I didn’t know much about pro golfers but this was in the mid 90s and when he caught up to us ,I was prob 12 or 13 so I wasn’t setting a speed record for sure out there haha , we waited at the next tee box and let him and his partner play through and my Dad recognized him but we treated him just like any other golfer he hit his drive that he smashed and was still as good a drive I’ve ever witnessed in person a low drive with the perfect draw at least 330 yards and then walked over to our cart and signed our score card and shook hands and left . The crazy thing is looking at this video and his flamboyant attire, that day he was dressed in a plain khakis and a plain colored shirt he was just at acceptable level of golf course attire so it’s great that he hammed it up for the cameras.
He's an open, honest down to earth man with a ton of talent. Yes, he has his problems but I doubt anyone on the tour would treat you better and with more sincerity than John.
@@basedlordess What does being down to earth have to do with gambling? He's a massively flawed person and he'll be the first person to tell you. life is hard and it's been hard on him, but he still manages to put a smile on his face. People like that about him.
@@coolguy2418Fair comment. I am using that verbiage because he lives his life differently now. This vid was about his younger years up to more recently.
Daly is a person with literally zero self control and an extremely addictive personality who was gifted with one of the greatest golfing talent in history. If he had discipline and the ability to control his emotions and had worked hard he could have easily won more than 10 majors and dozens of tournaments. He was so much longer than everybody in his prime that he had a tremendous advantage. It's interesting to see how life gives somebody like him with all his flaws that kind of gift.
you are half right...he was given talent and squandered it...it's why Jack and Tiger are legends, focus..look at Phil, same as Daly almost, should have won many more, but is addict as well, fat, gambles like Daly...no discipline...not the way to enter the gates
why get married in the first place. its like signing up to give 1/2 you shit away. and still retards do it. dont like 50-75% or marriages fail anyway. nobody is worth 1/2 my shit
It's mad to think how much effort some pros put in to practice and fitness and a healthy lifestyle and maintaining a psychologically balanced life in order to compete at the highest level. Then you have Daly smoking, drinking and gambling his way through the PGA tour.
I met him at a bar once in Memphis. He got on stage with a band and sang and played guitar. He's actually quite a good musician. He played a few tunes and then a big limo pulled up and he left with a few ladies. When the limo door opened I saw about 4 twelve packs of Miller Lite in there.
Seeing him in 1998 Memphis St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind was a day I’ll never forget. I’m by myself walking up to this Huge Gallery from a Distance. As I’m waking, the man himself John Daly is walking back to the tee hitting another ball. I got that one time all of John Daly to myself! 😂
I appreciate his honesty and understand his addictions....I generally go all in whatever it is. Quit smoking for 24 years and started again on a whim and was smoking a pack and a half a day right away..I also used to make money while drinking to excess.... in bars. For some reason my phone would ring a lot more when I arrived at bar mid afternoon....I would run outside to get away from the noise and do my business...anyway I'm not a golfer but I love this guy for sticking it to the snobby golf establishment and for his talent. Bonus points for being a patriot.
That’s str8 talk, if you check, usually it’s people who kinda expect handouts that are quick to dictate how one should, or should’ve spent their money 😒
@@mikeschmidt4800 nah, it's perfectly normal for the person you're married to, to "complain," be concerned, or worry about your spending habits. Doesn't matter how much money either of them make. You got married, and unless you sign a prenuptial agreement, you entered into a partnership. When my wife was making 14x more money than I was, while I was in school making $30k/yr as a resident, I still brought up her bad Amazon spending habits. If she goes broke, I go broke, or kids go broke, and I don't want any of us to go broke. Now that I'm making 10x more money than she is, she still has the right to be concerned with my spending habits.
I remember at a Boston tournament he couldn't hit his driver worth a damn that day so he gave his driver to some kid in the crowd and finished the last holes without one
I don't have nearly as much money as him,but enjoy golf,and thousands spent in addiction and I've abused myself with alcohol and drugs ,thankfully I'm still here,..and What a credit to his sport he is,true legend
He is a good person that matters the most. He lost the money thats no big deal. The fact that he donated 30 k out of his winning to a fan touched me most. Some spend some loose.
Hopefully we'll see his son playing on the pga tour one day and being successful, while hopefully John is still alive and watching his boy being proud.
