John Daly 2022 PGA - Cart?

[cristphoto]

I was listening to PGA Tour radio today and one of the questions was why John Daly got to ride in a cart and Tiger Woods didn't.  They answered Woods doesn't believe in cart use on tour (even with a bad leg).  They didn't confirm however that Daly was allowed a cart.  So was Daly actually using a cart during the Tournament?  Photos, video?  

[1t2golf]

Yes, he was.

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2022/05/19/john-daly-delivers-another-ride-in-pgas-1st-round/50255461/

 

[bscinstnct]

[Chunkitgood]

Hard to discuss Daly at this point without resorting to problematic language.

[MattyO1984]

30 minutes ago, Chunkitgood said:

Hard to discuss Daly at this point without resorting to problematic language.

 

Agreed - he is essentially a parody of himself these days.

[golfandfishing]

9 hours ago, cristphoto said:

I was listening to PGA Tour radio today and one of the questions was why John Daly got to ride in a cart and Tiger Woods didn't.  They answered Woods doesn't believe in cart use on tour (even with a bad leg).  They didn't confirm however that Daly was allowed a cart.  So was Daly actually using a cart during the Tournament?  Photos, video?  

This isn’t that hard, Daly has a medical exemption to ride a cart. He applied for it and was granted. Tiger did not apply for one, they aren’t just going to grab his clubs from the bag drop and load them on a cart for him if he doesn’t want one. If he had applied I can’t imagine it would not have been granted. 
 

Personally I don’t think either should be allowed to ride. Their maladies are completely self inflicted. 

[lefty1978]

If you are unable walk, you shouldn't play in a tour event. I understand sometimes injuries, disease, age will prohibit someome from walking. That's a sign its time to retire. Happens in other sports.

[Short Pete]

Arkansas Fats taking the easy road again. Dude ruined his body for 40 years. He isn't even the Long John on the Senior's Tour anymore, because he is a lazy slob. He looks like Santa, eats only junk food and M&Ms and smokes like a chimney. He is playing a professional sport, but doesn't behave or look like one. He is not disabled, his body just is not up to the "challenge" of walking 18 anymore. The guy is a disgrace to this sport.

[Danielson]

The glorification of John Daly killing his career and body has finally reached that point for me where it's no longer possible to ignore. Is the image of Daly as a smoking, drinking, big bomber fun to play up? Sure it is. But at this point the ramifications of that stick out way more.

[dodint]

Yet Tiger's self-destructive behavior is the stuff heroes are made of. 😆

[tiderider]

40 minutes ago, dodint said:

Yet Tiger's self-destructive behavior is the stuff heroes are made of. 😆

Yet, tiger's off the course behavior had nothing to do with his golf game, which is the point most are making. 

Edited May 24, 2022 by tiderider

[smashdn]

12 minutes ago, tiderider said:

Yet, tiger's off the course behavior had nothing to do with his golf game, which is the point most are making. 

Aside from the impact it has had/is having on it.

[tiderider]

2 minutes ago, smashdn said:

Aside from the impact it has had/is having on it.

what impact is his off course behavior having right now on his career, aside from the ridiculous amount of running he did?

[shanx]

16 minutes ago, tiderider said:

Yet, tiger's off the course behavior had nothing to do with his golf game, which is the point most are making. 

 

Pretty sure his gammy leg is impacting his game...

[smashdn]

1 minute ago, tiderider said:

what impact is his off course behavior having right now on his career, aside from the ridiculous amount of running he did?

 

He sort of messed up his leg, the one causing the limp, pain and subsequent withdrawal from the PGA Championship in a car wreck.

 

Here is an article if you missed it . https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/tiger-woods-car-accident-everything-to-know/extracted-from-the-wreck/ .

[tiderider]

Just now, smashdn said:

 

He sort of messed up his leg, the one causing the limp, pain and subsequent withdrawal from the PGA Championship in a car wreck.

 

Here is an article if you missed it . https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/tiger-woods-car-accident-everything-to-know/extracted-from-the-wreck/ .

ah, my bad ... my automatic assumption is people refer to his marriage when talking about his "off the course" behavior ... forgot for a moment i was on a golf forum ... 

[golfnz34me]

Tiger's issues are just as self-inflicted as Daly's, just from the opposite end of the spectrum.  Daly has a complete lack of self-discipline, which made him fat and out-of-shape.

