Kentucky coach Mark Stoops played a round of golf with the one and only John Daly today.
The two paired up to take part in the Barbasol Pro-Am.
UK football coach Mark Stoops and John Daly during the pro-am. pic.twitter.com/qq5unanxmE
— Ryan C. Hermens (@ryanhermens) July 17, 2019
John Daly at the PGA Barbasol pro-am. pic.twitter.com/KtUDnQF1IO
— Ryan C. Hermens (@ryanhermens) July 17, 2019
* Photos by Ryan Hermens of the Herald-Leader
Here’s an interview with Daly from earlier in the week:
Daly is participating in the Barbasol event this week because the PGA wouldn’t allow him to ride a cart in the British Open, despite a recent stay in the hospital:
Daly has been dealing with arthritis in his knee, and he says he also was diagnosed as diabetic. That led him to request a cart for the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black under the Americans with Disabilities Act, which the PGA of America approved after Daly submitted the required medical information.
The R&A rejected his request for a cart over the weekend, saying it felt walking was an integral part of the tournament. “We must also ensure, as far as possible, the challenge is the same for all players in the field,” it said.
Pulling out of the British Open, however, might also be linked to a social media post from Daly on Sunday.
In a Twitter note that he described as “My life chapter 84k,” Daly says he was on vacation in England last week when he was bitten by a spider without realizing it. He was taken to an emergency room on Friday — apparently at Uniontown Hospital in Pennsylvania, north of the Nemacolin Resort — and taken straight into surgery to remove a major infection in his abdominal area. He says he also was treated for early sepsis from a brown recluse.
