John Daly made a fleeting look at Royal Troon. After closing the primary spherical in 82 strokes, a rating shared with one other Previous Champion, Ernie Els, he needed to withdraw as a result of a flare-up of his knee issues.
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Regardless of a last-ditch try to save lots of the second lap, John Daly had to surrender, as he defined on X: “I’m saddened by the truth that I’ve to desert The Open” “Seeing it from afar is not the identical, however I do know I attempted arduous to be there” “Thanks to all my followers and the R&A for the week at Royal Troon GC”, John Daly added.
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JD closed the put up with a tag like him: #IliotibialBandSyndrome. As soon as out of the Open gates, Daly did not journey very far, nonetheless, as his vacation spot was solely 40 minutes away from Troon. The 1995 Champion Golfer of the Yr reached the Trump Turnberry Resort, from the place he launched an announcement that shocked many.
“I performed a number of holes, this place is fantastic” “I believe it is one of the best course in Scotland” “St. Andrews is my treasure (he gained the Open there in 1995, NDR), however I believe I’ve discovered my new treasure” “We’re on the 18th inexperienced (of the Ailsa Course, NDR), and all that is incredible”.
Daly made a cease in Turnberry earlier than heading to the opposite membership owned by Donald Trump, the Trump Worldwide Golf Hyperlinks, the place, later this month, he’ll participate within the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship hosted by Colin Montgomerie.
The transfer from Turnberry and the associated declaration have all the looks of a “sponsorship” by a Previous Champion in help of the try to convey the Ailsa Course again into the Open Championship Rota, from which it was excluded simply after the its buy by the Ex-President of the USA. These are all of the staements of John Daly.