John Daly Once Revealed if He Actually Killed a Lion With His Shirt

Nicknamed Long John, the two-time major winner is considered the most popular golfer among all PGA Tour players. Along with his long drives, his free-spirited lifestyle has helped him attract millions of fans around the globe. Known for living by his own rules, Daly often shares some exciting anecdotes from his extraordinary life. However, while some are fact-based, others, are pure fiction. 

‘John Daly is responsible for killing a lion after feeding it his t-shirt’ is an incident that apparently happened during the 84 Lumber Classic Golf. The shirt he fed the lion got stuck in between the animal’s intestine, after which it had to be put down. 

The fact-checking of this story happened on the Howard Stern Show, on which the golfer had appeared as a guest. “No…That’s not true,” Daly was quick to answer when the host asked him about the story.

84 Lumber Classic Golf was a PGA Tour event in the early 2000s. The tournament began in 2000 when Chris DiMarco was the inaugural winner. The event ended in 2006 after it lost the sponsorship from 84 Lumber, and didn’t get any replacement sponsors. 

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Notably, the best-recorded score in the tournament was set by J. L. Lewis in 2003. He scored a 22 under par and ended four rounds, with a total of 266. 

The truth behind the story involving John Daly and the lion!

“I actually threw it off,” the golfer admitted that a similar incident had happened. “But it was… there was a fence and there was a fence,” he added. 

According to Daly, the shirt he threw at the lion fell in between the two fences. “The lion got his paw, but it didn’t grab the shirt,” he further added. “It just attacked the damn thing.” 

Furthermore, he explained that he apologized to the girl who was taking care of the animal, and she moved the shirt away. 

The 1991 PGA Championship winner appeared on The Howard Stern Show in May 2006. According to his PGA Tour profile, the best result he had on the Tour back then was at the WGC- Accenture Match Play Championship. He finished the World Golf Championship with a T17 position. 

Notably, Daly achieved this feat after making 21 starts, in which he made 8 cuts. 

The adventures of John Daly could be a never-ending book with numerous stories. However, him being responsible for killing a lion won’t be a part of it.

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