He has finished 1st on the PGA TOUR 5 times.
He ranks 4th in Driving Distance - Driver on the PGA TOUR.
height5-11
weight215
birthDateApril 28, 1966
age47
birthPlaceCarmichael, California
residenceDardanelle, Arkansas
familyShynah Hale (6/10/92), Sierra Lynn (6/1/95), John Patrick (7/23/03)
educationUniversity of Arkansas
splInterestMost sports
nwTourAlumnusWeb.com Tour Alumnus
trndProYear1987
qSchoolYear1990
cityPlaysFrmDardanelle; AR; United States
websiteUrlhttp://www.johndaly.com
combTourMoney9,620,110
jndTourYear1990
exmtStatusNo. 187 on the 2011 PGA TOUR money list
otherVics4): 1993 Dunhill Cup [with Fred Couples and Payne Stewart]. 1999 JC Penney Classic [with Laura Davies]. 2002 Champions Challenge [with Pat Perez]. 2003 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.
intlVics(4): 1990 AECI Charity Classic [SAf], Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic [SAf]. 2001 BMW International Open [Eur]. 2003 Kolon Korean Open [Asia].
carHigh2010: Made the cut in 14 of 20 PGA TOUR starts. Best finish was T24 at the Puerto Rico Open...Opened the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial without a bogey over his first two rounds (66-69) before eventually finishing 66th. The only other time he started a tournament with two bogey-free rounds was at the 1999 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open and the 1999 Bob Hope Classic...Opened with a 66 en route to a T48 finish at the British Open in his 60th start in a major championship...Made two Web.com Tour starts, finishing T22 at the Fort Smith Classic and T42 at the Knoxville News Sentinel Open...Also made two European Tour cuts, with his best showing a T26 at The Barclays Scottish Open. 2009: Made three cuts in six starts on the PGA TOUR, with a T27 at the British Open his best finish. Made several starts internationally, with a T2 at the Italian Open his best outing, finishing six strokes behind Argentina's Daniel Vancsik. 2008: Made five cuts in 17 starts on the PGA TOUR, with best finish a T40 at the Viking Classic, and placed 232nd on the money list, the worst finish of his career. 2007: Four sub-par rounds at the Buick Open earned a T16 finish, his best finish since T16 at the 2005 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. On Sunday of Buick Open, was cheered on in the gallery by rock star Kid Rock, with whom Daly stayed that week. 2006: Posted a T17 at Accenture Match Play Championship...Made 8 cuts of 21 events. 2005: Lost playoffs to World No. 1 (Tiger Woods) and No. 2 (Vijay Singh)...Lost in a playoff to Singh at the Shell Houston Open in 10th start of season. Birdied final two holes of regulation to finish with a 5-under-par 67 to force playoff at 13-under-par. Hit tee shot on first playoff hole into lateral water hazard with 3-wood. Singh won the playoff with a par 4. Runner-up finish was third consecutive top-10 at Redstone GC…The 1995 British Open champion finished T15 in St. Andrews, his best finish in a major since winning in 1995 at St. Andrews...Lost in a playoff for the second time, falling to Woods on the second extra hole at the World Golf Championships-American Express Championship at Harding Park in San Francisco. One stroke back of Colin Montgomerie through two rounds (6-under 132) and one ahead of Montgomerie through 54 (9-under 201) before finishing 72 holes tied with Woods, who began the final round two strokes back. On the second playoff hole, Daly missed a 3-foot par putt to end the playoff after a Woods tap-in par. The $750,000 check pushed him past the $1-million mark ($1,707,387) for the second consecutive season and the second time in his 15-year PGA TOUR career. 2004: Rebirth of career started with first PGA TOUR victory since 1995, capped by first TOUR Championship appearance since rookie year in 1991. Most consistent season ever, with a career-best 17 made cuts in 22 starts. Won for the first time since the 1995 British Open with his playoff victory at the Buick Invitational, a span of 189 starts and 8 years, 6 months, 22 days between PGA TOUR wins. Defeated Chris Riley and Luke Donald on the first extra hole by knocking a 99-foot bunker shot to within seven inches and sinking the birdie. Won after holding third-round lead for the fourth time in five tries on TOUR. Win earned career-best $864,000 payday and made him more money than he had in any of his previous 13 years on the PGA TOUR…After winning the Buick Invitational, finished T4 at the Nissan Open, posting back-to-back top-10s in consecutive starts for the first time 2002. Added a third top-10 with a T10 at the Bay Hill Invitational...Finished runner-up to Vijay Singh at the Buick Open, moving into the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking (No. 57 to 36)...Underwent surgery on his right heel on Sept. 30 to remove bone spurs. 