John Daly on Friday on the Hoag Classic.
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One was mesmerizing. The different, mystifying. They had been separated, presumably, by simply minutes.
Each got here off the golf equipment of John Daly.
Of course they’d.
Daly, the two-time main winner who additionally oozes colour, has a knack for these sorts of issues — and but they nonetheless by some means handle to shock us. You’ve seen and heard examples prior to now. Some right here. Some elsewhere. To these, we add this, orchestrated final Friday on the PGA Tour Champions’ Hoag Classic:
The one-handed vary warm-up while holding a Diet Coke, adopted shortly by a cranium on the opening tee at Newport Beach Country Club.
Let’s unpack them so as.
The one-handed vary warm-up while holding a Diet Coke was captured and shared by the Champions’ social media team. On the video, while carrying sun shades, a grey pullover and orange pants adorned with the Hooters restaurant emblem, Daly hit 5 balls with simply his left hand, while his proper held one in all his longtime drinks of selection. The one-handed transfer is a technique of loosening up. (The writer has tried it from time to time.) It was rhythmic.
“Wedge in one hand, Diet Coke in the other,” mentioned the tweet of the warmup video. “@PGA_JohnDaly is ready to roll @HoagClassic.”
Shortly thereafter, presumably, Daly went to the primary tee, the place the cranium on the opening tee at Newport Beach CC got here.
This was captured by an Instagram person, then shared by the Fore Play podcast social accounts. On the video, Daly settled over his ball on the tee on the par-4 taking part in to 333 yards on Friday, took two waggles with what seemed to be lower than driver, then backed off after an announcer launched him. “Now on the tee from Dardenelle, Arkansas, please welcome John Daly,” he mentioned. After a cheer, Daly stepped again. He took two extra waggles. He swung.
His ball shot low and left. On his follow-through, Daly let go of his membership along with his proper hand. From the gallery, there was a groan. Daly, in the meantime, mentioned one thing within the course of his caddie. A fan close to the recording mentioned, “Whew.”
Indeed.
From there? Daly went on to double-bogey the outlet, he shot a three-over 74, and he completed the three-round occasion at 15-over, 29 strokes behind winner Padraig Harrington.
Daly’s additionally scheduled to play this week on the Galleri Classic, one other Champions occasion.
