“I don’t have the money…”

Article by NiceBallz.com

 

John Daly has quit the PGA tour…for now.  Or not.  Maybe.

In a rapid fire series of tweets about his decision to (apparently) quit further attempts to gain some long-term status on the PGA tour, Daly indicated…and then didn’t…and then sort of did, but didn’t…that he was done.

At the very least, Daly has shown a mastery in getting the mainstream media as well as social media all a twitter (oh, see that?  ‘a twitter’ hee hee) about him.

We were among the first blogs to get an interview with JD when he began his return to the golfing world in 2009.  We still think Daly could be great for golf and is indisputably a beloved character.

But we’re also critics of how honest he is with the public and himself.  Even this current outburst has been met with understandable skepticism of the motives.  Daly’s new ‘reality’ TV show, Being John Daly,  premieres on The Golf Channel soon.  A fortunate coincidence for driving viewership?  Yeah right.

Repeatedly Daly will say one thing, and do another.  He’s arguably always struggled with accountability.  An injury.  A bad choice. An indiscretion. A miscommunication. Something, someone, but rarely himself to blame.

Even that character flaw was often offset by the painful reality of his humanity.

So is Daly done with golf?  Unlikely, but he may be done with touring for a while.

Daly is clearly beyond being able to make a living on the PGA tour, but he can pull in some cash from the various pro-ams and benefit events he so religiously attends.  All of which carry a healthy little appearance fee with them.

It’s a hard thing seeing someone you like struggle.  And there are few, if any, fans of golf that don’t like John Daly.  At the same time, it’s hard for a fan of Daly to not feel like you’re being played like a sucker time and time again.

So to Daly we simply say — Good luck.  Godspeed and maybe goodbye from us too JD.

Like you we probably need some time to decide if we too can heal and still be fans, or are just tired of it all.