2003: Fell out of the top 125 from No. 112 to No. 171 with only one top-10 in 22 starts. Missed cut or was disqualified at final seven events of 2003...Averaged a career-best 314.3 yards off the tee, but failed to win ninth consecutive Driving Distance crown. Rookie Hank Kuehne averaged 321.4 yards...Won the Kolon Korean Open on the Asian PGA Tour, first victory since the 2001 BMW International Open in Germany. 2002: Slipped from 61st to 112th on TOUR money list, but won his 11th Driving Distance crown with a record mark of 306.8 yards per drive. Daly's 11th category win surpassed the mark of Calvin Peete, who won 10 Driving Accuracy titles in his career...Returned to Masters after one-year hiatus. Qualified for Augusta as No. 43 in the Official World Golf Ranking after The Honda Classic...T4 with Lee Janzen at Phoenix Open and fourth at the Buick Invitational. 2001: Had four top-10 finishes and placed 61st on the money list, his highest since 1995. Began the season ranked 507th in the Official World Golf Ranking and reached the top 50 by the end of the official PGA TOUR season...Captured European Tour's BMW International Open, his first victory since the 1995 British Open. 2000: Played in 26 events and made four straight cuts near end of the year...With rounds of 80-73—153, missed Masters cut for first time in eight appearances. 1998: Joined Mark O'Meara and Tiger Woods to represent U.S. in Dunhill Cup, where he was unbeaten in four matches. 1995: Added second major title with victory at British Open at St. Andrews. After holding 36-hole lead, fell to fourth with third-round 73. Appeared to have one-stroke victory after closing 71, but Costantino Rocca holed 70-foot putt from "Valley of Sin" short of 18th green. Daly won playoff by four strokes, thanks largely to Rocca's 7 at par-4 17th...Became youngest active player on TOUR with two major championship titles and fourth American at the time since World War II to win two majors before his 30th birthday, joining Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Johnny Miller. 1994: After serving suspension early in season, earned third TOUR victory at BellSouth Classic. Grabbed lead with second-round 64, then withstood challenges of Nolan Henke and Brian Henninger. 1992: Won B.C. Open by six strokes for second career victory. 1991: Beginning as ninth and final alternate into field at Crooked Stick, won PGA Championship. Shot opening 69 without benefit of practice round. Added rounds of 67-69-71 for three-stroke victory over Bruce Lietzke. Named PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. 1990: Played Web.com Tour, won Utah Classic and finished ninth on money list.
personalEnjoys writing lyrics and playing guitar. Recorded a largely autobiographical album entitled "My Life," featuring guest performances by Darius Rucker, Willie Nelson, Johnny Lee and Daron Norwood. Instead of flying to tournament sites, purchased large RV and drives to many events. Involved in many charitable causes, most notably Make-a-Wish Foundation and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Set up a college scholarship fund for the two daughters of the late Thomas Weaver of Fishers, Ind., who was struck by lightning during a first-round storm delay at the 1991 PGA Championship. Donated $25,000 to Web.com Tour's Mark Christopher Charity Classic in 2002 and 2003.
otherInfo2012: Made a late-season push, but at No. 140 on the points list failed to make it to the FedExCup Playoffs. Competing on a sponsor's exemption, collected his first top-10 of the season, a T5 at the Reno-Tahoe Open, an event that used the Modified Stableford scoring format. He finished with 33 points. The T5 was his first top-10 on TOUR since a T9 at the 2011 RBC Canadian Open and his best finish on TOUR since he finished runner-up to Tiger Woods in a playoff at the 2005 World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship. Briefly held the lead (with 29 points) after an eagle at the par-5 13th in the third round, but he followed with three consecutive bogeys and never regained a share of the lead...In mid-December, finished T15 at the rain-shortened Iskandar Johor Open in Malaysia. After an opening-round, 2-over 74 at Horizon Hills, posted rounds of 69-65 to finish at 8-under, 10 strokes off Sergio Garcia's winning total...In mid-December, finished T15 at the rain-shortened Iskandar Johor Open in Malaysia. After an opening-round, 2-over 74 at Horizon Hills, posted rounds of 69-65 to finish at 8-under, 10 strokes off Sergio Garcia's winning total.
