III, who plays golf at his dad’s alma mater, Arkansas, has a NIL deal. Then it was off to the casino, where he had an extra pack of cigarettes on standby and guzzled diet coke. A photo of him playing the slots drew even the likes of TMZ to write a story.
John Daly yesterday at the casino following a +2 round😂😂 pic.twitter.com/9oqTQOomvq
— Old Row Sports (@OldRowSports) May 20, 2022
