John Daly to skip PGA Championship as he takes issue with golf schedule

John Daly decided to beryllium retired the PGA Championship and forgo contending for a 2nd rubric successful a large arsenic helium took contented with however his play docket worked out.

Daly competes connected PGA Tour Champions and volition beryllium astatine Regions Tradition successful Birmingham, Alabama. The lawsuit takes spot the aforesaid play arsenic the PGA Championship, which volition beryllium astatine Quail Hollow Club successful Charlotte, North Carolina. 

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John Daly tees disconnected during the last circular of the PNC Championship, Dec. 22, 2024, successful Orlando. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

"I tin spell determination and miss the chopped and get $6,000," Daly said of the PGA Championship. "But I'm playing Birmingham. I emotion Regions. They're a large sponsor. But wherefore are they scheduling Regions the aforesaid week arsenic the PGA Championship, wherever I tin spot Brooks (Koepka) and each the guys?"

The Tradition is 1 of 5 majors connected the PGA Tour Champions schedule. Doug Barron won successful 2024 and Steve Stricker took location the trophy successful 2023 and 2022. Playing the tourney this play would person pitted itself up against Mother’s Day and having it 2 weeks agone would person enactment it up against NASCAR’s Talladega race.

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John Daly connected the 16th greenish during the Open Championship astatine Royal Troon. (Jack Gruber-USA Today Sports)

Daly is inactive dealing with wellness issues. He had country connected his near manus successful January. He said his biggest issues are getting done the shot connected three-quarter shots and putting.

He was 27-over par astatine the Insperity Invitational.

Still, Daly remained undeterred adjacent done 16 surgeries and bladder cancer.

"I'm similar Lazarus – I support coming backmost from the dead," helium said. "Waking up is simply a triumph for me."

John Daly during the archetypal circular of the PGA Championship astatine Southern Hills Country Club connected May 19, 2022, successful Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

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Daly won the PGA Championship successful 1991.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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