John Daly: The Biography by Gavin Newsham

John Daly: The Biography by Gavin Newsham

Legend has it that one of the things you really should see if you're a true golf fan is the swing - the awesome 'killer swing' - of John Patrick Daly. Rewind to August 1991 and the USPGA Championship at Crooked Stick, Indianapolis. Twenty-five-year-old rookie pro John Daly tees off as an eleventh-hour replacement for Nick Price and blasts his way to a spectacular and entirely unexpected victory. Now fully updated, Gavin Newsham's award-winning biography examines how that triumph, which, which should have signalled the start of the big time for Daly, instead prompted a shocking descent into alcoholism, gambling addiction and more indidents and accidents than most people encounter in one lifetime - maybe two. He has been arrested, suspended, and seen his world ranking plummet to 507. Yet, his no-nonsense 'grip it and rip it' philosophy has struck a chord with golf fans the world over and his length off the tee is legendary. 'It's all good because I'm still living,' he shrugs. Despite his trials and tribulations, John Daly remains one of the biggest draws in the game.

A rollicking tale of bourbon, blondes and blasted Big Berthas * Oberver Sports Monthly *
To paraphrase the Wild Thing: grip it and read it * Scotland on Sunday *
A witty account of Daly's intriguing and controversial life and career * Golf Monthly *
Newsham paints a picture of a troubled and confused man.. a moving and well-written biography * Sunday Times *

Gavin Newsham is an Associate Editor of Golf Punk magazine and has written extensively on sport for a wide variety of publications. He lives in Brighton, boasts a handicap of 24 and once threw his driver into a lake at the Warwickshire golf course.

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ISBN 13	9780753510100
ISBN 10	0753510103
Title	John Daly: The Biography
Author	Gavin Newsham
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Ebury Publishing
Year published	2005-06-09
Number of pages	304
Prizes	Winner of British Sports Book Awards: Best New Writer 2004
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