John Daly was ordered by the PGA to seek rehab/help SEVEN times

[Auggie]

ESPN.com news services / March 2, 2010

John Daly's confidential personnel file at the PGA Tour became a matter of public record recently and uncovered a startling number of attempts by Tour officials to help the still wildly popular golfer with his issues on and off the course.

The 456-page file, obtained by the Florida Times-Union, covers the years 1991 through late 2008 and revealed the following:

• That the PGA Tour, on seven occasions, ordered Daly to undergo counseling or enter alcohol rehabilitation;

• That Daly was placed on Tour probation six times;

• That Daly was cited 11 times for "conduct unbecoming a professional";

• That Daly was flagged 21 times for "failure to give best efforts";

• That Daly accrued fines of nearly $100,000 during the period covered in the file.

The final transgression listed in his file, according to the Times-Union, details Daly's six-month suspension from the PGA Tour at the start of the 2009 golf season after his October 2008 arrest, in which he was found intoxicated outside a Hooters restaurant in North Carolina. Daly's personnel file also included accusations that he nearly struck an Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent after failing to stop his car at a security checkpoint at the 2005 U.S. Open in Pinehurst, N.C.

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How many chances does Daly get? Geez...

[joeybee12]

1. Wow! One short of your record!

:evilgrin:

[PRETZEL]

2. How many chances does Daly get? Geez...

How may times do people go to the circus just to laugh at the clowns?

Same thing. He's the hapless circus clown.

Sad. World of talent,

[Auggie]

3. Apparently so...

Daly drew big crowds. Just like Tiger. Just like Barry Bonds.

[PRETZEL]

4. And while the hoped to see Tiger win

they hoped just as much for Daly to melt down.

[Captain Hilts]

5. He's not a public official. Why would this file be opened to the public?

[Auggie]

6. Court Order

From the article:

"We turned the file over on a court order, but keeping with our policy, we're not going to comment on disciplinary action taken against players," Ty Votaw, the PGA Tour's executive vice president for communications, told the Times-Union. "The fact that it is public record does not change that."

Verrry interesting. Who would want Daly's confidential professional file made public? A disgruntled wife? Mistress? Bar Owner?

[Captain Hilts]

8. That's just too weird. This serves no purpose. It shouldn't be public. nt

[ProfessorGAC]

9. I Agree With The Capt.

I completely concur. Making this public serves no useful purpose. He is not on trial.
GAC

[Auggie]

10. Update: The records were released due to a libel lawsuit Daly filed.

No other details other, other than Daly failed to win the suit.

[ProfessorGAC]

11. Well, I Guess That's The Law

I vaguely remember now about the lawsuit. Thanks for the heads up, Auggie.
GAC

[Captain Hilts]

16. Ah, well that makes some sense. nt

[Awsi Dooger]

7. John Daly show debuts on Golf Channel tonight at 9 PM

I think it's called, "Being John Daly."

I'll be interested to see how it's balanced, whether he is the sole voice. No doubt it will be a sympathetic treatment but loaded with focus on his troubles.

[Kingofalldems]

12. He went after two Golf Channel announcers for attacking him

On a show produced at the Golf Channel. It was Brandel Chamblee and someone else. On edit: He claimed that many tour players used cocaine.

[Auggie]

14. That was the libel suit?

[Kingofalldems]

15. There's a libel suit?

[Auggie]

17. Post #10

[Awsi Dooger]

19. Brandel Chamblee and Rich Lerner

Daly was livid that Chamblee mocked his 88 last year in a Friday round, insisting Daly had quit.

I remember being mad at Chamblee at the time. Daly was obviously in physical distress during that round, his body taxed by rapid weight loss and playing five weeks in a row. Prior to that round Daly had been playing okay.

Lerner is never overly opinionated. I'm surprised Daly singled him out. Lerner probably went along with Chamblee's theme even if he didn't initiate it.

[SidDithers]

13. But his worst transgression is loudmouthgolf.com...

where the Norwegians got these pants:



Sid

[Awsi Dooger]

18. Loudmouthgolf was smart to advertise on the Daly show

The commercial aired just after a segment where Daly picked out his wardrobe for a tournament in Hawaii