RIP Fat John Daly, Wish I Could Still Blog About Your Ridiculousness

Fat, crazy, drunk, ridiculous John Daly died around this time last year, when - after drunkenly being tossed out of a North Carolina Hooters - he resolved to clean up his act, lose some weight, and get his game back. Daly was also suspended by the PGA for six months after smashing a fan's camera during an event in Australia. No wonder we haven't heard about Daly's misadventures and public embarassments for the past year! Crazy John is dead and gone, and is replaced by new John Daly. Sadly we must all be witness to the passing of living-on-the-edge, Ted-Nugent-esque Daly.

Spurred by his suspension from the PGA tour, John had a lap-band surgery and managed to drop well over 100 pounds. He cleaned up his drinking and is even writing a book. Apparently he's also pitching his life story (drunken craziness, four ex-wives, and lots of trips to hooters) as a movie in Hollywood right now. Daly recommended his pal, Kevin James for the "before" version and said for after, "I just saw Matt Damon, how he swung a golf club, and I thought if I ever made the movie, I want him to be me."

Now Daly is back and playing pretty well! He made the cut at the last British Open when Tiger didn't. He's calm, collected, and even candid about the whole Tiger Woods situation: "I'm not too happy with what some of the players have said. Without him our tour would not survive as what it is when Tiger plays."

We won't see any more camera-smashing, club-breaking, or storming off the course behavior from John though. His turning of a new leaf means we don't get to read about altercations at Hooters or any drunken clubhouse/parking lot shenanigans. Sad for the press, but great for John.