Product Description

The 1995 Open Champion and legendary wild man of golf recalls the best and worst of his life: his inspirational play on both US and European tours; the demons that afflicted him on the course and his addiction to gambling and drink; and the trashed hotel rooms and spectacular marital problems. John Daly took professional golf by storm when he came out of nowhere to win the 1991 PGA Championship at Crooked Stick in Indiana. A big hitter, Daly quickly became a favourite with PGA crowds for his long drives and no-frills philosophy of 'grip it and rip it.' Almost as quickly he became a controversial figure thanks to his on-course fits of temper and off-course bouts of drinking and gambling. He overcame erratic play to win the 1995 British Open, then suffered through six years of poor play and personal turmoil before winning the BMW International Open in Munich in September of 2001. In February of 2004 he returned to the winner's circle on the PGA Tour, winning the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines. Daly has been married four times, and his spectacular marriage bust-ups have attracted endless media headlines. His fourth wife, Sherrie, and her parents were indicted on federal drug and gambling charges in 2003; they were accused of selling cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamines from 1996 to 2002 and of laundering the proceeds through local banks. Daly talks openly in his book about his controversial private life, the tantrums, the additictions to drink, gambling and women, and reflects on a new course in life in this richly entertaining read.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #80590 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Review
'The most explicit sporting autobiography of recent years' Guardian 'An open, honest account' The Times 'Does not gloss over any aspect of his life' Daily Mail

Daily Mmirror
"Daly's story is a rollercoaster ride on the vices of life"

About the Author
John Daly was born in Carmichael, California in April 1966. He turned professional in 1987, was named PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year, and went on to win the PGA Championship the following year and the British Open in 1995. He currently lives in Cordova, Tennessee.

Customer Reviews

Go on JD !
I'm a fan of JD & read this book with great interest. JD shares some very funny stories along the way & is very honest. I really enjoyed this book.

If only JD's golf was as good as this book
At first when you watch Daly play golf you begin to believe he is just a fat american who can hit a ball far...well you'd be wrong...very wrong. John daly seems to talk about his career highlights and lowest points without relative abandon about who cares. This is truly remarkable when you consider the trauma he has been through. From his marriages, alcohol problems and so on. His opinion comes across in a strange way, on one hand thought provoking and from the heart and on the other hand laughable. I've never read a book with so much charisma and variety in the story. The book is slighly thin, it's only a couple of centimetres wide and thats because it's a hardback. And when you look inside!!! I've seen smaller writing on billboards, but i didn't care, and neither should you. There is know-one quite like JD when it comes to saying things the way they are. I was captivated reading this book and as the title suggests it really is a case of one mans success and torture. And he's still going strong. Quality.

Great stuff
I'm a huge fan of JD and this is exactly what you'd expect from him. A fascinating and at times brutally honest account of his life both in and out of golf.

Golf is full of some incredibly sterile characters and despite his flaws JD is a wonderful antidote to this.

Hugely entertaining.