![John Daly Rang In The New Year By Ripping Golf Balls Into The Night]()
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There's no one in sports like John Daly.
The pro golfer is a legendary sports figure, and whether you like it or not, Daly is a glistening representation of the peak male form. He presented himself to the world as a professional golfer in the late 1980’s by speaking his mind and wearing bright colored and patterned outfits, and he has grown his reputation ever further by drinking beer, smoking cigs, and parking his RV outside of Hooter’s restaurants to sign autographs.
If you haven’t figured it out already, Daly pretty much does anything and everything he wants to, whenever he wants to. That’s why his pre-round routine can sometimes only last one swing, and almost always involves an inordinate amount of Diet Coke. The charismatic golfer once
detailed his approach to competition, and this shouldn’t be all that surprising if you are familiar with John Daly:
“Well, I hit balls for maybe 20 minutes, putt a little bit, smoke four or five cigarettes, drink three Diet Cokes and go to the first tee. Some days I won’t even go to the range (to hit balls).”
He's simply the best.
And while everyone else was popping open champagne or singing "Auld Lang Syne" to ring in the New Year, John Daly was busy doing what he does best: Absolutely ripping a driver. He rips driver just as well as he rips cigs. The interesting thing about this particular golf shot was that it didn't take place on a golf course.
Daly teed it up in someone's driveway.
Some have speculated where exactly this driver by Daly was launched. Many are hoping that the street and building he hit ball over are just in front of the beach, and the pro golfer was sending a rocket of a drive right into the ocean (just like the Seinfeld episode). Others weren't so sure, and were a little worried that Daly reckless sent a golf ball into the night sky with no idea of where it would come down.
Apparently, the building he was hitting towards is abandoned and the Anclote River runs behind it, so... nobody was taking strays off the dome. At least, we don't think...
Regardless, Daly got that swing speed way up, waited until a car passed on the road right in front of him, and then proceeded to destroy a golf ball:
https://twitter.com/ShooterMcGavin_/status/1874809271919223217
High fives all around (except for that one guy).
I kind of like the idea of ringing in the New Year by making the sound of an absolutely hammered (in both senses of the word) drive ring throughout your neighborhood. Is it a little dangerous to down a zillion cocktails and send a golf ball haphazardly into the night? You bet. But if you're John Daly... it's just par for the course. Did anyone in the reply section of the post really care about that?
Not at all, as you can see:
