[Photo: Christian Petersen]
The golf world nearly lost John Daly on Sunday. And not how anyone would have expected.
The PGA Tour Champions star was playing in the Cologuard Classic when he found a native area at Tucson’s La Paloma Country Club. Moments later, he needed to be found after briefly disappearing into the desert.
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Check out the wild highlight that Daly shared on Sunday night with the caption, “On today’s episode of Jacka**:”
We almost lost John Daly to a penalty area: pic.twitter.com/oFbOC6LUwe
— Alex Myers (@AlexMyers3) March 23, 2026
Wild stuff! As you can see, the two-time major champ loses his footing and does a full bellyflop, sliding down the hill and out of sight. Daly credited musician Joel Cooley for being a “true buddy sliding into a save.”
Impressively, Daly hit what looked to be a solid shot before losing his balance. And he still shot 68 to finish T-29 in the event won by Steven Alker in a playoff over Padraig Harrington.
Anyway, we’re glad to hear the 59-year-old was OK and cracking jokes about it. And to everyone out there, be careful in those native areas.
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