John Daly shows true colors in backstage clips | Golf News

Netflix just lately dropped a behind‑the‑scenes clip on social media showcasing John Daly on the set of ‘Happy Gilmore 2,’ and it completely encapsulated why Daly belongs in the Happy universe, which noticed a number of well-known movie star and athlete cameos. 

The compilation opens with Daly, in character, advising Adam Sandler’s Happy: “Grip it and rip it.” Then it dives into Daly off-camera: petting a bulldog, joshing with Christopher McDonald, and neatly chipping a golf ball into a boot perched on a mantel, prompting Sandler to quip, “That’s some Daly sh-t!”

The tone of the clip mirrored Daly’s repute: unruly, unpredictable, and unapologetically entertaining, as the PGA Tour star noticed 4 divorces over a hectic 20-year period before assembly his present fianceé.

Daly confirmed he embraced every bit of chaos. In a social media post, he wrote, “The best kinda stories come outta chaos… thank you, brother @AdamSandler, for letting me be part of this.”

Prior to the film’s premiere, he defined how his half got here to be. “Bud Martin from Wasserman approached me about doing ‘Happy Gilmore 2.’ I said, ‘For Adam, yeah I’ll do it, I’ll do a couple things for him.’ But I’m doing a lot more, I guess I’m going to be living in a garage and that’s about all I could say.”

“It’s going to be funny, I’m telling you right now. Get ready to cry-laugh.”

Daly performs himself in a memorable supporting function, performing as a mentor and confidant to Sandler’s character. The movie finds Happy Gilmore struggling with the emotional toll of his fading profession and the devastating loss of his spouse, and Daly steps in as a regular presence, offering advice and perspective as Happy makes an attempt to rediscover his function.

He was just one among a number of golfers who appeared in the movie. Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schuaffele, Will Zalatoris, Collin Morikawa, Jack Nicklaus, Bryson DeChambeau, Nelly Korda, Jordan Spieth, Charley Hull, Fred Couples, Lee Trevino, Nick Faldo, Tony Finau, Justin Thomas, Bubba Watson, Nancy Lopez, Brooks Koepka, and Rickie Fowler lined up the star-studded solid of golfers in the film. 

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Before making a splash on the ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ set, Daly constructed a legendary — and unconventional — profession in golf. He burst onto the scene as a 1991 PGA Championship rookie champion and later claimed the 1995 Open Championship at St. Andrews, incomes his place among the game’s greats. 

Although his final PGA Tour victory got here in 2004, Daly continued competing on the PGA Tour Champions after turning 50 in 2016, profitable the 2017 Insperity Invitational. 

Despite a sequence of health challenges, including bladder cancer and emergency hand surgical procedure in January, he stays energetic in the sport and refuses to stop, stating “waking up is a win for me.”