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John Daly admits to drinking mid-round once on the PGA Tour

John Daly is the subject of a new ESPN 30 for 30, called “Hit It Hard,” which premieres Nov. 1. In anticipation of the film, ESPN has released a trailer and now a little peek into the movie, which chronicles the two-time major winner’s rise and fall and resurgence.

John Daly is still hittin' it hard. (Getty Images)
John Daly is still hittin’ it hard. (Getty Images)

In the latest clip, Daly talks about the one time he says he drank during a PGA Tour event — and had surprisingly good results — during an edition of the old Los Angeles Open, now known as the Genesis Open.

“It was so slow and I played the back nine first,” Daly says. “I think I’m 2 or 3 over. I went in the locker room and downed like five beers, and I think I shot 4 under on the front nine. That is the only time I know that I ever drank during a round, and I played great. I played great that week. I finished strong.”

Daly maintains this was the only time he drank during a round, though he did say he’s played drunk from a late night prior and hungover. You live, you learn, right?


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