Ever since his astonishing victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, John
Daly has enthralled fans with his big drives, bigger personality, and
his "grip it and rip it" approach to golf . . . and to life. Usually
seen with a cigarette dangling from his lip, Long John is the unchained,
unpredictable, unapologetic bad boy of professional golf.
My Life In and Out of the Rough is the thrillingly--and sometimes
shockingly--candid memoir of a larger-than-life athlete battling
assorted addictions (alcohol, gambling, chocolate, sex), his weight, and
divorce lawyers (having been married four times). Carrying readers off
the fairway and into his $1.5-million motor home, Daly takes us on a
rollicking ride through his ever-churning world of burgers, booze,
casinos, country music, and breathtaking moon shots--and reveals how a
down-home Arkansas Everyman rose to the pinnacle of the golf world,
escaped from the depths of abject depression, and, ultimately, took
control of his life.
Well, sort of . . .