John Daly and Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship in May.
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Tiger Woods, having seen John Daly, clearly hasn’t forgotten. This time, however, the invitations were reversed.
First time? For this we need to refer to it article published on this site in 2016. The headline read wonderfully: “This Time John Daly Asked Tiger Woods for a Beer.”
Below is the text of the story:
When it comes to training, Tiger Woods and John Daly may have what you call different approaches.
IN interview for Golf ChannelDaly recalls a time in 2004, during the Target World Challenge, when he was drinking adult beverages after a mid-morning Wednesday performance. Daly was with friends, drinking and telling stories at the club when Woods entered the room.
“Tiger is there in his training gear, and I said, ‘Tiger, come on, man, have a beer with us,’” Daly said.
Woods told Daly he couldn’t because he was going to the gym, but Daly wouldn’t budge.
“I’m coming, man, you don’t have to practice,” Daly said. – You have to drink some with us.
Woods’ reaction may not be what you expect.
“[Woods] he said, ‘If I had your talent, I’d do the same thing you do,'” Daly said. “I look at him and think, ‘You’re crazy, man.’”
With this setup we move on to Friday and PNC Championshipa (mostly) friendly, pro-relative competition that ends the golf year. Forest15-time major winner and teenage son Charlie they play; Dalytwo-time major winner and college golfer’s son, John Daly II, plays; and spotted each other at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida in the captured moment by the PNC Championship social media team.
Woods shouted, then smiled and laughed, “I’ll see you at the gym.”
In the video, he then approached Daly, they hugged and the following exchange occurred:
Said Daly with a laugh: “At least our gyms are three-letter words. Yours is the gym. Mine is a bar.
Woods replied, also laughing: “Exactly.”
We’ll end here with another Daly short from PNC. On Saturday morning, before game time in the first inning, Daly hit the driving range and hit one shot, then announced he was ready to play.
This video, captured by the PGA Tour social media teamis below.