 

Tiger has an unhealthy obsession with "fitness" and practice habits.  He over-exercises and over-practices. It's no surprise that his back can't take the stress of his mammoth upper-body size coupled with the violence of his swing.  Add in his refusal to call an Uber when he's hopped up on pain meds and now you add in an f-ed up ankle from a bad car accident to the mix.

 

They're both destructive.  Which is why their careers are basically both done.

[ChipStrokes]

4 minutes ago, golfnz34me said:

It's no surprise that his back can't take the stress of his mammoth upper-body size coupled with the violence of his swing.

would you go so far as to say "linebacker sized"?

[callawayjay]

Saying Tiger’s actions have not directly affected his on course performance is myopic. 
 

Being basically a man whore and feeling bullet proof enough to never even have a driver when your hopped up on pills is self destructive. 
 

driving a car and speeding excessively on a narrow hilly road is also a by product of “rules don’t apply to me” bullet proof attitude. 
 

ive been sober 30+ years and there are steps that can be taken to limit destructive behavior. Being the goat apparently makes you immune to common sense. 

[Steele47]

Granted,  he's no Meryl Streep.  But I still kinda like the big guy. 

[golfnz34me]

12 minutes ago, ChipStrokes said:

would you go so far as to say "linebacker sized"?

 Damn near. I was honestly shocked when I saw him this week.

[TiScape]

2 minutes ago, callawayjay said:

Saying Tiger’s actions have not directly affected his on course performance is myopic. 
 

Being basically a man whore and feeling bullet proof enough to never even have a driver when your hopped up on pills is self destructive. 
 

driving a car and speeding excessively on a narrow hilly road is also a by product of “rules don’t apply to me” bullet proof attitude. 
 

ive been sober 30+ years and there are steps that can be taken to limit destructive behavior. Being the goat apparently makes you immune to common sense. 

Your opinion will be very unpopular w/some here… But Its hard to say you’re wrong. 

[caniac6]

The most surprising thing was that JD didn’t have a cooler and speaker on the cart.

 

[TiScape]

20 minutes ago, ChipStrokes said:

would you go so far as to say "linebacker sized"?

At about 6’1” and under 200lbs I’ll say LB in HS/D2 or corner in the league. 

[shizblam]

My parents work some of the Champions Tour events down in FL. It was communicated to the marshalls that they should inform the players to keep carts off of a couple fairways because they were wet. Daly's response was "f*** the marshalls." These folks are volunteers who are just trying to help keep things moving and keep the course in tip top shape. As a matter of fact, they pay to volunteer. What a dick.

[ChipStrokes]

12 minutes ago, golfnz34me said:

 Damn near. I was honestly shocked when I saw him this week.

you right.

 

tiger basically be like

 

 

[callawayjay]

14 minutes ago, TiScape said:

Your opinion will be very unpopular w/some here… But Its hard to say you’re wrong. 

You can’t be blind to the human condition just because you idolize someone. 
 

bottom line, had he taken the same care of his personal life the way he took care of his body he very much would have busted 18 majors or more. 
 

Had Daly taken care of his body he too, might have had more than 2. 
 

Workout hard and practice and get stronger took for tiger

 

Dont drive intoxicated, don’t cheat on your spouse and don’t speed missed on the uptake

 

my life has been a constant barrage of what not to do and you damn well can be sure that I pay the price for my crappy decisions 30 years ago today. 

[bladehunter]

You guys are mad at the ruling bodies who allow carts.  Not john or tiger.     Easy solution. Don’t allow carts for any reason.  Then sack up and take that heat.  

[Short Pete]

Tiger Woods may have made some questionable decisions that led to not being able to perform on the highest levels of this sport at the moment. But when he shows up he tries. John Daly doesn't even try. He doesn't seem to be practicing, his diet is a joke, he walked off the course more than once. He doesn't play well most of the time and doesn't seem to care. He cares about pics with Hooters girls, playing slots and selling shirts and caps with pictures of a washed up has-been in golf. Why should the ultimate Non-Professional be granted a cart? What's next? Not having to hit putts because his belly is so bloated that he cannot see the ball at address?

[62@Oakmont]

49 minutes ago, golfnz34me said:

 

Tiger has an unhealthy obsession with "fitness" and practice habits.  He over-exercises and over-practices. It's no surprise that his back can't take the stress of his mammoth upper-body size coupled with the violence of his swing.  Add in his refusal to call an Uber when he's hopped up on pain meds and now you add in an f-ed up ankle from a bad car accident to the mix.

 

 

🤣🤣 🤣 

 

Tiger looks like a guy that goes to the gym maybe 2-3 times per week but only hits the McD's drive-through maybe once.