{"id":24687,"date":"2025-03-24T16:53:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=24687"},"modified":"2025-03-24T16:53:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:53:31","slug":"golf-legend-john-daly-gave-president-donald-trump-the-most-bizarre-cringeworthy-nickname","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=24687","title":{"rendered":"Golf Legend John Daly Gave President Donald Trump The Most Bizarre &#038; Cringeworthy Nickname"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Golf legend John Daly has a cringeworthy nickname for President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The 58-year-old John Daly, a polarizing figure in the golf world, is a well-known supporter of President Donald Trump. The President of the United States has many friends and connections in the sport and owns nearly two dozen golf courses worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The PGA Tour and LIV Golf remain in active negotiations about a merger that has taken longer than expected to complete. The two tours, along with the PGA European Tour, announced in June 2023 that they were merging into one.<\/p>\n<p>John Daly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/liv\/2025\/03\/15\/john-daly-thanks-daddy-trump-for-getting-involved-in-golf\/82441977007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appeared on<\/a>\u00a0the \u201cRob Schmitt Live\u201d show for Newsmax TV and gave his take on the golf landscape-altering merger. During the interview, Daly expressed gratitude toward Donald Trump and PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan for helping out in the PGA-LIV Golf negotiations:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cGolf\u2019s a global game and everybody should have the opportunity to play \u2026 You\u2019re born, you live, and what is it for? To make sure you take care of your family. LIV Golf is taking care of some people\u2019s families, and that\u2019s the way I look at it.<\/p>\n<p>I just want Jay, and thank God that Daddy Trump is getting involved, because I want it to work out. Because I have friends on the PGA Tour and the LIV Tour, and I want them all to just play. The best players need to play.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">John Daly doing Daly things.<\/p>\n<p>The tracer on this slinger is \ud835\ude67\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude59\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude58\ud835\ude6a\ud835\ude61\ud835\ude64\ud835\ude6a\ud835\ude68.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TOURVault?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TOURVault<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THEPLAYERS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@THEPLAYERS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jO0oFS5NWj\">pic.twitter.com\/jO0oFS5NWj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsTour\/status\/1900532380236234845?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump is in his second term as President of the United States, having defeated Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. Trump was sworn in on Jan. 28, becoming the oldest U.S. president to begin a term at 78 years and 220 days of age.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-john-daly-is-a-two-time-major-winner\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">John Daly Is A Two-Time Major Winner<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2170128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1449863257-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1449863257-1-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1449863257-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1449863257-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1449863257-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1449863257-1-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1449863257-1-2048x1126.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"John Daley with a cigarette in his mouth\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>John Daly (Photo by Mike Ehrmann\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Daly cemented himself in PGA golf lore when he claimed his first major title, the 1991 PGA Championship, at the age of 25. Daly shot \u221212 and took home $230,000 in prize money, defeating runner-up Bruce Lietzke by three shots.<\/p>\n<p>He won his second major at the 1995 Open Championship, defeating Costantino Rocca in a playoff to take home \u00a3125,000. Daly also finished third at the 1993 Masters, won by Germany\u2019s Bernhard Langer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Golf legend John Daly has a cringeworthy nickname for President Donald Trump. 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