{"id":504,"date":"2014-12-11T22:45:32","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T22:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.golfballs.com\/?p=504"},"modified":"2024-02-19T15:15:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T21:15:00","slug":"john-daly-notches-his-first-tournament-win-in-over-10-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/john-daly-notches-his-first-tournament-win-in-over-10-years\/","title":{"rendered":"John Daly Notches His First Tournament Win In Over 10 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John Daly Wins Beko Classic,, image: golfchannel.com<\/p><\/div>\n

When you\u2019re thinking about golf this week, it\u2019s time you thought about John Daly. He is no stranger to media buzz, but it\u2019s certainly been a while since he\u2019s made headlines for a golf tournament win.\u00a0 And while this particular victory isn’t associated with any tour, it still could be the long-overdue slump-buster that Daly has been looking for.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s check out what this TaylorMade<\/a> fan has been up to for the last decade, and see whether or not his first tournament win in over ten years is just the confidence boost that he\u2019s needed.<\/p>\n

The Beko Classic, Turkey<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve never heard of the Beko Classic, then you\u2019re not alone. This is one of the lesser known tournaments but, thanks to John Daly, it will be remembered as the competition in which he got his groove back.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, the New Course \u2013 located at Gloria Hotels & Resorts in Turkey \u2013 was the site of Daly\u2019s latest win, in a tournament held over three rounds of play from December 4th<\/sup> through the 6th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Certified by the PGAs of Europe, last weekend\u2019s pro-am event welcomed players from around the world, including professional golfers Darren Clarke, as well as European Tour player Robert Coles.<\/p>\n

Coles placed second to Daly during the event, losing to Big John by a single stroke after a tournament finale that almost resembled a signature John Daly meltdown.<\/p>\n

The matches started out great for Daly, with Big John posting an impressive 66 to close out day one on the New Course.\u00a0 Gloria\u2019s \u201cOld\u201d Championship Golf Course was the site of the second day of play, where Daly shaved three strokes off his day-one score, posting a 63.\u00a0 Day three \u2013 the final day of play \u2013 however, proved to be problematic for the 48-year-old legend, as a round full of birdies and pars on the front nine (with one little nagging bogey on the third) quickly turned into sequential bogies on the back. With four bogies in a row (to be exact), you\u2019d think he and his TaylorMade golf balls<\/a> were having a bit of a disagreement.<\/p>\n

Luckily, Daly nailed a birdie on the 15th<\/sup> hole, and posted a final birdie on the 18th<\/sup>, crushing Coles\u2019 winning aspirations. The 54-hole tournament spanning three days \u2013 combined with the weekend\u2019s great weather \u2013 turned out to be just the formula that Daly needed to sink a title win.<\/p>\n

Daly even spoke of his experience shortly after his win.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s been great to be in Turkey \u2013 not just for me but for my whole family… this is a great place to come… it reminds me of Palm Springs so much with the beautiful weather here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Big Confidence Boost, Small Payday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes professional golfers get a real kick out of a huge tournament payout.\u00a0 At other times, they just need a refreshing win and a moment at the top to rekindle those long-forgotten winning streaks. For John Daly, we\u2019re certain that taking the 2014 Beko Classic was all about the latter.<\/p>\n

With a winning payout of eight thousand dollars going to Daly for securing the win, the \u201cbig check\u201d that was presented to Daly after winning the tournament wasn’t exactly living up to its name. Big John wasn’t hurting for the money though, as he proceeded to donate the Beko Classic winnings to local charities.<\/p>\n

Still, winning the event may prove to pay out heavily for Daly in other ways moving into 2015.\u00a0 \u201cIt feels great to win \u2013 as professionals we try to build on confidence so any time you win anything it boosts it.\u00a0 It\u2019s pretty much my last tournament of the year so I can hopefully go into 2015 with some extra confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hopefully Daly’s first tournament win in over ten years is just the confidence boost that he\u2019s been looking for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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