[Golf Topic] 'Pungun-a' Dally Withdraws from PGA Championship "Afraid of COVID-19"

John Daly is posing while wearing a mask. Photo by John Daly Twitter

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…The 'maverick' John Daly (USA) has withdrawn from the PGA Championship, a major tournament on the PGA Tour with a total prize of $11 million.

On the 4th (Korean time), he tweeted, "People are asking why I withdrew, but California is the state in the US with the highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths," explaining, "I had knee surgery and suffer from diabetes, so I am afraid of being exposed to many people." He won the PGA Championship in 1991 and had participated in this tournament for six consecutive years since 2014, but due to concerns about COVID-19 infection, he decided not to compete this time.

This year's PGA Championship will be held from the night of the 6th at Harding Park in San Francisco, California. California has reported about 522,000 COVID-19 cases and 9,500 deaths. Daly is a player who quickly rose to global stardom with two major wins, including the 1995 Open Championship. Off the course, he was known as the 'bad boy of the field' due to alcohol and gambling addiction and domestic violence. Since 2016, he has been competing on the Champions Tour for players aged 50 and over.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.