that's new...
http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1854824,00.html

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"Golfer John Daly detained after passing out drunk at Hooters By Staff Reports Published: October 29, 2008 In the latest chapter of Daly's longtime struggle with alcohol abuse, he was held overnight in a North Carolina jail after passing out at a Hooters restaurant, according to a statement released by Winston-Salem police on Wednesday. Police officers were called to the Hooters at 120 Hanes Square Circle in Winston-Salem at 2:17 a.m. Sunday. When police arrived, Daly, who had passed out at the restaurant, was already being treated by emergency medical workers, according to police reports. Emergency workers said Daly refused to go to a hospital. According to police, Daly "appeared extremely intoxicated and uncooperative." Daly again refused to go to the hospital and was eventually asked to leave by Hooters employees, police said. Because Daly had no transportation, police said they held him in custody at a local jail until he sobered up. Daly was photographed by police but does not appear to have been charged with any crime. This is the latest in a series of headlines about the long-hitting star, who came from nowhere to win the 1991 PGA Championship. This year, he made a bizarre appearance at the British Open, where he accused his former coach Butch Harmon of lying about Daly's alcohol abuse and then struggled to break 90, and he played a shirtless round in Missouri for a local TV crew, which became a YouTube hit. "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rtT2z5fDlg

[Edited on October 29, 2008 at 10:29 PM. Reason : []

10/29/2008 10:22:21 PM

Having a good time in my hometown.

10/29/2008 10:23:51 PM

Having a good time in my hometown.

10/29/2008 10:49:35 PM

Having a good time in my hometown.

Until he went to jail.

10/29/2008 10:50:11 PM

This is like saying water is wet, and the sky is blue...

10/29/2008 10:53:37 PM

Yeah, this is pretty much just a Sunday evening in the life of John Daly.

10/29/2008 11:01:01 PM

atleast he didn't drive. hahaha

love me some daly

10/29/2008 11:11:01 PM

i dont think Jim Rome will pay this story any attention at all

10/29/2008 11:26:15 PM

hahaha, the headline looks like something you'd see on the onion

10/30/2008 4:08:17 AM

I thought I might get to see some hooters...



[Edited on October 30, 2008 at 8:01 AM. Reason : s]

10/30/2008 7:59:57 AM

what a waste of life

10/30/2008 8:24:12 AM

Daly is a living legend

10/30/2008 9:12:47 AM

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"what a waste of life"

and incredible natural talent

10/30/2008 9:12:53 AM

yep

10/30/2008 9:13:21 AM

It's his talent and life to use however he wants. You may have done things differently if you were blessed with his talent, but you weren't. The only reason to care about how someone else lives their life is if it affects you, and his life probably doesn't. It's not like he's a drain on society.

10/30/2008 9:26:15 AM

^good lord dude. i didn't say i had a problem with him wasting his talent, just that he wasted it. what john daly does is his business. but it is not unfair of anyone to point out that he has wasted his talent.

most golf coaches around the world and players say he has the best set of hands and touch they have ever seen. he has won four tournaments and missed 1000 cuts. that is wasting talent.

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"The only reason to care about how someone else lives their life is if it affects you, and his life probably doesn't"

and if you are going to try and get all philosophical in a sports talk thread about john freaking daly then i would say that this part of your post sounds extremely selfish. "i only care about other people if they are affecting me."

[Edited on October 30, 2008 at 9:32 AM. Reason : .]

10/30/2008 9:30:16 AM

You're not wrong, and you didn't say he was a "waste of life," which implies judgment.

10/30/2008 9:34:37 AM

I didnt say he was a drain on society. I said he was a waste of life, as in he is not doing anything productive nor is he utilizing the talents he has. While maybe I worded it differently and perhaps more bluntly than kbncsufan, I believe my statement is a fair one.

I don't think someone's life has to affect me for me to comment on it. Its simply my opinion on the matter.

[Edited on October 30, 2008 at 9:52 AM. Reason : ]

10/30/2008 9:43:21 AM

Having a good time in my hometown.

10/30/2008 10:04:55 AM

I'd say if he wants to live his life like that, then he's not wasting his talent at all. Seriously, what other person can spend his life in a drunken-party state, showing up for interviews without clothes on, and still be a hero to so many? John Daly.

Without having natural talent, he's just an everyday fuck up. But because he has talent, he's able to pretty much live the life he wants to live. So for that, I'd say he's made good use of his talent, just not on a golf course.

Kind of a backwards way of looking at things, but the guy seems to be enjoying his life.

10/30/2008 10:24:31 AM

just goes to show the minimum amount of athleticism in golf

10/30/2008 10:25:16 AM

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"I'd say if he wants to live his life like that, then he's not wasting his talent at all. Seriously, what other person can spend his life in a drunken-party state, showing up for interviews without clothes on, and still be a hero to so many? John Daly."

See a huge list of celebrities for the most part (unfortunately)

But obviously we just have different agendas in life. I don't enjoy that kind of lifestyle now and would hate myself even more if I was living the lifestyle he is living with the amount of talent and money he has. Obviously he enjoys that though so good for him.

10/30/2008 10:32:14 AM

http://holdencaulfield.files.wordpress.com/2006/07/john-daly.JPG

[Edited on October 30, 2008 at 10:39 AM. Reason : nsfw]

10/30/2008 10:38:42 AM

nvm

[Edited on October 30, 2008 at 10:40 AM. Reason : ]

10/30/2008 10:39:43 AM

nah you're good, i thought better of it and just posted the link since its Sports Talk

the link could easily be summarized as "Daly, Drunk, Hooters" though

[Edited on October 30, 2008 at 10:40 AM. Reason : .]

10/30/2008 10:40:21 AM

John Daly is a golden god.

10/30/2008 11:25:33 AM

i, too, love hooters.

10/30/2008 11:50:22 AM

HOOTERS!!!!!!!

10/30/2008 3:21:50 PM

http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1855840,00.html

post incident interview. You just can't not like the guy.

11/3/2008 9:24:12 AM

i wish they had him doing this stuff in the video game

11/3/2008 10:43:52 AM

He sleeps with his eyes open??

11/3/2008 10:46:22 AM

^Yeah, that was definitely odd. It would scare the crap out of me. Still, he's a guy I can't help but root for. From the article:

As for the fallout from his night of fun in North Carolina?

"Just tell my true fans that I love them," he said. "If they give up on me, I'll understand. But I've still got to play golf. I've still got to earn a living. I'm not sure I'll ever be back to where I was, but I'm going to keep trying."

11/3/2008 10:48:50 AM