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John Daly, clad in pants by Loudmouth, contends at PGA
By Steve DiMeglio, USA TODAY Updated 1h 16m ago
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KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – While there wasn't much wind blowing off the Atlantic Ocean early Thursday, a blast from the past wearing shocking pants shook up the PGA Championship on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island.
John Raoux, AP
John Daly watches his putt on the 13th hole as he surprisingly is up with the leaders in the first round of the PGA Championship on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, S.C.
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John Daly watches his putt on the 13th hole as he surprisingly is up with the leaders in the first round of the PGA Championship on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, S.C.
Twenty-one years removed from becoming a folk hero with his grip-it-and-rip-it manner under a free-flowing mullet as he won the 1991 PGA Championship, John Daly fired a 4-under-par 68 to set up for another stunner in the last major of the year.
While the mullet is gone and his rough-and-tumble personal life is on a smoother plane, the two-time major champion is still trying to recapture his best days on the golf course. Daly, 46, has just three top-10s in his last 52 worldwide starts, is at No. 219 in the world, and hasn't won anywhere in the world since the 2004 Buick Invitational.
But with four birdies, and an eagle on the par-5 11th, Daly, wearing a pair of orange Attababe pants by Loudmouth, is just two shots out of the lead midway through the first round.
"I'm just kind of loosey-goosey out there," said Daly, who finished in a tie for fifth in last week's Reno-Tahoe Open. "And it just feels good. And I think for me, to just freewheel it is the only way I can get my confidence back instead of worrying about bad breaks and worrying about this and worrying about what somebody else is doing.
"I only need to worry about what I'm doing and go out and attack and play golf and enjoy it."
As Daly's name went up the leader board, fans started to flock to his group. But Daly isn't getting too excited and he's not thinking about winning the Wanamaker Trophy for a second time.
"I just want to play," Daly said. "I love to play great, but as long as I walk out of here knowing I played and did the best I can, that's all that matters. And the way I'm hitting it, I just don't want to get too up or too down about it. It's just the first round.
"But I like where I'm at, and I like the way I'm playing and I like the way I'm feeling."
John Daly, clad in pants by Loudmouth, contends at PGA
By Steve DiMeglio, USA TODAY Updated 1h 16m ago
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KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – While there wasn't much wind blowing off the Atlantic Ocean early Thursday, a blast from the past wearing shocking pants shook up the PGA Championship on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island.
John Raoux, AP
John Daly watches his putt on the 13th hole as he surprisingly is up with the leaders in the first round of the PGA Championship on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, S.C.
E
John
John Daly watches his putt on the 13th hole as he surprisingly is up with the leaders in the first round of the PGA Championship on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, S.C.
Twenty-one years removed from becoming a folk hero with his grip-it-and-rip-it manner under a free-flowing mullet as he won the 1991 PGA Championship, John Daly fired a 4-under-par 68 to set up for another stunner in the last major of the year.
While the mullet is gone and his rough-and-tumble personal life is on a smoother plane, the two-time major champion is still trying to recapture his best days on the golf course. Daly, 46, has just three top-10s in his last 52 worldwide starts, is at No. 219 in the world, and hasn't won anywhere in the world since the 2004 Buick Invitational.
But with four birdies, and an eagle on the par-5 11th, Daly, wearing a pair of orange Attababe pants by Loudmouth, is just two shots out of the lead midway through the first round.
"I'm just kind of loosey-goosey out there," said Daly, who finished in a tie for fifth in last week's Reno-Tahoe Open. "And it just feels good. And I think for me, to just freewheel it is the only way I can get my confidence back instead of worrying about bad breaks and worrying about this and worrying about what somebody else is doing.
"I only need to worry about what I'm doing and go out and attack and play golf and enjoy it."
As Daly's name went up the leader board, fans started to flock to his group. But Daly isn't getting too excited and he's not thinking about winning the Wanamaker Trophy for a second time.
"I just want to play," Daly said. "I love to play great, but as long as I walk out of here knowing I played and did the best I can, that's all that matters. And the way I'm hitting it, I just don't want to get too up or too down about it. It's just the first round.
"But I like where I'm at, and I like the way I'm playing and I like the way I'm feeling."