John Daly turned 50 today, April 28, and is still much the same person that we called “Wild Thing” and watched win 2 major championships in the 90’s. The man under the mullet still smokes, drinks and gambles (though not as excessively as he once did) and can really play the game of golf. He looks toward the PGA Tour Champions as his next foray into competitive golf and a new crop of competition. The fact is that Daly may have squandered his talent while becoming the original bad boy of golf and is now getting serious about competition when he can no longer overpower the young guns on the PGA Tour today. His only shot at victory is on the Champions Tour where he may be able to find himself in similar physical shape to the other competitors. The Champions Tour is no easy path to victory though. Bernhard Langer was in contention at this year’s Masters Tournament and Long John Daly is missing PGA Tour cuts left and right. What lies ahead for John Daly? Who knows, but it sure will be entertaining.

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