He came to Mississippi State University to play some money games with us and to speak with our PGM majors on how to become a professional tour player. I played everyday with him for a couple of weeks. Unbelievably long back then. Our last par 3 at lakeside was 239 yards, most of us hit 3 or 4 wood to reach it and on a windy day sometime it took a driver. He stands up hits a smooth 4 iron. The best part of his game was his touch, he had great hands around the green. less than a month later, he wins the PGA. ( At 9am he was pulling a bottle of jack Daniels out of his bag while we were chipping and putting. LOL)
I met John in the parking lot if home Depot in Oakville when he was here for the Canadian Open at Glen Abbey. He was chilling outside his RV playing guitar and drinking. Solid dude.
He’s definitely a maniac, but a lovable one, at that. I feel fortunate to have been able to watch him bomb par 5s, from only a few feet away, multiple times at the Byron Nelson Golf Tournament.
I personally watched John playing a $100 slot machine. I think it was at the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, MS. There was a large group watching him spin over and over. I got tired of watching. I never saw him win once. He is a likeable and interesting guy. Wow! How is he still alive? God bless him!
I used to live in Memphis in the early 90's when they opened casino's just south of us in Tunica, MS. I would occasionally see Daly at the $500 slot machine with a jack and coke in each hand. He's a legend.
That is an interesting perspective about gambling; "He didn't care about winning, or the money, he just wanted the rush of adrenaline." It was the action of not knowing what was going to happen that was so alluring. I don't gamble, but I've had a friend with a gambling addiction. I didn't think it was a real addiction, until we went to the casino. His eyes lit up like a Christmas tree, and he was excited as a kid at Disneyland. I've never seen anything like it, and that's when I believed him.
One of the most unique and beautiful golf swings any human has ever been blessed with. If John had been born with a less addictive personality, he would have won well over 10 majors. Either way, he is one of the 🐐 in the game of golf. He changed the way the game was played in his prime.
"That's when Daly's out of control reckless spending habits started. He donated $30k to the family of a spectator who was hit by lightning and died." Lol not sure if I'd call that "reckless", probably the most honourable and well spent money imaginable... Uhhhh, I don't think I'd call
I ran into John a few years ago at the Hard Rock in Tampa. He was sitting between 2 slot machines with $1000 a pull each. He was pulling about 1 every 5 seconds. I couldn't tell if he was winning. He had several casino staff members standing around him keeping tabs on his progress. I guess he must have been playing on credit. The funny thing is I stopped at that machine later that day after he left and hit for 1k :)
Such a nice guy, me and my mate walked all 18 at the open championship at Royal Lytham in 2012 with him, paired with Tom Watson. He was so friendly and pleasant and, even after bad shots.
god bless jon daly. hes an american man beast. golfer. life. like most Americans alot of ups downs real life stuff. still kicking now. pray his health is good.
I remember him losing a tournament on a 3-4 foot putt two or three times on the last hole. it was actually a moment for the rest of us to feel human seeing the ball roll around the edge of the hole twice in a row.
When he won the British Open was the greatest thing I've ever seen in my life. Tiger was amazing, but there was only one daly. After him, God broke the mold.
"I spent all most of my money on booze, women and gambling.......and the rest of it I wasted" - that quote would have fit Daley to a Tee at one time.......
If Daly put as much time and energy into golf as tiger did he would be the greatest ever, easily. Tiger even stated how he’s wished he had the talent of Daly
This must be the only guy on Earth that lost more money on gambling than on 4 divorces...
So True .. At lease you get a free drink 🥃 at the casino .. as the old country song goes I gave her the ring and she gave me the finger
Gambling and marriage could be considered the same thing?
@@stevegallant3395 Totally agree, good point.
@@robertbranco1126 to see other
That's how he *avoided* paying for the divorces :D ; just kidding, but Jesus this man made it hard on himself.
He is a prime example of just how much abuse a human body can take, and the strength of the human spirit to just keep going. Inspirational guy.
😅🤣😂😆🤣😅
At 55 he's got bladder cancer. He won't live much longer.
@@nervousordo yep, that's what smoking does...it never leaves your bladder
@@andrefecteau Never mentioned smoking. He has been abusing body for years. It's amazing he's alive. Don't know why he so popular.
