Gone Baby John?

John Daly now says he's not quitting golf
LA Times

La Jolla - John Daly left Torrey Pines on Friday saying he was done with golf. He had missed the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open and he said in the parking lot, "I can't compete. I can't play like I used to."

Since he left, though, Daly has been busy on Twitter telling his 42,000 followers that he is not retiring.

Daly's "I'm done" comment was said to a producer for his soon-to-debut Golf Channel reality show, "Being John Daly."

On Saturday, Larry Jackson, chief executive of Loudmouth Golf, the maker of Daly's attention-grabbing pants, told reporters at a PGA merchandise show in Orlando, Fla., "John's an emotional guy. He's not quitting, he's already said he just needs some time. He will be back. He'll be at the AT&T."

Daly has a sponsor's exemption into the AT&T tournament at Pebble Beach on Feb. 11-14 and Sunday Daly said on Twitter, "like one of my sponsor tells me -- JUST PLAY ANYWAY."

He also said on Twitter, "I have talked to all of my sponsors & they just want me to continue to play."

The Golf Channel has been following Daly for more than a year for the eight-episode "Being John Daly" show.

I kind of thought with the weight loss that John Daly would regain his zest for the game and become more competitive. Right now that does not seem to be the case. Of course I had this conversation with Welch yesterday and he mentioned that Daly adjusting his swing to his new body frame is a work in progress. At the end of the day Daly may be happier drinking a few Miller Lites and playing some roulette but the golf world wouldn't be the same without him. I'm sure he's not done.