John Daly Reveals Why He Continues to Play With a Separated Shoulder Given the Risk

John Daly is probably one of the biggest hitters ever; even when he plays on the PGA Tour of Champions, the professional hits the ball miles down the fairway. However, recently, the 55-year-old veteran spoke about his surprising long-term injury and how it impacts his game.

John Daly opens up about his injury

Long John is part of the field this week at the HOAG Classic at Newport Beach Country Club. The five-time winner on the PGA Tour is a famous name on the PGA Tour of Champions as well.

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However, before the start of the event. Daly spoke to the media regarding his long-term shoulder injury. He also spoke about how he still plays with it. Playing that well with an injury is pretty amazing. PGA Tour of Champions uploaded his short interview on their Instagram account.

Daly revealed that he is suffering from a separate shoulder and how it has changed his golf game. He said, “When that happened in ‘O7 Dr. Andrews, he looked at he says, Look, if I did surgery on you, your swing is going to be really short. You’re not going to be able to really have any power.

He added, “So I actually play with my shoulder separate. Sometimes it’ll pop back in a place and I’ll get him to pop it back out because I went from a 30 yard draw finding 320 to 10 yard cut fine and only about 290. “But at least Dr. Andrew said I can keep my swing and he’s gonna hurt when it gets cold.” 

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HOAG Classic prize money

PGA Tour of Champions makes its next stop at HOAG Classic. The event will begin from March 4th till March 6th. The event is back at the beautiful Newport Beach Country Club. The total prize money pool for this week’s event is a whopping $2 million. With a strong field this week, it will be really interesting to see who emerges as the winner.

Do you think Daly will win this week?

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