2011: Made six cuts in 18 PGA TOUR starts, with one top-10 finish. Best showing in three Web.com Tour starts was a T23 at the News Sentinel Open. Made 10 European Tour starts, with two made cuts...First TOUR top-10 finish since the end of 2005 came in July at the RBC Canadian Open at Shaughnessy G&CC, his 10th start north of the border. He rallied with four birdies in a five-hole stretch on the back nine Sunday en route to T9 honors. Made the cut in two of three Web.com Tour starts. Forced to withdraw during the third round of the Mylan Classic due to back problems.
2010: Best finish was T24 at the Puerto Rico Open...Opened the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial without a bogey over his first two rounds (66-69) before eventually finishing 66th. The only other time he started a tournament with two bogey-free rounds was at the 1999 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open and the 1999 Bob Hope Classic...Opened with a 66 en route to a T48 finish at the British Open in his 60th start in a major championship...Made two starts on the Web.com Tour, finishing T22 at the Fort Smith Classic and T42 at the T42 at the Knoxville News Sentinel Open...Also made two European Tour cuts, with his best showing a T26 at The Barclays Scottish Open. 2009: Made three cuts in six starts on the PGA TOUR, with a T27 at the British Open his best finish. Made several starts internationally, with a T2 at the Italian Open his best outing, finishing six strokes behind Argentina's Daniel Vancsik. 2008: Made five cuts in 17 starts on the PGA TOUR, with best finish a T40 at the Viking Classic, and placed 232nd on the money list, the worst finish of his career. 2007: Four sub-par rounds at the Buick Open earned a T16 finish, his best finish since T16 at the 2005 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. On Sunday of Buick Open, was cheered on in the gallery by rock star Kid Rock, with whom Daly stayed that week. 2005: Lost playoffs to World No. 1 (Tiger Woods) and No. 2 (Vijay Singh)...Lost in a playoff to Singh at the Shell Houston Open in 10th start of season. Birdied final two holes of regulation to finish with a 5-under-par 67 to force playoff at 13-under-par. Hit tee shot on first playoff hole into lateral water hazard with 3-wood. Singh won the playoff with a par 4. Runner-up finish was third consecutive top-10 at Redstone GC…The 1995 British Open champion finished T15 in St. Andrews, his best finish in a major since winning in 1995 at St. Andrews...Lost in a playoff for the second time, falling to Woods on the second extra hole at the WGC-American Express Championship at Harding Park in San Francisco. One stroke back of Colin Montgomerie through two rounds (6-under 132) and one ahead of Montgomerie through 54 (9-under 201) before finishing 72 holes tied with Woods, who began the final round two strokes back. On the second playoff hole, Daly missed a 3-foot par putt to end the playoff after a Woods tap-in par. The $750,000 check pushed him past the $1-million mark ($1,707,387) for the second consecutive season and the second time in his 15-year PGA TOUR career. 2004: Rebirth of career started with first PGA TOUR victory since 1995, capped by first TOUR Championship appearance since rookie year in 1991. Most consistent season ever, with a career-best 17 made cuts in 22 starts. Won for the first time since the 1995 British Open with his playoff victory at the Buick Invitational, a span of 189 starts and 8 years, 6 months, 22 days between PGA TOUR wins. Defeated Chris Riley and Luke Donald on the first extra hole by knocking a 99-foot bunker shot to within seven inches and sinking the birdie. Won after holding third-round lead for the fourth time in five tries on TOUR. Win earned career-best $864,000 payday and made him more money than he had in any of his previous 13 years on the PGA TOUR…After winning the Buick Invitational, finished T4 at the Nissan Open, posting back-to-back top-10s in consecutive starts for the first time 2002. Added a third top-10 with a T10 at the Bay Hill Invitational...Finished runner-up to Vijay Singh at the Buick Open, moving into the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking (No. 57 to 36)...Underwent surgery on his right heel on Sept. 30 to remove bone spurs. 