Comments on: John Daly: A waste of taxpayers’ money http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/12/john-daly-a-waste-of-taxpayers-money/ now with extra source Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:41:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ScottyMac http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/12/john-daly-a-waste-of-taxpayers-money/#comment-12293 ScottyMac Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-12293 I'm afraid I can' agree with you on this one Charles. Daly is a freak show but the fact is, he attracts a new type of audience to Australian Golf. The fact is that, although gifted and hard-working, people are sick and tired of the personally trained, yoga- worshippers prevalent in the modern game. They like a bloke who can pull a major out of his backside with a hangover.<br /><br />Golf is competing against sports like 20-20 cricket and Sevens rugby league for survival in the form of sponsorship dollars, AND, yes, publicity. Don't worry, Daly's tantrums are definitely reaching American, European and Japanese television sets. <br /><br />If we need to cough up a few dollars to get a John McEnroe or, better still, a Happy Gilmor bringig life to our increasingl beige golf tounraments then I say go for it! Leave por old Daly alone. He's a normal bloke who can beat the christ out of a golf ball. And that's all I expect out of him. I’m afraid I can’ agree with you on this one Charles. Daly is a freak show but the fact is, he attracts a new type of audience to Australian Golf. The fact is that, although gifted and hard-working, people are sick and tired of the personally trained, yoga- worshippers prevalent in the modern game. They like a bloke who can pull a major out of his backside with a hangover.

Golf is competing against sports like 20-20 cricket and Sevens rugby league for survival in the form of sponsorship dollars, AND, yes, publicity. Don’t worry, Daly’s tantrums are definitely reaching American, European and Japanese television sets.

If we need to cough up a few dollars to get a John McEnroe or, better still, a Happy Gilmor bringig life to our increasingl beige golf tounraments then I say go for it! Leave por old Daly alone. He’s a normal bloke who can beat the christ out of a golf ball. And that’s all I expect out of him.

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