Fans of the PGA tour, and indeed, most golf lovers in general would recognize the 5'11” controversial golfer immediately. The 54-year-old has two greatest on-course accomplishments are his "zero to hero" victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, and his playoff victory over Costantino Rocca in the 1995 Open Championship. Let us take a look at John Daly's personal life, dating history: girlfriends and wife, kids, and net worth.
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John Patrick Daly is an American. Daly was born in Carmichael, California on April 28, 1966. His father, Jim was an engineer who built and repaired nuclear power plants. His mother is Lou Daly who used to work as a homemaker. John has a sister named Leslie and a brother named Jamie. John was their third and final kid of his parents.
With his father, mother, older sister, and older brother, he moved from California to Dardanelle, Arkansas when he was four.
At the age of 4-years-old, he discovered golf when his father gave him two cut-off clubs. The youngster got away with the sport. He attended Helias High School in Jefferson City, Missouri, and was a letterman in football and golf. John never had many buddies as a kid, so golf proved the perfect diversion for him. He attended the University of Arkansas, where he was a member of the golf team. He left college before completing his degree.
John Daly is currently having a relationship with Anna Cladakis. Since Daly already has four broken marriages, he is probably not going to marry Anna very soon. John Daly's girlfriend Anna is currently 50 years old and lives in Clearwater Beach. She has three siblings: Crissy Cladakis, Harriet G Cladakis, Menelaos M Cladakis. She works as a promotional director for Hooters. Probably we have to wait to see if the hottest girl would be Daly's fifth wife.
John Daly's girlfriend Anna Cladakis met Daly in 2007 while she worked as a promotional director for Hooters. Back in 2007, John Daly had just separated from his wife. Though it may not be news, as Daly popped the question in 2014, many are anxiously awaiting the big day! John Daly has proved that he has found his lady luck after he won the Insperity Invitational in Houston, Texas. His strive to win the professional golf tournament finally paid off after 13 years. His fans are sure to be curious to know about the lady by his side
" She's probably the most positive human being I've ever been around," said Daly. "There are things that are more positive in my life than it was before." John Daly's girlfriend Anna Cladakis said the secret of their relationship is communication -- and her strictness. Although Daly can no longer drink beer or gorge himself, he still loves junk food, and they share a passion for chocolate ice-cream and peanut butter.
"Just not as much of it," Daly said. "She's probably the most positive human being I've ever been around," said Daly. "There are things that are more positive in my life than it was before." Cladakis, 46, can often be seen carrying Daly's bag no matter how important the tournament is. Whether Cladakis is caddying for him or not, she can be seen watching Daly play while wearing a matching and equally a flamboyant outfit as her future husband.
John Daly Dating History and Wives
Although the issues in his previous relationships had a direct correlation with his performances on the golf course, he still seems to be more excited about the fifth girl in his life. Daly was obsessed with the 25-year-old car saleswoman, Sherrie Miller, and on July 29, 2001, he married her.
In 2003, Miller gave birth to their son, John Patrick Daly II. John Daly and Bettye Fulford filed for divorce and after it was finalized in 1995, Daly started dating a 20-year-old model, Paulette Dean. They soon got married and Dean gave birth to a daughter. Minor incidences turned the relationship sour and after four years of marriage, Daly opted to be single.
John Daly married Bettye Fulford in 1992. He has a daughter named Shynah Hale from Fulford. After a few months of being married, Daly was charged with a third-degree assault. It was reported that he had thrown his wife into a wall at their home near Denver.
Crafton was John Daly's first wife. The couple got married in 1987. She wanted him to live with her in her hometown of Blytheville, Arkansas, while Daly wanted to make it to the PGA Tour. Sadly, their relationship came to an end in February 1990, after they got divorced.
John Daly into Business
Daly has a different kind of business venture. He has an endorsement deal with a clothing company called Loudmouth Golf. Moreover, he has a deal with a discount golf store called, Rock Bottom Golf. He had a wine company that is now out of business. His most famous venture was the JD Designs, which is a golf course design company and designed courses in California, Ireland, Canada, Missouri, and Arkansas. He has been seen in the video game “Prostroke Golf.”
John Daly into Music
This 54-year non-traditional person is quite engaged in music over the years. We can hear his voice in Kid Rock’s track “Half Your Age.” He collaborated with Darius Rucker in the song “I Only Know One Way,” His first solo was “My Life,” and it featured guest vocals from Willie Nelson and Johnny Lee.
John Daly's Substance Abuse Issues
John reported having different substance abuse issues. His swing coach claimed that he was so much into drinks for which the coach ignored him in 2008. However, Daly said, "Most of the players on the PGA Tour in the nineties were cocaine users and I would be one of the “cleanest” players if there were widespread drug testing". John’s mugshot was released to the public after being drunk outside of Hooters. That event went viral on media. John admitted that his drinking problem was largely caused by memories of his abusive father, who was an alcoholic.
John Daly's Cancer
In 2002, John Daly revealed that he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer. He also admitted that he had been battling the illness for a significant period of time in the past, although he had surgery to remove cancer. While the surgery was successful, doctors warned that there was an 85 chance of a relapse. In order to limit the chance of this happening, Daly announced that he planned to stop smoking and quit drinking Diet Coke. In an interview, he said that he is 'NOT SCARED TO DIE'. John Daly used to have 28 Diet Cokes and 40 cigarettes a day.
John Daly's Gambling
In an ESPN documentary “Hit It Hard”, Daly told that he lost about $98 million and won about $45 million by just playing gambling. In his autobiography that he had struggled with a gambling addiction in the past. He specifically mentioned one particular incident when he lost $1.5 million in October of 2005 at a slot machine in Las Vegas. In the interview, Daly relayed a tale of how he let loose a bunch of cash in order to teach his then-wife (and now ex-wife) Sherrie a lesson. --- “I won like $55,000 in the casino and I said (to Sherrie) if you’re going to yell and scream at me about this, I threw it over the bridge going over to Memphis from Arkansas. I threw all the money out the (car) window and said, ‘You know what, if you want that money, you can go find it. But let me tell you something, you don’t have a job. You’re not working. I’m supporting you, I’m paying all the bills.’
John Daly's Kid
John Daly has 3 children. His first daughter, Shynna was with Fulford; second daughter Sierra with Dean Daly; and only son John Jr. with Mille.