@@nervousordo well I personally cant stand watching Golf. This guy made it fun.
Met this guy on a golf course with my dad when I was a kid, very down to earth normal guy playing at a crappy Florida public golf course on a Sunday
I didn’t know much about pro golfers but this was in the mid 90s and when he caught up to us ,I was prob 12 or 13 so I wasn’t setting a speed record for sure out there haha , we waited at the next tee box and let him and his partner play through and my Dad recognized him but we treated him just like any other golfer he hit his drive that he smashed and was still as good a drive I’ve ever witnessed in person a low drive with the perfect draw at least 330 yards and then walked over to our cart and signed our score card and shook hands and left . The crazy thing is looking at this video and his flamboyant attire, that day he was dressed in a plain khakis and a plain colored shirt he was just at acceptable level of golf course attire so it’s great that he hammed it up for the cameras.
You sure it wasn’t just a local Floridian 😂
@@offroadjax979 Yeah, they do all look pretty much the same...
you are such a lucky guy to have played with a legend, Kudos
I love it.
The mullet, the clothes, the drinking and still an amazing golfer. Dudes a hero
Nothing but facts
Don't forget the Hooters endorsement.
That is second to none!!!
a hero? you can usually look up to heros. this guys an alcoholic
He's an open, honest down to earth man with a ton of talent. Yes, he has his problems but I doubt anyone on the tour would treat you better and with more sincerity than John.
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Unless you have a camera ha ha
Sure
Honest with 4 divorces and down to earth with 90 million in gambling losses?
@@basedlordess What does being down to earth have to do with gambling? He's a massively flawed person and he'll be the first person to tell you. life is hard and it's been hard on him, but he still manages to put a smile on his face. People like that about him.
Dude lived his life how he wanted under his own rules. Full send 🇺🇸
He was upset with most the shit he was doing lmao
Iives* wants*
@@coolguy2418 your wrong
@@coolguy2418Fair comment. I am using that verbiage because he lives his life differently now. This vid was about his younger years up to more recently.
No he wasn't in control
This is why casinos are so luxurious. They have a Daly supply of money.
The sad TRUTH 💯👀💅🏾
Yeah because suckers go to Vegas and biloxi thinking they’re going to win the big ticket. The house always wins.
Ha ha ha 👍
Well done sir 👏👏
"Hammered outside a hooters" is a good summary
Has a descriptive ring to it
And they still sponsored him. Hooters knows their clientele lol.
Daly is a person with literally zero self control and an extremely addictive personality who was gifted with one of the greatest golfing talent in history. If he had discipline and the ability to control his emotions and had worked hard he could have easily won more than 10 majors and dozens of tournaments. He was so much longer than everybody in his prime that he had a tremendous advantage. It's interesting to see how life gives somebody like him with all his flaws that kind of gift.
you are half right...he was given talent and squandered it...it's why Jack and Tiger are legends, focus..look at Phil, same as Daly almost, should have won many more, but is addict as well, fat, gambles like Daly...no discipline...not the way to enter the gates
Its probably mutually causative.
Source: experience
He was meant to be the chosen one. He was meant to destroy the sith not join them…
Thats how Bipolare Disorder often look. A Mix of genious and total fked up addict.
Did you see the picture of him drinking beer as a baby ? 😂
Throwing 55k out the window just in spite of your nagging wife is a legendary move.
Exactly what I’d do.
And she went a got it like a classless hussy
why get married in the first place. its like signing up to give 1/2 you shit away. and still retards do it. dont like 50-75% or marriages fail anyway. nobody is worth 1/2 my shit
@@vonn4017 That's not how it works here where I live. You don't have to give up shit when you get divorced
@@AndreasJepsenMusic tell that the Paul McCartney
It's mad to think how much effort some pros put in to practice and fitness and a healthy lifestyle and maintaining a psychologically balanced life in order to compete at the highest level. Then you have Daly smoking, drinking and gambling his way through the PGA tour.
I like him. Golf is boring
And Daly is still alive, lots of those straight edge fitness types can get cancer just as easily, just sayin'
@@Cutlass_Rudd yeah but at least don’t feel like complete dog wash… Daly’s base level dopamine level must be off the Richter scales
The Babe Ruth of golfing....
@@afriendtoo6971 and add Mike Tyson of golf. Tyson was on this level of recklessness.
