Gambling Addiction: John Daly makes his latest stand

John Daly makes his latest stand at the RBC Canadian Open

For more than a decade, John Daly has been lost in the wilderness of alcoholism, gambling addiction, failed marriages, and trouble with both the law and sponsors. His life became such a made-for-TV reality show that inevitably the Golf Channel actually created one. He appeared at the 2007 RBC Canadian Open with scratches on his face, allegedly from an assault by one of his now ex-wives. It was in Vancouver, site of this week’s top Canadian professional golf tournament, that Daly began uncontrollably shaking during the 1998 Greater Vancouver Open, and later broke into tears on the 15th green.

Lost in the headlines, divorces and drama is the fact that, once upon a time, Daly was one of the game’s biggest stars, a man who could overwhelm a golf course with his length and make birdies with his all-world short game.