2003: Fell out of the top 125 from No. 112 to No. 171 with only one top-10 in 22 starts. Missed cut or was disqualified at final seven events of 2003...Averaged a career-best 314.3 yards off the tee, but failed to win ninth consecutive Driving Distance crown. Rookie Hank Kuehne averaged 321.4 yards...Won the Kolon Korean Open on the Asian PGA Tour, first victory since the 2001 BMW International Open in Germany. 2002: Slipped from 61st to 112th on TOUR money list, but won his 11th Driving Distance crown with a record mark of 306.8 yards per drive. Daly's 11th category win surpassed the mark of Calvin Peete, who won 10 Driving Accuracy titles in his career...Returned to Masters after one-year hiatus. Qualified for Augusta as No. 43 in the Official World Golf Ranking after The Honda Classic...T4 with Lee Janzen at Phoenix Open and fourth at the Buick Invitational. 2001: Had four top-10 finishes and placed 61st on the money list, his highest since 1995. Began the season ranked 507th in the Official World Golf Ranking and reached the top 50 by the end of the official PGA TOUR season...Captured European Tour's BMW International Open, his first victory since the 1995 British Open. 2000: Played in 26 events and made four straight cuts near end of the year...With rounds of 80-73—153, missed Masters cut for first time in eight appearances. 1998: Joined Mark O'Meara and Tiger Woods to represent U.S. in Dunhill Cup, where he was unbeaten in four matches. 1995: Added second major title with victory at British Open at St. Andrews. After holding 36-hole lead, fell to fourth with third-round 73. Appeared to have one-stroke victory after closing 71, but Costantino Rocca holed 70-foot putt from "Valley of Sin" short of 18th green. Daly won playoff by four strokes, thanks largely to Rocca's 7 at par-4 17th...Became youngest active player on TOUR with two major championship titles and fourth American at the time since World War II to win two majors before his 30th birthday, joining Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Johnny Miller. 1994: After serving suspension early in season, earned third TOUR victory at BellSouth Classic. Grabbed lead with second-round 64, then withstood challenges of Nolan Henke and Brian Henninger.
1992: Won B.C. Open by six strokes for second career victory.
1991: Beginning as ninth and final alternate into field at Crooked Stick, won PGA Championship. Shot opening 69 without benefit of practice round. Added rounds of 67-69-71 for three-stroke victory over Bruce Lietzke. Named PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year.
1990: Played Web.com Tour, won Utah Classic and finished ninth on money list. In December, finished T12 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn his PGA TOUR card.
jndTourYear1991
exmtStatus146th on 2012 money list
otherVics(4): 1993 Dunhill Cup [with Fred Couples and Payne Stewart]. 1999 JC Penney Classic [with Laura Davies]. 2002 Champions Challenge [with Pat Perez]. 2003 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.
intlVics(4): 1990 AECI Charity Classic [SAf], Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic [SAf]. 2001 BMW International Open [Eur]. 2003 Kolon Korean Open [Asia].
carHigh2012: Made a late-season push, but at No. 140 on the points list failed to make it to the FedExCup Playoffs. Competing on a sponsor's exemption, collected his first top-10 of the season, a T5 at the Reno-Tahoe Open, an event that used the Modified Stableford scoring format. He finished with 33 points. The T5 was his first top-10 on TOUR since a T9 at the 2011 RBC Canadian Open and his best finish on TOUR since he finished runner-up to Tiger Woods in a playoff at the 2005 World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship. Briefly held the lead (with 29 points) after an eagle at the par-5 13th in the third round, but he followed with three consecutive bogeys and never regained a share of the lead...In mid-December, finished T15 at the rain-shortened Iskandar Johor Open in Malaysia. After an opening-round, 2-over 74 at Horizon Hills, posted rounds of 69-65 to finish at 8-under, 10 strokes off Sergio Garcia's winning total...In mid-December, finished T15 at the rain-shortened Iskandar Johor Open in Malaysia. After an opening-round, 2-over 74 at Horizon Hills, posted rounds of 69-65 to finish at 8-under, 10 strokes off Sergio Garcia's winning total.