I didn’t know who John Daly was 30 min ago, but now I do and now I know what I want from life
Word
I met him at a bar once in Memphis. He got on stage with a band and sang and played guitar. He's actually quite a good musician. He played a few tunes and then a big limo pulled up and he left with a few ladies. When the limo door opened I saw about 4 twelve packs of Miller Lite in there.
Kinda rude of him not to bring anything for the ladies
@@MrEvanNoyes so because he has some money he’s supposed to buy everything for everyone? Gtfoh kid
@@Spongequan69 I can’t imagine missing the joke as much as you did.
@@MrEvanNoyes lmao
Miller Lite? You mean beer flavored water? But yeah, he seems like a pretty cool guy to hang with.
John Daly is on my Mount Rushmore of the coolest public figures ever. Unique, kindhearted, and utterly unapologetic. 👌
Gotta also have Hunter S. Thompson & Garry Busey on that Mt. Rushmore of unique figures!
But who's the forth?
@@SickBuckNaStY id put ernest hemingway up there
He's lived his life on his own terms and by his own rules. A very unique individual but probably one of the most honest, down to Earth guys around.
dudes legandary lmao. all time fav golfer/ personality for sure
Seeing him in 1998 Memphis St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind was a day I’ll never forget. I’m by myself walking up to this Huge Gallery from a Distance. As I’m waking, the man himself John Daly is walking back to the tee hitting another ball. I got that one time all of John Daly to myself! 😂
Now that a guy I wanna see on Joe Rogans podcast!
I didn’t know about the cancer. Keep fighting John, hope it never comes back!
John is one of the coolest human beings alive. His flaws only add to his personality. He's alright in my book, we love John!
He's got demons, but who doesn't. He was a joy to watch.
I appreciate his honesty and understand his addictions....I generally go all in whatever it is. Quit smoking for 24 years and started again on a whim and was smoking a pack and a half a day right away..I also used to make money while drinking to excess.... in bars. For some reason my phone would ring a lot more when I arrived at bar mid afternoon....I would run outside to get away from the noise and do my business...anyway I'm not a golfer but I love this guy for sticking it to the snobby golf establishment and for his talent. Bonus points for being a patriot.
John is lucky he played in the era that he did because he would have been canceled in today's BS politically correct culture
Pfft.
@@maltlickytexas that supposed to mean?
@@joeg5414 must be triggered
100% accurate
Pfft. The on BS here is what’s coming out of your keyboard.
John Daly earned that money and it is up to him how he spends it , end of story./cheers
That’s str8 talk, if you check, usually it’s people who kinda expect handouts that are quick to dictate how one should, or should’ve spent their money 😒
How they spend it or how they self destruct ?
They'll never criticize their NFL overlords either who all blow through their money.
@@petermc2183 still his business.
@@mikeschmidt4800 nah, it's perfectly normal for the person you're married to, to "complain," be concerned, or worry about your spending habits. Doesn't matter how much money either of them make. You got married, and unless you sign a prenuptial agreement, you entered into a partnership. When my wife was making 14x more money than I was, while I was in school making $30k/yr as a resident, I still brought up her bad Amazon spending habits. If she goes broke, I go broke, or kids go broke, and I don't want any of us to go broke. Now that I'm making 10x more money than she is, she still has the right to be concerned with my spending habits.
the most expensive food a man can eat, wedding cake!
One of the sickest mullets of all time.
I remember at a Boston tournament he couldn't hit his driver worth a damn that day so he gave his driver to some kid in the crowd and finished the last holes without one
I don't have nearly as much money as him,but enjoy golf,and thousands spent in addiction and I've abused myself with alcohol and drugs ,thankfully I'm still here,..and What a credit to his sport he is,true legend
I have one of his lion golf clubs by the fire place. Makes me smile every time I use it to poke/adjust the fire...
He's STILL A LEGENDARY GOLFER, and an awesome guy
This guy was legendary I can only dream to be on this guys level! Coming second place to tiger says a lot
He is a good person that matters the most. He lost the money thats no big deal. The fact that he donated 30 k out of his winning to a fan touched me most. Some spend some loose.
“I only smoked 2 packs a day, not 3, so I’ll be alright”
Hopefully we'll see his son playing on the pga tour one day and being successful, while hopefully John is still alive and watching his boy being proud.
