The PGA Championship starts today at Bethpage Black on Long Island with former winner John Daly set to tee off at 12:54 p.m.:

Public Service Announcement: @PGA_JohnDaly tees off at 12:54 p.m. eastern. Prepare accordingly. — Golden Tee Golf ⛳ (@GoldenTee) May 16, 2019

And here’s how he arrived at the course yesterday, with a cigarette in one hand and a McDonald’s drink in the other:

There’s only one word to describe this elite athlete and that’s “hero”:

McDonald’s cup and a Marlboro red, impossible to not like this dude pic.twitter.com/fQU6m3gIuB — Jeremy Powell (@JeremyinAkron) May 16, 2019

Daly, who injured his right knee, will be allowed to use a cart at this week’s tournament:

PGA Championship: John Daly says golf-cart perk 'a big disadvantage' https://t.co/NMJ5jghXet pic.twitter.com/ZFEV5BAt2v — New York Post (@nypost) May 15, 2019

We can only be so lucky if this happens over the next few days:

Live footage of John Daly pic.twitter.com/eoPhvfYiem — Kevin Turner (@ktfuntweets) May 16, 2019

You can even bet if Daly will drink beer or smoke during the tournament:

Will John Daly be seen drinking beer in his golf cart during the PGA Championship? Yes +1200

No -3300 Will John Daly be seen smoking in his golf cart during the PGA Championship? Yes -400

No +300 pic.twitter.com/EXXqSCPkIF — Odds Shark (@OddsShark) May 15, 2019

BRB. Putting $100 on both.

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