Sadly true (golf thread)
 

I loved watching this man golf. Although, I loved Payne Stewart's game and felt his was the perfect swing, there was something about Daly and his "GRIP IT AND RIP IT" testimonials and common man attitudes. He wasn't some snob who was raised at the truly snobbish country clubs. He was the kind of guy, we could relate to. He was our age and showed that our generation was moving up and taking over.

Yeah right. Perhaps it was his commonness, that allowed the self destruction. The attitude he had talent and that was all he needed, perhaps ran it's course and lack of upkeep on the talent caught up. Who knows, it's just sad, but the obituary he started to write years ago is finding it's end.

Daly was the man, and now, well he is a shell living on past talents and name recognition. Something tells me if you had a couple thousand (Hell it may only take a few hundred and gas money) and a weekend, you could probably have him coach you a bit and play a few rounds with him. Sad thing is, I doubt there are many that would even do that anymore.

Golf's Britney:

http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/blog/go...urn=golf,64196

I used to love Daly when I was following golf, the win at the British Open was classic, and I was as excited watching that as I have been watching any other sport. It's too bad the route his career has taken, he could have been great, he could be Tiger, but he just couldn't get over the demons that made him make bad choices. I hope he wins another tournament again, but I'm not mholding my breath.

This reminds me of stories of battlers winning the lottery and being flat broke again 12 months later, and the world is littered with sports people that had so much talent and just wasted it.

It is sad to see so much talent go down the gurgler, but he certainly is not alone.

Golf is also one of those confidence games - the professional circuit is littered with Players (Ian Baker Finch comes to mind) whose game just completely deserted them, usually based on self-doubt creeping into your game...

I think you just have to cherish the memories when these people were on top of their game (though Baker Finch is far from broke...)

It's a true love of the game and unshakable faith that keeps me watching and still rooting for these guys. I mean who doesn't want to see David Duval win one?

I'd much rather see Duval win again than Daly.

You know it is a bit sad whenever one views someone not actualizing, moreover, sabotaging themselves. I don't feel bad for the guy though. He's been to the top of the mountain and decided, either consciously or otherwise, to take a path that leads them away from success. I do however enjoy the fact that the guy is "real". He went on the wagon before and basically told the world that the "dry" life was just not for him. He smokes on the course. He's obese, and he drinks like a fish. So what I say. He admits it and isn't ashamed either. He could be like others who are crystal clean for public consumption but then bangs heroine and beats on women in private. The guy is real, like any number of us. He's been to the top of the mountain, made the dough, and had the celebrity. Now all he wants to do is drink, smoke, and play golf (occasionally well). So what I say. Make your bed and all that stuff. He doesn't apologize for anything and that's what I like about the guy

My question is this: why is it that the simple act of me buying golf balls results in those golf balls suddenly acquiring a magnetic attraction to water? I haven't been able to figure that out. Anyone have any ideas?

Very true this. If he likes this lifestyle who are any of us to try to tell him how bad he has it? He has it pretty damn good, better than most.

I just miss that power and the fact when he was on top he was "me", the regular man who just went out and was able to beat all those guys who felt that he was "below them". Only one other great I can think of like that in golf..... Lee Trevino.


I got nothing for you here. I stay pretty dry, my balls though seem to have tree magnets in them, I can have a great shot but then my ball will slice at the end till it hits a tree and gets eaten without a trace. I'd think that the tree would at least leave a ball crumb laying around so as to really rub it all in.

It is not just you. It is a conspiracy by ball manufacturers ;)

Went golfing with a buddy a few years ago, fucker couldn't hit a fairway if his life depended on it, now we're at this hole with a dog-leg left, I'm almost in the bush to the far right so there's no way he should come near me, suddenly there's a ball coming at me, I managed to get almost all of my body behind part of my golf bag and pull cart, the one part, my left ankle, took one for the team, luckily it never hit the bone, but left one hell of a bruise on the meat. It was the only ball he actually got hold of all day and of course I'm the only thing he hit, fairways weren't his friend.

Stop thinking about the water and don't try 300 yard carries over ponds unless your first name is "Tiger" and your last name is "Woods".

Well, trees are 90% air? A really bad golfer told me that once.