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John Daly’s Personnel File Sees the Light of Day (with Convenient Timing)

Mar 2, 2010, 10:08 PM UTC

A 456-page file on John Daly became public record thanks to a libel lawsuit and now golf writers everywhere get to rejoice. Particularly the golf writers at the Florida Times-Union, which Daly filed the libel lawsuit against.â†µâ†µDaly was suspended five times and cited 21 times for “not giving his best effort,” according to the Associated Press.â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥The disciplinary file grew to 456 pages over 18 years of Daly’s career, starting in April 1991 when the tour said Daly cursed a playing partner and ending in the fall of 2008, when Daly was suspended for six months.â†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥The two-time major champion was placed on probation six times, ordered to go to counseling or alcohol rehab seven times, cited for conduct unbecoming a professional 11 times and fined nearly $100,000, according to the file.â†µâ‡¥

â†µâ†µâ†µDaly seems to have been significantly more sane lately -- you know, aside from that picture of him in his underwear that was going around. No one needed to see that, so I apologize, but if I had to see it so do you.â†µ

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â†µNow, all of this "Wow, John Daly was crazy!" talk is conveniently timed for the golfer who happens to have a reality TV show debuting tonight at 9 p.m. ET on Golf Network. The name of the show is Being John Daly. These reclamation project shows are generally terrible, although I've been impressed with The Michael Vick Project on BET. It's done well, albeit in a bit of a vacuum.â†µ

â†µâ†µBut back to Daly and his new show, I think it has potential. Daly is a sports figure people are drawn toward because of his train wreck quotient, but there’s also this relatability. It’s the “I could have a beer with John Daly!” factor at work.â†µ

â†µâ†µHere’s a clip taking a look at the series:â†µ
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