He came to Mississippi State University to play some money games with us and to speak with our PGM majors on how to become a professional tour player. I played everyday with him for a couple of weeks. Unbelievably long back then. Our last par 3 at lakeside was 239 yards, most of us hit 3 or 4 wood to reach it and on a windy day sometime it took a driver. He stands up hits a smooth 4 iron. The best part of his game was his touch, he had great hands around the green. less than a month later, he wins the PGA. ( At 9am he was pulling a bottle of jack Daniels out of his bag while we were chipping and putting. LOL)
I have a set of john daily clubs, i won in a sales points competition at my old job. Got them in 2006 and still use them. The man is a legend!
Dude was a real life happy Gilmore
He’s the epitome of “Saturday is for the boys”
Lmao. Ahahaha
I met John in the parking lot if home Depot in Oakville when he was here for the Canadian Open at Glen Abbey. He was chilling outside his RV playing guitar and drinking. Solid dude.
What happen to 84 Lumber?
I gamble, I drink, I smoke, I play golf....only thing is...I dont earn the money Daly did.
If I did....God help me!!🤣🤣
you would have bladder cancer.
Love this guy, so few show their enthusiasm for golf anymore.
He may have lost millions, but think of all the complimentary buffets the casino gave him
He’s definitely a maniac, but a lovable one, at that. I feel fortunate to have been able to watch him bomb par 5s, from only a few feet away, multiple times at the Byron Nelson Golf Tournament.
I personally watched John playing a $100 slot machine. I think it was at the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, MS. There was a large group watching him spin over and over. I got tired of watching. I never saw him win once. He is a likeable and interesting guy. Wow! How is he still alive? God bless him!
The video said he was playing $5000 a pull slot machine. No wonder he lost )600k.
I saw him at a casino in the midwest recently. I also have his autograph from a golf tourney long ago! : )
I used to live in Memphis in the early 90's when they opened casino's just south of us in Tunica, MS. I would occasionally see Daly at the $500 slot machine with a jack and coke in each hand. He's a legend.
That is an interesting perspective about gambling; "He didn't care about winning, or the money, he just wanted the rush of adrenaline." It was the action of not knowing what was going to happen that was so alluring.
I don't gamble, but I've had a friend with a gambling addiction. I didn't think it was a real addiction, until we went to the casino. His eyes lit up like a Christmas tree, and he was excited as a kid at Disneyland. I've never seen anything like it, and that's when I believed him.
He should have just tried to steal a candy bar instead lol
I see were the inspiration for Happy Gilmore came from.
Excellent narration. Straight to the point. Good information and flow. I wish all others would do the same. Thank you.
4 years old... we can all agree he has motivated a lot of young players to learn how to play golf😇
He is still my all time favorite golfer hands down! Because We can all relate to him.
One of the most unique and beautiful golf swings any human has ever been blessed with. If John had been born with a less addictive personality, he would have won well over 10 majors. Either way, he is one of the 🐐 in the game of golf. He changed the way the game was played in his prime.
I doubt he even cared to win more. It's not all about how many trophies you have, you know? At least he won where it mattered to him.
"He was the one working and paying all the bills. She didn't work and had no right to complain".
My man
Most Important rule to gambling is always chase your losses, they can’t run forever!
- John Daly
"That's when Daly's out of control reckless spending habits started. He donated $30k to the family of a spectator who was hit by lightning and died." Lol not sure if I'd call that "reckless", probably the most honourable and well spent money imaginable...
Uhhhh, I don't think I'd call
Yeah, they didn't edit that very well. The timing of that comment didn't make sense.
I ran into John a few years ago at the Hard Rock in Tampa. He was sitting between 2 slot machines with $1000 a pull each. He was pulling about 1 every 5 seconds. I couldn't tell if he was winning. He had several casino staff members standing around him keeping tabs on his progress. I guess he must have been playing on credit. The funny thing is I stopped at that machine later that day after he left and hit for 1k :)
So you got your money back 🤣
Nothing reckless about giving that guys family 30k. What a guy
Forreal what a dumb example
Right !
The Chris Farley of golf . How'd he blow 10mill , the right way .
Subscibed to be lucky 500k! Congratulations Pablito !
Happy Gilmore.. I get it now lmao 🤣 awesome mini doc!
