John Daly’s suspension on the PGA Tour is over, and the two-time major champion plans to return in three weeks for the St. Jude Championship and US Open qualifying.
Daly was suspended for six months in November after a series of off-course incidents that brought negative publicity, the most recent a photo of him in an orange jail suit with his eyes half-closed after being locked up overnight to get sober.
He has played eight times overseas during his suspension, including a month in Europe, where he tied for second in the Italian Open.
“I know I’ll be ready to play,” Daly said in a telephone interview from Wentworth, where he tied for 72nd at the BMW PGA Championship.
“I’m not going to be [half-trying] like I’ve done in the past. I know I may not play the tour if something good doesn’t happen. It’s making me work harder,” he said.
He said he has received a sponsor’s exemption to the St. Jude Championship from June 11 to June 14 in Memphis, Tennesee, near his home.
Daly had lap-band surgery on his stomach in February to restrict his eating, and says he has lost 23kg in three months.
“What I’m eating in one week is what I used to eat in one day,” he said of his 1,200-calorie per day intake. He also says he has not been drinking as much as before, and only sips when he does.
He has also signed a clothing deal with Loudmouth Golf, wearing trousers with wild and colorful prints, some of them looking like pajamas.
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