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SAN DIEGO -- A year ago in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, John Daly retired from golf.He shot 79-71 in the opening two rounds and said enough was enough.
"I'm done," a forlorn Daly announced as he loaded up his tournament courtesy car to exit stage right. "Just can't play like I used to. ... I'm tired of embarrassing myself."
Anytime John Daly worries about embarrassing himself, you know things have gone really bad.
Daly, however, has proven to be many things, one of the best being resilient. If he hasn't killed himself over years of reckless, wild-child behavior, then he's not going to pull the plug on golf.
And now look. Thursday at Torrey Pines, Daly shot a 5-under par 67 and is three shots back of first-round leader Sung-hoon Kang's 64. Rickie Fowler and Alex Prugh shot 65 and rookie Chris Kirk 66.
"I mean, you get frustrated," Daly said after being reminded of last year's knee-jerk announcement. "You know, this place means a lot to me. You think about winning here and stuff like I did in '04, and you see Tiger plays here every year. The top golfers play here every year, that says something. It's a special place."
The fact Daly did win this event in 2004 is a reminder of how good his golf could be.
Besides the "grip it and rip it" length that became Daly's signature, he has hands soft as clouds and the short-game ability that comes with it.
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Source: http://golf.fanhouse.com/2011/01/27/john-daly-comes-full-circle-at-torrey-pines/
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