I can't believe this man is 56, i honestly thought he was around 75
JUANITO'S WAY... great story keep em coming....
I partied with him during masters week at a hooters. the man is awesome. still have the signed hat he gave me.
Why would someone that rich party at hooters
@@RodJeez you've never been to the hooters in Agusta Georgia during masters week. The hooters models are there. Other pro players. It's a huge party
John Daly is a Legend! I would take winning 2 Major Wins on the PGA Tour! His 2 Majors were legendary!
Daly is def a legend
Even I? How many do you have?
No one has ever been more synonymous with the word "mullet" than John Daly.
It's his style and I love it
Dawg, he's a legend for not complaining more 🤣🤣
"WAS" a legendary golfer. He still is!
Such a nice guy, me and my mate walked all 18 at the open championship at Royal Lytham in 2012 with him, paired with Tom Watson. He was so friendly and pleasant and, even after bad shots.
god bless jon daly. hes an american man beast. golfer. life. like most Americans alot of ups downs real life stuff. still kicking now. pray his health is good.
I worked in Hooters and I love it.
“After they found him hammered outside a hooters.”
This shit cracked me up
The story is even crazier-the people he was with left him on the bench thinking he was dead, ha. This guy rules.
$5000 a pull slot machine? Who knew such things even existed.
If you’re willing to donate your money to the casinos they’ll surely accommodate you.
Watch the big Jackpot on RUclips
Used to hit his driver out of a bunker upon the requests of the fans. I followed him all over when he was in town.
He’s an American hero and quickly becoming my idol!
I'm just tryin to pay the last 4 thousand of student loans off and this dude is out here throwin millions around a year... Absolute legend
Daly is incredible. If he were born earlier he could have been a character on Caddyshack. 😁
I remember him losing a tournament on a 3-4 foot putt two or three times on the last hole. it was actually a moment for the rest of us to feel human seeing the ball roll around the edge of the hole twice in a row.
‘living in the moment’…..it’s your life and your money John….thanks for the entertainment big boy…you were so exciting to watch…miss ya!
Never heard of this guy but I like him power to you brother
Love this guy ,he's the real deal.guy doesn't lie lives his life his way.
God Bless John Daly!
He put Pro Golfing on the Map!
It was "no longer" ONLY a rich snobs game.
I do own his Dunlop golf club set, in bag...it's beautiful! Silver/black/grey.
Bought it in 2006, for $750, a $1300 package!
Love it 🇨🇦🍻❤️
He's just a addict like me, it's hard to control ourselves.... I'll always support you John!
That mullet & stache...
Epic‼️
I like that he helped that family out in their time of need. We all have demons
Yeah. Still shows that he at least cares about others. Not greedy.
My absolute favorite golfer by a mile. John fucking Daly. Dude punching darts and drinking coke while playing golf, my kind of guy.
Babe Ruth of golf. My absolute favorite golfer of all time
Wild man, great athlete, interesting personality. God bless him.
He's enjoyed his life good for him
Love this guy ever since I was a kid.
Sounds like an awesome dude. I pray he gets healthy!
As a fellow Arkansan, Daily is my hero, I love this man, he is a down to earth, genuine dude!! WPS
The PGA was lucky to have had him play a golfing superstar
Outrageous and incredible story he came to experience life and did it up
When he won the British Open was the greatest thing I've ever seen in my life. Tiger was amazing, but there was only one daly. After him, God broke the mold.
bro my whole fucking life would change with a simple $7000. ive been stuck for years.
"I spent all most of my money on booze, women and gambling.......and the rest of it I wasted" - that quote would have fit Daley to a Tee at one time.......
Spot on
I love watching him play.
Golf needs more men like him.
If Daly put as much time and energy into golf as tiger did he would be the greatest ever, easily. Tiger even stated how he’s wished he had the talent of Daly
Love him! Everyone else is so pretentious, he just lays it all out there.
He also opened a “steak house” here in Arkansas that collapsed when it was discovered they were buying their steaks from a discount grocery store.
😆
Never forget him playing a tournament, drinking and carrying a beer down the fairway, on tv, EPIC, lol
He's just living his best life
The dude abides
No matter how you slice it, Daly is the most interesting man in golf. Dos Equis should use him in their commercials.