[Golf Topic] Dally's Pride "When I Played the First Round with Woods~"

John Daly (left) and Tiger Woods are playing together in 2005. Photo by Golf.com

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…"This happened during the first round with Woods."

It is the boast of the 'maverick' John Daly (USA). Recently, on a podcast radio show, he loudly claimed that "31 years ago, when I played alongside Tiger Woods (USA), I showed a 'superhuman strength' that shattered the ball." In 1989, at a junior tournament held at Texarkana Golf Course in Arkansas, USA, he played a round with 13-year-old Woods. The format was for a junior player and a professional player to pair up and play 18 holes. Daly was an unknown player before his debut on the PGA Tour.

Although it is not clear exactly which hole it was, Daly hit a 5-iron with 220 yards left to the green, and the ball shattered into pieces. Some fragments of the broken ball were found in front of the green. "Woods, who saw that scene, was almost stunned with surprise," he recalled, "After the game ended, he ran to his father and fussed, saying, 'I never thought I would see such a scene while playing golf.'" The result of the first match against Woods was a 2-stroke victory.

"The ball was probably defective," Daly said, laughing, "I was calling the official to explain the situation, and I was busy replacing the ball without penalty." Daly was the player who quickly rose to world stardom with two major wins, the 1991 PGA Championship and the 1995 Open Championship. He is especially famous as the first player in PGA Tour history to exceed an average driving distance of 300 yards in 1997. At that time, Woods was second in the long drive category.

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