American professional golfer John Patrick Daly was born on April 28, 1966. He competes on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions.

Daly is best known for his long drives off the tee, which have earned him the moniker “Long John.

Daly has won recognized professional competitions outside of the United States as well, including in South Africa, Swaziland (Eswatini), Scotland, Germany, South Korea, Turkey, and Canada.

Daly became the first golfer on the PGA Tour to average more than 300 yards per drive throughout the course of an entire season in 1997, according to official performance figures collected since 1980.

He repeated this feat every year from 1999 to 2008, and up until 2003, he was the only player to do so.

From 1991 until 2002, Daly also held the PGA Tour driving distance lead 11 times, with Davis Love III displacing him in 1994.

Daly received a two-year playing exemption after his latest PGA Tour triumph, which took place in San Diego in 2004.

Daly’s career started to sputter after 2006, and he had problems getting cuts and staying on the circuit.

He was mostly receiving previous champion status for PGA Tour tournament participation.

Why was John Daly hospitalised? Bladder cancer explained

Daly was diagnosed with bladder cancer, according to a report from the Golf Channel actually.