John Daly's Tormented Week on the Champions Tour Highlights Ongoing Struggles of Major Winner

John Daly experienced a disappointing tournament, coming in last place at the Insperity Invitational after scoring an agonizing 27-over-par. The golf icon , aged 59, returned to the golf tournament after undergoing recent surgery and took part in the $3 million contest as a previous winner, though he found himself struggling during the event.

The champion from 2017 started with a score of 79 and couldn’t recover over the weekend, scoring an 83 on day two and an 81 on day three. His difficult final days were marked by five bogies, one double bogie, and a catastrophic quadruple bogie on the par-four seventh hole. final round .

Daly's struggles continue amid what appears to be an ongoing recovery from injuries. In January, he shocked fans by sharing a photo from a hospital bed, revealing on social media that he had undergone emergency hand surgery For the identical injury that afflicted the world’s top-ranked player, Scottie Scheffler recently.

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Daly conveyed his thankfulness with an optimistic message in the caption.

He shared, 'Got emergency hand surgery… grateful it went smoothly and thankful to Dr. McClimans for looking after me. I'll be back to playing in no time!'

Similar to Scheffler, Daly saw his season kickoff postponed because of health problems but made a comeback in March. The well-known golfer mentioned he was looking forward to teeing off at the Hoag Classic even though his hand wasn’t completely recovered yet.

Great to be back again. It’s been quite challenging, but my hand has recovered around eighty percent," he stated. "I thought coming here would be best. The Hoag Classic is one of my favorite tournaments. Each year, everyone here is fantastic. Let’s see how things go from here.

Since his return, Daly has started in four competitions, with his most recent tournament proving to be the toughest yet.

He ended up scoring 27-over for the three rounds, placing him a distant 11 shots behind Corey Pavin and far from champion Stewart Cink, who triumphed over Retief Goosen in a playoff.

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Reflecting on his ongoing hand issues during the Hoag Classic, Daly revealed: "[The doctor] doesn't understand how I played last year.

"But he put it back, attached it to the forefinger or something. 16 surgeries in four years, I've lost count pretty much."