2011: Made six cuts in 18 PGA TOUR starts, with one top-10 finish. Best showing in three Web.com Tour starts was a T23 at the News Sentinel Open. Made 10 European Tour starts, with two made cuts...First TOUR top-10 finish since the end of 2005 came in July at the RBC Canadian Open at Shaughnessy G&CC, his 10th start north of the border. He rallied with four birdies in a five-hole stretch on the back nine Sunday en route to T9 honors. 2010: Best finish was T24 at the Puerto Rico Open...Opened the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial without a bogey over his first two rounds (66-69) before eventually finishing 66th. The only other time he started a tournament with two bogey-free rounds was at the 1999 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open and the 1999 Bob Hope Classic...Opened with a 66 en route to a T48 finish at the British Open in his 60th start in a major championship...Made two starts on the Web.com Tour, finishing T22 at the Fort Smith Classic and T42 at the T42 at the Knoxville News Sentinel Open...Also made two European Tour cuts, with his best showing a T26 at The Barclays Scottish Open. 2009: Made three cuts in six starts on the PGA TOUR, with a T27 at the British Open his best finish. Made several starts internationally, with a T2 at the Italian Open his best outing, finishing six strokes behind Argentina's Daniel Vancsik. 2008: Made five cuts in 17 starts on the PGA TOUR, with best finish a T40 at the Viking Classic, and placed 232nd on the money list, the worst finish of his career. 2007: Four sub-par rounds at the Buick Open earned a T16 finish, his best finish since T16 at the 2005 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. On Sunday of Buick Open, was cheered on in the gallery by rock star Kid Rock, with whom Daly stayed that week.
2006: Best finish among his eight made cuts (in 21 starts) was a T17 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Won his first match, beating Bart Bryant, 4 and 2, before losing in the second round to Phil Mickelson. 2005: Lost playoffs to World No. 1 (Tiger Woods) and No. 2 (Vijay Singh)...Lost in a playoff to Singh at the Shell Houston Open in 10th start of season. Birdied final two holes of regulation to finish with a 5-under-par 67 to force playoff at 13-under-par. Hit tee shot on first playoff hole into lateral water hazard with 3-wood. Singh won the playoff with a par 4. Runner-up finish was third consecutive top-10 at Redstone GC…The 1995 British Open champion finished T15 in St. Andrews, his best finish in a major since winning in 1995 at St. Andrews...Lost in a playoff for the second time, falling to Woods on the second extra hole at the World Golf Championships-American Express Championship at Harding Park in San Francisco. One stroke back of Colin Montgomerie through two rounds (6-under 132) and one ahead of Montgomerie through 54 (9-under 201) before finishing 72 holes tied with Woods, who began the final round two strokes back. On the second playoff hole, Daly missed a 3-foot par putt to end the playoff after a Woods tap-in par. The $750,000 check pushed him past the $1-million mark ($1,707,387) for the second consecutive season and the second time in his 15-year PGA TOUR career. 2004: Rebirth of career started with first PGA TOUR victory since 1995, capped by first TOUR Championship appearance since rookie year in 1991. Enjoyed most consistent season, with a career-best 17 made cuts in 22 starts. Won for the first time since the 1995 British Open with his playoff victory at the Buick Invitational, a span of 189 starts and 8 years, 6 months, 22 days between PGA TOUR wins. Defeated Chris Riley and Luke Donald on the first extra hole by knocking a 99-foot bunker shot to within seven inches and sinking the birdie. Won after holding third-round lead for the fourth time in five tries on TOUR. Win earned career-best $864,000 payday and made him more money than he had in any of his previous 13 years on the PGA TOUR…After winning the Buick Invitational, finished T4 at the Nissan Open, posting back-to-back top-10s in consecutive starts for the first time 2002. Added a third top-10 with a T10 at the Bay Hill Invitational...Finished runner-up to Vijay Singh at the Buick Open, moving into the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking (No. 57 to 36)...Underwent surgery on his right heel on Sept. 30 to remove bone spurs. 2003: Fell out of the top 125 from No. 112 to No. 171 with only one top-10 in 22 starts. Missed cut or was disqualified at final seven events of 2003...Averaged a career-best 314.3 yards off the tee, but failed to win ninth consecutive Driving Distance crown. Rookie Hank Kuehne averaged 321.4 yards...Won the Kolon Korean Open on the Asian PGA Tour, first victory since the 2001 BMW International Open in Germany. 2002: Slipped from 61st to 112th on TOUR money list, but won his 11th Driving Distance crown with a record mark of 306.8 yards per drive. Daly's 11th category win surpassed the mark of Calvin Peete, who won 10 Driving Accuracy titles in his career...Returned to Masters after one-year hiatus. Qualified for Augusta as No. 43 in the Official World Golf Ranking after The Honda Classic...T4 with Lee Janzen at Phoenix Open and fourth at the Buick Invitational. 2001: Had four top-10 finishes and placed 61st on the money list, his highest since 1995. Began the season ranked 507th in the Official World Golf Ranking and reached the top 50 by the end of the official PGA TOUR season...Captured European Tour's BMW International Open, his first victory since the 1995 British Open. 2000: Played in 26 events and made four straight cuts near end of the year...With rounds of 80-73—153, missed Masters cut for first time in eight appearances.
