John Daly - for real ?

[Rafcin]

I know we all love him for that (including me), but today, while watching the "Daly's comeback year" show I started thinking - what if he's smart enough to recognize it why people are behind him, and now, it's more act than "real" ? One ad for his new show especially made me think:
(announcer) : "Daly on practice rounds"
(John) : "Practice rounds sucks!"
that smerk on his face was kind of saying "that's what you wanted to hear, right? so here you have it"... wonder what you guys (and gals) think ...

[LarryK]

I say JD is 100% JD. If he was as calculating as you seem to imply, I can't fathom why he would have done half of the self-destructive things he has done. The guy is probably lucky to be alive.

I'm not all that big a Daly fan, actually. I am certainly not one of those people who stare transfixed waiting for the next train wreck.

I hope he eventually dies peacefully in bed of old age. By that, I mean something over 48.

[Everardo]

From what I've seen and heard about him, what you see and hear is what you get. Like a lot of people I'm sure he hams it up a little extra more for his own amusement rather than those watching.

[Thrash13]

I would say he is about 80% real and 20% act. I definitely think he knows how to get the public going, but like LarryK stated, he wouldn't self-destruct so much if he wasn't being real.

I'm not a fan of John Daly. I never really have been. He is one of the best golfers in the world when he is on his game, but then again, a lot of golfers can say the same when they are on their respective games. It's just a pity that so much talent has gone to waste because of so many bad personal decisions.

At least he gave us the 91 PGA Championship and 95 British Open though.

[muskegman]

People see through an act pretty quickly. I think Joh is for real. If he was worried about popularity he'd attend the British Open winner's dinner instead of catnapping through it.

[Mr_Slice]

John is 100% real. I can't recall one time where he did anything that made me think he was trying to play to the media. John is John, and he doesn't care whether you like him or not. Follow him around on a practice round if you ever get the chance. It was one of the best days I've ever had. The guy is a genuine.

[Ben]

I don't think he's hamming it up for the camera in that instance. This is the guy, who during his Playing Lessons from the Pros, wore jeans. But I don't think he can seriously think practice rounds "suck." I'm sure he understands some benefit to them. I'd imagine there is a little more context to that quote that the Golf Channel edited.

On a side note, I love the new Winn commercial with him and Butch Harmon. Butch has a ball teed up on the range, John comes walking over, straight to Butch's spot, knocks the ball off the tee, than pushes him out of the way. I was cracking up for a good minute after seeing that for the first time. Winn grips are still lame though.

[Rafcin]

...On a side note, I love the new Winn commercial with him and Butch Harmon...

The best is the last comment by Butch - when Daly tells him that his differnt from Butch beacuse of distance and Butch responds "but I can make a 3 footer"... ICE COLD

[Ben]

The best is the last comment by Butch - when Daly tells him that his differnt from Butch beacuse of distance and Butch responds "but I can make a 3 footer"... ICE COLD

Yeah, I cringed when I heard that. That's messed up. But funny!

[Rafcin]

Yeah, I cringed when I heard that. That's messed up. But funny!

However - it's a copy cat of the Nike Commercial from about a year ago, where all the Nike players sneaked into Tiger's garage and Duval pulled out the Ignite from the bag and smashed the windshield of Tiger's Buick on the backswing - Frankie (Tiger's headcover) yelled " The best swing you made whole year Duval !"

It's good to see that the "Big Guys" have enough sense of humor to make fun of themselfs

[Ziggy66]

He strikes me as one of the few genuine people on tour. He has already been through so many bad times while being in the public eye that he doesn't really have any reason to hide anything else. On a side note, His show might be one of the few interesting things that the Golf Channel has had in a long time, The Big Break IV was the worst thing on TV since 'Joanie Loves Chachi.'

[NM Golf]

He strikes me as one of the few genuine people on tour. He has already been through so many bad times while being in the public eye that he doesn't really have any reason to hide anything else. On a side note, His show might be one of the few interesting things that the Golf Channel has had in a long time, The Big Break IV was the worst thing on TV since 'Joanie Loves Chachi.'

Ouch Joanie loves Chachi bad that's harsh. I am definately lookin forward to big JD talkin trash.

[Snoogans]

JD is cool. I forgot how skinny he used to be when watching old clips of him on his show.

[golfin' girl]

Come on guys. John Daly is a ham now that he's got a t.v. show. It's funny how people act when they know the cameras are rolling.

Daly, however, still rates high on the Stacy-meter.

[iacas]

Come on guys. John Daly is a ham now that he's got a t.v. show. It's funny how people act when they know the cameras are rolling.

I don't think I want to know about the Stacy-meter.

[Chicagoland Nick]

I don't think I want to know about the Stacy-meter.

I don't think that Barry guy would like it if I tried to find out.

[golfin' girl]

Okay guys...ha, ha, ha! You got me there.

I watched The Daly Planet last night and saw the softer side of John. It's amazing how one person's generosity can do so much for others.

[iacas]

And people wonder why I don't think John should be chosen (if he doesn't qualify) for the Ryder Cup.

Here :

These are tough times for John Daly, with his wife being hauled off to prison and all, but that doesn't justify his acting like a punk on the golf course. At the FBR Open, Daly called in sick for Wednesday's pro-am, shot a 74 on Thursday and then a 40 on his first nine on Friday, at which point he walked directly to his car and left without telling a soul. Last year Daly spent the Tuesday before the FBR rocking out at a pre-Super Bowl event before jetting to town at the 11th hour, only to shoot 81 in the opening round, then WD. Daly should simply leave Scottsdale off his 2007 schedule. The dozens of players who failed to make it into the tournament would've coveted the opportunity....