John Daly throws club into Lake Michigan after septuple-bogey

ByJASON SOBEL
August 14, 2015, 4:42 PM

— -- HAVEN, Wis. -- John Daly was cruising along inside the cut line at the PGA Championship on Friday -- until John Daly things started to happen.

Playing the par-3 seventh hole, Daly pushed his tee shot right, splashing it into nearby Lake Michigan. He then took a drop and again found the lake. He dropped another and splashed that one, too.

Finally, Daly bailed out to the left side of the green, then helicopter-tossed his iron into the lake.

It was soon recovered by a young man in a boat, who triumphantly held it aloft in celebration.

After a three-putt, Daly finished with a septuple-bogey 10 on the hole, dropping him well down the leaderboard and well out of contention for making the cut.

This is, of course, not the first time Daly has carded a big number.

In fact, it marks the 17th time that Daly has posted a double-digit total on a single hole in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event. His last one was a 12 that occurred during last year's Valspar Championship.

According to PGA Tour officials, Daly's 17 double-digit scores rank first on the list of current players; Robert Gamez is second with five.

Daly, who won the PGA Championship in 1991, posted an opening round 1-over 73. He was even-par through six holes on Friday before making the 10.