1998: Both of his top-10s came in back-to-back starts. Was T4 at the Nissan Open on the strength of consecutive 66s over his final 36 holes at Riviera CC...Came back with another T4 at the Honda Classic two weeks later at TPC Heron Bay, shooting rounds of 68-64 on the weekend...The following week, at the Bay Hill Invitational, shot a final-round 85 after taking an 18 on the par-5 sixth hole at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge. Started the day tied for 21st and fell into the solo 53rd position...Joined Mark O'Meara and Tiger Woods to represent U.S. in Dunhill Cup, where he was unbeaten in four matches.
1997: Opened his year with a solo seventh-place finish at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. It was his only top-10 of the campaign...Was T4 at the unofficial Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout, teaming with Fuzzy Zoeller.
1996: Lone top-10 in 23 starts was a T10 at the Kemper Open. Was only three strokes back going into the final round but a 2-over 73 saw him drop to T10...Was shut out at the Skins Game, not winning a skin in an event featuring Fred Couples, Tom Watson and Tiger Woods.
1995: Added second major title with victory at British Open at St. Andrews. After holding 36-hole lead, fell to fourth with third-round 73. Appeared to have one-stroke victory after closing 71, but Costantino Rocca holed 70-foot putt from "Valley of Sin" short of 18th green. Daly won playoff by four strokes, thanks largely to Rocca's 7 at par-4 17th...Became youngest active player on TOUR with two major championship titles and fourth American at the time since World War II to win two majors before his 30th birthday, joining Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Johnny Miller.
1994: After serving suspension early in season, earned third TOUR victory, capturing the BellSouth Classic outside Atlanta. Grabbed lead with a second-round 64 then withstood challenges of Nolan Henke and Brian Henninger.
1993: Made 24 starts, including 15 made cuts. Top finish was a T3 at the Masters Tournament. Entered the final round tied for 12th place but shot a Sunday 69 at Augusta National to move up the leaderboard...Was a stroke off the lead at the halfway point of the Federal Express St. Jude Classic but tumbled to a T16 after a 1-over weekend at TPC Southwind.
1992: Won B.C. Open by six strokes over Joel Edwards, Ken Green, Jay Haas and Nolan Henke for second career victory. Opened 67-66 then matched that on the weekend at En-Joie GC...Just missed on making it a two-win season when he was T2 at the Kemper Open at TPC Avenel, finishing a stroke behind winner Bill Glasson.
1991: Beginning as ninth and final alternate into field at Crooked Stick, won PGA Championship. Shot opening 69 without benefit of practice round. Added rounds of 67-69-71 for three-stroke victory over Bruce Lietzke. Named PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year.
1990: Played on the Web.com Tour and won Utah Classic in September in Provo. Finished ninth on money list...In December, finished T12 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn his PGA TOUR card.
personalEnjoys writing lyrics and playing guitar. Recorded a largely autobiographical album entitled “My Life,” featuring guest performances by Darius Rucker, Willie Nelson, Johnny Lee and Daron Norwood. Recorded a second CD, available on iTunes, called "I Only Know One Way.”…Instead of flying to tournament sites, purchased large RV and drives to numerous events…Involved in many charitable causes, most notably Make-a-Wish Foundation and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Set up a college scholarship fund for the two daughters of the late Thomas Weaver of Fishers, Ind., who was struck by lightning during a first-round storm delay at the 1991 PGA Championship…Donated $25,000 to Web.com Tour's Mark Christopher Charity Classic in 2002 and 2003…Renowned for his colorful attire when he plays…Website is johndaly.com
ntlTeamsWorld Cup (1), 1998; Dunhill Cup (3), 1993, 1998, 2000.