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Fox News
29-03-2025
- Health
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Golf legend John Daly makes light of recent health scares: ‘I've only been dead 11 times'
John Daly has admittedly lived an interesting life both on and off the course. Earlier this week, ahead of The Galleri Classic, the two-time major winner reflected on his lengthy career when shown a picture of his rookie tour card from 1992. "I didn't think I'd been out here for three decades," Daly said in a video shared by the PGA Tour Champions. "I've only been dead 11 times. I'm like Lazarus. I just keep coming back from the dead. "That's when I could actually play the game." He made the comment about his health about two months after he underwent emergency surgery on his hand. He shared a post from his hospital bed in January, adding that the surgery was a success and that he would "be back playing in no time!" He returned this month in time for the Champions Tour's Hoag Classic in California. "It's been a little brutal, but the hand's about 80%," he said at the time in a video, via ESPN. Daly revealed he has undergone 16 surgeries in the last four years due to tangled tendons. In a recent podcast appearance, Daly also opened up about being diagnosed with bladder cancer. "It was scary," he said during an appearance on the "Like a Farmer Podcast." "I was peeing blood, pukin' blood. ... I thought my back was killing me, and I didn't know. And I went in Little Rock, got a checkup and everything on my back and then, was it a neurologist? Doctor saw it and said, 'You gotta come back.'" He underwent surgery and has been in remission for four years. Despite all his health setbacks, Daly had a positive message about life for his younger self when looking back at his rookie picture. "Hey, great life." Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Fox News
04-03-2025
- Health
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Golf legend John Daly reveals bloody truth about bladder cancer battle
Golf legend John Daly revealed his bladder cancer has been in remission for four years. Daly, 58, talked about finding out he had cancer in a recent podcast appearance that aired last month. "It was scary," Daly said during an appearance on the "Like a Farmer Podcast." "I was peeing blood, pukin' blood. ... I thought my back was killing me, and I didn't know. And I went in Little Rock, got a checkup and everything on my back and then, was it a neurologist? Doctor saw it and said, 'You gotta come back.' "I was fixin' to go to Hooters, get some wings in Little Rock, and he called and said, 'No, don't eat anything. Gotta get you back over here.' And I go, 'Why?' And [he said], 'Well, you have cancer. You have bladder cancer'. What else can happen, you know?" Daly said as long as it's him going through it and not his kids, he can deal with it. "As long as it's me and not my kids, I can deal with it. So, I go back. They caught it in time. I've been in remission for the last four years, but I gotta get a checkup once a year now — thank God — and not two. Anyone who's got bladder cancer, that thing that goes in your pee-pee don't feel good," Daly said. "Hey, I just deal with it. You just deal with it, and you try to work around all these injuries and everything, try and play the best you can." As for his golf game, Daly admitted his health issues don't allow him to play at the level he once did. "I can't set goals for golf anymore. Fighting the bladder cancer and all that crap with all the surgeries, it's not an excuse. It's just nobody can play great when they're not healthy," Daly said. "I get out there, and I do my best I can. But I still wanna play golf. I still wanna play on the Champions Tour. I just wanna compete better, and right now there's no way I can. "But I'm gonna keep grinding it out 'cause you never know. That putter gets hot. … I don't care if you got one arm, one leg, that putter gets hot you can play some really good golf because we all hit it good." In addition to his cancer being in remission, Daly revealed he underwent emergency surgery on his hand in January in a post to social media and said he would "be back playing in to time." The golf icon hasn't played on the PGA Champions Tour since October. Daly played at the PGA Championship and The Open Championship last year but withdrew after the first round in both tournaments. In his career, Daly has five PGA Tour victories, including two major championship wins. Daly won the PGA Championship in 1991 and then the British Open in 1995. His last win on the PGA Tour was at the Buick Invitational in 2004. Daly won the 2021 PNC Father-Son Championship with his son, John Daly II. Daly has earned nearly $13 million in winnings in his career, according to the PGA Tour website. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
